Hindu resistance to islam or how the west won !!

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Hindu resistance to islamhttp://www.royalfamilyjaipur.com/j_rul.htmSon of Raja

Bharmal Kachhawaha of Amber, Bhagwant Das or Bhagwan Das was a great general of

his times and as an trusted ally of Emperor Akbar. He fought many battles in

Gujarat, Punjab and northern frontier. At the behest of Akbar he crossed the

river Attock on July 12, 1581 AD; fought and won the territory inside

Afghanistan. He was also appointed as Governor of Punjab. He maintained his

freedom of speech while giving advise to the Emperor on important political

matters and could dare refuse to embrace Akbar's new found faith

"Din-i-illahi". Abul Fazal rightly remarked about Raja Bhagwan Das that he was

endowed with uprightness, weight of counsel and courage. The prince of Amber,

Man Singh was the son of Maharaja Bhagawnt Das. From his very young age Man

Singh took active part in various battles along with his father and grand

father (Maharaja Bharmal). During the reign of Akbar, Man Singh achieved great

success in Bengal, Orissa, Assam and established Mughal suzerainty in

Northeast. On behalf of the Mughals, Man Singh also fought successfully with

the tribal chiefs of Afghanistan. He was posted as commander in chief of the

Mughal army in Northwestern frontier, Punjab, Kashmir, Afghanistan and also in

Northeastern sector including Bengal, Bihar, Orissa, Assam to crush the

rebellion chiefs. We found that under his able command the Kachhwahas watered

the Northwestern as well as northeastern part of India with their best blood

while assisting Akbar in empire building. Jai Singh I was born on 15th July

1611 AD and at the age of ten, ascended the throne of Amber in 1621 AD. His

career was of undimmed brilliance and unapproached eminence. He fought and won

many battles for three Mughal emperors- Jehangir, Shahejahan and Aurangzeb

respectively. In his early career he subdued Bijapur, Golcunda and also could

prevail upon Shivaji to appear in the Mughal Court. He was also posted in

Balkh, Kandhar and Kabul to subdue the Afghan Chiefs during the years 1638,

1641, 1647-49, 1653. During 1659-67 he was posted in the Deacon and Emperor

Aurangzeb elevated his Mausab to 7000 Sawar in June 1665 AD for his successes

against Shivaji, against whom so many generals of Mughal Empire proved an utter

failure. In the words of Sir J.N. Sarkar a famous historian- "Mirza Raja Jai

Singh attained success surpassing even his victories in the field. Wherever

there was difficult or delicate work was to be done, the emperor always had

only to turn to Jai Singh-I" who was a suave speaker and adept in the

ceremonious courtesy of the Mughal court. He was an ideal leader of all the

contingents of the Mughal army comprising Afghans, Mughals and the Rajputs. At

the age of 12 Sawai Jai Singh II was enthroned at Amber in the year 1700 AD and

had to fight at Khelna, Panhala and other places in the Deccan at the behest of

Emperor Aurangzeb. He was wise and witty, therefore, emperor conferred the

title " Sawai" upon him. He was also entrusted to control the Jats in

Bharatpur-Mathura region and the Marathas in Malwa. As Naib Subedar and Subedar

he helped the Mughals in running the administration and also revenue collection

in the Subas of Malwa & Agra. He was the great Statesman of his time and Pt.

Jawahar Lal Nehru has very aptly remarked about him that Sawai Jai Singh II

would have been great in anywhere and in any age. Besides a great builder, he

was also a great scholar of Sanskrit as well as Persian and had deep interest

in the field of Astronomy and to fulfil it he built 'Observatories at Varanasi,

Mathura, Ujjain, Delhi and at Jaipur and performed several Vedic sacrifices

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