Sticker of GurjarSamraat MihirBhojs Coin

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dipakgurjar New Member member is offline Joined: Jan 2010 Gender: Male Posts: 5	Sticker of GurjarSamraat MihirBhojs Coin « Thread Started on Jan 26, 2010, 6:15am » http://ashokharsana.proboards.com/index.....play&thread=177 We have developed the sticker of Adivarah Gurjar Samraat Mihir Bhoj Mahaan who was the Greatest king of India.Our aim is to work for the awareness of people of our Gurjar Biradri. You can collect stickers for your car free of cost from the names given below .There is not any purpose to do bussiness from this. If someone is interested in distributing the stickers he should directly contact the printer whose no. is given below.If you are away from Delhi NCR or in Delhi NCR and you are interested in developing this sticker then we will help you in developing this sticker in your city with your printer. Come on join hand with us in this Gurjar Jagriti Abhiyaan together we can and we will do some thing for our community. Regards Mihir Bhoj Dev Narayan Gurjar Samaj (MBDNGS) Collect stickers for your car from the names given below:- In Delhi :- Dipak Gurjar Dalupra- 9289086667, Vikrant Gurjar Seelampur-9871345993, Vineet Gurjar Dera Fatehpur 9313504310, Rinku Gurjar Karawal Nagar- 9911505058. In Faridabad:- Subhash Gurjar Mewla Maharajpur- 9818416343, Jogeshwar Gurjar NeharPaar- 9582167145, Ramvir Gurjar Ankhir- 9871639413, Abhash Gurjar Badoli- 9999488090. In Gwalior:- Mahender Gurjar- 9300912560 In Noida:- Dipak Gurjar - 9289086667 In Meerut:- Sandeep Gurjar Naval- 9917775705 In Gaziabad:- Ravi Gurjar Tila- 9953479654, Ravi Gurjar Jaawli- 9716016510 If interested in distributing the stickers in Delhi NCR purchase the stickers directly from the printer. Contact Dypro Printer:- 9213220635 , 9211112941 For help in development of sticker in your city contact Dipak Gurjar :-9289086667 or Email us at- gurjarsamraat_mihirbhoj@rediffmail.com Link to Post - Back to Top Logged
dipakgurjar New Member member is offline Joined: Jan 2010 Gender: Male Posts: 5	Re: Sticker of GurjarSamraat MihirBhojs Coin « Reply #1 on Jan 26, 2010, 6:17am » The Gurjar Pratihar Dynasty A.D. 650 to A.D. 1027 Gurjars are called Kiu-che-lo by chinese Al Jurz by arab, Juzr , Bauüra(Varah) and Sábkufría by the Persian historians. . Hiuen Tsang mentions the existence of independent Gurjara (Kiu-che-lo) kingdom with Pi-lo-mo-lo, which has been indefined with Bhillamala, modern Bhinamal, as its Capital.Gurjars have ruled the Indian subcontinent since ancient times.There is also description of Gurjaradesha in Panchtantra. Vishnu Sharma , wrote Panchtantra in 3rd century BC mentions Gurjardesa ruled by Gurjars in pachtantra. This is one of the earliest inscription of one of the Gurjar kingdom. It is regarding the history of Decimal Number System which has been later used by Arabs and European Countries. It is in Sanskrit which itself explain the origin of Gujjar Tribe which is undivided India. The Yoga-system of Patañjali: Or, The Ancient Hindu Doctrine of ... - Google Books Resultby Patañjali, Vācaspatimiśra, Vyāsa, James ... - 1973 - Health & Fitness - 381 pages. The oldest epigraphic ' instance of the use of the decimal system is in the Gurjara inscription of AD 595. With one obscure and doubtful exception, ... books.google.co.in/books?isbn=0879680830 HUAN-TSANG ,602 - 664, Chinese Traveller It is written in "Travels of huen Tsang" That: Gujarat is being ruled by Gurjar king, Who is from pure kshatriya clan. His capital is at Bhinmal and his kingdom is only second to that of harshwardhana... http://indiainfocentre.tripod.com/maps/harshmap.jpg The Gurjar Pratihar Dynasty was established by Dadda I in A.D. 650 at Nandipur (Nandol).In A.D. 712-15 Md Bin Kasim captured sind from Hindus. The years A.D. 725-26 were fateful for India. In A.D. 726 Junayad was succeeded by Tamim as the governor of Sindh. Under his direction, an Arab army tried to enter the Deccan between A.D. 731 and A.D. 738. It was, however, defeated by the Gurjar Chalukya prince Pulakeshi Avanijanashraya at Navsari. The Arab army, which had entered Saurashtra, penetrated up to Ujjain but was flung back by Nagabhata I, the king of the Gurjar Pratihara dynasty. Nagabhata I came from Gurjara or Gurjaradesha; that area is now partly included in Jaipur and partly in Mewar; and that is how Nagabhata I's successors came to be styled Gurjareshvaras. Another dynasty of the Gurjar Guhila arose in the western part of Mewad under Guhadatta. The most famous among the Gurjar Guhilots was Bappa Rawal, who seems to be ninth ruler of the dynasty and was probably a contemporary of Nagabhata. Gurjar Pratihar king of Ujjain. One more thing that Nagbhat partihar was not the first king of Gurjardesh, infect that Gujaratra was earlier ruled by Yashodhrama Vikramaditya in 480CE, he was chaap (chawda)dynasty by his surname as written at many of pillar inscription, at pillar inscription at Vasantgarh he was mentioned as the king of Gurjardesh after defeating the Huns king MihirKul and Mihirkul’s father Turman Yasodhrman was called Narpati Gurjar in this particular inscription. Source:- ANNALS AND ANTIQUITIES OF RAJASTHAN by Colonel James TOD http://www.mewarindia.com/ency/guh.html Guhil, Rawal, Guhil's origins are not recorded but at least Colonel James TOD in his ANNALS AND ANTIQUITIES OF RAJASTHAN may have been close to the facts when he wrote that Guhil is said to have belonged to the Gurjara stock, http://www.rajasthan-tour-package.net/Origin-rajputs.htm Chauhans, Solankis and Gahlots had Indo-Scythic or Gujar origin http://www.ekhajurahotourism.com/khajuraho-info/chandelas-of-khajuraho.html Chandelas who built the temple of khajuraho were gurjars see the Khajuraho inscription of