05-05-2006, 02:07 AM
(This post was last modified: 05-05-2006, 02:11 AM by Bharatvarsh.)
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->Destruction of Hindu Temples.
[p. 449.] It had been brought to the notice of His Majesty that during the late reign many idol temples had been begun, but remained unfinished, at Benares, the great stronghold of infidelity. The infidels were now desirous of completing them. His Majesty, the defender of the faith, gave orders that at Benares, and throughout all his dominions in every place, all temples that had been begun should be cast down. It was now reported from the province of Allahábád that seventy-six temples had been destroyed in the district of Benares.
http://persian.packhum.org/persian/pf?fi...1017&ct=12<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
This was under the reign of the supposedly tolerant Shah Jahan.
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->Rebellion of Jajhár Singh Bundela and his son BikramájÃt.
[Text, vol. ii. p. 94.] His Majesty in the second year of his reign pardoned the misdeeds of this turbulent man, and sent him on service to the Dakhin. After a while he took leave of Mahábat Khán Khán-khánán, the ruler of the Dakhin, and retired to his own country, leaving behind him his son BikramájÃt, entitled Jag-ráj, and his contingent of men. On reaching home, he attacked BÃm NaráÃn, ZamÃndár of Garha, and induced him by a treaty and promise to surrender the fort of Chaurágarh.* Afterwards, in violaÂtion of his engagement, he put BÃm NaráÃn and a number of his followers to death, and took possession of the fort, with all the money and valuables it contained. BÃm NaráÃn's son accompanied Khán-daurán to Court from Málwa, taking with him an offering, and he made known to the Emperor what had happened. A farmán was then sent to Jajhár Singh, charging him with having killed BÃm NaráÃn, and taking possession of Garha, without the authority of the Emperor, and directing him to surrender the territory to the officers of the Crown, or else to give up the jágÃrs he held in his own country, and to send to Court ten lacs of rupees in cash out of the money which had belonged to BÃm NaráÃn. He got notice of this farmán from his wakÃls before it arrived, and being resolved to resist, he directed his son BikramájÃt to escape with his troops from the Bálághát, whither he had gone with Khán-daurán, and to make the best of his way home. The son acted accordingly, * * but he was attacked at Ashta* in Málwa by Khán-zamán, Názim of the PáyÃn-ghát, when many of his men were killed, and he himself was wounded, and narrowly escaped; * * but he made his way by difficult and unknown roads through the jungles and hills, and joined his father in the pargana of DhámúnÃ.* [20,000 men sent against the rebel under the nominal command of Prince Aurangzeb.]
The different divisions of the Imperial army united at Bhander, and prepared for the reduction of the fortress of Ãndcha. On arriving within three kos of Ãndcha, where the forest territory of Jajhár commences, the forces were constantly occupied in cutting down trees and forming roads. Every day they made a little advance. Jajhár had with him in Ãndcha nearly 5000 horse and 10,000 foot, and was resolved to contest the passage through the woods. Every day he sent out cavalry and infantry to keep under the cover of the trees, and to annoy the royal forces with muskets and arrows. But the Imperial army killed some of them every day, and forced its way to the neighbourhood of Kahmar-wálÃ, one kos from Ãndcha, where the rebels were determined to fight.
Rájá Debi Singh, with the advanced guard of Khán-daurán, pressed forward and took the little hill of Kahmar-wálà from Jajhár's men. Notwithstanding the density and strength of his forests, Jajhár was alarmed at the advance of the Imperial forces, and removed his family, his cattle and money, from Ãndcha to the fort of DhámúnÃ, which his father had built. On the east, north and south of this fort there are deep ravines, which prevent the digging of mines or the running of zigzags. On the west side a deep ditch had been dug twenty imperial yards wide, stretching from ravine to ravine. Leaving a force to garrison Ãndcha, he himself, with BikramájÃt, and all their connexions, went off to DhámúnÃ. This flight encouraged the royal forces, and on the 2nd Jumáda-s sánà [they took Ãndcha by escalade], and the garrison fled.
