• Source: Kachhwaha

The Kachhwaha, or Kushwaha is a Rajput clan found primarily in India.




Etymology


According to Cynthia Talbot, the meaning of word Kachhwaha is tortoise.




Origin



There are numerous theories on the origin of the Kachhwahas. Prominent of those theories are of claiming scion from the Suryavansh and the Kurma Avatar of Lord Vishnu.




= Suryavansh origin

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Suryavansh Dynasty or Ikshwaku Dynasty or Raghuvansh Dynasty : Kachwaha (Kushwah) claim descent from Kush, a son of the avatar of Vishnu, Rama, as expressed by them citing historical documents during the Supreme court of India proceedings on Ram Mandir at Ayodhya. Ish Devji a Kachhwaha Raja of outstanding merit, with his capital at Gwalior, is recorded to have died in 967 A.D. Brahmin genealogists place him as being the three hundred & third generation after Ikshwaku. The Kachhwahas of Amber are descendants of Ish Devji. According to Rima Hooja, the Kachhwahas initially called themselves "Kachhapaghata", "Kachwaha" and "Katsawaha". "Kachawa" word became popular in the late 16th century during the reign of Raja Man Singh. There are many inscriptions and manuscripts which prove this theory, like the ones found in Balvan, Chatsu, Sanganer and Rewasa.




History






= Dulha Rai

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Kachhwaha established their kingdoms in the Dhundhar region of modern Rajasthan in the 11th century. One Kachhwaha Dulha Rai conquered most of the Dhundhar area from Bargujars.




= Raja Kakil deo

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After Dulherai, his son Kakil Deo defeated the Meenas of Amer and made Amer the capital of Dhundhar after Khoh. He also defeated the Ahirs of Dhundhar region and annexed their territories in the battles of Med and Bairath. Bairath is the corrupted name of Viratnagar which has a great significance in Mahabharata.




= Raja Pajawan

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Raja Pajawan helped Prithviraj Chauhan in his most of the campaigns and conquests. In total, he is credited to have fought 64 battles in his career. He was married to a cousin of Prithviraj Chauhan. He died before the popular Battle of Tarain.




= Raja Prithviraj Singh I

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Kachhwaha King Prithviraj Singh I fought along with Rana Sanga at battle of Khanwa. He was married to the daughter of Rao Lunkarna of Bikaner, with all his wives summed to nine, giving birth to 18 sons. One of his sons, Purnamal died fighting with Humayun's brother Hindal in a battle that occurred in 1539 AD.




= Raja Man Singh I

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He was one of the most trusted noble of Akbar. He was the supreme commander of the Mughal forces. He built the Amer Fort. He built and saved a number of Hindu temples.




= Sawai Jai Singh II

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He built the pink city of Jaipur and five astronomical observatories at Delhi, Jaipur, Benaras, Mathura and Ujjain. He also established Govind Dev Ji temple at Jaipur.




Notable people






= Khoh Kingdom

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Dulha Rai
Kakil




= Amer Kingdom

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Pajawan
Prithviraj Singh I
Bharmal
Bhagwant Das
Man Singh I
Mirza Raja Jai Singh I




= Jaipur State

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Maharaja Sawai Jai Singh II
Maharaja Ram Singh I
Maharaja Sawai Madho Singh I
Maharaja Sawai Pratap Singh
Maharaja Sawai Man Singh II
Maharani Gayatri Devi
Maharaja Sawai Bhawani Singh
Princess Diya Kumari
Maharaja Padmanabh Singh




= Alwar State

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Rao Raja Pratap Singh
Colonel HH Raj Rishi Shri Sawai Maharaja Sir Jai Singh
HH Raj Rishi Shri Sawai Maharaja Jitendra Singh
Rajkumari Bhuvneshwari Kumari




= Kohra Estate

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Babu Himmat Sah
Babu Bhoop Singh




= Shekhawati Region

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Rao Shekha
Ajit Singh of Khetri
Raja Raisal Darbari of Khandela
Rao Shardul Singh of Jhunjhunu




References






Further reading


Bayley C. (1894) Chiefs and Leading Families in Rajputana
Henige, David (2004). Princely states of India;A guide to chronology and rulers
Jyoti J. (2001) Royal Jaipur
Krishnadatta Kavi, Gopalnarayan Bahura(editor) (1983) Pratapa Prakasa, a contemporary account of life in the court at Jaipur in the late 18th century
Khangarot, R.S., and P.S. Nathawat (1990). Jaigarh- The invincible Fort of Amber
Topsfield, A. (1994). Indian paintings from Oxford collections
Tillotson, G. (2006). Jaipur Nama, Penguin books

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• Pajawan
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