Ahirwada was a historic region located between the Parvati and Betwa rivers in Central India or modern Madhya Pradesh.[1] It was between the cities Bhilsa and Jhansi.[2] Historically Ahirwada was ruled by members of the Ahir community.
The name Ahirwada is derived from Ahir and wada Literary meaning the abode of the Ahirs,
History
editThe Abhiras are often mentioned in Ksatrapa inscriptions of Saurashtra. The Puranas and the Brihatsamhita place the Abhiras in the southern region during the Samudragupta.[3] These tribes slowly spread out in different parts of India. They may have occupied Ahirwada in Madhya Pradesh at a late date. We know of their occupation in Rajasthan also at a late date as is evident from the Jodhpur inscription of samwat 918, that the Abhira people of this area were a terror to their neighbours, because of their violent demeanour.[4]
It was under Khichi dynasty which rose during the time of mughal emperor Akbar. During reign of Aurangzeb, ruler was Raja Dhiraj Singh of Khichi dynasty, who for most of the time remained busy in putting down the Ahir rebellion and restoring order.[5]
Puranmal
editPuranmal was an Ahir/Yadav King in the Malwa region Roughly what is now called the Ahirwada during 1714-1716 (A.D.).[6] Jai Singh was appointed as the viceroy of Malwa by Mughal Emperor Farrukhsiyar.[7][8]
In 1714, Raja Jai Singh II of Jaipur succeeded in suppressing the disorder in Malwa.[9] The Afgan marauders established control over Sironj with the help of Ahir leader Puranmal.[10] The Ahir country (Ahirwada) stood rebellion under its leader Puranmal, who closed the roads from Sironj to Kalabagh and from his strongholds of Ranod and Indore continued to trouble the government.[11] Raja Jai Singh reached Sironj and defeated Afgan Army in April 1715. The peace so imposed could last no longer and in November 1715, Puranmal Ahir renewed his depredations in Malpur. The Rohilas, Girasias, Bhils, Ahirs and other Hindu princelings rose up in all the sides in Malwa. None of the efforts made by government could control the situation.[12]
Rulers
edit- Puranmal Ahir of the Yaduvanshi Clan.
- Raja Dhiraj Singh of Chauhan Khichi Clan.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Tripathi, Rama Shankar (1942). History of ancient India (1st. ed., repr. ed.). Delhi: Motinal Banarsidass. pp. 244. ISBN 81-208-0018-4.
- ^ "Epigraphia Indica". Epigraphica. 39, Part 7: 256. 1985. ISSN 0013-9572.
- ^ Tripathi, Rama Shankar (1942). History of ancient India (1st. ed., repr. ed.). Delhi: Motinal Banarsidass. p. 244. ISBN 9788120800182. Retrieved 4 April 2016.
- ^ Tej Ram Sharma (1989). A Political History of the Imperial Guptas: From Gupta to Skandagupta. Concept Publishing Company. p. 87. ISBN 9788170222514. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
- ^ Sinh, Raghubir (1993). Malwa in Transition Or a Century of Anarchy: The First Phase, 1698-1765. Asian Educational Services. p. 75. ISBN 9788120607507. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
- ^ Doris Marion Kling (1993). The emergence of Jaipur state: Rajput response to Mughal rule, 1562-1743. University of Pennsylvania, Original from the University of Michigan. p. 662.
- ^ Gupta and S Bakshi (2012). Rajasthan Through the Ages. Sarup Book Publishers. p. 89. ISBN 9788176258418.
- ^ Jadunath Sarkar (1994). A History of Jaipur. Orient Longman. p. 163. ISBN 9788125003335.
- ^ N. Shantha Naik (2012). Dalit Literature: Our Response. Sarup & Sons. p. 91. ISBN 9788176258418.
- ^ Doris Marion Kling (1993). The emergence of Jaipur state: Rajput response to Mughal rule, 1562-1743. University of Pennsylvania, Original from the University of Michigan. p. 275.
- ^ Jadunath Sarkar; Raghubir Sinh (1994). A History of Jaipur: C. 1503-1938. Orient Blackswan. p. 164. ISBN 9788125003335.
- ^ Jadunath Sarkar; Raghubir Sinh (1994). A History of Jaipur: C. 1503-1938. Orient Blackswan. pp. 167, 168. ISBN 9788125003335.
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