After resting one day at Ãndcha, the royal army crossed the river Satdhára, on which the town stands, and went in pursuit of the rebels. On the 14th it was three kos from DhámúnÃ, when intelligence came in that Jajhár had fled with his family and property to the fort of Chaurágarh, on the security of which he had great reliance. * * Before leaving he blew up the buildings round the fort of DhámúnÃ, and left one of his officers and a body of faithful adherents to garrison the fort. * * The Imperial army was engaged two days in felling trees and clearing a passage, and then reached the fortress. They pushed their trenches to the edge of the ditch, and pressed the garrison hard. The fort kept up a heavy fire till midnight, when, alarmed at the progress of the besiegers, they sent to propose a capitulation. Favoured by the darkness, the men of the garrison made their way out, and hid in the jungles. * * The Imperial forces then entered the place, and began to sack it. * * A cry arose that a party of the enemy still held possession of a bastion. * * 'Alà Asghar and the men under him carried the tower; but while they were engaged in plundering, a spark from a torch fell upon a heap of gunpowder, which blew up the bastion with eighty yards of the wall on both sides, although it was ten yards thick. 'Alà Asghar and his followers all perished. * * Nearly 300 men and 200 horses who were near the entrance of the fort were killed. * *
Jajhár, on hearing of the approach of the Imperial forces, destroyed the guns of the fortress (of Chaurágarh), burnt all the property he had there, blew up the dwellings which BÃm NaráÃn had built within the fort, and then went off with his family and such goods as he could carry to the Dakhin. * * The Imperial army then took possession of the fortress. A chaudharà brought in information that Jajhár had with him nearly 2000 horse and 4000 foot. He had also sixty elephants, some of which were loaded with gold and silver money and gold and silver vessels, others carried the members of his family. He travelled at the rate of four Gondi kos, that is, nearly eight ordinary kos per diem. Although he had got fifteen days' start, the Imperial army set out in pursuit, and for fear the rebel should escape with his family and wealth, the pursuers hurried on at the rate of ten Gondi kos a day. [Long and exciting chase.] When pressed hard by the pursuers, Jajhár and BikramájÃt put to death several women whose horses were worn out, and then turned upon their pursuers. * * Although they fought desperately, they were beaten, and fled into the woods. * * Intelligence afterwards was brought that Jajhár had sent off his family and treasure towards Golkonda, intending to follow them himself. * * The royal forces consequently steadily pursued their course to Golkonda. * *
At length the pursuers came in sight of the rebels. Khán-daurán then sent his eldest son, Saiyid Muhammad, and some other officers with 500 horse, to advance with all speed against them. The hot pursuit allowed the rebels no time to perform the rite of Jauhar, which is one of the benighted practices of Hindústán. In their despair they inflicted two wounds with a dagger on Ránà PárbatÃ, the chief wife of Rájá Nar Singh Deo, and having stabbed the other women and children with swords and daggers, they were about to make off, when the pursuers came up and put many of them to the sword. Khán-daurán then arrived, and slew many who were endeavouring to escape. Durgbahán, son of Jajhár, and Durjan Sál, son of BikramájÃt, were made prisoners. Udbahán, and his brother Siyám Dawá, sons of Jajhár, who had fled towards Golkonda, were soon afterÂwards taken. Under the direction of Khán-daurán, Ránà Párbatà and the other wounded women were raised from the ground and carried to FÃroz Jang. The royal army then encamped on the edge of a tank. * * While they rested there, information was brought that Jajhár and BikramájÃt, * * after escaping from the bloody conflict, had fled to hide themselves in the wilds, where they were killed with great cruelty by the Gonds who inhabit that country. * * Khán-daurán rode forth to seek their bodies, and having found them, cut off their heads and sent them to Court. * * When they arrived, the Emperor ordered them to be hung up over the gate of Sehúr.
On arriving at Chándá, the Imperial commanders resolved to take tribute from KÃpá, chief zamÃndár of Gondwáná, * * and he consented to pay five lacs of rupees as tribute to the governÂment, and one lac of rupees in cash and goods to the Imperial commanders. * *
On the 13th Jumáda-s sánà the Emperor proceeded on his journey to Ãndcha, and on the 21st intelligence arrived of the capture of the fort of JhánsÃ, one of the strongest in the Bundela country.
http://persian.packhum.org/persian/pf?fi...1017&ct=15<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->The Bundelas.
