Bundela
The Bundela is a
Etymology
As per Jaswant Lal Mehta, the word "Bundela" is based on a deity, named
Expansion legends
According to Bundela legends, Jagdas' descendant Arjunpal was the ruler of Mahoni. His eldest son Birpal succeeded him as the king of Mahoni, although his younger son Sohanpal was the best warrior. To get his share of the kingdom, Sohanpal sought help from Naga (alias Hurmat Singh), the
Historical kingdoms
Rudra Pratap Singh (reigned 1501-1531 CE), said to be a descendant of Sohanpal, moved his capital from Garh Kundar to Orchha in 1531 CE.[10] The Orchha State was the parent Bundela kingdom. Datia State (1626 CE) and Panna State (1657 CE) separated from the Orchha State. After the death of Panna's founder Chhatrasal in 1731, Ajaigarh State, Bijawar State and Charkhari State separated from Panna.[11] The official records of the Chhatarpur State also mentioned the clan of its rulers as "Panwar Bundela". Its founder was a Panwar, who was in service of the Bundela ruler of Panna State until 1785 CE.[11]
The Bundelkhand ("Bundela domain") region was named after the Bundelas.[12]
The different Bundela chieftains of Bundelkhand often fought against each other which the Mughals often took advantage of.[13]
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Chhatris (Cenotaphs) on the bank of Betwa River, Orcha, Madhya Pradesh. -
Bundela king's chhatri.
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See also
- Bundelkhand Agency#States
- Banaut - Branch of Bundela Rajputs in Bihar and Jharkhand
- Banaphar
References
- ISBN 0226742210.
- ISBN 9781932705546.
The Bundelas, who imparted their name to their habitat, were a clan of Rajputs, who emerged as a political entity in central India in the early medieval period.
- ISBN 9781108486033.
- ^ Eugenia Vanina (2012). Medieval Indian Mindscapes: Space, Time, Society, Man. p. 147.
- ^ John F Richards (1995). Mughal Empire, part 1, Volume 5. p. 129.
- ISBN 9781932705546.
- ISBN 9781932705546.
- ^ a b Jain 2002, pp. 14–15.
- ^ Jain 2002, p. 27.
- ISBN 978-81-7099-214-1.
- ^ a b Jain 2002, p. 3.
- ^ Jain 2002, p. 1.
- JSTOR 44145860.
Bibliography
- Catherine B. Asher; Cynthia Talbot (2006). India Before Europe. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-80904-7.
- Cynthia Talbot (2015). The Last Hindu Emperor: Prithviraj Cauhan and the Indian Past, 1200–2000. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9781107118560.
- Jain, Ravindra K. (2002). Between History and Legend: Status and Power in Bundelkhand. Orient Blackswan. ISBN 978-81-250-2194-0.