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Bilaspur (बिलासपुर) is a town and district in Chhattisgarh.

Variants

Origin

  • Historical records like Imperial Gazetteer of India, Vol 8, 1908 note that the city is said to be named after a fisherwoman by the name of "Bilasa" in the 17th century, and for a long period it consisted only of a few fishermen's huts.
  • Another book like [The highlands of central India, James Forsyth, 1889] states that Bilaspur is named after 'Palash' tree butea frondosa which are found in abundance in the area.

Jat Gotras Namesake

Given below is partial list of the peoples or places in Bilaspur district of Chhattisgarh, which have phonetic similarity with Jat clans or Jat Places. In list below those on the left are Jat clans (or Jat Places) and on right are people or place names in Bilaspur District. Such a similarity is probably due to the fact that Nagavanshi Jats had been rulers of this area in antiquity.


  • Bilvan (Jat clan) = Bilvapani (Name of Shiva]]). Ratanpur Stone Inscription of Prithvideva II (Vikrama) year 1207 (=1150 AD) mentions in verses 23-24......The temple of Shiva under the name of Bilvapani (बिल्वपाणि) was erected at Sâmbâ (सांंबा) by one Devagana (देवगण). [5]
  • Dev (Jat clan) = Devagana (देवगण) (person who erected temple of Shiva at Samba). Ratanpur Stone Inscription of Prithvideva II (Vikrama) year 1207 (=1150 AD) mentions in verses 23-24......The temple of Shiva under the name of Bilvapani (बिल्वपाणि) was erected at Sâmbâ (सांंबा) by one Devagana (देवगण). [8]
  • Khada (Jat clan) = Karra (कर्रा) is a village in Kota tahsil in Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh. Ratanpur Stone Inscription Of Prithvideva II: Kalachuri Year 910 (=1158 AD) mentions that Vallabharaja, a feudatory chieftain of the Kalachuri kings Ratnadëva II and Prithvïdëva II, made a lake to the east of Ratnapura, using the range of hills near the village Khada (खाडा) as a dam. ....The village Khâdâ, near which a lake was formed, taking advantage of the position of the neighbouring hills, is probably identical with Karrâ, about a mile and a half to the east of Ratanpur, near which there is still the extensive Kharung Tank (खारुंग).[13]



  • Salonia (Jat clan) = Sulauni (सलौनी) is a village in Masturi tahail of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh. Koni Stone Inscription Of Prithvideva II - (Kalachuri) Year 900 (=1148 AD) mentions that He (Purushôttama ) also built the five-shrined temple of Shiva where the present inscription was put up, and planted a pleasure garden near it. From v 35 we learn that Prithvideva (II) donated the village Saloni (सलोनी) to Purushôttama on the occasion of a solar eclipse. (p.466) [20] Saloni (सलोनी) is a village in Garhmukteshwar tahsil of Ghaziabad district in Uttar Pradesh. It is a matter of research if Saloni of this inscription is associated with that of Saloni of Garhmukteshwar, may be their founders are common.


  • Takaria (Jat clan) = Takari (टकारी). Takari (टकारी) village is mentioned in Amoda Plate (First Set) Of Prithvideva II - (Kalachuri) Year 900 (=1149 AD). Takari is the village from where the father of donee migrated, which is probably identical with Takkârikâ, Takkarika, Takkâri or Tarkâri, mentioned in several grants as the original home of Brâhmana donees. In one of them it is said to be situated in the Madhyadesha. There is a village of that name, 16 m north-west of Gayâ.[23] [24] Dr Naval Viyogi[25] mentions that in mediaeval period there was Bhatt village named Takkarika in the central province. Chandarvardai poet and bard of Rajputana and Muslim historians have given description of their royal family.
  • Takka (Jat clan) = Takari (टकारी). Takari (टकारी) village is mentioned in Amoda Plate (First Set) Of Prithvideva II - (Kalachuri) Year 900 (=1149 AD). Takari is the village from where the father of donee migrated, which is probably identical with Takkârikâ, Takkarika, Takkâri or Tarkâri, mentioned in several grants as the original home of Brâhmana donees. In one of them it is said to be situated in the Madhyadesha. There is a village of that name, 16 m north-west of Gayâ.[26] [27] Dr Naval Viyogi[28] mentions that in mediaeval period there was Bhatt village named Takkarika in the central province. Chandarvardai poet and bard of Rajputana and Muslim historians have given description of their royal family.
  • Vahar (Jat clan) = Vahara (वाहर) also called Vaharendra (वाहरेन्द्र), mentioned in (L.1) of Ratanpur Stone Inscriptions Of Vahara: (Vikrama) Year 1552 (=1495 AD). ....(Verse-1) (Thre is) the famous Ratnapura (which is like) the city of Purandara, inaccessible for gods and men. There résides Vâharëndra himself, a unique king in respect of protection of the earth. At the same place there are a thousand horses together with sixty elephants, more lustrous than fire and destructive of foes in battle. [34]

