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1191 CE or Samvat 1248
In the aftermath of the loot of Mahmud of Ghazni, the people had lost their faith in temples, mutts and the Panda priests. The Gurus and sadhus were still revered. The petty kingdoms were fighting among themselves.
The petty rajas would spend their time in fighting over women and marriages. Eight months of the year would be spent like this. They were indolent and their time was spent in lustful activities. The Charan Bhats would spend their time making up false stories to please their masters, and cause their masters to quarrel and fight with each other. The country was divided into petty kingdoms. Only around Delhi the Republic of the Sarv Khap of Haryana was stable, and free from these lowly conditions.
Afghanistan was the seat of the Gaur /Ghaur Clan. They were quite powerful. With the advance of the Arab Jihad, they lost and converted to Islam. Mahmud Ghazni had seized their kingdom by treachery. Allaudin mounted an attack on Ghazni, seized it and destroyed it. Ghazni at time was one of the more beautiful cities in the world. Allaudin spared the tomb of Ghazni and put the rest of the city to fire, the inhabitants of the city were enslaved. In 1213 Vikram Samvat Allaudin died.
Gyasuddin became King after Safudin and Vahiudin. His younger brother Shahbudin followed him.
Chitrarekha Nag, was a beautiful Indian dancing girl, who had been brought from India by Husain the son of Shahbudin's paternal Uncle. (Chacha). Shahbudin also passionately desired this dancer. Mir Hussein took this dancer and ran way to Ajmer, where he took shelter with Prithviraj Chauhan. Prithviraj Chauhan also became infatuated with this dancing girl.
At that time the Chauhans were to be found in Ajmer. Vigraraj was the earlier the ruler. In Delhi, Prithviraj Chauhan was ruling. He was son of the daughter of the Tanwar (Tomar) Anandpal. In Kannauj Jaichand Gahadwala, was in power. In Bengal Luxman Sen. in Bundelkhand Parmal Chandela had his capital at Mahobeh. In Malwa, Bhoj of the Parmar clan was ruling. In Gujarat in Anhilwara Bhimdev Solanki was in power. Anhilwara was a famous city in India and the Chauhans were afraid of the Anhilwara might.
Shahbudin took the excuse of Chitrarekha and mounted a siege on Ajmer, in 1191 CE but lost.
The Sarv Khap Panchayat supported Prithviraj Chauhan with 22,000 Mulls or warriors. The leader was a Rajput ,Udaybhan and the deputy commander were Hriday, of the Brahmin caste. The left wing of Ghauri's army was annihilated by the Sarv Khap army.
In the next battle between Shahbudin Ghauri at Khanderao, the Sarv Khap sent 18,000 Mulls. They pushed Ghauri troops back 25 miles.
The Head of the Sarv Khap Panchayat, at the time was Dunghar Jat. The Deputy head was Harish Chandra Taga (Tyagi). Sheoram Das, Kayasth and Shyam Prasad Bania were the Treasurers. Ram Dayal Bhat was the incharge of diplomatic communications. He was a learned man. He would always give sound advice. He would teach the Mulls (warriors) well, ad keep a sharp eye on them. The Panchayati heroes never let bad or depraved habits enter their company. Where the rajas were sunk in depravation, the Panchayati republic was the abode of the Gods themselves.
A Bhat ( Bard) Hariprakash painted an accurate picture of the depraved conditions of the monarchial courts. The rajas had become characterless. They would fight over women. Only the Sardars (leaders) of Mohabah were immune. They did not succumb to the high low casteism. Prithviraj lost many of his leaders in these blood sport fights over women. Prithviraj had become a fallen person, and was found drunk day and night in his harem of prostitutes. The court was full of women talk. Heroism had rusted. Prostitutes would dance daily in the courts. The eyes were closed to the Islamic Jihad.
The Chauhan, Rahtors, and Chandelas were being destroyed by in fighting. Prithviraj went to war with Jaichand over a woman. He brought many women to his harem in this manner. On his taking and then leaving a woman of a Rawa clan, the Sarv Khap broke off relations with him.
Seeing these conditions, Shahbudin Ghauri once more attacked Delhi in 1193 CE. Prithviraj had lost many of his commanders in these petty bloodsport fights. Chandra Bhan Bhat somehow got Prithviraj out of his Harem. A 50,000 strong army was collected. The son in law of Prithviraj, Samar Singh, brought 12,000 troops from the Raja of Chittor. The Sarv Khap contributed 18,000 troops, and in this manner the army's strength was raised to 80,000. The army was very strong, but a traitor rajput, Vijay Singh joined the army of Ghauri.
