Bamni Patera

Author:Laxman Burdak, IFS (R)

Bamni (बमनी) is a village in Patera tahsil in Damoh district of Madhya Pradesh. It contains a very important Sati record in which the name of the king Hammiravarma of Kalinjara is mentioned as a sovereign lord of the ruling prince Vaghadeva in samvat 1365 or 1308 AD. Until this was found the last king of the Chandela Dynasty was Bhojavarmadeva ruling in 1287 AD.^[1]

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Location

Bamni is a Village in Patera Tehsil in Damoh District of Madhya Pradesh State, India. It belongs to Sagar Division . It is located 37 KM towards East from District head quarters Damoh. 18 KM from Patera. 289 KM from State capital Bhopal. Bamni Pin code is 470664 and postal head office is Bandakpur. Kumhari ( 9 KM ) , Barrat ( 9 KM ) , Ghatera ( 10 KM ) , Pateriya ( 10 KM ) , Kuluwa ( 10 KM ) are the nearby Villages to Bamni. Bamni is surrounded by Jabera Tehsil towards South , Damoh Tehsil towards west , Hatta Tehsil towards North , Bahoriband Tehsil towards East.^[2]

Origin

Jat Gotras Namesake

Bamnya (बामण्या) (Jat clan) → Bamni (बमनी) is a village in Patera tahsil in Damoh district of Madhya Pradesh. It contains a very important Sati record in which the name of the king Hammiravarma of Kalinjara is mentioned as a sovereign lord of the ruling prince Vaghadeva in samvat 1365 or 1308 AD. Until this was found the last king of the Chandela Dynasty was Bhojavarmadeva ruling in 1287 AD.^[3]

History

(100) Bamhni Sati Inscription of 1308 AD

(100) Bamhni Sati Inscription of 1308 AD (Deposited in the Deputy Commissioner's Bungalow at Damoh) (In situ)

Source - Inscriptions in the Central Provinces and Berar by Rai Bahadur Hira Lal, Nagpur, 1932,pp.57

[p.57]: Bamhni is 21 miles from Hata. It contains a very important Sati record in which the name of the king Hammiravarma of Kalinjara is mentioned as a sovereign lord of the ruling prince Vaghadeva in samvat 1365 or 1308 AD. Until this was found the last king of the Chandela Dynasty was Bhojavarmadeva ruling in 1287 AD.

(Epigraphia Indica, Vol. XVI, p.10, footnote-4, Proceedings of the 4th Indian Oriental Conference held at Allahabad, Vol.I and Hira Lal's Damoh Dipaka, pp.95,96

Wiki Editor notes:

Bamnya (बामण्या) (Jat clan) → Bamni (बमनी) is a village in Patera tahsil in Damoh district of Madhya Pradesh. It contains a very important Sati record in which the name of the king Hammiravarma of Kalinjara is mentioned as a sovereign lord of the ruling prince Vaghadeva in samvat 1365 or 1308 AD. Until this was found the last king of the Chandela Dynasty was Bhojavarmadeva ruling in 1287 AD.^[4]

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References

[1] Inscriptions in the Central Provinces and Berar by Rai Bahadur Hira Lal, Nagpur, 1932,pp.57

[2] ttp://www.onefivenine.com/india/villages/Damoh/Patera/Bamni

[3] Inscriptions in the Central Provinces and Berar by Rai Bahadur Hira Lal, Nagpur, 1932,pp.57

[4] Inscriptions in the Central Provinces and Berar by Rai Bahadur Hira Lal, Nagpur, 1932,pp.57

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