The Bhadanaka Kingdom was a medieval kingdom in India that included the Rewari , Bhiwani , Mahendragarh regions of Haryana and parts of Alwar in Rajasthan during the 11th and 12th centuries. The kingdom of the Bhadanakas was probably bounded on the south-east by the Kachchhapaghat land and the Chambal river, on the north-east by the kingdom of Kannauj and the Yamuna river.
7-585: Historian's including Dasharatha Sharma agree on an opinion that they were from Ahir caste. In the second half of the 12th century, the Bhadanakas had a political struggle with the Chauhans of Shakumbhari. Chauhan was inspired by the spirit of Digvijaya and wanted to build an empire in North India. The Chauhans attacked Bhadanakas at least twice. We get to know about the first attack on Bhadanaka from
14-469: A sub-clan of Nandvanshi Ahirs in Uttar Pradesh. Gwalvanshi Ahirs have migrated to other parts of Uttar Pradesh from Mathura and they claim descent from gopis and gopas of Krishna's time. The Ghosi are a division of Ahir community found mainly in North India. They were the zamidars and small rulers of various parts of country. The Phatak Ahirs claim to be descended from Digpal,
21-714: The 'Bijolia inscription' of Chauhan king Someshwar of 1169 AD. There was a fierce battle between the Chauhans and the Bhadanakas, but this war could not prove to be decisive, although the Chauhans have claimed their victory in the Bijolia inscription. Scholar Siddhasain Suri has described the region of Bhadanaka country, situated between Kannauj and Harshapur (Haras in Shekhawati). He mentions Kamagga (Kaman, forty miles west of Mathura ) and Siroha (near Gwalior ) as sacred Jain sites of Bhadanaka country. Apart from these, Tejpal,
28-654: The Ahirs of Mahaban . The Dauwas claim to be the descendants of Shree Balaram , elder brother of Krishna. Dauwas were rulers of Bundelkhand in past. It is said that Dauwas had established their power in Bundelkhand but not before Bundela Rajputs . Dhadhor is a subcaste of Ahirs. Krishnaut or Kishnaut are Ahirs that inhabits the state of Bihar . They inhabit the Indian states of Bihar and Jharkhand . They claim to have descended from king Madhu. Sorathia
35-477: The author of Apabhramsa Manuscript "Sambhavnath Charit", has described the city of Sripath situated in Bhadanaka country. According to historian Dasharatha Sharma , this city was the capital of this state. This town of Shripath (santipur) is identified with modern Bayana . According to 3 historians, Bhadanaka has been called Bhayanaya in the pre-medieval Apabhramsa language , and the word Bayana has originated in
42-542: The post-medieval period from the word Bhayanaya. In this way, the modern earnest money was the focal point of the country. The strong fort of Tahangarh (Timangarh) is situated 14 miles south of Bayana , which was the defense cantonment of this state. The Apabhramsha is also called the Suraseni Apabhramsha, because the geographical area of the Bhadanaka Kingdom and the ancient Surasena region
49-489: Was almost the same. The Suraseni Apabhramsa is the mother of modern Brajbhasha . Yaduvanshi Aheer Ahir ( Sanskrit : Abhira ) is a caste found in the Indian subcontinent , mainly modern-day India , Nepal and Pakistan . The Ahir clans are spread almost all over country. The word "ahir" is derived from the Sanskrit word "abhira." The Nandvanshi Ahirs are a section of Ahirs. Kamarias are also
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