Dhunasar

Location of Pokaran in District Jaisalmer

Dhunasar (धुणासर) is a village in Pokaran tehsil of Jaisalmer district in Rajasthan. Village was founded by Dhoona ji, ancestor of Ranabai.

Founder

Dhunasar was founded by Dhunaji Jat, the originator of Dhoon Jat clan.

History

James Tod mentions about a place called Dhooniapoor in Annals of Jaisalmer. Bhatti Chief, Chachick made war on Thir-raj Khokar, the chief of Pilibanga, on account of a horse stolen from a Bhatti. The Khokars were defeated and plundered ; but his old enemies the Langas, taking advantage of this occasion, made head against Chachick, and drove his garrison from the new possession of Dhooniapoor.

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Disease at length seized on Rawal Chachick, after a long course of victorious warfare, in which he subdued various tracts of country, even to the heart of the Punjab. In this state he determined to die as he had lived, with arms in his hands ; but having no foe near with whom to cope, he sent an embassy to the Langa prince of Multan, to beg, as a last favour, the yuddha-dan, or ' gift of battle,' that his soul might escape by the steel of his foeman, and not fall a sacrifice to slow disease. In this chivalrous challenge, or demand of the yuddha-dan, we recognize another strong trait of Scythic manners, as depicted by Herodotus. The ancient Gete of Transoxiana could not bear the idea of dying of disease ; a feeling which his offspring carried with them to the shores of the Baltic, to Yeut-land, or Jutland !

The prince, suspecting treachery, hesitated ; but the Bhatti messenger pledged his word that his master only wished an honourable death, and that he would only bring five hundred men to the combat. The challenge being accepted, the Rawal called his clansmen around him, and on recounting what he had done, seven hundred select Rajputs, who had shared in all his victories, volunteered to take the last field, and make shankalpa (oblation) of their lives with their leader. Previous to setting forth, he arranged his affairs.

Chachik's son Guj Sing, by the Seta Rani, he sent with her to her father's house. He had five other sons, viz., Kumbho, Birsil, Bheemdeo (by Lala Rani, of the Soda tribe), Ratto and Randhir, whose mother was Soorajdevi, of Chohan race.

Birsil, his eldest son, he made heir to all his dominions, except the land of Khadal (whose chief town is Deorawul), which he bestowed upon Randheer, and to both he gave the tika, making them separate states. Birsil marched to Kot Karor, his capital, at the head of seventeen thousand men.

Meanwhile, Rawal Chachick marched to Dhuniapur, ' to part with life.' There he heard that the prince of Multan was within two coss. His soul was rejoiced ; he performed his ablutions, worshipped the sword and the gods, bestowed charity, and withdrew his thoughts from this world.

The battle lasted four ghurris (two hours), and the Yadu prince fell with all his kin after performing prodigies of valour. Two thousand Khans fell beneath their swords : rivers of blood flowed in the field ; but the Bhatti gained the abode of Indra, who shared his throne with the hero. The king crossed the Behah, and returned to Multan.

While Randheer was performing at Deorawul the rites of the twelve days of matum, or ' mourning,' his elder brother, Kumbho,

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[p.236]: afflicted with insanity, rushed into the assembly, and swore to avenge his father's death. That day he departed, accompanied by a single slave, and reached the prince's camp. It was surrounded by a ditch eleven yards wide, over which the Bhatti leaped his horse in the dead of night, reached the harem, and cut off the head of Kalu Shah, with which he rejoined his brethren at Deorawul.

Birsil re-established Dhuniapur, and then went to Kot Karor. His old foes, the Langas, under Hybat Khan, again attacked him, but they were defeated with great slaughter. At the same time, Husein Khan Baloch invaded Beekumpur.

Rawal Bersi, who at this time occupied the gadi of Jaisalmer, went forth to meet Rao Birsil on his return from his expedition in the Punjab. In S. 1530 (A.D. 1474), he made the gates and palace of Beekumpur.

Rao Kailan had established his authority over nine castles, heads of districts, viz., Asini Kot or Aswini-kote, Beekumpoor, Marote, Poogul, Deorawul, Kerore (twenty-two coss, or about forty miles, from Bahawulpore), Guman, Bahun, Nadno, and Matailoh, on the Indus.

At length, the numerous offspring of Kailan separated, and divided amongst them the lands on both sides of the Garah ; and as Sultan Babur (1483–1530) soon after this period made a final conquest of Multan from the Langas, and placed therein his own governor, in all probability the Bhatti possessors of Kot Karor and Dhooniapoor, as well Poogul and Marote (now Mahomedans), exchanged their fat (sanctioned even by Manu) for the preservation of their estates.

धुणासर गाँव

हरजीराम भाटी के दो बेटे थे । बड़ा कानाजी, छोटा धुणा जी। कानाजी एक संत बन गए,जबकि धुणा जी ने धुणासर गाँव बसाया जो कि आज भी है रामदेवरा से 8 कि. मी. दूर है क्योंकि हरजीराम भाटी हरनावा गाँव बसाया था जो कि परबतसर में है । वो जैसलमेर से आये थे पोकरण के पास से जब वहा पर पर अकाल पड़ गया तब उनके गाँव ने मालवा (मंदसोर) जाने जाने की सोची क्योंकि हरजीराम भाटी सरदार थे जब उन्होंने यहाँ पर पानी देखा तो हरनावा गाँव बसाया । धुणाजी को अपने पूर्वजो के गाँव देखने की इच्छा हुई तो वो जैसलमेर आये यहा उन्होंने (धुणाजी ने) धुणासर गाँव बसाया । लेकिन कुछ समय बाद हरनावा गाँव आ गये उनका बेटे का नाम जालमसिंह था जालम सिंह के बेटे का नाम रामसिंह था रामसिंह के बेटे का नाम रामगोपाल था उनकी शादी गंगा देवी (गढ़वाल गोत्री ) से हुई उनकी बेटी रानाबाई का जन्म सम्वत 1561 (10 अप्रेल 1504) आखा तीज को हुआ इस तरह भाटी और धूण एक ही गोत्र है ।

Jat gotras

• Dhoon

References

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