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Rajouri or Rajauri (
History
Ancient history
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Rajouri was Ruled by Many Pal king of india,
According to F.E.Pargitor, second branch of Aryan emigrants crossed Himalayas in the north and west and settled in Rajouri and Poonch area. Rajouri, Bhimber and Naushera were included within the territory of Abhisar, which was one of the hill states of Punjab Kingdom. Early records of fragmentary nature show that in 4th century B.C. there existed in the north west of India a federal type of political set up in which Abhisar with its capital Rajouri was also included. At the time of Alexander's invasion, Rajouri was at the height of its glory. In Mauryan period, the town of Rajouri was a great trade centre.
Albaruni visited Rajouri with Sultan Masud (Son of Sultan Mahmud) in 1036 C.E. In his book "India" he wrote name of Rajouri as Raja Vari. Srivar, the writer of 'Raj Tirangini' written during the administration of Sultan Zain-Ul-Abdin, also named this area as Raja Vari. It is believed that Raja Vari is a variant of Rajapuri. Mirza Zafarulla Khan, the writer of 'Tarikh Rajgan-E-Rajour' illustrated in his book that this place was in the beginning known as Raj-Avar and then altered from Rajour to Rajouri. But the old people in the villages still label the place as Rajour. With the course of time the name changed from Raja's Raj Avar to Raja Puri, Rajpuri to Raj Vari, Raj Vari to Raj Vara, Raj Vara to Raj Avar, Raj Avar to Rajour and then Rajour to Rajouri. As per Rajtirangini of Kalhan, Rajouri emerged as principality in about 1003 C.E. The first ruler of this kingdom was Raja Prithvi Pal (A gadaria king) of Mangral Rajput Clan ruled rajouri from 1033 to 1194 C.E., but now many of the royal family descendants submerged into the Gadaria community. Raja Prithvi Pal defended Pir Panchal Pass at the time of incursion of Sultan Mehmud in 1021 C.E. Raja Sangram Pal safeguarded his Principality Rajouri when Raja Harash of Kashmir attacked his country in 1089 A.D. Sangram Pal fought so courageously that Raja Harash was obliged to return from Prithvi Pal fort without capturing Rajouri. Jarral Rajputs Muslim Rajas rebuilt Rajouri city at the time of their rule. A number of forts, sarais, mosques and baradaris were constructed.
As per 'Tarikh-Rajgan-e-Rajour" Raja Sahab Sinha After accepting Islam after the Second Battle of Tarain and renaming himself, Raja Shair Afgan Khan migrated & His Son Raja Nooruddin Khan Also Known As Neel Sinha moved from Punjab to Rajouri revolted against Raja Amna Paul. Raja Amna Pal was killed in the revolt and Raja Nooruddin Khan became the Raja of Rajouri. In this way Raja Nooruddin aid the foundation of Jarral Rajput Muslim rule in Rajouri in 1194 A.D. to 21 October 1846 A.D. Rajouri Principality remained governed by Jaral Rajas. The renowned Rajas of this dynasty were Raja Nooruddin Khan (1194 A.D.), Raja Anwar Khan A.D (1250.) Raja Sardar Khan (1289 A.D.), Raja Shabuddin Khan (1412 A.D.),Raja Bahadur Khan (1485 A.D),Raja Sarmast Khan (1585 A.D.), Raja Tajuddin Khan (1600 A.D.), Raja Inyatullah Khan (1648 A.D.), Raja Azmatullah Khan (1683 A.D.), Raja Izzatullah Khan (1760 A.D.), Raja Karamullah Khan (1776 A.D.), Raja Agarullah Khan (1808 A.D.) and Raja Rahimullah Khan (1819 A.D.). Raja Faqirullah Khan (1846 A.D .) was the last Jarral Rajput Ruler of Rajouri who governed this principality up to 21 October 1846.[3]
Early modern history
During the Mughal rule, the Jarral Rajput rulers or
Following the
After Mian Hathu, Rajouri was transformed into a tehsil and affiliated with Bhimber district. In 1904, this tehsil was separated from Bhimber and affiliated with the Reasi district.[6]
The area of Rajouri principality included proper Rajouri, Thanna, Bagla Azim Garh, Behrote, Chingus, Darhal, Nagrota and Phalyana etc.
The rajas of Rajauri
Arjuna, Raja Abhimanyu Rao, Raja Parikshit Rao, Raja Nakashena Rao, Raja Barkha Rao, Raja Parekh Rao, Raja Amber Maja Rao, Raja Shena Rao, Raja Ayan Rao, Raja Sangti Rao, Raja Jir Rao, Raja Kote Rao, Raja Dhaj Rao, Raja Nank Rao
Partition
After the
The ceasefire line at the end of the War ran to the west of the Rajouri-Reasi district.