[Text, vol. i. part 2, p. 270.] The Bundelas are a turbulent troublesome race. Notwithstanding that Jajhár, their chief, had been slain, the rebellious spirits of the tribe had taken no warning, but had set up a child of his named Pirthà Ráj, who had been carried off alive from the field of battle, and they had again broken out in rebellion. * * Khán-daurán Bahádur Nusrat Jang was ordered to suppress this insurrection, and then to proÂceed to his government in Málwá.
http://persian.packhum.org/persian/pf?fi...1017&ct=18<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
[p. 449.] It had been brought to the notice of His Majesty that during the late reign many idol temples had been begun, but remained unfinished, at Benares, the great stronghold of infidelity. The infidels were now desirous of completing them. His Majesty, the defender of the faith, gave orders that at Benares, and throughout all his dominions in every place, all temples that had been begun should be cast down. It was now reported from the province of Allahábád that seventy-six temples had been destroyed in the district of Benares.
http://persian.packhum.org/persian/pf?fi...1017&ct=12<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
This was under the reign of the supposedly tolerant Shah Jahan.
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->Rebellion of Jajhár Singh Bundela and his son BikramájÃt.
[Text, vol. ii. p. 94.] His Majesty in the second year of his reign pardoned the misdeeds of this turbulent man, and sent him on service to the Dakhin. After a while he took leave of Mahábat Khán Khán-khánán, the ruler of the Dakhin, and retired to his own country, leaving behind him his son BikramájÃt, entitled Jag-ráj, and his contingent of men. On reaching home, he attacked BÃm NaráÃn, ZamÃndár of Garha, and induced him by a treaty and promise to surrender the fort of Chaurágarh.* Afterwards, in violaÂtion of his engagement, he put BÃm NaráÃn and a number of his followers to death, and took possession of the fort, with all the money and valuables it contained. BÃm NaráÃn's son accompanied Khán-daurán to Court from Málwa, taking with him an offering, and he made known to the Emperor what had happened. A farmán was then sent to Jajhár Singh, charging him with having killed BÃm NaráÃn, and taking possession of Garha, without the authority of the Emperor, and directing him to surrender the territory to the officers of the Crown, or else to give up the jágÃrs he held in his own country, and to send to Court ten lacs of rupees in cash out of the money which had belonged to BÃm NaráÃn. He got notice of this farmán from his wakÃls before it arrived, and being resolved to resist, he directed his son BikramájÃt to escape with his troops from the Bálághát, whither he had gone with Khán-daurán, and to make the best of his way home. The son acted accordingly, * * but he was attacked at Ashta* in Málwa by Khán-zamán, Názim of the PáyÃn-ghát, when many of his men were killed, and he himself was wounded, and narrowly escaped; * * but he made his way by difficult and unknown roads through the jungles and hills, and joined his father in the pargana of DhámúnÃ.* [20,000 men sent against the rebel under the nominal command of Prince Aurangzeb.]
The different divisions of the Imperial army united at Bhander, and prepared for the reduction of the fortress of Ãndcha. On arriving within three kos of Ãndcha, where the forest territory of Jajhár commences, the forces were constantly occupied in cutting down trees and forming roads. Every day they made a little advance. Jajhár had with him in Ãndcha nearly 5000 horse and 10,000 foot, and was resolved to contest the passage through the woods. Every day he sent out cavalry and infantry to keep under the cover of the trees, and to annoy the royal forces with muskets and arrows. But the Imperial army killed some of them every day, and forced its way to the neighbourhood of Kahmar-wálÃ, one kos from Ãndcha, where the rebels were determined to fight.
Rájá Debi Singh, with the advanced guard of Khán-daurán, pressed forward and took the little hill of Kahmar-wálà from Jajhár's men. Notwithstanding the density and strength of his forests, Jajhár was alarmed at the advance of the Imperial forces, and removed his family, his cattle and money, from Ãndcha to the fort of DhámúnÃ, which his father had built. On the east, north and south of this fort there are deep ravines, which prevent the digging of mines or the running of zigzags. On the west side a deep ditch had been dug twenty imperial yards wide, stretching from ravine to ravine. Leaving a force to garrison Ãndcha, he himself, with BikramájÃt, and all their connexions, went off to DhámúnÃ. This flight encouraged the royal forces, and on the 2nd Jumáda-s sánà [they took Ãndcha by escalade], and the garrison fled.
