23-496: Narwar Fort is situated atop a hill, at Narwar in Shivpuri district of Madhya Pradesh , about 500 feet above ground level spread over an area of 8 km, The fort was Built by Bhil King Nal . Kachwaha Rajputs are said to have rebuilt the fort when they occupied Narwar in the 10th century. Kachwaha Rajput , Pratihara Rajput , and Tomara Rajputs held Narwar successively from 12th century onwards, until its capture by
46-620: A Maharaja (or variation; some promoted from an earlier Raja- or equivalent style), even exclusively from 13 guns up, a number had Rajas: Warmadewa Dynasty Jaya Dynasty Singasari subjugates Bali 1284 Native rulers reemergence Majapahit conquers Bali 1343 Dynasty of Samprangan and Gelgel Vassalage under Majapahit 1343-c. 1527 Agung Dynasty Dynasty from Mengwi Dynasty of Panji Śakti Karangasem Dynasty Dynasty of Panji Śakti Dynasty from Klungkung Lordship of Ubud, under Gianyar suzerainty Dynasty from Tabanan Rajas of Pamecutan Rajadharma
69-415: A legislative duty, which was utilized when he would enact different decrees, such as announcing a festival or a day of rest for the kingdom. Rajadharma largely portrayed the king as an administrator above all else. The main purpose for the king executing punishment, or danda, was to ensure that all of his subjects were carrying out their own particular dharmas. For this reason, rajadharma was often seen as
92-503: A population of 15,748. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Narwar has an average literacy rate of 58%, lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 69%, and female literacy is 45%. In Narwar, 18% of the population is under 6 years of age. Raja Raja ( / ˈ r ɑː dʒ ɑː / ; from Sanskrit : राजन् , IAST rājan- ) is a noble or royal Sanskrit title historically used by some Indian rulers and monarchs and highest-ranking nobles. The title
115-405: A two-edged sword". The executive duty of the king was primarily to carry out punishment, or daṇḍa . For instance, a judge who would give an incorrect verdict out of passion, ignorance, or greed is not worthy of the office, and the king should punish him harshly. Another executive dharma of the king is correcting the behavior of brahmins that have strayed from their dharma, or duties, through
138-676: A year. Tope was betrayed into the hands of the British by his trusted friend, Man Singh, while asleep in his camp in the Paron forest. He was captured on 7 April 1859 by a detachment of native infantry from British General Richard John Meade 's troops led to him by Man Singh and escorted to Shivpuri where he was tried by a military court. Narwar is located at 25°19′N 77°58′E / 25.32°N 77.97°E / 25.32; 77.97 .It has an average elevation of 452 metres (1482 feet). As of 2001 India census , Narwar had
161-690: Is 200 km. A medieval fortress there was occupied by the Narwarias of the Chambal valley, who were also the founder and rulers of Gwalior, until it was captured by Rajputs in the 12th century. During the 13th century, the Yajvapala dynasty established its capital at Narwar. During 15th century Jhala Rajputs captured Narwar from Malwa Sultanate and held it as a Jagir, which turned into a princely state during British Raj. On 12 August 1602, Abu'l-Fazl ibn Mubarak , Akbar 's courtier who also wrote Akbarnama
184-585: Is identified with Nalapura town mentioned in the Nishad Charita written by Shriharsha . Nalapura was the capital of Raja Nala of Nishad or kevat , whose love for Damayanti has been mentioned in detail in Mahabharata . When Raja Nala left Damayanti asleep in the forests of Narwar she moved through dense forests and reached Chanderi protecting herself from wild animals. The relatively shorter route through forests from Narwar to Chanderi
207-610: Is situated at a distance of 42 km from Shivpuri . Narwar was known as Narwar District during the times of Gwalior State . It is mentioned as Nalpura (Nala's town) in many medieval Sanskrit inscriptions. The Narwar Fort is surrounded by the Kali Sindh River . There are three dams, Harsi Dam, Mohini Sagar and Madikheda dam . Presently the Fort is being renovated by the Archaeological Survey of India. Narwar
230-677: Is the dharma that applies to the king, or the raja. Dharma is that which upholds, supports, or maintains the order of the universe and is based on truth. It is of central importance in achieving order and balance within the world and does this by demanding certain necessary behaviors from people. The king served two main functions as the raja: secular and religious. The religious functions involved certain acts for propitiating gods, removing dangers, and guarding dharma, among other things. The secular functions involved helping prosperity (such as during times of famine), dealing out even-handed justice, and protecting people and their property. Once he helped
253-652: The Malwa Sultanate in the 14th century,and later served as feudal state till 1808. This article about an Indian building or structure is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Narwar Narwar is a town and a nagar panchayat in Shivpuri district in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh . Narwar is a historic town and the Narwar Fort is just east of the Sindh River and
