Mohil
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Mohil, Mial or Mohal is a branch of Chauhan
Rajput
s. Mohils are also one of the gotras of Yadav
as. British Historians H.A. Rose, Ibbetson and Maclagan have stated Mohals as a gotra of Yaduvanshi Ahirs. The Mohils are believed to have been, like another important and far more known Muslim
caste group, converts from the Mohil branch of the Chauhan Rajputs.
kyat literature. Mohils were so called, to distinguish them from others, after the name of their ancestor Mohil, who finds mention in an inscription of his son Rana
Hathad or Hardatta, stated to be dated v.s 1162 (A.D.1105). According to bardic sources, particularly the khyat of Muhnot Nainsi and some others, Mohil, who was fifth in the line of the ruling family of Ganga or Dhandha through the latter's son Indra
, while another bardic account makes Mohils descendants of Vachhra son of Ganga or the Dhandha's another son Kanha.
) Ladnun parganas, now included in the Churu
District of Rajasthan
.
According to an account, Chhapar -Dronapur was conquered by the Rathods of Jodhpur
in v.s (A.D.1474), but the Ladnun pargana continued to be held by the Mohil chiefs, one of whom was Rao Jai Singh, who is stated to have granted come land to a bard,Jasudan son of poet Samaur Teja.
Jai Singh was once watching a group of women passing through the town gate to fetch water. A menacing bull had blocked the road and stood in their way. One of the young girl, who was a Muslim
, took the bull
by hand and pushed it out of the way.The Rao, who was watching the incident, was greatly impressed by the show of courage and valour and at once decided to marry her. Thinking that the offspring of such a brave woman would also be very brave, the Raja formally proposed marriage with her to her father. The girl gave her consent on the condition that the Raja became a Muslim. The Raja agreed and started praying, whereupon the marriage was solemnised.Later on, the girl came to know that the Raja had not given up his faith, but merely pretended to have become a Muslim and was regularly visiting Temple
s.After satisfying herself about this being the case, she sent a message to the Delhi
Sultan who invaded Ladnun and defeated the Raja
and got him converted to Islam
.
Chauhan
Chauhan, Chouhan or Chohan , , - is a clan who ruled parts of northern India in the Middle Ages. The clan is most famous for Rajput King Maharaja Prithviraj Chauhan...
Rajput
Rajput
A Rajput is a member of one of the patrilineal clans of western, central, northern India and in some parts of Pakistan. Rajputs are descendants of one of the major ruling warrior classes in the Indian subcontinent, particularly North India...
s. Mohils are also one of the gotras of Yadav
Yadav
Yādav refers to an umbrella group of traditionally non-elite pastoral communities, or castes, in India and Nepal which since the nineteenth and twentieth centuries has claimed descent from the mythological King Yadu as a part of a movement of social and political resurgence.The term 'Yadav' now...
as. British Historians H.A. Rose, Ibbetson and Maclagan have stated Mohals as a gotra of Yaduvanshi Ahirs. The Mohils are believed to have been, like another important and far more known Muslim
Muslim
A Muslim, also spelled Moslem, is an adherent of Islam, a monotheistic, Abrahamic religion based on the Quran, which Muslims consider the verbatim word of God as revealed to prophet Muhammad. "Muslim" is the Arabic term for "submitter" .Muslims believe that God is one and incomparable...
caste group, converts from the Mohil branch of the Chauhan Rajputs.
History
The Mohils are believed to have been, like another important and far more known Muslim caste group,the Qiyam Kjanis, converts from the Mohil branch of the Chauhan Rajputs, which finds mention in inscriptions and RajasthaniRajasthani people
Rajasthani people are the native inhabitants of Rajasthan region of India. They form an ethnic group which is a result of assimilation of Scytho-Dravidian, Aryo-Dravidian, Indo-Aryan, Indo-Scythian, Indo-Greeks, Indo-Iranians and Austro-Asiatic ancestries...
kyat literature. Mohils were so called, to distinguish them from others, after the name of their ancestor Mohil, who finds mention in an inscription of his son Rana
Rana
Rana may refer to:In education:* Rana Institute of Higher Education, AfghanistanIn entertainment and sports:* Rana , forthcoming Indian film* Moon , the moon Rána in Tolkien's Middle-earth...
