February 27, 2008

History - Rajput Supporters of Maurya (Mori) King at Chittor (Chitrakoot)

Interesting read from Annals and Antiquities of Rajasthan by Col. James Todd:

The first recorded attack on the Maurya (Mori) Prince of Chittore, which brought Bappa Rawal into notice was sometimes in Hijra 75, about AD 694. This attack was either by Yezid or Md. Bin Kasim. Throghout this period there was a stir among Hindu Nations in which we find confusion and dethronement from an unknown invader, either by sea or through Sind (Pakistan province), sometimes the attackers are referred to as Malencha or Barbarians or Deamons or Magicians. From Samvat 750 to 780 (AD 694- AD724) the annals of Yadus, Chauhans, Chawuras and Gehlotes bear evidence to simultaneous convulsions in their respectice houses at this period. In Ali Hijra 75 (AD 694, Samvat 750) the Yadu Bhati was driven out from his capital of Salpoora in Punjab across Sutlej River into Indian Desert. This is the time when Yezid was Caliphs Lietenant and when arms Walid conquered to the Ganges (Ganga River). At this time Chittore along with Ujjain was the seat of sovereignity of the parmaras of this period, and it became the rallying point for Hindus.
Here we find the following defending Chittore and the Mori Prince:
- prince of Delhi, seat of Tuar(Tanwar/Tomar)
- prince of Ajmer
- the qoutas of Saurashtra and Gujrat
- Ungutsi , lord of Huns
- Boosa, lord of north
- Seo, Jadeja prince
- Johya, lord of Jungeldes
- Aswurya
- Seput
- Koolhur
- Malun
- Ohir
- Hool

and many others (not necessarily Hindus)

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