chandela gurjars in the book br]The early rulers of Khajurāho‎ - Page 38 by Sisirkumar Mitra - Bundelkhand (India) - 1958 - 253 pages "The Bharat Kala Bhavan, Banaras, possesses an inscription dated VS 1040 issued by King ... Gurjjar- anam" in the Khajuraho inscription. ... The Gurjara Kingdom was in Malva, with its Capital at Ujjain, where a Pratihar Chief Nagabhata was rulling .The Gwalior Prashasti announces Nagabhata I's victory in the following manner: He crushed the mighty hosts of the mlechchhas Those foes of godly deeds. With terror-striking weapons as he stood He looked like Him of the four-arms. Nagabhata I founded the Gurjara power and in A.D. 780 his son Vatsaraja ruled at Jhalor. In the Gwalior inscription it is recorded that Gurjar King Nagabhatta “crushed the large army of the powerful Mlechcha king.” This large army consisted of cavalry, infantry, siege artillery, and probably a force of camels. Since Tamin was a new governor he had a force of Syrian cavalry from Damascus, local Arab contingents, converted Hindus of Sindh, and foreign mercenaries like the Turks. All together the invading army may have had anywhere between 10-15,000 cavalry, 5000 infantry, and 2000 camels. About A.D. 800 Nagabhata II, son of Vatsaraja, came to the throne of Gurjaradesha, then growing from strength to strength. His popular name was Ama. He is described as the Primeval Man born again, as once he was born as Nagabhata II, for he restored the fortunes of Gurjaradesha which had fallen low at the time of his accession.. Immediately on coming to the throne, Nagabhata II proceeded to conquer the 'kings of Sindhu', possibly the Saindhava kings of Saurashtra . In A.D. 806-7, the indomitable cavalry of Saurashtra under Chalukya Bahukadhavala, supporting Nagabhata II 's army defeated the army Rashtrakuta’s of Karnataka. In the wars of his overlord, he also fought against the Pala kings of Bengal. Chalukya Bahukadhavala continued to rule Saurashtra. His son and successor, Balavarman, was the feudatory of Mihira Bhoja as also of his son, Mahendrapala (A.D. 890-910), and is recorded as achieving great victories. He defeated a certain Vishadha, slew Jajjapa and other kings and "thus freed the earth from the Huna race." He also beat back the Rashtrakuta forces on behalf of his overlord. Bahukadhavala's father, whose name cannot be deciphered in the inscription, was a feudatory Chalukya ruler of Saurashtra. His grandfather was Kalla. Kalla, therefore, may be accepted as the founder of the Chalukya dynasty in Saurashtra in the middle of the eighth century immediately after the destruction of Valabhi. If this surmise is correct, Kalla would be a contemporary of Nagabhata I. By A.D. 815 Nagabhata II emerged as the unquestioned master of North India and made Kannauj his capital and gave Ujjain to Gurjar Parmars. He is stated to have visited Prabhasa to worship Someshvara, travelling by way of Raivataka, Pindataraka, Shankhodhara and Dwarka. The shrine of Somanatha thus enjoyed great importance in about the first quarter of the eighth century. The red stone Third Temple, a large structure for the age, cannot be placed much later than A.D. 800 and may be taken to have been constructed during this period. After a short intervening reign of Ramabhadra(A.D.833-835), brother of Nagabhata II, his son Mihira Bhoja the Great (A.D. 835-886), one of the most powerful rulers in Indian history, succeeded to the empire of Kanauj. Source:- Somanatha - The Shrine Eternal ,Author –Shri K.M.Munshi http://www.hindubooks.org/dynamic/modules.php?name=Content&pa=showpage&pid=19 http://www.hindubooks.org/temples/somana....n_god/page1.htm Link to Post - Back to Top Logged
dipakgurjar New Member member is offline Joined: Jan 2010 Gender: Male Posts: 5	Re: Sticker of GurjarSamraat MihirBhojs Coin « Reply #2 on Jan 26, 2010, 6:18am » Gurjar Samraat Mihir Bhoj Mahaan Bhoja had a long reign of more than 49 years,two of its known dates are 836 A.D. and 885A.D. Arab account may be taken to refer to Bhoja.As such it is an interesting commentary upon his reign and personality and may be reproduced in full:- Sulaiman an Arab traveller,the writer of 'Salsilatut Tawarikh' , who visited India in 851 A.D. refers to Bhoj Gurjar Prathihar in Vivid terms and states that the king maintained numerous forces and that not other Indian prince had so fine a cavalry. He further observes that there was no greater foe of the Muhammadan faith (Islam) than him. He had great riches and his camels and horses were numerous.Exchanges are carried on in his states with Gold and Silver and there are said to be the mines of these metals in the country. No country in India was more safe from robbers than his country. His kingdom, touches Rashtrakuta kingdom in the South, Palas of Bengal in East and the Muslim Principality of Multan in the west with all of them the king was at war. Mihira Bhoja also came to Saurashtra, possibly to quell a rebellion, and on his way defeated and killed Jayashekhara of the Chapa (Chapotkata, Chavada) family ruling at Panchasara in modern north Gujarat.Skanda Purana has a whole section of Prabhasa Khanda giving a detailed description of Somanatha and other shrines of Prabhasa and the traditions connected with them. Somanatha was then the biggest shrine in the country, and looking to the contacts of the imperial Gurjar Pratiharas of Kanauj with Saurashtra, it would not be unreasonable to infer that under the Gurjar Pratiharas, Prabhasa became a holy city, as important as, if rot more than, Kashi. An inchoate legend preserved in Skanda Purana also points to Mihira Bhoja having married a daughter of Saurashtra and after ruling for nearly 50 years he took sanyaas went to vaan and seated his son Mahenderpal I on the throne of Kannauj.Bhoja was also