Post by satchechi83 on Nov 6, 2006 3:59:29 GMT -5
Hi Historians,
I have described in my earlier posts that how and when the various Gujjars clans like Chauhans,Solankis, Parmars, Guhilots etc. asserted their independence with the other Non Gujjar fuedatories like Kalchuris,Sadhwsa, rathores,Kushwahs etc from the Gujjar Pratihar empire of Kannauj after the tenth century. There were other clans of Gujjars like Dahima who could not create their own kingdoms but given birth to some great warriors.This article will also show how the branch of Pundirs from Dahima was born. The Pundirs are found both among Gujjars and rajputs.
Here is some information about the Gujjar Dahimas during the reign of Gujjar Chauhans at Delhi. This will also indicate that Mewat was also ruled by Gujjars since the other daughter of Dahima was married to the king of Mewat and all these Muslims of Mewat bearing the gotras of Gujjars like Tanwars, Bhadana etc. are Gujjars only and were Hindu till 1192 before the conquest of Delhi by the Ghori.
This historical record is taken from the Annals and antiquities of rajasthan by Col Todd.
Dahima- The dahima has left but the wreck of a great name. Seven ceturies have swept away all reollection of a tribe who once afforded one of the proudest themes of the songs of the bard. The Dahima was the lord of Biana and one of the most powerful vassals of the Chohan emperor, Prithviraja. Three brothers of his house held the highest position offices under this monarch and the period during which the elder, Kaimas, was his minister , was the brightest in the history of the Chohan: but he fell a victim to blind jealousy. thingydir, the second brother, commanded the frontier at Lahore. The third Chaond Rao was the principal leader in the last battle where Prithviraj fell, with the whole of his chivalry, on the bank of Caggar. Even the Historians of Shabudin have preserved the name of the gallant Dahima, Chaond Rao, whom they style Khandirai: and to whose valour, they relate,Shabudin himself nearly fell a sacrifice. With the Chohan, the race seems to have extiguished. Rainsi, his only son, was by this sister of Chaond Rao, but he did not survive the capture of Delhi. This marriage forms the subject of one of the books of the bard, who never was more eloquent in praise of Dahima.
Chund the bard, thus describes Biana, and the marriage of the Prithviraja with the Dahimee. On the summit of the hills of Druinandahar, who awful load oppressed the head of sehesnag, was placed the castle of Biana, resembling Kailash. The Dahima had three sons and two fair daughters: may this name be perpetuated throughout this iron age. One daughter was married to the lord of Mewat, the other to Chauhan. With her he gave in dower eight beauteous damsels and sixty three female slaves, one hundred chosen horses of the breed of Irak, two elephants and ten shields, a pallet of silverfor the bride, one hundred wooden images, one hundred chariots and one thousand pieces of gold.
The bard on taking leave says: “ the Dahima lavished gold and filled his coffers with the praises of mankind. The Dahimee produced a jewel, e gem without price, the prince Rainsi.
SAT KUMAR
3705 JAMMU COLONY
YAMUNA NAGAR
I have described in my earlier posts that how and when the various Gujjars clans like Chauhans,Solankis, Parmars, Guhilots etc. asserted their independence with the other Non Gujjar fuedatories like Kalchuris,Sadhwsa, rathores,Kushwahs etc from the Gujjar Pratihar empire of Kannauj after the tenth century. There were other clans of Gujjars like Dahima who could not create their own kingdoms but given birth to some great warriors.This article will also show how the branch of Pundirs from Dahima was born. The Pundirs are found both among Gujjars and rajputs.
Here is some information about the Gujjar Dahimas during the reign of Gujjar Chauhans at Delhi. This will also indicate that Mewat was also ruled by Gujjars since the other daughter of Dahima was married to the king of Mewat and all these Muslims of Mewat bearing the gotras of Gujjars like Tanwars, Bhadana etc. are Gujjars only and were Hindu till 1192 before the conquest of Delhi by the Ghori.
This historical record is taken from the Annals and antiquities of rajasthan by Col Todd.
Dahima- The dahima has left but the wreck of a great name. Seven ceturies have swept away all reollection of a tribe who once afforded one of the proudest themes of the songs of the bard. The Dahima was the lord of Biana and one of the most powerful vassals of the Chohan emperor, Prithviraja. Three brothers of his house held the highest position offices under this monarch and the period during which the elder, Kaimas, was his minister , was the brightest in the history of the Chohan: but he fell a victim to blind jealousy. thingydir, the second brother, commanded the frontier at Lahore. The third Chaond Rao was the principal leader in the last battle where Prithviraj fell, with the whole of his chivalry, on the bank of Caggar. Even the Historians of Shabudin have preserved the name of the gallant Dahima, Chaond Rao, whom they style Khandirai: and to whose valour, they relate,Shabudin himself nearly fell a sacrifice. With the Chohan, the race seems to have extiguished. Rainsi, his only son, was by this sister of Chaond Rao, but he did not survive the capture of Delhi. This marriage forms the subject of one of the books of the bard, who never was more eloquent in praise of Dahima.
Chund the bard, thus describes Biana, and the marriage of the Prithviraja with the Dahimee. On the summit of the hills of Druinandahar, who awful load oppressed the head of sehesnag, was placed the castle of Biana, resembling Kailash. The Dahima had three sons and two fair daughters: may this name be perpetuated throughout this iron age. One daughter was married to the lord of Mewat, the other to Chauhan. With her he gave in dower eight beauteous damsels and sixty three female slaves, one hundred chosen horses of the breed of Irak, two elephants and ten shields, a pallet of silverfor the bride, one hundred wooden images, one hundred chariots and one thousand pieces of gold.
The bard on taking leave says: “ the Dahima lavished gold and filled his coffers with the praises of mankind. The Dahimee produced a jewel, e gem without price, the prince Rainsi.
SAT KUMAR
3705 JAMMU COLONY
YAMUNA NAGAR
