Bhatkuli
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Bhatkuli (भाटकुली) is a town and tahsil in Amravati district of Maharashtra, India.
Bhojakata, the ancient town founded by 'Rukmi, the brother-in-law of Krishna, is usually identified with Bhatkuli, a village about 8 miles from Amaravati where there is still a temple of Rukmi. (p.23)[1]
Location
Bhatkuli is a Town in Bhatkuli Taluka in Amravati District of Maharashtra State, India. It belongs to Vidarbha region . It belongs to Amravati Division . It is located 18 KM towards west from District head quarters Amravati. Bhatkuli Pin code is 444602 and postal head office is Sant Gadgebaba Amravati University. Nimbha ( 4 KM ) , Hartoti ( 5 KM ) , Sayat ( 5 KM ) , Hartala ( 6 KM ) , Parlam ( 6 KM ) are the nearby Villages to Bhatkuli. [2]
Jat Gotras Namesake
- Bhat (भट) (Jat clan) → Bhatkuli (भाटकुली) = Bhojakata (भोजकट). Bhojakata (भोजकट) mentioned in Chammak Plates of 18th year of Pravarasena II, the ancient town founded by 'Rukmi, the brother-in-law of Krishna, is usually identified with Bhatkuli (भाटकुली), a village about 8 miles from Amaravati where there is still a temple of Rukmi. (p.23)[3]
History
Bhatkuli has an ancient Shiva temple for Vishwamitra. Also there are various ancient temples like Ram Mandir, Jain Mandir etc.
Chammak Plates of 18th year of Pravarasena II
Chammak Plates of 18th year of Pravarasena II [4] were issued by Pravarasena II of the Vakataka dynasty from Pravarapura. The object of the inscription is to record the (p.22) grant, by Pravarasena II, of the village Charmanka situated on the bank of the Madhunadi in the rājya (division) of Bhojakata.
Pravarapura, which finds a mention here for the first time, was evidently the later capital of Pravarasena II. His earlier capital was Nandivardhana from which his two earlier grants were issued. Pravarapura was evidently founded by Pravarasena II and named after himself. He appears to have shifted his seat of government there some time after his eleventh regnal year. The exact location of Pravarapura was long uncertain; but the recent discovery of several sculptures of the Gupta-Vakataka period at Pavnar, 6 miles from Wardha, has rendered it probable that the village marks the site of ancient Pravarapura.
Charmanka is, of course, Chammak where the plates were discovered.
The Madhunadi on the bank of which it was situated is now called Chandrabhaga.
Bhojakata, the headquarters of the division (rajya) in which Charmanka was included, is an ancient city. It was founded by Rukmin, the brother-in-law of Krishna. When the latter abducted his sister Rukmini, he vowed that he would not return to Kundinapura, the capital of Vidarbha, unless he killed Krishna and rescued his sister. As he did not succeed in this, he refused to return to Kundinapura, but founded a new city named Bhojakata where he fixed his residence[5]. Bhojakata is usually identified with Bhatkuli (भाटकुली), a village about 8 miles from Amaravati where there is still a temple of Rukmin. (p.23)
Villages in Tahsil
Villages:
1 Abitpur, 2 Advi, 3 Afjalpur, 4 Alangaon, 5 Anchalwadi, 6 Antapur, 7 Asara, 8 Ashti, 9 Badegaon, 10 Bahaddarpur, 11 Bailmarkheda, 12 Bhalsi, 13 Bhatkuli, 14 Bokurkheda, 15 Borgaon, 16 Borkhadi Bk, 17 Borkhadi Kh, 18 Chakur, 19 Checharwadi, 20 Dadhi, 21 Dagdagad, 22 Dahatonda, 23 Daryabad, 24 Dastarapur, 25 Dautpur, 26 Degurkheda, 27 Deori, 28 Dhamori, 29 Dhangarkheda, 30 Ganojadevi, 31 Ganori, 32 Ghatkheda, 33 Gopgavhan, 34 Gourkheda, 35 Hartala, 36 Hartoti, 37 Hatkheda, 38 Haturna, 39 Himmatpur, 40 Hirapur, 41 Ibrahimpur, 42 Ismailpur, 43 Jaitapur, 44 Jalka, 45 Jasapur, 46 Jawara, 47 Kakar kheda, 48 Kalamgavhan, 49 Kamnapur, 50 Kanfodi, 51 Kawtha, 52 Khalkhoni, 53 Khallar, 54 Kharbi, 55 Khartalegaon, 56 Kholapur, 57 Koltek, 58 Krishnapur, 59 Kumagad, 60 Kund Khurd, 61 Makrampur, 62 Makrandabad, 63 Malkapur, 64 Marki, 65 Mhaispur, 66 Nanded Kh, 67 Narayanpur, 68 Narayanpur, 69 Nawed, 70 Nawthal Bk, 71 Nawthal Kh, 72 Nimbha, 73 Nimbhora Bk, 74 Nimkheda, 75 Nindodi, 76 Nirul Gangamai, 77 Parlam, 78 Pedhi, 79 Pohara, 80 Raipur, 81 Rama, 82 Rasulpur, 83 Rinmochan, 84 Rustampur, 85 Sarmaspur, 86 Saur, 87 Sawarkheda, 88 Sayat, 89 Shipgaon, 90 Shivni Bk, 91 Shivni Kd, 92 Shiwapur, 93 Sonarkheda, 94 Takarkheda, 95 Tatarpur, 96 Thugaon, 97 Udapur, 98 Umarapur, 99 Umartek, 100 Uttamsara, 101 Virshi, 102 Wadala, 103 Waigaon, 104 Waki, 105 Wandli, 106 Wasewadi, 107 Wathoda shukleshwar, 108 Watonda, 109 Zanji,
Source - https://www.census2011.co.in/data/subdistrict/4010-bhatkuli-amravati-maharashtra.html
External links
References
- ↑ Corpus Inscriptionum Indicarum Vol.5 (inscriptions Of The Vakatakas), Edited by Vasudev Vishnu Mirashi, 1963, Archaeological Survey of India, p.22-27
- ↑ https://www.onefivenine.com/india/villages/Amravati/Bhatkuli/Bhatkuli
- ↑ Corpus Inscriptionum Indicarum Vol.5 (inscriptions Of The Vakatakas), Edited by Vasudev Vishnu Mirashi, 1963, Archaeological Survey of India, p.22-27
- ↑ Corpus Inscriptionum Indicarum Vol.5 (inscriptions Of The Vakatakas), Edited by Vasudev Vishnu Mirashi, 1963, Archaeological Survey of India, p.22-27
- ↑ अनानीय स्वसारं तु रूक्मी मानमदान्वित:। हीनप्रतिज्ञो नैच्छ्त्स प्रवेष्टुं कुण्डिनं पुरम् ॥ विदर्भेषु निवासार्थ निर्ममेSन्यत्पुरं महत् । तद्भोजकटमित्येव बभूव भुवि विश्रुतम् ॥ Harivansha, II, 60, 31-32