This battle was fought near Thaneswar (modern Haryana near Karnal). Rana Samar Singh and the Sarv Khap army fought for three days. The enemy could not advance one inch. A great warrior Sagar Singh Rohrd led the Panchayat army. The assistant commanders were three Jats, 5 Gujars, four Ahirs, three rajputs, two Sainis, four Brahmins. Hardhan, Mardhan, Jungam, Bugli were four warriors of the Jat Dahiya clan. When these 30,000 warriors had been sacrificed, then the 50,000 strong army of Prithviraj Chauhan advanced.
The seasoned warriors of this army had already been lost, sacrificed to the blood sports of Prithviraj. The army was consisting of new green recruits. They were brought up in a life of ease, women and drink. In an hour they ran away, and the battle was over. Prithviraj was captured, and Shahbudin hoisted his flag of victory over Delhi.
In 1194(1251 Vikram S), Jaichand was defeated.
When Shahbudin Ghauri was going back to Afghanistan, the Khokkar Jats attacked him on the banks of the Sindhu River. The General of the Khokkars, Anirudh, cut off Ghauri's head in Vikram Samvat 1262 ( 1205 CE).
Prithviraj Chauhan was taken to Afghanistan where he was blinded and tortured to death,
The Jat reaction:
The Jat Gogarmull was chosen as the chief general of the
Mulls (Warriors).
This panchayat was called to discuss and deliberate upon the defeat
of the Chauhans and the Rathores (Prithviraj Chauhan and Jai Chand
Rathor) by Mohamad Ghauri.
The chairman of the Panchayat gave a resounding speech, some extracts
of which are as below:
Explaining the reasons of the defeat of the Chauhans the Chairman
said:
" His (Prithviraj's) character had fallen. He was drunk day and
night, and spent his time in the harems. His focus had strayed from
looking after the well being of the population, maintenance of
military skills, teaching his soldiers military skills, and
protection of the nation. His Senapati (general) and his soldiers
also became drunks and developed bad habits and behavior. Jaichand
Rathore betrayed the nation by going against him. At the end he
(Jaichand) too received the reward of death."
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In the aftermath of the loot of Mahmud of Ghazni, the people had lost their faith in temples, mutts and the Panda priests. The Gurus and sadhus were still revered. The petty kingdoms were fighting among themselves.
The petty rajas would spend their time in fighting over women and marriages. Eight months of the year would be spent like this. They were indolent and their time was spent in lustful activities. The Charan Bhats would spend their time making up false stories to please their masters, and cause their masters to quarrel and fight with each other. The country was divided into petty kingdoms. Only around Delhi the Republic of the Sarv Khap of Haryana was stable, and free from these lowly conditions.
Afghanistan was the seat of the Gaur /Ghaur Clan. They were quite powerful. With the advance of the Arab Jihad, they lost and converted to Islam. Mahmud Ghazni had seized their kingdom by treachery. Allaudin mounted an attack on Ghazni, seized it and destroyed it. Ghazni at time was one of the more beautiful cities in the world. Allaudin spared the tomb of Ghazni and put the rest of the city to fire, the inhabitants of the city were enslaved. In 1213 Vikram Samvat Allaudin died.
Gyasuddin became King after Safudin and Vahiudin. His younger brother Shahbudin followed him.
Chitrarekha Nag, was a beautiful Indian dancing girl, who had been brought from India by Husain the son of Shahbudin's paternal Uncle. (Chacha). Shahbudin also passionately desired this dancer. Mir Hussein took this dancer and ran way to Ajmer, where he took shelter with Prithviraj Chauhan. Prithviraj Chauhan also became infatuated with this dancing girl.
At that time the Chauhans were to be found in Ajmer. Vigraraj was the earlier the ruler. In Delhi, Prithviraj Chauhan was ruling. He was son of the daughter of the Tanwar (Tomar) Anandpal. In Kannauj Jaichand Gahadwala, was in power. In Bengal Luxman Sen. in Bundelkhand Parmal Chandela had his capital at Mahobeh. In Malwa, Bhoj of the Parmar clan was ruling. In Gujarat in Anhilwara Bhimdev Solanki was in power. Anhilwara was a famous city in India and the Chauhans were afraid of the Anhilwara might.
Shahbudin took the excuse of Chitrarekha and mounted a siege on Ajmer, in 1191 CE but lost.
