Harpal Dev Makwana
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Harpaldev Makwana | |
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Maharaja of Jhalavad Rudravatar | |
![]() Statue of Harpaldev at Patdi | |
1st Maharaja of Jhalavad | |
Reign | 1093-1126 |
Coronation | 1093 |
Successor | Sodhshaldev Jhala I |
Born | 12 Jan 1066 Patan |
Died | 19 June 1130 Patdi |
Spouses | Shakti (daughter of Karna I) Rajshri of Sodha clan |
Issue | Sodhshaldev I Manguji Shekhraji Uma De Khodaji Khwadji Joguji Ranoji Bapuji Balwantji Lokhanji Devaji Vithalji |
Dynasty | Jhala dynasty |
Father | Kesardev Makwana |
Mother | Vinayade (daughter of Bhima I) |
Religion | Hinduism |
Harpaldev Makwana[1] was a 11th century monarch of Jhalavad.[2] He was the only surviving Makwana rajput prince of Kertigarh (present day Sindh) and mentioned among multiple Jain legends.[3][4]
Biography
[edit]Harpaldev was born to Kesardev, the king of Kertigarh and his Chaulukya queen[5]. In 1082CE, Soomras of Umerkot invaded karentigadh, all the makwanas including Kesardev and his 9 sons were killed.[6][7] Harpaldev survives and takes shelter under the chalukyan king Karna who was his maternal uncle.[8][9]
In October 1093 Harpal dev married Shakti-De who was the either thr daughter of Karna Solanki or the niece of Karna and daughter of Pratap Solanki.[10] Shakti-de is believed to be the incarnation of Goddess Shakti and Harpaldev was the añsh-avtáar of Lord Shiva.[1][11]
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Harpaldev defeated a tribal chieftain Babaro and married the niece of Karnadev solanki.[8] In the year 1093 Harpaldev found a new Kingdom of 2300 villages in saurashtra Region and named it Jhalavad with the capital Patdi.[8][11]
When Maharaja Karna and his son Jayasimha were fighting tribal bhils far from their capital Patan, Babaro (a monster looking nomad from sindh) attacked Patan where he was defeated by Harpaldev.[12][5]
In March 1108, Harpaldev recaptured his ancestral capital Karentigadh from the soomras and captured the Soomra ruler Unnd Amir.[8][9]
References
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- ^ a b Gazetteer of the Bombay Presidency: Under Government Orders. Káthiáwár. 1884.
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- ^ a b c d Jhala, Jayasinhji (19 July 2018). Genealogy, Archive, Image: Interpreting Dynastic History in Western India, c. 1090-2016. Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG. p. 124. ISBN 978-3-11-060129-9.
- ^ a b Singhji, Virbhadra (1994). The Rajputs of Saurashtra. Popular Prakashan. ISBN 978-81-7154-546-9.
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- ^ a b The Hind Rajasthan, Or, The Annals of the Native States of India. Usha. 1985.
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