History of Haryan

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 120. Not illustrated. Chapters: Battle of Panipat, Suraj Mal of Bharatpur, Kurukshetra, Raja Nahar Singh, Thanesar, Battle of Karnal, Kaithal, Anagpur Dam, Rakhigarhi, Ballabhgarh, Qaim Khan, Patiala and East Punjab States Union, Brahma Sarovar, Cis-Sutlej States, 1995 Dabwali Tent Fire. Excerpt: Maharaja Suraj Mal (17071763) (Devanagari: ) was ruler of Bharatpur in Rajasthan in India. He has been described by a contemporary historian as "the Plato of the Jat people" and by a modern writer as the "Jat Ulysses," because of his political sagacity, steady intellect and clear vision. Coat of arms of Bharatpur rulers The statue of Maharaja Suraj Mal at Maharaja Suraj Mal Institute DelhiSurajmal was born on February 1707 in Bharatpur, India.He was eldest son of Jat Emperor of Bharatpur, Maharaja Badan Singh, and his wife Rani Devki of Jat family from Kama. He had 14 Queens, out of which 6 have been authentically told to us by Fransoo . He enumerates them as below: From his four wives, he left five sons: Jawar Singh, Ratan Singh, Nawal Singh, Ranjit Singh and Nahar Singh. The first two were born of a lady, popularly reputed to have been a Rajputni, possibly of Gaurua clan, the third was son of a Malin mother, the last two, Ranjit Singh and Nahar Singh were born of his own Jat tribe.But the mother of none of these enjoyed the particular affection of the King, who loved most dearly his masculine and barren wife, the famous queen Maharani Kishori. Jawahar Singh was fortunate enough to be adopted by this lady, whose influence and affection shielded the rebellious youth from the worst effects on the wrath of his father.For various political reasons, Suraj Mal also had 24 mistresses each from a different cast, so as to gain popularity within a cast. He was eldest of 30 sons of Maharaja Badan Singh, of which only 20 survived. Out of his survivin...