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छेदी साम्राज्य का सच : भगवान कृष्ण से सम्राट अशोक तक

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नर्मदा नदी के किनारे मध्य प्रदेश के महेश्वर राज्य के और रामायण काल के महाराज कर्तावीर्य अर्जुन हैहयस वंश के राजा थे जिन्होंने रावण को बंदी बनाया था। लिंग पुराण के अनुसार शूरसेन कर्तावीर्य के पुत्र थे और यादव वंश और मथुरा के राजा। उनके बाद वासुदेव मथुरा के राजा बने जिनके पुत्र भगवान कृष्ण हुए।

शिशुपाल भगवान कृष्ण के अंकल का पुत्र था. शिशुपाल छेदी साम्राज्य का राजा भी था. भीम और नकुल की पत्नियां भी छेदी साम्राज्य से ही थी। छेदी साम्राज्य में आगे चलकर राजा वासु हुए, जो एक कुरु वंशज थे। उनके सबसे बड़े बेटे बृद्धरथ हुए जो मघद देश के पहले राजा हुए। बृदरथ वंश में चौबीस राजा हुए। बृदरथ वंश के आखिरी राजा रिपुंजय को उनके मंत्री सुनिका या पुलिका ने मार डाला।

जब पुलिका ने राजकुमार प्रद्योता को उज्जैन के सिंहासन पे बिठाया, उसी समय बृद्धरथ वंश/चन्द्रवंश की समाप्ति हुई थी। उज्जैन के पहले राजा विक्रमादित्य भारत के भी पहले राजा माने जाते हैं। कहा जाता है की राजा परीक्षित के वंश और राजा जरासंध के वंश की समाप्ति भी इसी समय हुई थी।

हर्यंका सम्राट बिम्बिसार भगवान बुद्ध के मित्र और रक्षक थे। राजा शिशुनाग ने प्रद्योता वंश के आखिरी राजा नंदीवर्धन को हराया और हर्यंका वंश(जिसका आखिरी राजा नगदसाका था जिसने अपने पूर्वजों बिम्बिसार और अजातशत्रु की तरह ही अपने पिता मुंडा की हत्या कर दी थी ) को भी समाप्त कर दिया। हर्यंका वंश के समाप्त होने पर शिशुनाग वंश की शुरुआत हुई। महानदिन शिशुनाग वंश के आखिरी राजा थे। इनके और शूद्र माता के पुत्र महा पदम नन्द हुए जिन्होंने नन्द वंश की शुरुआत की। जब ८८ वर्ष में उनकी मृत्यु हुई तो उनके क्रूर पुत्र धना नन्द ने राज्य को संभाला। चन्द्र गुप्त मौर्या ने, जो एक नन्द राजकुमार और एक दासी के पुत्र थे, चाणकय, सिकंदर और अन्य राजाओं की मदद से नन्द वंश को समाप्त कर दिया और मौर्या वंश की शुरुआत की। चन्द्र गुप्त मौर्य ने सिकंकर के मंत्री की बेटी से विवाह किया और बिन्दुसार पैदा हुए। मौर्या वंश में आगे चलकर बिन्दुसार और सम्राट अशोक जैसे राजा हुए।

How history connects us to Mahabharata(Indraprastha) ?)

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Chandragupta Maurya (340 BC – 298 BC) was the founder of the Mauryan Empire and the first emperor to unify India into one
state. He ruled from 322 BC until his voluntary retirement and abdication in favour of his son Bindusara in 298 BC.
Prior to his consolidation of power, most of South Asia was ruled by small states, while the Nanda Dynasty dominated
the Gangetic Plains.

The Nandas are sometimes described as the first empire builders in the recorded history of India. They inherited the large
kingdom of Magadha and wished to extend it to yet more distant frontiers.
Mahapadma Nanda (c. 400-329 BC) was the first king of the Nanda dynasty. He was the son of Mahanandin, a Kshatriya king of
the Shishunaga dynasty and a Shudra mother.