called Adivarah Avtaar. Lord Adivarah was the Avtaar of Lord Vishnu who saved the earth after killing Hiranyaksh Rakhshas.There are two reasons why Mihir Bhoja was called Adivarah Avtaar firstly as Lord Adivarah saved earth from Hiranyaksh Rakhshas and in the same way Mihira Bhoja saved his contry from Islamic Forces.Secondly Mihira Bhoja was born on Bhado Shukla Dvitiya which is Varah Jayanti on the day Lord Vishnu took Varah Avtaar.According to Hindu Mythology (Sanatan Dharm) it is considered very auspicious to see moon on this day.This day is still celebrated by the Gurjars across India.The coin of Mihir Bhoja also has the image of Lord Adivarah on it and this was the currency of the country.After Mihir Bhoja all of his successors were also refered with the title Varah (Bauüra),king of Kannauj . This coin is considered as Gurjar Community Symbol (Gurjar Biradri ka Chinnha) by all Gurjars of India.You can see the sticker of this Mihir Bhojas Coin on the vehicles of Gurjars in Delhi, Faridabad, Samalkha, Sohna,Gurgaon, Yamunanagar,Hissar in Haryana ,Noida Gaziabad,Sahibabad, Meerut,Moradabad ,Saharanpur in U.P., Bayana, Bandikui,Bharatpur,Jaipur,Kota, Bhiwadi,Alwar,Bhilwar,Asindh,Nathdwara in Rajasthan,Gwalior, Shivpuri ,Morena,Indore in M.P.,Raipur in Chattisgarh, Balachor,Navasheher in Punjab and other Gurjar populated areas. The Coin of Adivarah Gurjar Samraat Mihir Bhoja http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:VarahaVishnuAvatarPratiharaKings850-900CE.jpg The Gwalior inscription of the Gurjar Pratihar king Bhoja in the 9th century described Rama as an incarnation of Vishnu.The inscriptions describes the Gurjar Pratihars as decendents of Laxman the younger brother of lord Rama . http://www.vhp.org/englishsite/e.Special....eatevidence.htm Lord Rama is called Aryaputra because they were Aryans and India is called Aryavrat which means land of Aryans.Gurjars are purest among all aryans as the survey depicts and it is proved biologically. The scholars of Racial Science and languages are of the opinion that Gurjars are the purest Aryans. The anthropological report by Sir Herbert Risely published in 1901, states that Gurjars tribe is the best Aryan race, having their nasal index 66.9, which is much finer than any other caste. All the details are given in the book:- The People Of India By Herbert Risley, W. Crooke http://books.google.co.in/books?id=QA2OK....lt&resnum=2&ct= result Appendix III - Nasal Index The classification in general use is - leptorrhine (fine nose) if the nasal index is <> 85. The Indo-Aryan is comparable to the European, fopr the French of Paris have a nasal index of 69.4 as measurd by Topinard [ Ris 28-9 ]. According to Sir H.H.Risley, the nose of Sudras is very similar to that of the lowest Negro types. The nasal index frequently reaches more than 100. The Paniyans of Malabar have an average nasal index of 95, while certain individual Kadias of Tamil Nadu measured 115. [ Ris App.III p.369].Here Gurjars have 66.9 leptorrhine which is purest among all races. Race Nasal Index Nasal Type Indo-Aryan (Arya) Brahman (Bengal) 70.3 sub-leptorrhine Brahman (Bihar) 73.2 sub-leptorrhine Brahman (Bhojpur) 74.6 sub-leptorrhine Rajput 71.6 sub-leptorrhine Kayasth (Bengal) 70.3 sub-leptorrhine Jat 68.8 leptorrhine Vaisya (Bania) 79.6 sub-leptorrhine Gujjar 66.9 leptorrhine http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Ithaca/1335/Anthro/sud_afr.html http://www.raceandhistory.com/historicalviews/Sudroid.htm There is an old phrase very commonly said all across India that is “ Kahan Raja Bhoj Kahan Gangu Teli” Here Bhoj is used for Gurjar Samraat Mihir Bhoj and teli is used for oilman who worked for the Samraat Mihir Bhoj to construct the temple Teli ka Mandir near Gwalior M.P. Teli ka Mandir: This is built as a round barrel shaped Shikhar, and is said to be the oldest. It is ascribed to the 8th-9th century rule of Adivaraha Mihir Bhoj of Kannauj. The stories of an Oilman building it. The Temples in Bateshwar which were built by Gurjar Kings over hundreds of years from 7th to 12th century A.D. show the devotion of Gurjar Kings towards Lord Shiva. http://www.tajhotels.com/Cities/GWALIOR/sightseeing.htm http://www.tajhotels.com/Cities/GWALIOR/....temp2=10438468. The Arabs considered Mihir Bhoja as their greatest enemy but yet they praised him,here are the exact word which are written in Arab Records:-"In Hind there is a Malik (king) who is called Al-juzar (Gujar). Such is awdl (justice) in his kingdom, if the gold is dropped in the way, there is no danger of its being picked up and stolen away by any body. His empire is very vast. Arab traders go to him, he makes ahsan (favour) to them, purchases merchandise from them; the purchase and sale are carried in gold coin called tatri. When the Arabs request him to provide a body guard, he says, there is no thief in my empire. If there is any incident or loss to your goods, merchandise and money I stand surety. Come to me, I will pay the compensation. " these word show that King Mihir Bhoja was a man of character having all qualities of a great ruler.Thats why he is called Gurjar Samraat Mihir Bhoj Mahaan. In 850 A.D.The Gurjara-Pratiharas unified most of northern India under Mihir Bhoja, blocking the expansion of the Abbasid Caliphate and his successor states. Buddhism disappeared from northern India, surviving only east of Bihar and in southern Deccan. From the Kahla plate, discovered in pargana Dhuriapar it is revealed that Mihir Bhoja ( 836-885 A.D.) of the Gurjara - Pratihara dynasty gave some land to Gunambodhideva, a chief of the Kalachuris in 856 A.D. in recognition of his services in the expedition against the Palas. The inscription on the plate amply testifies that in the ninth century A.D. this district was dominated