01-26-2006, 08:40 AM
Gurudas Saini â Samvat 1347 (1290 CE)
The Jat SarvKhap records tell us the story of the valorous warrior Gurudas Saini
In 1290 AD to 1296 AD (CE) the king Hamirdev Chauhan was in power at Ranthambor, where he had a large fort. There were many forts around Ranthambor. which protected Ranthambor.
[Ranthambor is in Rajasthan and is the location of the famous wildlife sanctuary of its name)
The task of protecting the fortress of Jahin was that a general, whose name was Gurudas. He was of the Saini Vansh. He was a warrior, an expert in the arts of war.
His horse was so well trained that he would be controlled by the thighs of his master. This hero would tie the stirrup of his horse to his saddle horn and guide his horse by his thighs. His spear, his sword, and his Khand/Khanda were his famous weapons, which he would keep with him when he rode into battle. In the battle he would blow the Toorri and the Runsingha (battle horn).
His wife was a Yadhav Ahir lady, Raj Kaur. She was also a brave warrior.
In those days the warrior and his wife would choose each other in the Svayamvar Ceremony for marriage, there was no restriction of caste. That came later is Muslim times.
Raj Kaur would also ride a horse, and support her husband in battle the lady would do her prayers and blowing her conch shell climb onto her horse. These two were successful in over seven battles. Both husband and wide would wear armour.
Many famous warriors acknowledge the steel of Gurudas and came to him to learn the art of battle. Guru Dash was about 45 years old, his wife was about 37 years old, and they had one son m, Rajbal, who at time was 14 years and seven months old.
That year Jajaludin Khilji attacked Jahin with an army of 42,000 troops, to remove this thorn from his path. He camped with his army eight miles from Jahin.
Gurudas has only 7,000 men at his command.
Gurudas and his wife took 3,500 chosen warriors and at three oâclock at night attacked the Khilji camp, and cut a large part of it to pieces. The rest ran off.
Jalaludin did not know that the General of his enemy was such a great warrior. He then sent reinforcements of another 22,000 troops.
When this new army advanced towards the fort, Gurudas Saini stopped them in a narrow canyon. The battle carried on for six days and four nights. The Khilji army lost its courage and retreated to a new position. The new battle carried on for 42 days.
To use a local expression, Guru â ne dushman ko nakonh Chane chabaye- the enemy was force to eat gram( chana) with his noseâ
Hamirdev sent another 7,000 troops to reinforce Gurudas.
The valorous Gurudas, made a flanking move of 21 miles to the enemyâs rear, and attacked the 22,000 strong Khilji army. This caused a panic in the Khilji troops.
Gurudas left 2,500 troops with his wife and son, in front of the enemy, and with the rest using guerilla tactics drove the enemy away.
One writer of that time, Hariprakash, writes that the great warrior Saini fought the Khiljis for 90 days and drove them off. Many leaders/generals of the Khiljis perished in these battles.
THE TRAITORS.
Yet our country had not shortage of traitors. The cooks and Pujaris of the kitchen conspired with the Khilji leaders and laced the food of the three Saini families with a drug. which left them sluggish and unable to function.
The Khiljis advanced with a force of 28,000.
Even so the hero Saini came out of the fought and took to battle. As the day warmed they fell unconscious. He could not help guide his army and was martyred. Hamir Dev sent another 12,000 fresh troops, and the Khiljis broke and ran away.
In Samvat 1359(12 91 CE) his son Rajbal also was martyred on the battlefield.
The praise of these warriors was written by a contemporary of the times â Minhas
This Saini family was from the Haryana province (old Haryana- that could be anywhere from the Sutlej to Western U.P), and held a high position in the court of raja Hamir Dev.
An account of Gurudas is found in another âhistory of Rajasthan âon page 177, but that is a small account.
One Muslim Pathan was a friend of Gurudas, and fought alongside Gurudas. On his death he resided with his son Rajbal, and looked after him. He also was martyred fighting alongside Rajbal. This good example of the Heroism, nationalism, and patriotism of the Pathans. The Pathans are men of their word.
When the traitors came to be known to Hamirdev, they ran away, joined the Khiji and converted to Muslim. However Rajbal, before he was killed had them captured. Their faces were blackened, they were made to ride donkeys in their villages, and finally they were killed and their bodies were fed to carrion.
