Rise and Glory History of Halari Visa Oshwals

Author(s): Rati Dodhia
Publisher: Rati Dodhia

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Chapter 10. Migration to Cutchh
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Rao Khengarji son of Jam Hamirji was living in Charvada village near Dharmydha during this incident. With the help of the army of Mohamed Begdo, Sultan of Ahmedabad, he marched towards Cutchh to re-conquer his father's kingdom. When Jam Rawal came to hear about this from his spies, instead of fighting he gave both the kingdoms to his cousin Rao Khengarji and left the land of Cutchh. (For details see the chapter 12 of Migration to Halar in part 3 of this book).
The family priest Shri Manek Merji by his spiritual powers predicted that Rao Khengarji would have a bright future and gave him a magical spear, which brought political stability in Cutchh. Maharav Shri Khengarji invited the family priest to Bhuj, established a trust and built a house for him to live in.
In the Seventeenth century V.S. Rao Shri Pragmalji was the ruler who introduced many reforms for the welfare of the people with the inspiration and blessings of Tappa gacchiya Acharya Shri Vivek Harsh and Anchal gacchiya Acharya Shri Kalayan Saagar Suriji. And for a few days every year during the great festival of spiritual awareness (pariushana maha parva) the slaughter of animals was banned.
In the eighteenth century Rao Shri Lakh Patji also introduced many reforms for the welfare of the people. They liked him so much that they called him Desgraiparmeshwara, Maharao Shri Lakh Patiji was very much interested in education. He himself was a poet. Due to the inspiration of the Jaina Bhattakarji Shri Kanak Kushalji he founded an institute of learning and the art of writing poems, Vraj Bhavan, in Bhuj.
At the end of the nineteenth and beginning of the twentieth century Desalji Bapa the Second had deep feelings for the pilgrimage center Bhadreshwar Vasahi Tirth. He took a very active part in development of the tirth. His wishes