Gohad State
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Gohad State | |||||||||
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| 1505–1805 | |||||||||
 Gohad near north side of Gwalior | |||||||||
| Capital | Gohad | ||||||||
| Common languages | Hindi | ||||||||
| Maharaj Rana | |||||||||
| Historical era | Medieval India | ||||||||
• Established | 1505 | ||||||||
| 1805 | |||||||||
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| Today part of | India · Madhya Pradesh | ||||||||
Gohad State or Kingdom of Gohad was a Jat kingdom in India.[1] It was established by Jat King Singhadev II in 1505. The state was ruled by Jats.[2]
Origin[edit]
The royal family of Gohad traces it's origin from Punjab, from there the Malav-vanshi Dhaliwal (original gotra of Gohad rulers) Jats migrated to Agra and later their first Raja conquered territories in Bairat (south of Alwar), he was Rana Jai Singh who reigned in 12th century and was an ally of Tomar king Anangpal of Delhi.[3] After a century, Rana Jai Singh's successor Rana Palun Singh helped Prithivraj Chahmana and martyred fighting with his force. Rana Birhanpal, successor of Palun Singh settled at Bamrauli, near Agra in 1195 AD. It is from this place that the family derives it's surname (Bamraulia). His descendants ruled there till 1367 AD. Rana Birhanpal's eight descendant Rana Ratanpal joined the Tomar ruler at Gwalior and helped him to win over Muslim forces in 1375.[4]
History[edit]
Rana Sujan Deo/ Singhadev II, fifth in descent from Rana Ratanpal conquered Gohad and adjacent territories in 1505. His Rana title was acknowledged by Sikander Lodhi. From there, his descendants ruled the Northern Madhya Pradesh or Northern Malwa, which extended to 56 mahals or districts and attaining a revenue of 66 lakh rupees per annum under Maharaja Bhim Singh Rana (1702-56), the thirteenth Jat ruler of Gohad. He expanded his kingdom and became an important ruler in the centre of Indian subcontinent and became the overlord of whole Trans-Chambal region and succeeded capturing the historic fort of Gwalior in 1750s.[5]
Rulers[edit]
- Singhandev II (1505-1524)
- Devi Singh (1524-1535)
- Udyaut Singh (1535-1546)
- Anup Singh (1546-?)
- Shambhu Singh (?-1604)
- Abhaychandra (1604-1628)
- Ramchandra (1628-1647)
- Ratan Singh (1647-1664)
- Uday Singh (1664-1685)
- Bagh Raj (1685-1699)
- Gaj Singh (1699-1704)
- Jaswant Singh (1704-1707)
- Bhim Singh Rana (1707-1756)
- Girdhar Pratap Singh (1756-1757)
- Chhatar Singh (1757-1785)
- Kirat Singh (1803-1805)
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Insight Guides (2017). Insight Guides Rajasthan. Rough Guides UK. ISBN 9781786717139. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
- ^ Chaurasia, R.S. (2004). History of the Marathas. Atlantic Publishers & Dist. p. 176. ISBN 9788126903948. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
- ^ Encyclopaedia Indica: Princely States in colonial India. Anmol Publications. 1996. ISBN 978-81-7041-859-7.
- ^ https://books.google.co.in/books?id=dHxxV4-fx7oC&pg=PA134&dq=gwalior+bairat&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&source=gb_mobile_search&ovdme=1&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjd0M_vn8aGAxWzxTgGHVCkDSgQ6AF6BAgFEAM#v=onepage&q=gwalior%20bairat&f=false
- ^ https://books.google.co.in/books?id=SoRDAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA324&dq=bhim+singh+Gwalior&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&source=gb_mobile_search&ovdme=1&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjYx52xosaGAxUp8zgGHf7NCswQ6AF6BAgFEAM
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