Indian Antiquary Vol 03

Author(s): Jas Burgess
Publisher: Swati Publications

Page 53

FEBRUARY, 1874.]
RELATION BETWEEN KÅNAUJ AND GUJARAT.
ON THE RELATION BETWEEN THE KINGDOM OF KÂNAUJ AND GUJARAT, WITH REMARKS ON THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE
RATHOR POWER IN MÁRWÄR. BY MAJOR J. W. WATSON, ACTING POLITICAL SUPERINTENDENT, PAHLANPUR. Colonel Tod thus describes the limits of the Kaliâ npurâ. 4. Khâsru. 5. Bhatag nu. ancient kingdom of Kinan:
6. Kadol. 7. Chibdia sru. 8. Radka. “The power of Kananj extended north to the 9. Kawot. 10. Itoidi. Il. Dhol 12. Kumfoot of the Snowy Mountains; eastward to bhårk a. 13. Jejhru. 14. Thikrin. 15. Kasi (Benares); and across the Chambal to the Matar or Rampura. 16. Chorilu or lands of the Chandail (now Bundelkhand); on | Lalpura. Of these sixteen villages, Khathe south its possessions came in contact with sru, Radká, Ka wot, Itoidi, Dhol, Mewâr."
Jejhru, and Thikriu are now waste, but The early Arabian geographers, however, all Etå is still held by the descendants of the make the frontier of Kâ nauj conterminous original grantee, Shedevrakhi. The Bhitas with Sindh, and Al Masudi styles the Ka- also still hold land in Bha tasnu. If we
ai monarch one of the kings of Sindh. The accept Samvat 936 as correct--and there seems Persian historians of Gujarât describe the no reason to doubt it-this grant was conferred Kånauj sovereigns as lords paramount of direct by the crown of Kananj as late as the Gujarât, and relate that they levied tribute reign of Sri Bhuyad of the Châwada line of from that province. Wanraj Châwadi is re- the Patan kings, and this would apparently go presented by them as a leader of banditti who far to establish the fact that so late even as the intercepted the Kânauj tribute. The eloquent 10th century of the Samvat era the crown author of the Rás Mála, + following the Ratan of Kananj exercised considerable influence in Malá, etc., regards Kalyan as the seat of the Gujarat. That this should be so, does not aplords paramount of Gujarat, and represents pear to me extraordinary. However local histhat it was the Kalyan tribute which Wanraj torians may magnify the power of the Chiwada intercepted. As Kalyan was a Solankhi kings, the dynasty was only established in Sam. principality, it would follow, if this account be 802, so that in 134 years only we need not be received as correct, that the Solankhis, rather surprised at finding the power of the Patan than the Kanaujia Rathors, were the feudal sovereigns, and the extent of their dominions, suzerains of Gujarat. With the exception per- very much less than what we find them to have haps of the Waghelas (and this is very doubtful), attained under Kumar Pal in the 13th centary. there is not a single holding, that I am aware After the collapse of the kingdom of Kananj in of, in Gujarât, held by Sosnkhis anterior to the A.D. 1193, and the death of the last monarch, 10th century of the Samvat era, bestowed by Jeychand, Tod sayst that his nephew Shiyoji kings of Kalyan; whereas I can point out, at all established himself in Marwâr. In another events one holding in Gujarat, bestowed in the place he styles Shiyoji the son of the last first half of the 10th century, direct from the monarch of Kananj, and again in another place throne of Kinauj. The holding in question is Shiyoji is described as the grandson of the last Et& under Tharâd, which was bestowed in monarch of Kananj. Colonel Tod had access to Sasan on the ancestors of the present holders, records of undoubted authority; where therefore Chibdia Brahmans, by Śrîpat Rathor on his he is contradictory, I may perhaps be excused ascending the throne of Kananj in Samvat 936, if I relate the legends that have come to my Mâgsar Sudh 5th, Thursday. On this occasion knowledge as to the establishment of the Rathor Sripat Rathor feasted the eighty-four tribes of power. Forbes, I may here mention, is equally Brahmans, and bestowed sixteen villages in vagues regarding the date of Shiyoji. FollowSaśan on the sixteen branches of the Chibdia ing the Dryashray, etc., he makes him contempoBrahmans. All these sixteen villages so bestowed raneous with Mulraj Solankhi; whereas in in Saśan are situated in N. Gujarât. They are as another places he styles Shiyoji the reputed son follows:-1. Et a. 2. Tetarwâ. 3. R & walior of Jeychand. Now as Mulraj reigned from Sari. • See Tod's Rajasthan, vol. II. p. 2. + See vol. I. p. 81.
See vol. II. p. 10. § Ras Mala, vol. I. p. 60.
|| Ras Mara, vol. I. p. 805.