Parihar Meenas
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Parihar or Pratihar
Meenas is one of the sub group of Meenas
. In Olden times,there was the Republic of Meenas which was won by hara Rajputs and established an independent state. Meena is a brave and hardworking race. They lived their life like prehistoric man. But gradually they started taking interest in agriculture
. They are mainly found in the region of Bundi
city. They were initial builder of Bundi
and Bundi is named after the King Bandu Meena. In ancient time Bundi was called “Bandu-Ka-Nal", Nal means “narrow ways”. Later the region was governed by Rao Deva Hara. He took over Bundi from Jaita Meena in 1342 by fraud and killing thousands of minas. Later he renamed the whole area as Haravati or Haroti.
Pratihara
The Gurjara Pratihara , often simply called Pratihara Empire, was an imperial Indian dynasty that ruled much of Northern India from the 6th to the 11th centuries. At its peak of prosperity and power , the Gurajara-Pratihara Empire rivaled or even exceeded the Gupta Empire in the extent of its...
Meenas is one of the sub group of Meenas
Meenas
Meenas, Meena, Meenoat or Mina is a caste and community mainly found in Rajasthan, India. The name Mina is derived from Meen,meaning 'fish' in Sanskrit, and the Minas claim descent from the Matsya Avatar, or fish incarnation, of Vishnu.Meenas celebrate Meenesh Jayanti in the name of Vishnu on 3...
. In Olden times,there was the Republic of Meenas which was won by hara Rajputs and established an independent state. Meena is a brave and hardworking race. They lived their life like prehistoric man. But gradually they started taking interest in agriculture
Agriculture
Agriculture is the cultivation of animals, plants, fungi and other life forms for food, fiber, and other products used to sustain life. Agriculture was the key implement in the rise of sedentary human civilization, whereby farming of domesticated species created food surpluses that nurtured the...
. They are mainly found in the region of Bundi
Bundi
Bundi is a city and a municipality of approximately 88,000 inhabitants in the Hadoti region of Rajasthan state in northwest India. It is of particular architectural note for its ornate forts, palaces, and stepwell reservoirs known as baoris...
city. They were initial builder of Bundi
Bundi
Bundi is a city and a municipality of approximately 88,000 inhabitants in the Hadoti region of Rajasthan state in northwest India. It is of particular architectural note for its ornate forts, palaces, and stepwell reservoirs known as baoris...
and Bundi is named after the King Bandu Meena. In ancient time Bundi was called “Bandu-Ka-Nal", Nal means “narrow ways”. Later the region was governed by Rao Deva Hara. He took over Bundi from Jaita Meena in 1342 by fraud and killing thousands of minas. Later he renamed the whole area as Haravati or Haroti.