Post by kuldeepadhana on Oct 1, 2006 3:53:18 GMT -5
Gurjar Resistance in Delhi Region
At the time of Naseeruddin 1246-1266CE, the Gurjars revolted in the area between the rivers Viyas and Ganges. Naseeruddin himself with a formidable army entered the Doab of Ganges and Yamuna, and after a stubborn fight took position of the Meerut fort, in there, way the commanders subjugated the people of Viyas area and put a garrison there. This garrison dishonored the local people, so one day Gurjars of Kaithal and Gahraon collectively attacked the garrison and killed the commander Raziul Mulk when he was intoxicated with wine. To take the revenge the Sultan himself reached the spot and devastated the villages. The sultan then deputed Ulagh Khan to kill them all who had taken refuge into the Shivalik Hills. Ulagh Khan declared that he would give two Coins per captured man and one coin per head to his soldiers. The could not dare to enter the hills to capture the fighters but daily three to four hundred villagers and farmers were captured alive or dead by the soldiers and Ulgh Khan killed them all.
At the time Balban 1266-1290 CE, there was a general rising of the people through out the subcontinent to over through the foreign yoke, particularly the Gurjars of Delhi revolted, so severely Gurjar blocks the roads, the foreigners were attacked and Delhi was sacked. Balban ordered for the removable of the forest round about Delhi and killed one Lac men. He also called for new intruders from abroad and their quarters at Delhi.
These foreign people marched near, far from Delhi, looted surrounding districts, and deprived them of the corn, so there was famine all around Delhi the people through their starving children into the Yamuna; it was in the ruling period of Khiljis. Its people migrated all sides particularly they settled in the vacant villages round about Delhi. Allauddin had captured many Hindu slaves from Gujarat Kathiawad and converted them to Islam.
Giyasuddin Tughlak defeated Khusro shah and occupied Delhi but Gurjars of vicinity were attacking Delhi day and night. A saying by Khawaja Nijamuddin Aulia:
“Delhi mein rahe Gurjar, warna hogi ujjar”
Sultan order to kill the Gurjars where ever found and notorious verse came into existence:
"Gurjar te ujar bhali,
ujar te bhali ujjaar,
jahan Gurjar dekhiye,
wahi dijiye maar”
Mohammad Tughlak 1325 - 1351 CE imposed four times revenue in doab of Ganges and Yamuna but Gurjars denied. Sultan marched on these Gurjars and all the people hunted down with arrows, in the jungles like animals in a vast area from Meerut to Kanauj. Even Muslim historians of the foreign creed had also disliked this hunting of human beings by the Sultan.
The Budgurjars of Macheri, Alwar and Dhundar crushed in 1300CE, but Rajputs accepted the suzerainty of Feroz shah. In 1398 CE, Timur after looting Delhi entered doab of Ganges and Yamuna. There he had to face Gurjars but he succeeded to destroy Meerut and moved Northwards. The Gurjar of Gujarat (Now Mujjafarnagar and Shahranpur), called a sir-panchayat. The panchayat agreed to check the invaders advance. The equestrians rode village to village and with in 24 hrs the Gurjar hero formed an army whose commander was Yograj Singh Gurjar.
During Sayed rule 1414-1451 CE, the political conditions remained the same. Sher Shah Suri had to face the Gurjar Power in the doab of Ganges and Yamuna. As early as 1540, Gurjar made their power felt in the doab, so that Sher Shah was compelled to take vigorous proceeding against them.
Bhadana Gurjars of Paali and Pakhal particularly raided up to the gates of Delhi. The Gurjars of Paali and Pakhal became exceedingly audacious while Sher Shah was fortifying Delhi, so he marched to Arawali Hills and expelled them so that not wastage of their habitations left. But as soon as Sher Shah left the area the Gurjars again reoccupied these Hills (these Bhadana Gurjars still lives in 12 Villages in Arawali Hills in Dist Faridabad)
During Akbar’s rule 1556-1605 CE, Bhati Gurjars of Deepalpur left the place. Their leader was Harbans Singh. Fateh Mohammad Gurjar occupied Hansi area.
He made his headquarter at Hansi and subdued by a Mughal chief.