by the Gurjara-Pratiharas and formed part of the Sravasti bhukti of their empire. Bhamana Kalachuri, a descendant of Gunambodhideva, led an expedition from Gorakhpur to help the pratihara king Mahipala, in his compaign of Ujjain. Evidently the Kalachuris continued to rule over a part of this district under the sovereignty of the Gurjara-Pratiharas.It is thus evident that Bhoja had a reputation of a strong ruler able to maintain peace in his kingdom and defended it against external dangers.He stood as a bulwark of defence against Muslim aggression and left this task as a sacred legacy to his successors.Bhoja was undoubtedly one of the outstanding political figures of India of all times.Unfortunately we know a very little of his personal history except that he was a devotee of Shiva and Bhagwati and was known by various names such as Prabhasa,Adivarah and Mihira.The present day Mehrauli is named after him which was earlier known as Mihirawli .National Highway NH 24 which connects Delhi to Gaziabad is named after Gurjar Samraat Mihir Bhoj and people know it by the name of Gurjar Samraat Mihir Bhoj Rashtriya Raj Marg .There are statues of Gurjar Samraat Mihir Bhoj and Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel in the garden of Akshardham Mandir which is situated on NH 24 where the Commonwealth Village for 2010 Commonwealth Games is being constructed. In the section of India's National Figures in the official website of Akshardham Mandir no other National Figures name is written in such respect as of Mihir Bhoj.It is written as Maharaj Gurjar the Great Mihir Bhoj. Official website of Akshardham Mandir http://www.akshardham.com/whattosee/gardenofindia/details.htm The size of army of Gurjar King Mihir Bhoja the Great was biggest in comparison to all other great rulers of India for the period including before and after the Muslim conquest. The Size of Cavalry of Gujjar king Mihir Bhoja was 36 lakhs fighters having 9 Lakhs each in all the four directions. The Size of the country ruled by Gurjars at that time was from Multan to Karnataka and up to present day Bangala Desh in the east.No king in Indian history can match with Gurjar King Mihir Bhoja his contribution towards his religion was very big. Link to Post - Back to Top Logged
dipakgurjar New Member member is offline Joined: Jan 2010 Gender: Male Posts: 5	Re: Sticker of GurjarSamraat MihirBhojs Coin « Reply #3 on Jan 26, 2010, 6:20am » Samraat Mahenderpal I Mahenderpal I was given the charge charge of Gurjar Kingdom in 886 A.D. and ruled till 910 A.D. during this period the Gurjar Empire was up to Dinajpur, near Dhaka. During Mahenderpals reign the Gurjar Empire was of even bigger than that of his father Gurjar King Mihir Bhoja because the Palas of Bengal were defeated by the Gurjar Army and the area of Bengal was added in the Empire. The present day Afghanistan including Pakistan were part of Gurjar Empire. During the reign of Gurjar Pratihar Emperors the East Bengal ( Present day Bangla Desh) and west bengal were the integral part of Gurjar Pratihar Empire. The decline of the Pala dynasty began in the later half or the 9th century A. D. The Pratihar got for some time control over North Bengal. In Dinajpur (now in Bangladesh) an inscription pillar of Pratihar king Mahendra Pal, son of king Bhoja has been found. A prosperous village on the bank of river Srimati in itahar PS is called Pratirajpur. Source:- The Archaelogical report of dinajpur. http://ddinajpur.nic.in/Archaelogical_As....sets_page2.html Not many people know about the place Gujarpur in West Bengal, India which is named after The Royal Gurjars Gujarpur, West Bengal, India map http://www.traveljournals.net/explore/india/map/p559130/gujarpur.html There was also a Kamboja cavalry in the army of Gurjara-Pratiharas According Dr H.C. Raychaudhury, numerous Kambojas had joined the army of Gurjara Pratiharas. In fact according to him there was indeed a regiment of the Kamboja soldiers in the army of Gurjar Pratiharas. When the Pala kingdom lost political and military clout over time, some commanders of the Kamboja soldiers took political control of the situation as is normally expected in similar circumstances. (The Dynastic History of Northern India, p 311, f.n. 1). Dr H. C. Ray states: “I must also admit however, that the Bengalese Kambojas may also have come from north-west as mercenaries and then formed into an independent army under a Kamboja chief by successful rebellion” (IHQ., XV-4, Dec, 1939, p 511 Dr H. C. Ray, EI., Vol XXII., p 153, Dr N. G. Majumdar, The Dacca University Studies, Vol I., No 2, April 1936, p 132). Scholars also state that the Kamboja cavalry had also formed part of the Gurjara-Pratihara armed forces in 8th/10th centuries AD. They had come to Bengal with the Pratiharas when the latter conquered part of the province. In fact, there is stated to have been a separate regiment of the Kambojas in the army of the Pratiharas which was given the responsibility to defend the northern-eastern parts of their empire adjoining with the Palas of Bengal. When the fortunes of the Palas sagged low after the death of Narayanapala in early tenth century, these Kambojas, the military associates of the Pratiharas had seized Gauda from Pala king Rajyapala and laid the foundation of the Kamboja empire in north-west Bengal. Source:- Here in the link given below there is the description of this Gurjar army which was placed at eastern front of Gurjar Empire. http://stron.frm.pl/wiki.php?title=Aspas....jara-Pratiharas Below is the link from banglapedia which tells about the changes which occurred in bangla during the reign of the Gurjara kings. http://banglapedia.search.com.bd/HT/B_0140.htm The next stage in the evolution of the Brahmi script was into the Kutila script, current