Administration

Bilaspur Division consists of 7 districts: 1. Bilaspur, 2. Korba, 3. Raigarh, 4. Janjgir-Champa, 5. Mungeli, 6. Gaurela-Pendra-Marwahi, 7. Sakti

Bilaspur District divided into 11 Tehsils. 1. Belagahna, 2. Beltara, 3. Bilaspur, 4. Bilha, 5. Bodri, 6. Kota, 7. Masturi, 8. Ratanpur 9. Sakari, 10. Sipat, 11. Takhatpur,

List of Villages in Bilaspur Tehsil

1 Akaltari, 2 Amtara, 3 Bahtarai, 4 Baima, 5 Bamhani, 6 Bamhu, 7 Banakdih, 8 Banka, 9 Barpali, 10 Basha, 11 Basiya, 12 Behtarai, 13 Beltara, 14 Bhadoriyakhar, 15 Bhandi, 16 Bharari, 17 Bharwidih, 18 Bhilmi, 19 Bijaur, 20 Birkoni, 21 Bitkuli, 22 Chilhati, 23 Chorhadeori, 24 Chumkawa, 25 Dagniya, 26 Deori, 27 Dhauramuda, 28 Dheka, 29 Dhuma, 30 Domuhani, 31 Fadahakhar, 32 Farhada, 33 Garhwat, 34 Gatauri, 35 Gidhauri, 36 Gondaiya, 37 Gopalpur, 38 Hardidih, 39 Jalso, 40 Kachhar, 41 Kadari, 42 Karma, 43 Khaira, 44 Khairkhuti, 45 Khamtarai, 46 Koni, 47 Korbi, 48 Kormi, 49 Lachhanpur, 50 Lagra, 51 Lakhram, 52 Limha, 53 Lingiyadih, 54 Lofandi, 55 Madanpur, 56 Mangla, 57 Manikpur, 58 Manjurpahri, 59 Matiyari, 60 Mehmand, 61 Mohara, 62 Mohtarai, 63 Mopka, 64 Nagoi, 65 Nagpura, 66 Nawgawa, 67 Newsa, 68 Nipaniya, 69 Parsada, 70 Parsahi, 71 Parsaudi, 72 Pathrapali, 73 Paunsara, 74 Pendarwa, 75 Pipra, 76 Rampur, 77 Ramtala, 78 Salkha, 79 Sarwan Deori, 80 Selar, 81 Semartal, 82 Semra, 83 Semri, 84 Sendri, 85 Singhri, 86 Tekar, 87 Uchhbhatthi, 88 Urtum,

Source - https://villageinfo.in/chhattisgarh/bilaspur/bilaspur.html

History

Historically, Bilaspur was part of Dakshina Kosala and was near capital of Malhar, Chhattisgarh (ancient Mallar), Sirpur (ancient Shripura), Tuman (ancient Tummana), and Ratanpur (ancient Ratnapura).

From 5th Century onwards it was controlled by the Kalachuri dynasty of Ratanpur. Ratanpur was historical capital of Chhattisgarh state for many different dynasty. Bilaspur city, however, came into prominence around 1741, the year of the Maratha Empire rule, when a Maratha official took up his abode there to control dynasty of Ratanpur.

The management of Bilaspur district was taken over by the British East India Company in 1818 after Bhosale lost territory in Third Anglo-Maratha War. Under Bhosale of the Nagpur kingdom there were many subedars or zamindars/landlords like Akbar Khan, Vazeer Khan, Sao and others in Bilaspur.

Bilaspur district was constituted in 1861, followed by Bilaspur municipality in 1867.[35] Famines in the Bilaspur district were recorded by the British administration in 1828–9, 1834–5, 1845–6, 1868–9 and 1899–1900. In 1868-9 and 1899–1900, the rains failed almost completely, resulting in severe distress, migration and desertion of villages. After the 1868-9 famine there was prosperity for the next 25 years; but in 1895 there was a very poor harvest, followed in 1896 by a complete failure of crops, and severe famine continued throughout 1897. In that year the mortality rate was as high as one in six people. The famine of 1897 was followed by two favorable years; but in 1899 the monsoon failed completely and the rice crop was wholly destroyed.

Guru Ghasidas (1756–1836) started a religious movement, Satnamis (meaning the worshippers of Satnam (not related to Sikhism), between 1820 and 1830 primarily around the Sonakhan forests. This religious movement preached against idol-worship, and instead stressed that God is synonymous with truth. His community was a farming community. The university at Bilaspur is named after him as Guru Ghasidas University.

