Sahaspur

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Sahaspur (सहसपुर) is an ancient historical village in Kawardha tahsil of Kawardha district in Chhattisgarh. It is 12 miles to the south-west of Kawardha. Sahaspur is only 21 miles away from Chaura an another ancient place of historical importance. There is a record of Yasoraja, dated in the Kalachuri year 934, or A.D. 1182. The town gets name after Sahasrarjuna or Sahasrabâhu (Also known as Kartavirya Arjuna).

History

According to Dilip Singh Ahlawat [1], The Naga Jats ruled over Kantipur, Mathura, Padmavati, Kausambi, Nagpur, Champavati, (Bahgalpur) and in the central India, in western Malwa, Nagaur (Jodhpur- Rajasthan). In addition they ruled the ancient land of Shergarh, (Kotah Rajasthan), Madhya Pradesh (Central India), Chutiya Nagpur, Khairagarh, Chakra Kotiya and Kawardha. The great scholar, Jat Emperor, Bhoja Parmar, mother Shashiprabha was a maiden of a Naga Clan.

Sahaspur Statue Inscription of Yasoraja of Kalachuri year 934 (A.D. 1182)

Reference - Corpus Inscriptionium Indicarium Vol IV Part 2 Inscriptions of the Kalachuri-Chedi Era, Vasudev Vishnu Mirashi, 1905, p. 595

No 115 ; Plate XCV
Sahaspur Inscription of Yasoraja 1182 AD

This inscription was first brought to notice by Sir Richard Jenkins in the Asiatic Researches, Vol. XV, p 506. It was subsequently noticed by Sir A. Cunningham, who gave an account of its contents and the Christian equivalent of its date together with a photozincograph in his Archœologîcal Survey of India Reports Vol. XVII, pp 42-4, plate xxii. Its date was next examined by Dr Kielhorn in the Indian Antiquary Vol XVII, p. 217. The inscription is edited here for the first time from excellent ink impressions kindly supplied by Mr M A Suboor of the Central Museum, Nagpur.

The record is incised on the pedestal of a statue, locally known as that of Sahasrārjuna or Sahasrabāhu, which lies under a tamarind tree near a tank at Sāhaspur, 12 miles to the south-west of Kawardha, the chief town of a former feudatory state of the same name in Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh. It consists of four short lines followed by four half lines on the left and two half lines on the right. It is in a good state of preservation. The average size of the letters is 5". The characters are Nāgarî and the language Sanskrit. The only orthographical peculiarities, which call for notice, are the use of v for b in Valêr=.L-1 and of the palatal ś for the dental s in -sûnôh^ L-2

In the first four lines the inscription describes Yasôrāja whom the statue was intended to represent ; but the description is wholly conventional. The next four half lines on the left name his queen (Lakshmādevī), two sons (Bhojadeva & Rājadeva) and one daughter (Jāsalladevi). The date of the inscription is recorded in the two half lines on the right as the year 934 (expressed in decimal figures only), the fifteenth tîthi of the bright fortnight of Kārttika, Wednesday. This date must evidently be referred to the Kalachuri era and regularly corresponds to Wednesday, the 13th October 1182 A C. On that day the fifteenth night of the bright fortnight of Kàrttika in the expired Kalachuri year 934 ended 14 hours after mean sunrise.

As stated before, Yaśorāja was probably a feudatory of the Kalachuri kings of Ratanpur.

Text

१. वक्तृत्वे समतां सदा सुरगुरोर्द्दाने व(ब)लेर्भूभुज

२. लावण्ये मकरध्वजस्य गिरिजाशू(सू)नो सुशक्तौ स्थिति.।

३. प्रत्यायातरिपुश्च दुष्टमपि [य]स्तद्रक्षणे य शिवि (बि)

४. सोयं चात्र विराजते भुवि यशोराज जितारि स्वय(यम्)[॥१॥

५. राज्ञी श्रीलक्ष्मादेवी ॥ स्वस्ति सम्व[त्] ९३४

६. कुमारश्रीभोजदेव ॥ कार्तिक सुदि १५ वु(बु)धे ॥

७. कुमारश्रीराजदेव: ॥

८. कुमा[रि](री) [श्री]जासल्लदेवि(वी) ॥

Sahaspur Statue Inscription of Yasoraja of Kalachuri year 934 (A.D. 1182)[2]

Translation

Here on the earth shines that Yaśorāja himself, who has conquered his enemies, who has always attained equality with the preceptor of gods in eloquence, with the Bali in charity, with the crocodile-bannered (god of love) in beauty (and) with (Kartikeya) the son of Girijā in great strength, and who is Sibi in protecting even a wicked foe who comes back to him (for shelter).

(Line 5) The queen, the illustrious Lakshmādevī.
The prince, the illustrious Bhojadeva.
The prince, the illustrious Rājadeva.
The princess, the illustrious Jāsalladevi.

Hail ! (In) the year 934, on the 15th (lunar) day of the bright (fortnight) of Kārttika, on Wednesday.

Wiki Editor's note

The inscription mentions following names which are associated with Jat history or Jat clans:

  • Shivi (शिवी) - Shivi (शिवी) or Sibi (सिबी) or Sibia (सिबिया) is a gotra of Jats.
  • Jit (जित) - Jit (जित) or Jit (जिट) is term used for Jats by the English historian James Tod.
  • Yashoraja - Yashoraja has been identified by Vasudev Vishnu Mirashi [4] as a feudatory of the Kalachuri kings of Ratanpur. Mandava Mahal Inscription of Nagavanshi kings of Samvat 1406 (A. D. 1349) at Chaura gives the genealogy of Nagavanshi Jat rulers of Kawardha which starts from Ahiraja. In this list Yashoraja is mentioned at S.No. 15. Ramachandra is mentioned at S.No. 24 in this list, who constructed Shiva temple at Bhoramdeo in 1349 AD. There is a gap of 167 years and period of each generation comes about 19 years. This justifies that Yashoraja is from the dynasty of Nagavanshi Jat rulers of Kawardha.

