Jatwan[note 1][4] was a Chief and subordinate of Prithviraj Chauhan who rebelled against Qutb ud-Din Aibak of the Delhi Sultanate in 1192 CE.[5][6][citation needed]
Rebellion against Qutb-ud-din Aibak
editJatwan besieged the Muslim commander Nasrat Uddin at Hansi in 1192 CE, shortly after the defeat of Prithviraj.[7] On receiving this news Qutb-ud-din marched twelve farsakhs, i.e., about 40 miles during one night. Jatwan raised the siege of Hansi and prepared for an obstinate conflict. "The armies attacked each other" says the author of Taj-ul-Maasir "like two hills of steel, and the field of battle (on the borders of the Bager country) became tulip-dyed with the blood of warriors. Jatwan had his standards of God-plurality and ensigns of perdition lowered by the hand of power".[8]
Notes
editReferences
edit- ^ Jain, Meenakshi (1 January 2011). The India They Saw (Vol-2): THE INDIA THEY SAW VOL-2 by MEENAKSHI JAIN: More Views on India. Prabhat Prakashan. ISBN 978-81-8430-107-6.
- ^ Hodivala, Shahpurshah Hormasji (1979). Studies in Indo-Muslim History: A Critical Commentary on Elliot and Dowson's History of India as Told by Its Own Historians, with a Foreword by Sir Richard Burn : Supplement. Islamic Book Service. p. 179.
The name is a puzzle. It has been conjecturally interpreted as ' a body of Jats'
- ^ Sharma, Gautam (1990). Valour and Sacrifice: Famous Regiments of the Indian Army. Allied Publishers. p. 152. ISBN 978-81-7023-140-0.
After the defeat of Prithviraj in 1192 the Jats, under Jatwan, raised the standard of revolt and besieged Hansi Fort which was then under the occupation of the Muslims. Taimur-the scourge of India-also had a taste of Jat prowess and called them a robust race, demon-like in appearance. Babur also acknowledged them as good fighters.
prior to Gathwala Malik lineage[citation needed] - ^ Dwivedi, Girish Chandra; Prasad, Ishwari (1989). The Jats, Their Role in the Mughal Empire. Arnold Publishers. ISBN 978-81-7031-150-8.
Jatwan, following the defeat of Prithwi Raj Chauhan. Jatwan besieged the Muslim garrison at Hansi. Hearing about it, Qutb-ud-Din hurriedly moved against the Jats. Jatwan raised the siege to confront Qutb-ud-Din, but was beaten alter a sanguinary fight*. We are told that in Samvat 1252 (1195 A.D.) a meeting of the Sarva Khap Panchayat (Federal clan council of the Jats of Upper Doab
- ^ Srivastava, Ashok Kumar (1990). Disintegration of North Indian Hindu States, C. 1175-1320 A.D. Purvanchal Prakashan.
- ^ Srivastava, Ashok Kumar (1972). The Life and Times of Kutb-ud-din Aibak. Govind Satish Prakashan.
- ^ Qanungo, Kalika Ranjan (2017). History Of The Jats: A Contribution To The History Of Northern India. Gyan Books. ISBN 978-93-5128-513-7.
- ^ Said, Hakim Mohammad (1990). Road to Pakistan: 712-1858. Hamdard Foundation Pakistan. ISBN 978-969-412-140-6.
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- R. B. Singh (1964). History of the Chāhamānas. N. Kishore. OCLC 11038728.
- Rima Hooja (2006). A History of Rajasthan. ISBN 9788129108906.
- S.H. Hodivala (1979). Studies in Indo-Muslim History: A Critical Commentary on Elliot and Dowson's History of India as Told by Its Own Historians. Islamic Book Service.