Jat History

बिलासपुर छत्तीसगढ़

विलासपुर (2) = बिलासपुर छत्तीसगढ़ (AS, p.862): विलासपुर प्राचीन काल में मछियारों की छोटी सी बस्ती मात्र था. किंवदंती के अनुसार इसे एक मछियारे की स्त्री विलास के नाम पर उसे विलासपुर कहा जाने लगा था. रायपुर-बिलासपुर के जिले प्राचीन काल में दक्षिण कौशल में सम्मिलित थे.[36]

18वीं शाताब्दी में मराठों द्वारा अधिकार किये जाने से पहले, बिलासपुर, गोंड राज्य की राजधानी था। इसके उत्तर में स्थित रतनपुर छत्तीसगढ़ के हिन्दू राजवंश हैहय की प्राचीन राजधानी थी। इसके ध्वंसावशेष आठवीं शाताब्दी के हैं। बिलासपुर में 1867 में नगरपालिका गठित की गई थी। [37]

कुशावती

विजयेन्द्र कुमार माथुर[38] ने लेख किया है ...1. कुशावती (AS, p.213): वाल्मीकि रामायण, उत्तरकाण्ड 108,4 से विदित होता है कि स्वर्गारोहण के पूर्व रामचंद्र जी ने अपने ज्येष्ठ पुत्र को कुशावती नगरी का राजा बनाया था-- 'कुशस्य नगरी रम्या विंध्यपर्वत रोधसि, कुशावतीति नाम्ना साकृता रामेण धीमता'. उत्तरकांड 107, 17 से यह भी सूचित होता है कि, 'कोसलेषु कुशं वीरमुत्तरेषु तथा लवम्' अर्थात रामचंद्र जी ने दक्षिण कौशल में कुश और उत्तर कौशल में लव का राज्याभिषेक किया था. कुशावती विंध्यपर्वत के अंचल में बसी हुई थी और दक्षिण कोसल या वर्तमान रायपुर (बिलासपुर क्षेत्र छत्तीसगढ़) में स्थित होगी. जैसा की उपयुक्त उत्तर कांड 108,4 सेवा से सूचित होता है

स्वयं रामचंद्र जी ने यह नगरी कुश के लिए बनाई थी. कालिदास ने भी रघुवंश 15,97 में कुश का, कुशावती का राजा बनाए जाने का उल्लेख किया है--'स निवेश कुशावत्यां रिपुनागांकुशं कुशम्'. रघुवंश सर्ग 16 से ज्ञात होता है कि कुश ने कुशावती में कुछ समय पर्यंत राज करने के पश्चात अयोध्या की इष्ट देवी के स्वप्न में आदेश देने के फलस्वरूप उजाड़ अयोध्या को पुनः बसाकर वहां अपनी राजधानी बनाई थी. कुशावती से ससैन्य अयोध्या आते समय कुश को विंध्याचल पार करना पड़ा था-- 'व्यलंङघयद्विन्ध्यमुपायनानि पश्यन्पुलिंदैरूपपादितानि' रघुवंश 16,32. विंध्य के पश्चात कुश की सेना ने गंगा को भी हाथियों के सेतु द्वारा पार किया था, 'तीर्थे तदीये गजसेतुबंधात्प्रतीपगामुत्तर-तोअस्य गंगाम, अयत्नबालव्यजनीबभूवुर्हंसानभोलंघनलोलपक्षा:...' रघुवंश 16,33 अर्थात जिस समय कुश, पश्चिम वाहिनी गंगा को गज सेतु द्वारा पार कर रहे थे, आकाश में उड़ते हुए चंचल पक्षों वाले हंसों की श्रेणियां उन (कुश) के [p.214]: ऊपर डोलती हुई चंवर के समान जान पड़ती थीं. यह स्थान जहां कुश ने गंगा को पार किया था चुनार (जिला मिर्जापुर उत्तर प्रदेश) के निकट हो सकता है क्योंकि इस स्थान पर वास्तव में गंगा एकाएक उत्तर पश्चिम की ओर मुड़ कर बहती है और काशी में पहुंचकर फिर से सीधी बहने लगती है.