List of Villages in Sahaspur Lohara Tehsil

1 Achanakpur, 2 Amalidih, 3 Amgaon, 4 Amlideeh, 5 Babai, 6 Bachedi, 7 Badauda Kalan, 8 Bagdai, 9 Bajguda, 10 Bamhantola, 11 Bami, 12 Bandha Tola, 13 Bandhi, 14 Baniya, 15 Bankhaira, 16 Bano, 17 Bargaon, 18 Baroda Khurd, 19 Basinjhori, 20 Belhari, 21 Berpelatola, 22 Bhadu Tola, 23 Bhagauta Tola, 24 Bhainsbod, 25 Bhandarpur, 26 Bhathelatola, 27 Bhathkudera, 28 Bhedra, 29 Bhibhauri, 30 Bhikhampur, 31 Bhimpuri, 32 Bicharpur, 33 Bidora, 34 Bigarbharri, 35 Bijabairagi, 36 Biranpur, 37 Biranpur Khurd, 38 Birendra Nagar, 39 Bisatola, 40 Bitli, 41 Botesur, 42 Budhwara, 43 Chanatola, 44 Chandaini, 45 Charbhatha, 46 Chhirbandha, 47 Chhotupara, 48 Chilan Khodra, 49 Daihandeeh, 50 Dalsa Tola, 51 Dani Ghatholi, 52 Daniya Khurd, 53 Dargaon, 54 Darigawan, 55 Deodahra, 56 Dhanaura, 57 Dhaneli, 58 Dhangaon, 59 Dharmgarh, 60 Dhorli, 61 Doma Tola, 62 Dongariya, 63 Dumariya, 64 Gangpur, 65 Ganji Bahra, 66 Gaurjhumar, 67 Gaurmati, 68 Gendpur, 69 Gochhiya, 70 Godhatola, 71 Gorakhpur, 72 Gulalpur, 73 Hardi, 74 Harduwadeeh, 75 Hathlewa, 76 Hirapur Mohitara, 77 Iribaksa, 78 Jagmadwa, 79 Jamgaon, 80 Jamuniya, 81 Jangalpur, 82 Jarhatola, 83 Jhadutola, 84 Kadkada, 85 Kalyanpur, 86 Kamanbod, 87 Kanwatola, 88 Karahi, 89 Karesara, 90 Katori, 91 Kaudiya, 92 Kauhapani, 93 Kejadah, 94 Khadaudha, 95 Khaira, 96 Khairbana, 97 Khairjhiti, 98 Khajri Kalan, 99 Khajri Khurd, 100 Khamhariya, 101 Khapri, 102 Kholwa, 103 Kholwadeeh, 104 Kinari Tola, 105 Kohadiya, 106 Kohari, 107 Kosmanda, 108 Kotgaon, 109 Kotrabundeli, 110 Koylari, 111 Kumhar Daniya, 112 Kumhari, 113 Kurlu, 114 Kuruwa, 115 Kutkipara, 116 Kuwa, 117 Lakhanpur, 118 Lakhatola, 119 Magarwah, 120 Maharatola, 121 Majgaon, 122 Manpur, 123 Mohanpur, 124 Mohbhatta, 125 Mohgaon, 126 Motimpur, 127 Mungelidih, 128 Narodhi, 129 Nawagaon, 130 Nawagaon Khurd, 131 Nawaghata, 132 Newaspur, 133 Nunchhapar, 134 Odiya Kalan, 135 Odiya Khurd, 136 Padakipara, 137 Pailpar, 138 Patpar, 139 Pawantara, 140 Pawle, 141 Pendri Khurd, 142 Pendri Tarai, 143 Pipartola Bade, 144 Pipartola Chhote, 145 Pircha Tola, 146 Ragra, 147 Rajpur, 148 Rakse, 149 Ramhepur, 150 Rampura, 151 [Ranidahara]], 152 Ranjitpur, 153 Ranveerpur, 154 Relai, 155 Renda Khamhi, 156 Rengatola, 157 Ruse, 158 Sabratola, 159 Sahaspur, 160 Sahebpara, 161 Saliha, 162 Samariya, 163 Sarai Patera, 164 Sari, 165 Silhati, 166 Singapur, 167 Singarpur, 168 Singhangarh, 169 Singhanpuri, 170 Singhauri, 171 Singhra Para, 172 Sonjhari, 173 Sonpur, 174 Sonpuri, 175 Suktara, 176 Surajpur, 177 Surajpura, 178 Talpur, 179 Tatawhai, 180 Tatikasa, 181 Thathapur, 182 Thothma Nawapara, 183 Tilaibhath, 184 Tumdilewa, 185 Ulat, 186 Uslapur,

Source - https://villageinfo.in/chhattisgarh/kabeerdham/sahaspur-lohara.html

External links

References

  1. ↑ Dilip Singh Ahlawat: Jat Viron ka Ithihass (Hindi)
  2. ↑ Corpus Inscriptionium Indicarium Vol IV Part 2 Inscriptions of the Kalachuri-Chedi Era, Vasudev Vishnu Mirashi, 1905, p. 595
  3. ↑ History and study of the Jats. By Professor B.S Dhillon. ISBN-10: 1895603021 or ISBN-13: 978-1895603026. p.126
  4. ↑ Corpus Inscriptionium Indicarium Vol IV Part 2 Inscriptions of the Kalachuri-Chedi Era, Vasudev Vishnu Mirashi, 1905, p. 595

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