Jainism in Rajasthan

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JAINISM IN RAJASTHAN minister Rāmachandra and took shelter under Mahālāņā of Chitor. Rāmachandra wanted to free Amber from the clutches of the enemy. With this object in view, he organized his forces which compelled Hussain Khān to leave Amber in favour of Sawāi Jayasimha. In recognition of his services, Mahārāja assigned him a piece of land and his name also began to appear on his coins. Formerly there was written Dīvāna Rāmachandra on the golden coin but now 'Bande Dīvāna Rāmachandra' was inscribed. 1
Rāmachandra was also famous as a man of justice. When there was a possibility of conflict between the chiefs of Jodhpur and Jaipur over the partition of Sambhar, he was appointed as an intermediary from both the sides. He divided Sambhar equally between the two parties and his decision was accepted. In return of his services, he was given about sooo maunds of salt yearly.
DEVOTION OF KRIPĀRAMA TOWARDS HIS MASTER: Another able Jaina statesman of Sawāi Jayasimha was Kļipārāma who was an envoy at Delhi He was the faithful servant of his master. Vijayasimha, the rival of Sawāi Jayasimha, won the Mughal emperor and his vazir Kamaruddin to his side by a promise to give five croies of rupees and five thousand cavalry. Rāva Kripārāma knew the secrecy of the plot through Daurankhan and cautioned his master. Jayasimha took the measures of safeguard against his enemies. He became highly pleased with Kripārāma and gave the village of Manoharapura to him.
VIJAYARAMA CHHĀBARĀ AS A DIPLOMAT: Vijayarāma Chhābarā was also one of the ministers of Sawāi Jayasımha. The sister of Sawāi Jayasimha was going to be married to the Mughal emperor Bahādurshah, but it was due to the efforts of Vijayarāma Chhābarā that she was married to Rāva Budhasimha Hāļā, the king of Bundı. Further, as a successful diplomat, he became successful in bringing the hostilities between the Mughal emperor Bahādurshah and Sawāi Jayasimha to a close.
HARISIMHA AS AN ADMINISTRATOR: Sawāi Jayasimha obtained the Ijūrā of the Sekhāvātī district from the Mughal authorities. He, therefore, intervened in this affair for the first time in 1726 A D. and 1727 A.D. He appointed a competent banker named Harusimha to collect the tribute. The
1 Vīravāni, I, pp 68-83 and Rājputāna Kā Itrhāsa by Ojha, pp 915-16, 2. Annals & Antiquities of Rajasthan, p. 592