Inside India
Soon after the war, the Rajouri and Reasi tehsils were separated. The Rajouri tehsil was merged with the Indian-administered Poonch district to form the Poonch-Rajouri district.[6] The Reasi tehsil was merged with the Udhampur district.
On 1 January 1968, the two tehsils were reunited and the resulting district was named the Rajouri district.[6]
The Reasi tehsil was also separated out in 2006 into a separate Reasi district. The present Rajouri district comprises the 1947 Rajouri tehsil.
Rajouri witnessed some of the toughest fighting during the
Geography and education
Rajouri is located at 33°23′N 74°18′E / 33.38°N 74.3°E.
Rajouri has its own deemed University Baba Ghulam Shah Badshah University popularly known as BGSBU which offers various Diploma, UG and PG courses. It also has one Government Medical College GMC Rajouri along with other degree colleges.
Climate
The climate of Rajouri is somewhat cooler than the other surrounding plains. Summers are short and pleasant. The summer temperature generally does not exceed 41 degrees. Winters are cool and chilly characterized with rainfall due to western disturbances. Snowfall is scanty but may occur in cool months like that of December 2012. Average rainfall is 769 millimetres (26.3 in) in the wettest months The average temperature of summer is 29'C and average temperature of winter is 16'C .[15]
Demographics
At the 2011 census,
Religion
Hinduism is the largest religion in Rajouri town followed by over 57% of the people. Islam is the second-largest religion with 37.08% adherents. Christianity and Sikhism form 0.51% and 5.09% of the population respectively.[16]
Transport
Air
Rajouri Airport is located 1 km from the town but currently is non-operational. The nearest airport to Rajouri is Jammu Airport which located 154 kilometres from Rajouri and is a 4 hr drive. Helicopter services linking Rajouri district to Jammu started on September 13, 2017, but it was aborted later.[18]
Rail
Rajouri doesn't have its own railway station. The nearest railway station to Rajouri is Jammu Tawi railway station which is located at a distance of 151 kilometres from the town and is a 4 hr drive. There are plans to connect Rajouri by rail through the Jammu–Poonch Railway Line in the near future.[19]
Road
Rajouri is well-connected by road to other towns, villages and cities of Jammu and Kashmir. The NH 144A passes through Rajouri.
References
- ^ "The Jammu and Kashmir Official Languages Act, 2020" (PDF). The Gazette of India. 27 September 2020. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
- ^ "Parliament passes JK Official Languages Bill, 2020". Rising Kashmir. 23 September 2020. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
- ^ "History | Rajouri,Government of Jammu and Kashmir | India".
- ^ Panikkar, Gulab Singh 1930, p. 31.
- ^ Panikkar, Gulab Singh 1930, p. 40.
- ^ a b c d Sudhir S. Bloeria, Militancy in Rajouri and Poonch, South Asia Terrorism Portal, 2001.
- ISBN 978-81-7049-116-3
- ^ Prasad, Sri Nandan; Pal, Dharm (1 January 1987). Operations in Jammu & Kashmir, 1947-48. History Division, Ministry of Defence, Government of India. pp. 49–50.
- ^ V. K. Singh, Leadership in the Indian Army 2005, p. 160.
- ^ Ramachandran, Empire's First Soldiers 2008, p. 171.
- ^ Rama Raghoba Rane received a Param Vir Chakra for his gallantry.
- ^ Sarkar, Outstanding Victories of the Indian Army 2016, pp. 37–40.
- ^ Niaz, Anjum (21 April 2013). "The 20-watt fountain of energy". Dawn.
- ^ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Rajouri[permanent dead link]
- ^ IMD Archived 2012-03-15 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b "Rajouri Town Population". Census India. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
- ^ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.
- ^ Service, Tribune News. "Poonch, Rajouri get chopper services". Tribuneindia News Service. Retrieved 7 July 2022.
- ^ "Centre nod to Jammu-Poonch rail line after several years". Daily Excelsior. 23 December 2018. Retrieved 24 December 2018.
Bibliography
- Panikkar, K. M. (1930), Gulab Singh, London: Martin Hopkinson Ltd
- Ramachandran, D. P. (2008), Empire's First Soldiers, Lancer Publishers, pp. 171–, ISBN 978-0-9796174-7-8
- Sarkar, Col. Bhaskar (2016), Outstanding Victories of the Indian Army, 1947-1971, Lancer Publishers, pp. 40–, ISBN 978-1-897829-73-8
- Singh, V. K. (2005), Leadership in the Indian Army: Biographies of Twelve Soldiers, SAGE Publications, pp. 160–, ISBN 978-0-7619-3322-9