The Sarv Khap Panchayat supported Prithviraj Chauhan with 22,000 Mulls or warriors. The leader was a Rajput ,Udaybhan and the deputy commander were Hriday, of the Brahmin caste. The left wing of Ghauri's army was annihilated by the Sarv Khap army.
In the next battle between Shahbudin Ghauri at Khanderao, the Sarv Khap sent 18,000 Mulls. They pushed Ghauri troops back 25 miles.
The Head of the Sarv Khap Panchayat, at the time was Dunghar Jat. The Deputy head was Harish Chandra Taga (Tyagi). Sheoram Das, Kayasth and Shyam Prasad Bania were the Treasurers. Ram Dayal Bhat was the incharge of diplomatic communications. He was a learned man. He would always give sound advice. He would teach the Mulls (warriors) well, ad keep a sharp eye on them. The Panchayati heroes never let bad or depraved habits enter their company. Where the rajas were sunk in depravation, the Panchayati republic was the abode of the Gods themselves.
A Bhat ( Bard) Hariprakash painted an accurate picture of the depraved conditions of the monarchial courts. The rajas had become characterless. They would fight over women. Only the Sardars (leaders) of Mohabah were immune. They did not succumb to the high low casteism. Prithviraj lost many of his leaders in these blood sport fights over women. Prithviraj had become a fallen person, and was found drunk day and night in his harem of prostitutes. The court was full of women talk. Heroism had rusted. Prostitutes would dance daily in the courts. The eyes were closed to the Islamic Jihad.
The Chauhan, Rahtors, and Chandelas were being destroyed by in fighting. Prithviraj went to war with Jaichand over a woman. He brought many women to his harem in this manner. On his taking and then leaving a woman of a Rawa clan, the Sarv Khap broke off relations with him.
Seeing these conditions, Shahbudin Ghauri once more attacked Delhi in 1193 CE. Prithviraj had lost many of his commanders in these petty bloodsport fights. Chandra Bhan Bhat somehow got Prithviraj out of his Harem. A 50,000 strong army was collected. The son in law of Prithviraj, Samar Singh, brought 12,000 troops from the Raja of Chittor. The Sarv Khap contributed 18,000 troops, and in this manner the army's strength was raised to 80,000. The army was very strong, but a traitor rajput, Vijay Singh joined the army of Ghauri.
This battle was fought near Thaneswar (modern Haryana near Karnal). Rana Samar Singh and the Sarv Khap army fought for three days. The enemy could not advance one inch. A great warrior Sagar Singh Rohrd led the Panchayat army. The assistant commanders were three Jats, 5 Gujars, four Ahirs, three rajputs, two Sainis, four Brahmins. Hardhan, Mardhan, Jungam, Bugli were four warriors of the Jat Dahiya clan. When these 30,000 warriors had been sacrificed, then the 50,000 strong army of Prithviraj Chauhan advanced.
The seasoned warriors of this army had already been lost, sacrificed to the blood sports of Prithviraj. The army was consisting of new green recruits. They were brought up in a life of ease, women and drink. In an hour they ran away, and the battle was over. Prithviraj was captured, and Shahbudin hoisted his flag of victory over Delhi.
In 1194(1251 Vikram S), Jaichand was defeated.
When Shahbudin Ghauri was going back to Afghanistan, the Khokkar Jats attacked him on the banks of the Sindhu River. The General of the Khokkars, Anirudh, cut off Ghauri's head in Vikram Samvat 1262 ( 1205 CE).
Prithviraj Chauhan was taken to Afghanistan where he was blinded and tortured to death,
The Jat reaction:
The Jat Gogarmull was chosen as the chief general of the
Mulls (Warriors).
This panchayat was called to discuss and deliberate upon the defeat
of the Chauhans and the Rathores (Prithviraj Chauhan and Jai Chand
Rathor) by Mohamad Ghauri.
The chairman of the Panchayat gave a resounding speech, some extracts
of which are as below:
Explaining the reasons of the defeat of the Chauhans the Chairman
said:
" His (Prithviraj's) character had fallen. He was drunk day and
night, and spent his time in the harems. His focus had strayed from
looking after the well being of the population, maintenance of
military skills, teaching his soldiers military skills, and
protection of the nation. His Senapati (general) and his soldiers
also became drunks and developed bad habits and behavior. Jaichand
Rathore betrayed the nation by going against him. At the end he
(Jaichand) too received the reward of death."
sorry if posted b4
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