Sidgiri
Sidgiri was a Jat region comprising of Bayana and Rupbasaia.[1]
Jat confederacy in Braj region in 1687
These were region in control of Jat confederacy in Braj region during 1687. Jats carved out 6 principalities out of Mughal Empire after the death of Veer Gokula Singh of Tilpat. These Principalities were
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History
Dr Girish Chandra Dwivedi[2] writes that Jats under Ramachehara, who possessed the castle of Sogar [3] (4 miles south-east of Bharatpur). He fraternised with the Jats of Sidgiri region[4] (Bayana, Rupbasaia). He also befriended the Jats of Ranthambhor against the Amber ruler, Ram Singh. [5] On the basis of the contemporary despatches it can unmistakably be deduced that Raja Ram proved a great rallying point and a great number of the Jats were united under his leadership.[6] Next, he began to organise his followers from the military point of view. He gave them military training and equipped them with fire-arms. He organised them into regiments placed under different captains. simultaneously, he impressed upon the self-willed and freedom loving Jats, the necessity of remaining disciplined and obeying their captains. Thus he imparted to them the semblance of a regular army. [7]He gave similar attention to the strengthening of his defence, for he must have seen how Tilpat was easily stormed for lack of proper defence and thus sealing the fate of the Jat rising under Gokul. Raja Ram, therefore, built his forts in dense deep Jungles and surrounded them with mud ramparts. The forest-infested environs and the mud walls rendered them stronger[8] than was the chief stronghold of Gokul. These forts served as bases for operations and refuge as also places for dumping the booty. As is apparent from his tactics, Raja Ram stuck to the traditional mode of the Jat warfare, popularly known as 'Dhar' (Guerilla) system. All through he avoided positional warfare with the Mughals and confined himself to sudden and intrepid attacks. This ensured him maximum benefit with minimum loss. [9] As would be seen in the following pages; these changes proved beneficial and gradually contributed to the success of the Jat rebellion.
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References
- ↑ Dr Girish Chandra Dwivedi: The Jats - Their Role in the Mughal Empire/Chapter II,p.34
- ↑ Dr Girish Chandra Dwivedi: The Jats - Their Role in the Mughal Empire/Chapter II,p.34
- ↑ Memoires des Jats (Fr. Ms.), 9, 10
- ↑ Vanshbhaskara, 2886.
- ↑ Ram Pande,Bharatpur, 8, 10.
- ↑ Infra, See Ch. II, Estimate of Raja Ram.
- ↑ Qanungo, Jats, 40; U.N. Sharma (ltihas, I, 104-105) claims that Aurangzeb summoned Raja Ram to Delhi, where he was properly received and was granted "the gaddi of Mathura and a jagir consisting of 575 villages". He, however, cites no contemporary authority in support of it.
- ↑ Memoires des Jats (Fr. Ms.) 10, also footnote 11.
- ↑ Ibid., 9-10.
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