between the 6th to 9th centuries. The name perhaps comes from the fact that Kutila letters and vowel symbols are rather complex (Kutila, meaning complicated). Almost all modern scripts of India have grown out of the two main forms of the Kutila script. Devanagari evolved from the west regional form of north-Indian Kutila, while Bangla evolved from its eastern or Magadha form. The transformation of eastern Kutila script began in the 6th century AD. Some time during the reign of the Gurjara kings, most possibly during the reign of Mahendrapala I, son of Bhoja, Kutila script entered Bengal. The copperplate inscriptions of his son Vinayakapala, dating from the 10th century AD, are in the Kutila script. In the south the Gurjar Empire was established up to Karnataka including Karnataka. Please see the following records of Gwalior inscription.Solanki and Chalukyas are one and the same clan of Gurjars In A.D. 806-7, the indomitable cavalry of Saurashtra under Chalukya Bahukadhavala, supporting Nagabhata II's army defeated the army of Karnataka. In the wars of his overlord, he also fought against the Pala kings of Bengal. Bahukadhavala's father, whose name cannot be deciphered in the inscription, was a feudatory Chalukya ruler of Saurashtra. His grandfather was Kalla. Kalla, therefore, may be accepted as the founder of the Chalukya dynasty in Saurashtra in the middle of the eighth century immediately after the destruction of Valabhi. If this surmise is correct, Kalla would be a contemporary of Nagabhata I. Chalukya Bahukadhavala continued to rule Saurashtra. His son and successor, Balavarman, was the feudatory of Mihira Bhoja as also of his son, Mahendrapala (A.D. 890-910), and is recorded as achieving great victories. He defeated a certain Vishadha, slew Jajjapa and other kings and "thus freed the earth from the Huna race." He also beat back the Rashtrakuta forces on behalf of his overlord. Samraat Mahipal Mahenderpal I had two sons Bhoja II and Mahipal.After Mahenderpal Bhoja II became king in A.D. 910 but he ruled for short time till A.D. 912 and was overthrown by Samraat Mahipal who ruled for A.D. 912 to A.D 944.Samraat Mahipal carried forward the work of his encesters.He bulit the Sas Bhau temples in Gwalior which was to God Vishnu (Sahastrabahu) but over the years known as Sas-Bahu temple. http://www.tajhotels.com/Cities/GWALIOR/sightseeing.htm http://www.tajhotels.com/Cities/GWALIOR/....temp2=10438468. Sas Bhau ka Mandir: These are twin temples adjoining each other both dedicated to God Vishnu (Sahastrabahu) but over the years got known as Sas-Bahu Temple. It was built by Raja Mahipal and got completed in 1093 A.D as per the Sanskrit inscription written. The doorway depicts trinity, ie Lord Bramha, Vishnu and Shiva. The temples are architectural marvels. Large slabs of sandstone are balanced over each other in slanting positions. Art During The Gurjar Pratihar Age http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Gurjar-pratihar2.jpg http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Gurjar-pratihar_art.jpg Arad records can be taken to describe the reign of Samraat Mahipal.Al Masudi another traveller who was the writer of 'Murujul Zahab' , , a native of Bagdad, who visited India in the year 915-16 A.D. refers to the great power and resources of the Pratihar king of Kanauj, Al Masudi writes the Bauüra(Varah), who is lord of the city of Kanauj. This is the title given to all the sovereigns of that kingdom. He has large armies in garrisons on the north and on the south, on the east and on the west, for he is surrounded on all sides by warlike kings. The kingdom of the Bauüra, king of kannauj extends about one hundred and twenty square parasangs of Sind, each parasang being equal to eight miles of this country. This king has four armies, according to the four quarters of the wind. Each of them numbers 700,000 or 900,000 men. The army of the north wars against the prince of Múltán, and with the Musulmans, his subjects, on the fron¬tier. The army of the south fights against the Balhará, king of Mánkir. The other two armies march to meet enemies in every direction. Múltán is one of the strongest frontier places of the Musalmans, and around it there are one hundred and twenty thousand towns and villages. In it is the idol also known by the name of Múltán. The inhabitants of Sind and India perform pilgrimages to it from the most distant places: they carry money, precious stones, aloe-wood, and all sorts of perfumes there to fulfil their vows. The greatest part of the revenue of the king of Múltán is derived from the rich presents brought to the idol of the pure aloe-wood of Kumár, which is of the finest quality, and one man of which is worth 200 dinárs When the unbelievers march against Múltán, and the faithful do not feel themselves strong enough to oppose them, they threaten to break their idol, and their enemies immediately withdraw. Arab scholar Ibn Khurdadha who was the author of Kitabul-Masalikwa-Mamulik (912 A.D.). He has differentiated between the ruling classes, Sabkurifa and Kshatriyas old known as Katarias. He said that Subkurifa (Arabic rendering of Sudshatriya) was the highest clan from which the rulers were selected. For Kataria he says that the people of this clan drank only three cups of wine. Their daughters could be married to these Katarias. It is quite clear that the ruling class as composed in the postclassical period distinguished themselves from the Kshatriyas who had lost their kingdoms long back. I have read the original translation of Ibn Khurdadha’s claim is also supported by Abu Zaid that Subkufria were Gujjars who are written as Ku-chelo by chinese, Al-juzr by Arabs and Gujjars/Gurjars in Indian records. There are seven classes of Hindus, viz., 1st, Sábkufría,* among whom are men of high caste, and from among whom kings are chosen. The people of the other six classes do the men of this class homage, and them only. 2nd, Brahma, who totally abstain from wine and fermented liquors. 