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'''Kanhad Dev Sonigara''' was a [[Rajput]] Maharaja who ruled [[Jalore]] in the 13th century [[Common Era|CE]], in the present-day [[India]]n state of [[Rajasthan]]. He belonged to the [[Sonigara]] sect of the [[Chauhan]] clan of Rajputs |
'''Kanhad Dev Sonigara''' was a [[Rajput]] Maharaja who ruled [[Jalore]] in the 13th century [[Common Era|CE]], in the present-day [[India]]n state of [[Rajasthan]]. He belonged to the [[Sonigara]] sect of the [[Chauhan]] clan of Rajputs. |
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In 1298, [[Ala ud din Khilji]]'s Mongol general Ulugh Khan asked permission of Kanhad Dev to march through Jalore to conquer [[Gujurat]] and destroy the temple at [[Somnath]]. When Kanhad Dev refused a war ensued.<ref>{{cite book |title=History of Rajasthani Literature |last=Maheshwari |first=Hiralal |year=1980 |publisher=Sahitya Akademi |url=http://books.google.com/?id=rK42AAAAIAAJ&q=%22Kanhad+Dev%22&dq=%22Kanhad+Dev%22 |page=17 }}</ref> In 1299 Ala ud din sacked the temple and broke the [[Shiva]] [[lingam]] that had been worshipped there. He was carrying the broken pieces back to Delhi when he was attacked and defeated by Kanhad Dev Sonigara's armies. Kanhad Dev's son Biramdeo (Viramdev) and trusted general Jaitra Deora were in charge of his army. The broken pieces of the ''Shiva lingam'' were recovered. Kanhad had them washed in water from the [[Ganges]] river, which is regarded as sacred, and then placed within various Shiva temples in and around Jalore. This story is recounted in the 16th century [[ballad]]s ''Padmanabhama'' and ''Kanhad Dev''.<ref>{{cite journal |last=Panhwar |first=M. H. |year=1984–85 |title=The development in the study of history and archaeology of Sindh |journal=Sindhological Studies |volume=8-9 |url=http://panhwar.com/Adobe/Article116.pdf |accessdate= 2008-03-31 |quote= }}</ref> |
In 1298, [[Ala ud din Khilji]]'s Mongol general Ulugh Khan asked permission of Kanhad Dev to march through Jalore to conquer [[Gujurat]] and destroy the temple at [[Somnath]]. When Kanhad Dev refused a war ensued.<ref>{{cite book |title=History of Rajasthani Literature |last=Maheshwari |first=Hiralal |year=1980 |publisher=Sahitya Akademi |url=http://books.google.com/?id=rK42AAAAIAAJ&q=%22Kanhad+Dev%22&dq=%22Kanhad+Dev%22 |page=17 }}</ref> In 1299 Ala ud din sacked the temple and broke the [[Shiva]] [[lingam]] that had been worshipped there. He was carrying the broken pieces back to Delhi when he was attacked and defeated by Kanhad Dev Sonigara's armies. Kanhad Dev's son Biramdeo (Viramdev) and trusted general Jaitra Deora were in charge of his army. The broken pieces of the ''Shiva lingam'' were recovered. Kanhad had them washed in water from the [[Ganges]] river, which is regarded as sacred, and then placed within various Shiva temples in and around Jalore. This story is recounted in the 16th century [[ballad]]s ''Padmanabhama'' and ''Kanhad Dev''.<ref>{{cite journal |last=Panhwar |first=M. H. |year=1984–85 |title=The development in the study of history and archaeology of Sindh |journal=Sindhological Studies |volume=8-9 |url=http://panhwar.com/Adobe/Article116.pdf |accessdate= 2008-03-31 |quote= }}</ref> |
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Kanhad Dev Sonigara was a Rajput Maharaja who ruled Jalore in the 13th century CE, in the present-day Indian state of Rajasthan. He belonged to the Sonigara sect of the Chauhan clan of Rajputs.
In 1298, Ala ud din Khilji's Mongol general Ulugh Khan asked permission of Kanhad Dev to march through Jalore to conquer Gujurat and destroy the temple at Somnath. When Kanhad Dev refused a war ensued.[1] In 1299 Ala ud din sacked the temple and broke the Shiva lingam that had been worshipped there. He was carrying the broken pieces back to Delhi when he was attacked and defeated by Kanhad Dev Sonigara's armies. Kanhad Dev's son Biramdeo (Viramdev) and trusted general Jaitra Deora were in charge of his army. The broken pieces of the Shiva lingam were recovered. Kanhad had them washed in water from the Ganges river, which is regarded as sacred, and then placed within various Shiva temples in and around Jalore. This story is recounted in the 16th century ballads Padmanabhama and Kanhad Dev.[2]
References
- ^ Maheshwari, Hiralal (1980). History of Rajasthani Literature. Sahitya Akademi. p. 17.
- ^ Panhwar, M. H. (1984–85). "The development in the study of history and archaeology of Sindh" (PDF). Sindhological Studies. 8–9. Retrieved 2008-03-31.