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#1732783603953276-434: The "capstone" of the other varnas' dharma both due to the king's goal of securing the happiness and prosperity of his people as well as his ability to act as the "guarantor" of the whole social structure through the enforcement of daṇḍa . In contemporary India, an idea pervades various levels of Hindu society: the "Ramarajya", or a kind of Hindu Golden Age in which through his strict adherence to rajadharma as outline in
299-493: The Vibhore to reach his goal by giving the devotion of his power in order to reduce the poverty from his kingdom. Protection of his subjects was seen as the first and foremost duty of the king. This was achieved by punishing internal aggression, such as thieves among his people, and meeting external aggression, such as attacks by foreign entities. Moreover, the king possessed executive, judicial, and legislative dharmas, which he
322-572: The jungles of Paron after being defeated by the British . Tatya befriended Man Singh and decided to stay with him. Man Singh was in dispute with the Maharaja of Gwalior . British successfully negotiated with Man Singh Kachwaha to surrender Tatya to them in return for Man safety of Man Singh's life and protection of his family from any reprisals by the Maharaja of Gwalior. After this Tope was alone. The British forces had failed to subdue him for over
345-428: The king's power had to be employed subject to the requirements of the various ashramas and varnas' dharma, failure to "enforce the code" transferred guilt on to the ruler, and according to Drekmeier some texts went so far as to justify revolt against a ruler who abused his power or inadequately performed his dharma. In other words, dharma as both the king's tool of coercion and power, yet also his potential downfall, "was
368-410: The root of all dharma and was the highest goal. The whole purpose of the king was to make everything and everyone prosper. If they were not prospering, the king was not fulfilling his dharma. He had to carry out his duties as laid down in the science of government and "not act at his sweet will." Indeed, in the major writings on dharma (i.e. dharmasastra , etc.), the dharma of the king was regarded as
391-400: The use of strict punishment. These two examples demonstrated how the king was responsible for enforcing the dharmas of his subjects, but also was in charge of enforcing rulings in more civil disputes. Such as if a man is able to repay a creditor but does not do so out of mean-spiritedness, the king should make him pay the money and take five percent for himself. The judicial duty of the king
414-411: The witnesses were honest and truthful by way of testing them. If the king conducted these trials according to dharma, he would be rewarded with wealth, fame, respect, and an eternal place in heaven , among other things. However, not all cases fell upon the shoulders of the king. It was also the king's duty to appoint judges that would decide cases with the same integrity as the king. The king also had
437-539: Was assassinated at Narwar while he was returning from the Deccan by Vir Singh Bundela (who later became the ruler of Orchha ) between Sarai Vir and Antri (near Narwar) in a plot contrived by Akbar's eldest son Prince Salim (who later became the Emperor Jahangir ), because Abu'l Fazl was known to oppose the accession of Prince Salim to the throne. His severed head was sent to Salim at Allahabad . Abu'l Fazl
460-560: Was buried at Antri . Abu'l Fazl's son Shaikh Afzal Khan (29 December 1571 – 1613) was later appointed governor of Bihar in 1608 by Jahangir. In 1707, Maharaja Gopal Singh (1707–1730) of the Bhadawar princely state was made the Imperial Governor of Narwar by the 8th Mughal emperor Bahadur Shah I . In January 1859, Man Singh Kachwaha , Raja of Narwar came across Maratha General Tatya Tope who had escaped alone into
483-421: Was deciding any disputes that arose in his kingdom and any conflicts that arose between dharmashastra and practices at the time or between dharmashastra and any secular transactions. When he took the judgment seat, the king was to abandon all selfishness and be neutral to all things. The king would hear cases such as thefts, and would use dharma to come to a decision. He was also responsible for making sure that
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#1732783603953506-574: Was historically used in the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia . The title has a long history in South Asia and Southeast Asia , being attested from the Rigveda , where a rājan- is a ruler , see for example the daśarājñá yuddhá , the "Battle of Ten Kings". While most of the Indian salute states (those granted a gun salute by the British Crown ) were ruled by
529-484: Was responsible for carrying out. If he did so wisely, the king believed that he would be rewarded by reaching the pinnacle of the abode of the Sun , or heaven. However, if the king carried out his office poorly, he feared that he would suffer hell or be struck down by a deity. As scholar Charles Drekmeier notes, "dharma stood above the king, and his failure to preserve it must accordingly have disastrous consequences". Because
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