Post by kuldeepadhana on Oct 1, 2006 3:51:05 GMT -5
Parikishatgarh
The Gurjars of Nag families were called Nagri Gurjars. The Nagar Brahmans of Gujrat Kathiawar were associated with these Gurjars. The family ruled at Patliputra, Vidisa, Padmavati and Kantipuriand invented Nagri script. The Budhist Raja, Subahu and Virsen Nagar of Patliputra were contemporaries of Kanishk Kushan of Peshawar; famous Ashwa Ghosh was the minister of Patliputra Court. Nagpur in central India and Nagor in Rajasthan were their cities, where the family adopted the title, Gurjar, and ruled for centuries. Nagpur went into possession of Gurjar Raja Dada Broach in 550 C.E. and Nagor was within the Gurjar Kingdom of Chauhans in 1192 CE. Afterwards it became a military post of the foreign Muslims who ousted the Nagars and Mohilas from the area a group of Nagri Gurjar settled in Gurgaon area where a brave Nagri Gurjar Rao Daya Ram became famous during Aurangzeb’s rule. In 1696 he conquered Gurgaon, Mewat and Rewari and reached as far as Bulandsahar in UP. Once he attacked a military column of Aurangzeb himself and caught hold of palanquins of the queen and other ladies of the haram whom he released honourably. Aurangzeb accepted his authority over the whole Gurgaon, but when he subdued neighboring Mughal jagirdars, Aurangzeb sent a punitive expedition. Daya Ram was defeated in the battle, so he fled to Shivalik hills where he again drew sword against the Mughal officers. In the time of Farukhsiyar he took refuge in the Far East with a ruler of his own sub caste at Kantit in Mirzapur area. The folk songs about Daya Ram in district Hosiyarpur Ambala and Karnal gives the account of his bravery.
Rao Jait Singh took to arms after Rao Daya Ram at Nimka-Tigam (Balabhgarh). He collected a Gurjar army, crossed the river Yamuna and brought the whole area under his control. Delhi darbar sent a Rajput Dewan Singh to check the rising power of the Gurjars but was killed in the battle. Another Rajput subedar Pratap Singh, favorite of the mother of Ahmad Shah King of Delhi (1748-1754) was defeated and slain. A third Mughal army under command of Qamar Ali Shah was sent against Rao Jait Singh. This time another Gurjar chief Rao Dargai Singh and Magni Ram a Jat of Kuchesar joined Rao Jait Singh. Qamar Ali was defeated and slain in the battle. At last Ahmad Shah accepted the rule of Raja Jait Singh over three pargans in eastern area of Meerut, Rao Dargai Singh took Dadri area and three villages Punth, Siyana and Farid come in possession of Magni Ram of Kuchesar. Raja Jait Singh made Bassumba near Parikishatgarh his capital and died son less. He was succeeded by his nephew Raja Nain Singh who harassed the Sayed Jagirdar and the Maratha officers of the neighboring area. Perron, the Maratha governor of Aligarh, sought the friendship of Raja Nain Singh by surrendering 300 villages in his favor.
In 1803 the British had accepted Nain Singh as hereditary Raja of his Estate but he disliked the British rule corresponded with Sikhs and began to strength his power. The British did question him, looked over his movement and kept quit till his death in 1818. just after his death his son Raja Natha Singh was shown an entry dated 1-10-1804 and another entry dated 13-9-1805 in the board of revenuer records according to which the rights of Estate were limited to the life time of his father. Thus the Raja was entangled in civil courts where the treaty pacts of the King Ahamd Shah and Perron were turned down on the plea that it was signed by the two under pressure. Thus thousand of villages were brought out and full rights in 352 villages only and 5% rights in 183 villages only were accepted on 28-8-1833 where as Natha Singh had died on 15-8-1833. The upper court however accepted full rights in 274 villages. In 1836 Sir H. M. Elliot a settlement officer blamed impudent forgeries which were challenged in the civil court, however 20 villages were brought out and given to the relatives of Raja. Raja Natha Singh had only one daughter Lad Kumari who had been married to Raja Khushal Singh of Ladhora Estate, so the Estate of Parikishatgarh was amalgamated with Ladhora Estate.