Shishunaga dynasty is the second ruling dynasty of Magadha according to Puranas after Barhadratha dynasty.
Brihadratha, also known as Maharatha, was the founder of the Barhadratha dynasty, the earliest ruling dynasty of Magadha.
According to the Mahabharata and the Puranas, he was the eldest of the five sons of Vasu, the Kuru king of Chedi and
his queen Girika. The name of Brihadratha is also found in the Rigveda.Chedi kingdom was one among the many kingdoms
ruled during early periods by Paurava kings and later by Yadava kings in the central and western India.

The Chedi kingdom was ruled by Sisupala, an ally of Jarasandha of Magadha and Duryodhana of Kuru. He was a rival of Vasudeva
Krishna who was his uncle’s son. He was killed by Vasudeva Krishna during the Rajasuya sacrifice of the Pandava king
Yudhisthira. Bhima’s wife was from Chedi. The city called Suktimati is mentioned as the capital of Chedi. Prominent
Chedis during Kurukshetra War included Damaghosha, Shishupala, Dhrishtaketu, Suketu, Sarabha, Bhima’s wife, Nakula’s wife
Karenumati, Dhristaketu’s sons.

History of Delhi – Fall of Rajputs & Rise of Mughals

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How Rajput Kings “Rana” of Rajasthan came in ?

Kshatriya belonged to the Vedic society wherein members organized themselves into 3 classes: Brahmin, Kshatriya, and Vaishya. Kshatriya constitute the ruling and military elite. Their role was to protect society by fighting in wartime and governing in peacetime.

The Suryavanshi clan is an ancient Kshatriya clan of India(Wheel of Konark Sun Temple in Orissa, India).Chattar (Chattari, Chhatri or Chatri) is the mother caste of Suryavanshi Rajputs which originated from Rajputana (Rajasthan).

Chattaris belong to the Kshatriya military and ruling order of the traditional Vedic-Hindu social system as outlined by the Vedas.

The Sisodia (also known as Sesodia, Shishodia, Shishodya, Sisodya, Sisodhya or Sisodiya) are Chattari rajputs of the Suryavanshi lineage who ruled over the kingdom of Mewar in Rajasthan.Maharana Hammir, 14th century ruler of mewar also became the progenitor of the Sisodia clan, a branch of the Guhilot clan, to which every succeeding Maharana of Mewar has belonged. Maharana Hammir was later succeeded by great grand child Rana Sanga who was died after defeat from Mughal Emporer, Babur.

Chittor was built by the Maurya dynasty. Mauryan rule ended in 271 B.C.as a dominant power in India.

Chittorgarh was captured in 1303 AD by Ala ud din Khilji, Sultan of Delhi who led a huge army. He attacked Chittor in 1303 CE after hearing of the beauty of queen Rani Padmini, the wife of King Rawal Ratan Singh, 42^nd ruler of Mewar, a rajput king.In response, Padmini sent Rakhis to the Kings of neighbouring states with a message that Rakhis sister was in danger and the Kings should send forces to protect her.Elderly people then had the responsibility to raise the children. It was recaptured in 1326 by the young Rana Hammir Singh, who was suceceeded by Rana Sanga.

How mughals invaded India & Delhi Sultanate & Rajputs?

Mehmood of ghazni invaded northern india in 997 and died in 1030. Then mohammad ghori ended ghazni empire. Viceroy of ghori established Ghulaam empire or slave empire and developed qutub minar.

Allaudin Khilji father ended ghulaam empire by killing tenth sultan of ghulam empire. Khusro khan killed khilji people. He was captured by Tuglaq sultans. Tuglaq empire by ended and taken over by Sayyid dyanasty from 1414 to 1451.

Bahlul Khan Lodi who was founder of lodhi dyanasty of Delhi, became sultan of Delhi on 19th April 1451 & died in 1489.Bahlul’s grandfather, Malik Bahram, settled in Multan during the reign of Firuz Shah Tughluq and took service under the governor of Multan. Temur was the grandfather of Ulugh Beg, who ruled Central Asia from 1411 to 1449, and the great-great-great-grandfather of Babur Beg, grand father of Akbar.

Rana Sanga from mewar called Babur from Afganistan to conquer Delhi sultan Ibrahim Lodhi. Babur came to India with his son Humayun and defeated both Rana Sanga in ‘Battle of Khanwa’ and ‘Ibrahim Lodhi’ and Mughal Empire was established. Akbar the great was grandson of Babur. Rana Sanga died in 1527.