Bhadanaka Kingdom

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Bhadanaka Kingdom
CapitalShripath
Spoken languagesApabhramsa, Sanskrit
Religion
Hinduism
Today part ofIndia

The Bhadanaka Kingdom[1] was a medieval kingdom in India that included the Rewari, Bhiwani, Mahendragarh regions of Haryana and parts of Alwar in Rajasthan during the 11th and 12th centuries.[2][3] The kingdom of the Bhadanakas was probably bounded on the south-east by the Kachchhapaghat land and the Chambal river, on the north-east by the kingdom of Kannauj and the Yamuna river.[4]

History and origin

Origin

Historian's including Dasharatha Sharma agree on an opinion that they were from Ahir caste.[5][6]

Conflict with Chauhans

In the second half of the 12th century, the Bhadanakas had a political struggle with the Chauhans of Shakumbhari. Chauhan was inspired by the spirit of Digvijaya and wanted to build an empire in North India.[7][page needed]

The Chauhans attacked Bhadanakas at least twice. We get to know about the first attack on Bhadanaka from the 'Bijolia inscription' of Chauhan king Someshwar of 1169 AD. There was a fierce battle between the Chauhans and the Bhadanakas, but this war could not prove to be decisive, although the Chauhans have claimed their victory in the Bijolia inscription.[8][page needed]

Territory

Scholar Siddhasain Suri has described the region of Bhadanaka country, situated between

Apabhramsa language, and the word Bayana has originated in the post-medieval period from the word Bhayanaya. In this way, the modern earnest money was the focal point of the country. The strong fort of Tahangarh (Timangarh) is situated 14 miles south of Bayana, which was the defense cantonment of this state.[10][11]

Language

Rajasekhar, the court poet of the Gurjara-Pratihara dynasty, in his book 'Kavyamimansha', has called Bhadanaka as a speaker of Apabhramsa language.

The Apabhramsha is also called the Suraseni Apabhramsha, because the geographical area of the Bhadanaka Kingdom and the ancient Surasena region was almost the same.[12][13] The Suraseni Apabhramsa is the mother of modern Brajbhasha.

See also

Bibliography

  • ISBN 9780842606189
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  • Iqtidar Alam Khan (2008). Historical Dictionary of Medieval India. Scarecrow Press.
    ISBN 9780810864016
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  • R. B. Singh (1964). History of the Chāhamānas. N. Kishore.
    OCLC 11038728
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References

  1. ^ Singh, R. B. (1964). History of the Chāhamānas. N. Kishore.
  2. ^ Rajasthan (India) (1968). Rajasthan [district Gazetteers].: Alwar. Printed at Government Central Press.
  3. OL 18809571M
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  4. ISBN 978-81-291-0890-6
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  5. ^ Publication, Mocktime. Haryana General Knowledge - A Comprehensive Coverage. by Mocktime Publication.
  6. ^ Proceedings of the All-India Oriental Conference. The Conference. 1976.[page needed]
  7. OL 3929430M
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  8. OCLC 609013163
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  9. OCLC 21165871
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  10. OCLC 43905073
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  11. ^ "Timangarh Fort, Visit to Timangarh Karauli - Rajasthan Tours to India". www.rajasthantourstoindia.com. Retrieved 2022-05-23.
  12. ISBN 978-93-90791-63-7
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  13. ISBN 978-81-307-0092-2
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