The Gurjars of Nag families were called Nagri Gurjars. The Nagar Brahmans of Gujrat Kathiawar were associated with these Gurjars. The family ruled at Patliputra, Vidisa, Padmavati and Kantipuriand invented Nagri script. The Budhist Raja, Subahu and Virsen Nagar of Patliputra were contemporaries of Kanishk Kushan of Peshawar; famous Ashwa Ghosh was the minister of Patliputra Court. Nagpur in central India and Nagor in Rajasthan were their cities, where the family adopted the title, Gurjar, and ruled for centuries. Nagpur went into possession of Gurjar Raja Dada Broach in 550 C.E. and Nagor was within the Gurjar Kingdom of Chauhans in 1192 CE. Afterwards it became a military post of the foreign Muslims who ousted the Nagars and Mohilas from the area a group of Nagri Gurjar settled in Gurgaon area where a brave Nagri Gurjar Rao Daya Ram became famous during Aurangzeb’s rule. In 1696 he conquered Gurgaon, Mewat and Rewari and reached as far as Bulandsahar in UP. Once he attacked a military column of Aurangzeb himself and caught hold of palanquins of the queen and other ladies of the haram whom he released honourably. Aurangzeb accepted his authority over the whole Gurgaon, but when he subdued neighboring Mughal jagirdars, Aurangzeb sent a punitive expedition. Daya Ram was defeated in the battle, so he fled to Shivalik hills where he again drew sword against the Mughal officers. In the time of Farukhsiyar he took refuge in the Far East with a ruler of his own sub caste at Kantit in Mirzapur area. The folk songs about Daya Ram in district Hosiyarpur Ambala and Karnal gives the account of his bravery.
Rao Jait Singh took to arms after Rao Daya Ram at Nimka-Tigam (Balabhgarh). He collected a Gurjar army, crossed the river Yamuna and brought the whole area under his control. Delhi darbar sent a Rajput Dewan Singh to check the rising power of the Gurjars but was killed in the battle. Another Rajput subedar Pratap Singh, favorite of the mother of Ahmad Shah King of Delhi (1748-1754) was defeated and slain. A third Mughal army under command of Qamar Ali Shah was sent against Rao Jait Singh. This time another Gurjar chief Rao Dargai Singh and Magni Ram a Jat of Kuchesar joined Rao Jait Singh. Qamar Ali was defeated and slain in the battle. At last Ahmad Shah accepted the rule of Raja Jait Singh over three pargans in eastern area of Meerut, Rao Dargai Singh took Dadri area and three villages Punth, Siyana and Farid come in possession of Magni Ram of Kuchesar. Raja Jait Singh made Bassumba near Parikishatgarh his capital and died son less. He was succeeded by his nephew Raja Nain Singh who harassed the Sayed Jagirdar and the Maratha officers of the neighboring area. Perron, the Maratha governor of Aligarh, sought the friendship of Raja Nain Singh by surrendering 300 villages in his favor.
In 1803 the British had accepted Nain Singh as hereditary Raja of his Estate but he disliked the British rule corresponded with Sikhs and began to strength his power. The British did question him, looked over his movement and kept quit till his death in 1818. just after his death his son Raja Natha Singh was shown an entry dated 1-10-1804 and another entry dated 13-9-1805 in the board of revenuer records according to which the rights of Estate were limited to the life time of his father. Thus the Raja was entangled in civil courts where the treaty pacts of the King Ahamd Shah and Perron were turned down on the plea that it was signed by the two under pressure. Thus thousand of villages were brought out and full rights in 352 villages only and 5% rights in 183 villages only were accepted on 28-8-1833 where as Natha Singh had died on 15-8-1833. The upper court however accepted full rights in 274 villages. In 1836 Sir H. M. Elliot a settlement officer blamed impudent forgeries which were challenged in the civil court, however 20 villages were brought out and given to the relatives of Raja. Raja Natha Singh had only one daughter Lad Kumari who had been married to Raja Khushal Singh of Ladhora Estate, so the Estate of Parikishatgarh was amalgamated with Ladhora Estate.