Hathad or Hardatta, stated to be dated v.s 1162 (A.D.1105). According to bardic sources, particularly the khyat of Muhnot Nainsi and some others, Mohil, who was fifth in the line of the ruling family of Ganga or Dhandha through the latter's son Indra
Indra
' or is the King of the demi-gods or Devas and Lord of Heaven or Svargaloka in Hindu mythology. He is also the God of War, Storms, and Rainfall.Indra is one of the chief deities in the Rigveda...
, while another bardic account makes Mohils descendants of Vachhra son of Ganga or the Dhandha's another son Kanha.
Location
The Mohil Chauhans are stated to have ruled over the Chhapar- Dronapur (modern GopalpurGopalpur
Gopalpur is a census town under Ranaghat police station of Ranaghat subdivision in Nadia district in the Indian state of West Bengal.-Geography:...
) Ladnun parganas, now included in the Churu
Churu
Churu is a town in the desert region of Rajasthan state of India. It is the administrative headquarters of Churu District. It lies in the Thar Desert on the National Highway-65 connecting Pali to Ambala and is a junction station on the railway line to Bikaner...
District of Rajasthan
Rajasthan
Rājasthān the land of Rajasthanis, , is the largest state of the Republic of India by area. It is located in the northwest of India. It encompasses most of the area of the large, inhospitable Great Indian Desert , which has an edge paralleling the Sutlej-Indus river valley along its border with...
.
According to an account, Chhapar -Dronapur was conquered by the Rathods of Jodhpur
Jodhpur
Jodhpur , is the second largest city in the Indian state of Rajasthan. It is located west from the state capital, Jaipur and from the city of Ajmer. It was formerly the seat of a princely state of the same name, the capital of the kingdom known as Marwar...
in v.s (A.D.1474), but the Ladnun pargana continued to be held by the Mohil chiefs, one of whom was Rao Jai Singh, who is stated to have granted come land to a bard,Jasudan son of poet Samaur Teja.
Conversion to Islam
According to a local tradition, the ruler of Ladaun region, RaoRaja
Raja is an Indian term for a monarch, or princely ruler of the Kshatriya varna...
Jai Singh was once watching a group of women passing through the town gate to fetch water. A menacing bull had blocked the road and stood in their way. One of the young girl, who was a Muslim
Muslim
A Muslim, also spelled Moslem, is an adherent of Islam, a monotheistic, Abrahamic religion based on the Quran, which Muslims consider the verbatim word of God as revealed to prophet Muhammad. "Muslim" is the Arabic term for "submitter" .Muslims believe that God is one and incomparable...
, took the bull
Bull
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by hand and pushed it out of the way.The Rao, who was watching the incident, was greatly impressed by the show of courage and valour and at once decided to marry her. Thinking that the offspring of such a brave woman would also be very brave, the Raja formally proposed marriage with her to her father. The girl gave her consent on the condition that the Raja became a Muslim. The Raja agreed and started praying, whereupon the marriage was solemnised.Later on, the girl came to know that the Raja had not given up his faith, but merely pretended to have become a Muslim and was regularly visiting Temple
Temple
A temple is a structure reserved for religious or spiritual activities, such as prayer and sacrifice, or analogous rites. A templum constituted a sacred precinct as defined by a priest, or augur. It has the same root as the word "template," a plan in preparation of the building that was marked out...
s.After satisfying herself about this being the case, she sent a message to the Delhi
Delhi
Delhi , officially National Capital Territory of Delhi , is the largest metropolis by area and the second-largest by population in India, next to Mumbai. It is the eighth largest metropolis in the world by population with 16,753,265 inhabitants in the Territory at the 2011 Census...
Sultan who invaded Ladnun and defeated the Raja
Raja
Raja is an Indian term for a monarch, or princely ruler of the Kshatriya varna...
and got him converted to Islam
Islam
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.