3rd, Kataría, who drink not more than three cups of wine; the daughters of the class of Brahma are not given in marriage to the sons of this class, but the Brahmas take their daughters. 4th, Súdariá, who are by profession husbandmen. The 5th, Baisurá, are artificers and domestics. The 6th, Sandália, who perform menial offices. 7th, Lahúd;* their women are fond of adorn¬ing themselves, and the men are fond of amusements and games of skill.* In Hind there are forty-two religious sects;* part of them believe in a Creator and Prophet (the blessing of God be upon them!); part deny the mission of a Prophet, and part are atheists. The Gurjars are referred as Al-Juzr or Juzr by Persians, Kuchelo by chinese scholars,Gurjars by Indian scholars etc. Kataria is clearly Khastriya and must have been used for Non-Gujjar fuedatories of Gurjar Pratihars, Baisura is clearly for Vaish,Brahama for Brahman and Subkufria certainly for Gurjars. It is not only the language since it has been translated thrice first from Hindi to persian and then from Persian to English language, but all the kingdoms in India about whom Abu- Zaid has described, like Gurjar Pratihars,Gurjar Chauhans,Gurjar Parmars, Gurjar Solankis,Gurjar Tanwars belong to the Gurjars. Source:- Search for Sulaiman, Al Masudi, ABÚ IS,HAK, AL ISTAKHRÍ, IbnKhurdadha and Abu- Zaid in the link of Persian site given below for detailed information. http://persian.packhum.org/persian/ Arab scholar Ibn Khurdadha has written Sabkufria only for Gurjars since in 912 AD all the kings were Gurjars, like Chauhans, Parmars,Solankis,Tanwars,Chandels where Gurjar Pratihars were the overlords. They are shown above than the Brahmins and that is why the Brahmins who used to offer priestly services to Gurjars Overlords were called Gurjar Brahmins and were considered superior to other brahmins but their gotras were different than that of Gurjar overlords like Gurjar Gaud Brahmins. This was obviouly to identify them as a separate group than other Brahmins and they are still found in numbers Gujarat, Rajasthan and Maharashtra state of India. Please see the following research paper published by Department of Historical studies Jawahar Lal Nehru University, New Delhi. Please see the page 34 and 35 of the paper where records of various grants given to the Brahmins of Bhardwaj gotras by Gurjar Emperors are mentioned. http://sih.sagepub.com/cgi/reprint/22/2/181.pdf Samraat Devpal MahenderpalII was son of Samraat Mahipal ard ruled from A.D. 944 to A.D. 948. Samraat Devpal was the successor of MahenderpalII was a great king and the description about the power of the Gurjar army during his time can be found in the book "KITÁBU-L AKÁLÍM, by Persian Historian " ABÚ IS,HAK, AL ISTAKHRÍ, ABÚ IS,HAK, AL ISTAKHRÍ, a Persian Historian in his book "KITÁBU-L AKÁLÍM," which was written in 951 A.D. confirms the same story as told by Al Masudi in 915 A.D. about the north front of this Gurjar Army. In Multán there are no men either of Hind or Sind who worship idols except those who worship this idol and in this temple. The idol has a human shape, and is seated with its legs bent in a quadrangular posture on a throne made of brick and mortar. Its whole body is covered with a red skin like morocco leather, and nothing but its eyes are visible. Some believe that the body is made of wood, some deny this; but the body is not allowed to be uncovered to decide the point. The eyes of the idol are precious gems, and its head is covered with a crown of gold, It sits in a quadrangular position on the throne, its hands resting upon its knees, with the fingers closed, so that only four can be counted. When the Indians make war upon them and endeavour to seize the idol, the inhabitants bring it out, pretending that they will break it and burn it. Upon this the Indians retire, otherwise they would destroy Multán And with all this strength, even though the Gurjar Pratiharas could have easily exterminated the Muslim rule in the Sindh province, they allowed it to remain there. It appears that the danger of the Muslim meance was not fully realized by them. Had they possessed even a general knowledge of the political condition of the lands immediate outside the borders of India on the north-west, they would not have committed such a grave mistake. The indifference of the Hindu Chiefs in general cost them terribly very soon. Dr. Misra has also confirmed the same incidents in the link given below. http://www.bharatvani.org/books/hhrmi/ch2.htm http://hindubooks.org/dynamic/modules.ph....pid=3002&page=1 Gurjar Emperor Dev Pal in 954 A.D. went to Sakambri to suppress a revolt of Gurjar Chauhans (king named Simhraja, who captured another fuedatory, a Gujjar Tanwar price Salvan of Delhi) and was killed by one of his own Vassal, the Allat Guhila of Chittor. Later Allat was killed by another fuedatory Munja a Gurjar Parmar who was ruling at Malwas (Ujjain) and Guhilots were expelled from Chittor. It was not possible for Muslims invaders to enter India before the fall of Gujjar Empire when various clans of Gurjars started fighting among themselves. It was in 954AD when first Gujjar Chauhan king Singhraj asserted independence from his Gujjar pratihar overlords after the death of last Gujjar Pratihar Emperor Devpal of Kannauj. In fact it were not Gaznavid raids which are generally believed to be reasons for the fall of Gujjar Pratihar empire but infighting among the various fuedatories of Gujjars Pratihars overlords like Gujjar Chauhans, Gujjar Parmars, Gujjar Solankis, Gujjar Tanwars, Gujjar Chandellas, Gujjar