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References

  1. ↑ Corpus Inscriptionium Indicarium Vol IV Part 2 Inscriptions of the Kalachuri-Chedi Era, Vasudev Vishnu Mirashi, 1955, p. 474-478
  2. ↑ Corpus Inscriptionium Indicarium Vol IV Part 2 Inscriptions of the Kalachuri-Chedi Era, Vasudev Vishnu Mirashi, 1955, p. 474-478
  3. ↑ Corpus Inscriptionium Indicarium Vol IV Part 2 Inscriptions of the Kalachuri-Chedi Era, Vasudev Vishnu Mirashi, 1955, p.417-419
  4. ↑ Corpus Inscriptionium Indicarium Vol IV Part 2 Inscriptions of the Kalachuri-Chedi Era, Vasudev Vishnu Mirashi, 1955, p.401-409
  5. ↑ Corpus Inscriptionium Indicarium Vol IV Part 2 Inscriptions of the Kalachuri-Chedi Era, Vasudev Vishnu Mirashi, 1955, p. 483-490
  6. ↑ Corpus Inscriptionium Indicarium Vol IV Part 2 Inscriptions of the Kalachuri-Chedi Era, Vasudev Vishnu Mirashi, 1905, p.554-557
  7. ↑ Corpus Inscriptionium Indicarium Vol IV Part 2 Inscriptions of the Kalachuri-Chedi Era, Vasudev Vishnu Mirashi, 1955, p. 463-473
  8. ↑ Corpus Inscriptionium Indicarium Vol IV Part 2 Inscriptions of the Kalachuri-Chedi Era, Vasudev Vishnu Mirashi, 1955, p. 483-490
  9. ↑ Corpus Inscriptionium Indicarium Vol IV Part 2 Inscriptions of the Kalachuri-Chedi Era, Vasudev Vishnu Mirashi, 1955, p. 474-478
  10. ↑ Corpus Inscriptionium Indicarium Vol IV Part 2 Inscriptions of the Kalachuri-Chedi Era, Vasudev Vishnu Mirashi, 1955, p.423-429
  11. ↑ Corpus Inscriptionium Indicarium Vol IV Part 2 Inscriptions of the Kalachuri-Chedi Era, Vasudev Vishnu Mirashi, 1955, p. 463-473
  12. ↑ Corpus Inscriptionium Indicarium Vol IV Part 2 Inscriptions of the Kalachuri-Chedi Era, Vasudev Vishnu Mirashi, 1955, p. 463-473
  13. ↑ orpus Inscriptionium Indicarium Vol IV Part 2 Inscriptions of the Kalachuri-Chedi Era, Vasudev Vishnu Mirashi, 1955, p. 495-501
  14. ↑ Corpus Inscriptionium Indicarium Vol IV Part 2 Inscriptions of the Kalachuri-Chedi Era, Vasudev Vishnu Mirashi, 1905, p.554-557
  15. ↑ Corpus Inscriptionium Indicarium Vol IV Part 2 Inscriptions of the Kalachuri-Chedi Era, Vasudev Vishnu Mirashi, 1955, p. 463-473
  16. ↑ Corpus Inscriptionium Indicarium Vol IV Part 2 Inscriptions of the Kalachuri-Chedi Era, Vasudev Vishnu Mirashi, 1905, p.554-557
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  18. ↑ Corpus Inscriptionium Indicarium Vol IV Part 2 Inscriptions of the Kalachuri-Chedi Era, Vasudev Vishnu Mirashi, 1905. pp. 588-594
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  21. ↑ Corpus Inscriptionium Indicarium Vol IV Part 2 Inscriptions of the Kalachuri-Chedi Era, Vasudev Vishnu Mirashi, 1955, p. 483-490
  22. ↑ Corpus Inscriptionium Indicarium Vol IV Part 2 Inscriptions of the Kalachuri-Chedi Era, Vasudev Vishnu Mirashi, 1955, p.519-522
  23. ↑ Ep Ind , Vol XXI, p. 263
  24. ↑ Corpus Inscriptionium Indicarium Vol IV Part 2 Inscriptions of the Kalachuri-Chedi Era, Vasudev Vishnu Mirashi, 1955, p. 474-478
  25. ↑ Nagas, the Ancient Rulers of India, their Origin and History, P-148
  26. ↑ Ep Ind , Vol XXI, p. 263
  27. ↑ Corpus Inscriptionium Indicarium Vol IV Part 2 Inscriptions of the Kalachuri-Chedi Era, Vasudev Vishnu Mirashi, 1955, p. 474-478
  28. ↑ Nagas, the Ancient Rulers of India, their Origin and History, P-148
  29. ↑ Ep Ind. Vol XXIII, p.120
  30. ↑ Corpus Inscriptionium Indicarium Vol IV Part 2 Inscriptions of the Kalachuri-Chedi Era, Vasudev Vishnu Mirashi, 1955, p. 463-473
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  32. ↑ Ep Ind. Vol XXIII, p.120
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  34. ↑ Corpus Inscriptionium Indicarium Vol IV Part 2 Inscriptions of the Kalachuri-Chedi Era, Vasudev Vishnu Mirashi, 1905, p.554-557
  35. ↑ "History | District Bilaspur | India".
  36. ↑ Aitihasik Sthanavali by Vijayendra Kumar Mathur, p.862
  37. ↑ भारतकोश-बिलासपुर छत्तीसगढ़
  38. ↑ Aitihasik Sthanavali by Vijayendra Kumar Mathur, p.213-214

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