.
The Jat SarvKhap records tell us the story of the valorous warrior Gurudas Saini
In 1290 AD to 1296 AD (CE) the king Hamirdev Chauhan was in power at Ranthambor, where he had a large fort. There were many forts around Ranthambor. which protected Ranthambor.
[Ranthambor is in Rajasthan and is the location of the famous wildlife sanctuary of its name)
The task of protecting the fortress of Jahin was that a general, whose name was Gurudas. He was of the Saini Vansh. He was a warrior, an expert in the arts of war.
His horse was so well trained that he would be controlled by the thighs of his master. This hero would tie the stirrup of his horse to his saddle horn and guide his horse by his thighs. His spear, his sword, and his Khand/Khanda were his famous weapons, which he would keep with him when he rode into battle. In the battle he would blow the Toorri and the Runsingha (battle horn).
His wife was a Yadhav Ahir lady, Raj Kaur. She was also a brave warrior.
In those days the warrior and his wife would choose each other in the Svayamvar Ceremony for marriage, there was no restriction of caste. That came later is Muslim times.
Raj Kaur would also ride a horse, and support her husband in battle the lady would do her prayers and blowing her conch shell climb onto her horse. These two were successful in over seven battles. Both husband and wide would wear armour.
Many famous warriors acknowledge the steel of Gurudas and came to him to learn the art of battle. Guru Dash was about 45 years old, his wife was about 37 years old, and they had one son m, Rajbal, who at time was 14 years and seven months old.
That year Jajaludin Khilji attacked Jahin with an army of 42,000 troops, to remove this thorn from his path. He camped with his army eight miles from Jahin.
Gurudas has only 7,000 men at his command.
Gurudas and his wife took 3,500 chosen warriors and at three oâclock at night attacked the Khilji camp, and cut a large part of it to pieces. The rest ran off.
Jalaludin did not know that the General of his enemy was such a great warrior. He then sent reinforcements of another 22,000 troops.
When this new army advanced towards the fort, Gurudas Saini stopped them in a narrow canyon. The battle carried on for six days and four nights. The Khilji army lost its courage and retreated to a new position. The new battle carried on for 42 days.
To use a local expression, Guru â ne dushman ko nakonh Chane chabaye- the enemy was force to eat gram( chana) with his noseâ
Hamirdev sent another 7,000 troops to reinforce Gurudas.
The valorous Gurudas, made a flanking move of 21 miles to the enemyâs rear, and attacked the 22,000 strong Khilji army. This caused a panic in the Khilji troops.
Gurudas left 2,500 troops with his wife and son, in front of the enemy, and with the rest using guerilla tactics drove the enemy away.
One writer of that time, Hariprakash, writes that the great warrior Saini fought the Khiljis for 90 days and drove them off. Many leaders/generals of the Khiljis perished in these battles.
THE TRAITORS.
Yet our country had not shortage of traitors. The cooks and Pujaris of the kitchen conspired with the Khilji leaders and laced the food of the three Saini families with a drug. which left them sluggish and unable to function.
The Khiljis advanced with a force of 28,000.
Even so the hero Saini came out of the fought and took to battle. As the day warmed they fell unconscious. He could not help guide his army and was martyred. Hamir Dev sent another 12,000 fresh troops, and the Khiljis broke and ran away.
In Samvat 1359(12 91 CE) his son Rajbal also was martyred on the battlefield.
The praise of these warriors was written by a contemporary of the times â Minhas
This Saini family was from the Haryana province (old Haryana- that could be anywhere from the Sutlej to Western U.P), and held a high position in the court of raja Hamir Dev.
An account of Gurudas is found in another âhistory of Rajasthan âon page 177, but that is a small account.
One Muslim Pathan was a friend of Gurudas, and fought alongside Gurudas. On his death he resided with his son Rajbal, and looked after him. He also was martyred fighting alongside Rajbal. This good example of the Heroism, nationalism, and patriotism of the Pathans. The Pathans are men of their word.
When the traitors came to be known to Hamirdev, they ran away, joined the Khiji and converted to Muslim. However Rajbal, before he was killed had them captured. Their faces were blackened, they were made to ride donkeys in their villages, and finally they were killed and their bodies were fed to carrion.
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