After resting one day at Ãndcha, the royal army crossed the river Satdhára, on which the town stands, and went in pursuit of the rebels. On the 14th it was three kos from DhámúnÃ, when intelligence came in that Jajhár had fled with his family and property to the fort of Chaurágarh, on the security of which he had great reliance. * * Before leaving he blew up the buildings round the fort of DhámúnÃ, and left one of his officers and a body of faithful adherents to garrison the fort. * * The Imperial army was engaged two days in felling trees and clearing a passage, and then reached the fortress. They pushed their trenches to the edge of the ditch, and pressed the garrison hard. The fort kept up a heavy fire till midnight, when, alarmed at the progress of the besiegers, they sent to propose a capitulation. Favoured by the darkness, the men of the garrison made their way out, and hid in the jungles. * * The Imperial forces then entered the place, and began to sack it. * * A cry arose that a party of the enemy still held possession of a bastion. * * 'Alà Asghar and the men under him carried the tower; but while they were engaged in plundering, a spark from a torch fell upon a heap of gunpowder, which blew up the bastion with eighty yards of the wall on both sides, although it was ten yards thick. 'Alà Asghar and his followers all perished. * * Nearly 300 men and 200 horses who were near the entrance of the fort were killed. * *
Jajhár, on hearing of the approach of the Imperial forces, destroyed the guns of the fortress (of Chaurágarh), burnt all the property he had there, blew up the dwellings which BÃm NaráÃn had built within the fort, and then went off with his family and such goods as he could carry to the Dakhin. * * The Imperial army then took possession of the fortress. A chaudharà brought in information that Jajhár had with him nearly 2000 horse and 4000 foot. He had also sixty elephants, some of which were loaded with gold and silver money and gold and silver vessels, others carried the members of his family. He travelled at the rate of four Gondi kos, that is, nearly eight ordinary kos per diem. Although he had got fifteen days' start, the Imperial army set out in pursuit, and for fear the rebel should escape with his family and wealth, the pursuers hurried on at the rate of ten Gondi kos a day. [Long and exciting chase.] When pressed hard by the pursuers, Jajhár and BikramájÃt put to death several women whose horses were worn out, and then turned upon their pursuers. * * Although they fought desperately, they were beaten, and fled into the woods. * * Intelligence afterwards was brought that Jajhár had sent off his family and treasure towards Golkonda, intending to follow them himself. * * The royal forces consequently steadily pursued their course to Golkonda. * *
At length the pursuers came in sight of the rebels. Khán-daurán then sent his eldest son, Saiyid Muhammad, and some other officers with 500 horse, to advance with all speed against them. The hot pursuit allowed the rebels no time to perform the rite of Jauhar, which is one of the benighted practices of Hindústán. In their despair they inflicted two wounds with a dagger on Ránà PárbatÃ, the chief wife of Rájá Nar Singh Deo, and having stabbed the other women and children with swords and daggers, they were about to make off, when the pursuers came up and put many of them to the sword. Khán-daurán then arrived, and slew many who were endeavouring to escape. Durgbahán, son of Jajhár, and Durjan Sál, son of BikramájÃt, were made prisoners. Udbahán, and his brother Siyám Dawá, sons of Jajhár, who had fled towards Golkonda, were soon afterÂwards taken. Under the direction of Khán-daurán, Ránà Párbatà and the other wounded women were raised from the ground and carried to FÃroz Jang. The royal army then encamped on the edge of a tank. * * While they rested there, information was brought that Jajhár and BikramájÃt, * * after escaping from the bloody conflict, had fled to hide themselves in the wilds, where they were killed with great cruelty by the Gonds who inhabit that country. * * Khán-daurán rode forth to seek their bodies, and having found them, cut off their heads and sent them to Court. * * When they arrived, the Emperor ordered them to be hung up over the gate of Sehúr.
On arriving at Chándá, the Imperial commanders resolved to take tribute from KÃpá, chief zamÃndár of Gondwáná, * * and he consented to pay five lacs of rupees as tribute to the governÂment, and one lac of rupees in cash and goods to the Imperial commanders. * *
On the 13th Jumáda-s sánà the Emperor proceeded on his journey to Ãndcha, and on the 21st intelligence arrived of the capture of the fort of JhánsÃ, one of the strongest in the Bundela country.
http://persian.packhum.org/persian/pf?fi...1017&ct=15<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->The Bundelas.
[Text, vol. i. part 2, p. 270.] The Bundelas are a turbulent troublesome race. Notwithstanding that Jajhár, their chief, had been slain, the rebellious spirits of the tribe had taken no warning, but had set up a child of his named Pirthà Ráj, who had been carried off alive from the field of battle, and they had again broken out in rebellion. * * Khán-daurán Bahádur Nusrat Jang was ordered to suppress this insurrection, and then to proÂceed to his government in Málwá.
http://persian.packhum.org/persian/pf?fi...1017&ct=18<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->