Rise and Glory History of Halari Visa Oshwals

SR No.: 007575
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Rati Dodhia
Publisher: Rati Dodhia
Publication Year: 2005
Total Pages: 287
Language: English
Classification: Book_English & History
File Size: 2 MB

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CHAPTER 6
ORIGIN OF OSHWAL COMMUNITY
After the death of Bhimsen Shri Punj became King. His Chief Minister's name was Suhad, who was a billionaire and had younger brother called Uhad. Uhad needed 100,000 gold coins for a business deal so he went to his brother and asked to lend the money. His sister-in-law, Suhad's wife overheard the conversation and taunted Uhad. He felt insulted and hurt and, deciding to leave the city, he went to see his friend Prince Upaldev. Upaldev knew that he had very little chance to become king decided to leave the city with Uhad to find a new kingdom. They sought the permission of their families and left Bhinmal together. On the way they met King Sangramsingh of Vayrat who was impressed by their intention of founding a new kingdom. He promised his daughter in marriage to Upaldev and made the engagement official. Upaldev and Uhad proceeded further and on the way they bought some horses. They reached Delhi and gave horses to King Sadhu as a present. The king in return gave them a piece of barren land as a gift with permission to build a new city there. Taking leave of King Sadhu they arrived at Bhandore and on nearby barren land (oes bhumi) 32 miles north of city of Jodhpur they built a new city and named it Oespattan. They sent invitations to people of Bhinmal to come and settle down in the newly built city of Oespattan. In time the city became very prosperous. Oespattan has also been called as Ukeshpur in Prakrit or Upkeshpur in Sanskrit and by about eleventh or twelfth century V.S. the name had evolved into Osiya.
One well-known Western Historian Professor A.K. Hornell gives a different account. King Bhimsen had two sons, Shri Punj and Sur Sunder. Shri Punj had a son named