Two Gurjar brothers Jagmal and Devian occupied the Meerut fort, Akbar sent Mirza Sarfuddin was besieged the fort. After a long siege Mirza Promised the besieged, if they come out without weapons, he would let them go unharmed. Jagmal with many men, women and all children came out. However, Davain with 500 soldiers remained in the fort. There families gone out with the immigrants (Jagmal reached Akbar who awarded him a jagir in Allahbad Dist where his descendent are now called Rajputs) Dave shuts the gates of the fort. After three days, Dave’s soldiers put on kesari dress and came out of the fort with swords in hands. A stubborn fight fought in which the Patriots killed 5000 enemies. Davian fell faint; his some remaining soldiers took him away. Davian took refuge in the jungle on west bank of the river Ganges and built a village Davian from where he again appeared in kesari dress and challenged the Akbar authority but slain in a battle.
In sixteenth century when Akbar sent Asif Khan to conquer Narvargarh, a widow queen Durgawati as a regent of her minor son was ruling there. The Hun Gurjars defeated Asif Khan in an open fight. In the night returned to his jaggir at Kara Manikpur and called for Sikandar Khan and Ibramhim Khan Uzbeks with their armies. The three armies now marched on Narwargarh. The Rani set on elephant with sword, in her hand, the spears, bows and arrows kept in the haudaj over the elephant by her side. Both the armies were fighting vigorously when an arrow hit deeply in the eye of Rani who fearful of been captured by the enemy took dagger from her elephant driver and killed herself with it. Her army dispersed after her death. The Mughal looted Diamonds, Jewels, Gold, Silk and costly cloths. 1500 elephants and 101 big copper cauldrons full gold coins fell into the hands of Asif Khan. The minor son of Rani killed under the feet of looters in the palace. After this defeat the Hun Gurjars occupied Dongri and surrounding villages where there descendent live to this days.
In the south west of Agra a territory called Gurjargarh up to the arrival of the British. In Akbar’s time, a Gurjar of Chabari clan once killed the Mughal hunters in the jungle to protect the wild life. A report of this incident made to Akbar who became happy with this. Akbar called for the Gurjar but he did not go. Akbar sent a royal robe for the brave Gurjar and entitled him as ‘Sharandev’ (Who gives the protection to the refugees).
The Gurjar of Gurjaragarh drew the sword against the Maratha and the British in 18th and 19th Century. Still they are big landlords. In the time of Akbar one Abdula Gurjar rose to power NWFP (Now in Pakistan), he destroyed the Mughal outpost at Amb and Tanauli.
At the time of Naseeruddin 1246-1266CE, the Gurjars revolted in the area between the rivers Viyas and Ganges. Naseeruddin himself with a formidable army entered the Doab of Ganges and Yamuna, and after a stubborn fight took position of the Meerut fort, in there, way the commanders subjugated the people of Viyas area and put a garrison there. This garrison dishonored the local people, so one day Gurjars of Kaithal and Gahraon collectively attacked the garrison and killed the commander Raziul Mulk when he was intoxicated with wine. To take the revenge the Sultan himself reached the spot and devastated the villages. The sultan then deputed Ulagh Khan to kill them all who had taken refuge into the Shivalik Hills. Ulagh Khan declared that he would give two Coins per captured man and one coin per head to his soldiers. The could not dare to enter the hills to capture the fighters but daily three to four hundred villagers and farmers were captured alive or dead by the soldiers and Ulgh Khan killed them all.
At the time Balban 1266-1290 CE, there was a general rising of the people through out the subcontinent to over through the foreign yoke, particularly the Gurjars of Delhi revolted, so severely Gurjar blocks the roads, the foreigners were attacked and Delhi was sacked. Balban ordered for the removable of the forest round about Delhi and killed one Lac men. He also called for new intruders from abroad and their quarters at Delhi.
These foreign people marched near, far from Delhi, looted surrounding districts, and deprived them of the corn, so there was famine all around Delhi the people through their starving children into the Yamuna; it was in the ruling period of Khiljis. Its people migrated all sides particularly they settled in the vacant villages round about Delhi. Allauddin had captured many Hindu slaves from Gujarat Kathiawad and converted them to Islam.
Giyasuddin Tughlak defeated Khusro shah and occupied Delhi but Gurjars of vicinity were attacking Delhi day and night. A saying by Khawaja Nijamuddin Aulia:
“Delhi mein rahe Gurjar, warna hogi ujjar”
Sultan order to kill the Gurjars where ever found and notorious verse came into existence:
"Gurjar te ujar bhali,
ujar te bhali ujjaar,
jahan Gurjar dekhiye,
wahi dijiye maar”
Mohammad Tughlak 1325 - 1351 CE imposed four times revenue in doab of Ganges and Yamuna but Gurjars denied. Sultan marched on these Gurjars and all the people hunted down with arrows, in the jungles like animals in a vast area from Meerut to Kanauj. Even Muslim historians of the foreign creed had also disliked this hunting of human beings by the Sultan.