Guhilots. The other non Gujjar fuedatoris of the Gujjar empire like Fuedatories like Kalchuris, Kambojas, Sandhawas and vassals like Rathors and kachhwahas etc. also took advantage of the situations and freed themselves from the Empire. After the invasion in A.D. 712-15 which was limited to Sindh, for a period of 300 years all further Muslim attacks were thwarted by Kings like Raja Mihir Bhoja and other Gurjara Kings. So although the first Muslim invasion of India took place in Sindh in A.D 715 the presence of strong Hindu Kingdoms in Central India ruled by Gurjar Kings like Samraat Nagabhata I , Samraat Nagabhata II, Samraat Mihir Bhoja, Samraat Mahenderpal I, Samraat Mahipal ,Samraat Mularaja and later the Gurjara Kingdoms, prevented the march of the Arabs into India this was the period when the Islamic army was on its full swing and had captured the areas upto Spain and North Africa. The Gurjar Pratiharas reached the Zenith of their power during 815 A.D. to 954 A.D. and were called "Gurjareshvaras" and "Raghukulbhushan - Chakravarti". Pratihar Style of fighing the enemy: The Pratiharan vidhi or giving battle to the enemy in his own state has been associated with the Gujjar Pratihar rulers. This policy proved to be the panacea for exterminating the invaders. If the Mandsor inscription of Yashodharman (6th century a.d.), is to be believed, the country was at that time ruined by Pakshaniti (factition politics). The earth was afflicted by the kings who manifested pride, who were cruel, through want of proper training, who from delusion transgressed path of good conduct and were destitute of virtuous delight’ (Corpus Inscriptionum Indicarun (Vol III, pp. 146). During this adverse situation, Gurjar Pratihars emerged as the protectors of the nation. Hailing from Ujjain at first, they carried on ceaseless fight against Tajiks and Turuskas and battled with them in the Pamir region. They established their military camps in Kashmir, Gujrawala (Frontier Provinces). The grateful generations acknowledged their great contribution. It was accepted that Gurjar Pratihars, especially Mihirbhoj converted the age of vice into the age of virtue. These kings were endowed with 36 qualities. 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dipakgurjar New Member member is offline Joined: Jan 2010 Gender: Male Posts: 5	Re: Sticker of GurjarSamraat MihirBhojs Coin « Reply #4 on Jan 26, 2010, 6:21am » Mularaja In A.D. 899 Chalukya Avanivarman II called Yoga, the son and successor of Balavarman, ruled Saurashtra as a feudatory of emperor Mahendrapala I, though under the direction of the military commander of the Emperor. The daughter of Mahendrapal I was married to one of the Chalukya descendants of Bahukadhavala.. Raji, the father of Mularaja, who founded the Chalukya rule at Anahilavada Patan in A.D. 942, came from Devapattana or Prabhasa. Probably, therefore, he was a descendant of Bahukadhavala, and on his mother's side he drew his descent from Mihira Bhoja, He was descended from illustrious families, 'like the two wings of the swan' This would also explain Mularaja's interest in Somanatha. In A.D. 920, Raji married Liladevi, the sister of a Gurjareshvara. Gurjareshvara was the title of the Gurjar Pratihara Emperor, Mahipal of Kanauj. Liladevi was the sister of, Mahipal the Gurjareshvara. This would explain how Mularaja after the break-up of the Pratihara Empire of Kanauj in A.D. 940, called himself by the title of his maternal ancestor, Gurjareshvara. The Chalukya branch of Saurashtra ruled from A.D. 750 to 950. Prabhasa was a great port. Somanatha naturally was their guardian deity. During the time of the Chalukyas of Anahilavada, the first available epigraphic evidence of Somanatha is found as of A.D. 960, referring to Ananta Deva, the Nor thern Shilahara who came with an army to worship Somanatha at Prabhasa. Somanatha, as represented by the Third Temple, was, between A.D. 800 and 950, the most important deity in the land, patronised by the Pratihara emperors and their feudatories of Saurashtra. Its magnificence in the beginning of the eleventh century, therefore, sprang from its association with-the Gurjareshvaras of Kanauj (725-954 A.D.) and the great empire which they had built up. In A.D. 942, Mularaja, the son of Raji and Liladevi, driven from his ancestral kingdom, captured Anahilavada Patan and acquired Sarasvatamandala, a small principality in the valley of the Sarasvati. Hemachandra described him as the architect of Gujarat. Mularaja is reported by Hema chandra to have said: "Graharipu is unjust. He harasses the pilgrims and kills the Brahmanas. How can I make friends with such a wicked man? No one can even move freely in Saurashtra. He has destroyed the sacred Prabhasa. He has raided peaceful towns. The son of a mlechchha woman, he has been hunting deer on the Girnar. Go and tell him to come out and fight me." Evidently this was an attempt to wrest back his ancestral kingdom from the usurper. Mularaja marches on Graharipu and captures him. His ally Laksharaja of Kachchha, however, is killed in battle. Mularaja then proceeds to Prabhasa, worships Somanatha and returns to Anahilavada. Evidently Mularaja restored his ancestral shrine to its pristine glory. Mularaja died in A.D. 997, having ruled for 55 years. He was a devout worshipper of Shiva, and it is clear from the epigraphic evidence that he constructed several temples of Shiva including the famous Rudramahalaya at Siddhapur. The temple of Somanatha which he retrieved from Graharipu was the Third temple. Mularaja's successors were: Chamunda (A.D. 996 1000), his sons Vallabharaja (six months) and Durlabharaja (A.D. 1009-1022). The kingdom of Anahilavada Patan then did not extend beyond the Sarasvata and Satyapura Mandalas, a small area round, Anahilavada. Bhimdev I became the king of Anahilavada Patan in 1022 A.D and ruled till A.D. 1063. He was son of Naagraj and Nephew of Durlabhraj.Bhimdev I was very brave and courageos man.It was during his reign that Somnath was under the attact of Mahumd Ghazni Bhimdev I According to the early Muslim chroniclers,when Mahmud attacked the temple of Somnath in A.D. 1026 the defenders under the leadership of Gurjareshvara. Bhimdev I fought with unabated heroism. At one stage, the army of the Turk entered the town but was driven out before eventide. a terrible battle ensued. Fifty thousand Indian warriors laid down their lives in defence of their beloved shrine. Mahmud captured the fort, entered the temple sanctified by centuries of devotion and looted the temple. Mahumd Ghazni was fighting this battle on behalf of Prince Masud who was the Caliph (khalifa) of Islamic government.What rankled Prince Masud most was the defeat of Mahumd Ghazni at the hands of the Gurjara rulers in North Gujarat, after he was returning to Afghanistan with the booty he had collected during the destruction of the Somnath temple in Gujarat. Not many Indians know of this defeat. But it was this defeat that dissuaded Mahmud Ghazni from invading India again. The Afghan soldiers who were taken prisoner by the Gurjara army were forced to give up Islam, shave off their beards, convert to Hinduism and were absorbed into the Rajput clans. Masud vowed revenge for this defeat. Mahmud could not withstand the onslaught. The Tarikh-i-Sorath , page. 112.states that the Muslim army did not make a stand but fled. It was a rout. "Shah Mahmud took to his heels in dismay and saved his life, but many of his followers of both sexes were captured.... Turk, Afghan and Mughal female prisoners, if they happened to be virgins, were accepted as wives by the Indian soldiers.... The bowels of the others, however, were cleansed by means of emetics and purgatives, and thereafter the captives were married to men of similar rank." "Low females were joined to low men. Respectable men were compelled to shave off their beards, and were enrolled among the Shekavat and the Wadhel tribes of Rajputs; whilst the lower kinds were allotted to the castes of Kolis, Khantas, Babrias and Mers. Muslim chroniclers corroborate the fact that fever and thirst paralysed the bulk of the army. It was trapped into waterless regions. A large part of the army and most of the beasts of burden perished on the way. At last Mansura in Sindh was reached. The formidable army, exultant with confidence, which Mahmud had led against Gurjaradesha, returned thinned in number and drooping in spirit. Ultimately, Mahmud, after a short halt at Multan, reached Ghazni on April 2, 1026. This expedition was a disastrous end to a brilliant series of raids. Mahmud gave up his designs on India thereafter. http://hindutva.org/landrajnamavali.html http://www.hindubooks.org/dynamic/module....&pid=328&page=9 http://www.hindubooks.org/dynamic/module....pid=328&page=10 Source:- The Glory that was Gurjaradesh, Jai Somnath published by :- Bhartiya Vidya Bhavan , Mumbai 400 007 Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel The present day Somnath Temple was construted after Independence by the successful efforts of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel who himself belonged to Gurjar Community.Sardar Patel knew the glorious past of his encesters and adviced Shri K.M.Munshi to write a book on Gurjaradesha and he wrote the books “The Glory that was Gurjaradesh” and “ Jai Somnath”.The life History of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel is written by K.L.Panjabi in the book “The Indomitable Sardar” “The Indomitable Sardar” published by Bhartiya Vidya Bhawan and written by Mr. KL Punjabi (ICS)who worked under Sardar Patel in Home Ministry and knew him very well. It is a very good book and we may learn many things to get motivated and to behave bravely in adverse condition from the great character of Iron Man of India. In the very beigning of the book on page 4 :- II EARLY LIFE "Vallabhbhai Patel belonged to the famous clan of Leva Patidars who played a noteable role in the history of Gujarat. They were Gujars who came from Punjab and had occupied the rich charotar land between Mahi and Tapti rivers. Bold and intrepid fightersthey were possessed of will and resolution but they grew weary of incessant wars and turned their attention to peacrful living,exchanging the Kshatriya sword for the plough. By skills and hard work they got the best out of their land and cattle. With thier spirit of adventure they combined initiative, enterprise and perservance. They were men of strong passion and high tempers and when aroused obeyed no law but that of their own will. About his father Jhaverbhai: The blood of his ancestors stirred in him and he left his wife and land to fight for the freedom of the country. In his early twenties he joined the forces of Laxmi Bai, the rani of Jhansi, pledged to drive the British out of India but she failed to get any help from other rulers who were divided by mutual jealousness and internal fueds. Most of them were content with being the Vassals of Britishers as long as they could indulge in their varities and pleasures. Nevertheless the freedom loving people made a desperate effort. In the first clash of the struggle in 1857, Jhaverbhai was taken prisoner at Indore and detained by Malhar rao Holker." http://www.bhavans.info/store/bookdetail.asp?bid=407&bauth=K+L+Panjabi The Contribution of Gurjars in the history of India is uncomparable with others.They saved their religion from arab invaders when Islamic forces were on their peak. The right words to define them will be “Bhartiya Sanakriti Ke Rakshak” Regards Deepak Dedha Mob- 9289086667