The Budgurjars of Macheri, Alwar and Dhundar crushed in 1300CE, but Rajputs accepted the suzerainty of Feroz shah. In 1398 CE, Timur after looting Delhi entered doab of Ganges and Yamuna. There he had to face Gurjars but he succeeded to destroy Meerut and moved Northwards. The Gurjar of Gujarat (Now Mujjafarnagar and Shahranpur), called a sir-panchayat. The panchayat agreed to check the invaders advance. The equestrians rode village to village and with in 24 hrs the Gurjar hero formed an army whose commander was Yograj Singh Gurjar.
During Sayed rule 1414-1451 CE, the political conditions remained the same. Sher Shah Suri had to face the Gurjar Power in the doab of Ganges and Yamuna. As early as 1540, Gurjar made their power felt in the doab, so that Sher Shah was compelled to take vigorous proceeding against them.
Bhadana Gurjars of Paali and Pakhal particularly raided up to the gates of Delhi. The Gurjars of Paali and Pakhal became exceedingly audacious while Sher Shah was fortifying Delhi, so he marched to Arawali Hills and expelled them so that not wastage of their habitations left. But as soon as Sher Shah left the area the Gurjars again reoccupied these Hills (these Bhadana Gurjars still lives in 12 Villages in Arawali Hills in Dist Faridabad)
During Akbar’s rule 1556-1605 CE, Bhati Gurjars of Deepalpur left the place. Their leader was Harbans Singh. Fateh Mohammad Gurjar occupied Hansi area.
He made his headquarter at Hansi and subdued by a Mughal chief.
Two Gurjar brothers Jagmal and Devian occupied the Meerut fort, Akbar sent Mirza Sarfuddin was besieged the fort. After a long siege Mirza Promised the besieged, if they come out without weapons, he would let them go unharmed. Jagmal with many men, women and all children came out. However, Davain with 500 soldiers remained in the fort. There families gone out with the immigrants (Jagmal reached Akbar who awarded him a jagir in Allahbad Dist where his descendent are now called Rajputs) Dave shuts the gates of the fort. After three days, Dave’s soldiers put on kesari dress and came out of the fort with swords in hands. A stubborn fight fought in which the Patriots killed 5000 enemies. Davian fell faint; his some remaining soldiers took him away. Davian took refuge in the jungle on west bank of the river Ganges and built a village Davian from where he again appeared in kesari dress and challenged the Akbar authority but slain in a battle.
In sixteenth century when Akbar sent Asif Khan to conquer Narvargarh, a widow queen Durgawati as a regent of her minor son was ruling there. The Hun Gurjars defeated Asif Khan in an open fight. In the night returned to his jaggir at Kara Manikpur and called for Sikandar Khan and Ibramhim Khan Uzbeks with their armies. The three armies now marched on Narwargarh. The Rani set on elephant with sword, in her hand, the spears, bows and arrows kept in the haudaj over the elephant by her side. Both the armies were fighting vigorously when an arrow hit deeply in the eye of Rani who fearful of been captured by the enemy took dagger from her elephant driver and killed herself with it. Her army dispersed after her death. The Mughal looted Diamonds, Jewels, Gold, Silk and costly cloths. 1500 elephants and 101 big copper cauldrons full gold coins fell into the hands of Asif Khan. The minor son of Rani killed under the feet of looters in the palace. After this defeat the Hun Gurjars occupied Dongri and surrounding villages where there descendent live to this days.
In the south west of Agra a territory called Gurjargarh up to the arrival of the British. In Akbar’s time, a Gurjar of Chabari clan once killed the Mughal hunters in the jungle to protect the wild life. A report of this incident made to Akbar who became happy with this. Akbar called for the Gurjar but he did not go. Akbar sent a royal robe for the brave Gurjar and entitled him as ‘Sharandev’ (Who gives the protection to the refugees).
The Gurjar of Gurjaragarh drew the sword against the Maratha and the British in 18th and 19th Century. Still they are big landlords. In the time of Akbar one Abdula Gurjar rose to power NWFP (Now in Pakistan), he destroyed the Mughal outpost at Amb and Tanauli.
