Suhaldev
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Suhaldev or Suheldev Bais was a legendary king from Shravasti town of India.[1] The Persian Haigiography Mirat-i-Masudi, written in 17th century, popularly mentions him to have defeated and killed the Ghaznavid general Ghazi Saiyyad Salar Masud at Bahraich in 1034 CE.[2] Writers spanning from colonial ethnographers to postcolonial bureaucrats have identified his caste variously as Bhar, Rajbhar, Tharu, Bais Rajput, Pandav Vanshi Tomar, Jain Rajput, Bharshiv, Tharu Kalhan, Nagavanshi Kshatriya, and Visen Kshatriya.[3][4][5][6]
In different versions of the legends, Suhaldev is known by different names, that include Sakardev, Suhirdadhwaj, Suhridil, Suhridal-dhaj, Rai Suhrid Dev, Susaj, Suhardal, Sohildar, Shahardev, Sahardev, Suhar Deo, Sahar Deo, Suhaaldev, Suhildev, Suheldev, Sohal Deo and Suheldeo[7]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ Tripathi, Amish (2022-07-25). Legend Of Suheldev: The Rajput King Who Saved India. Harper Collins. ISBN 978-93-5629-104-1.
- ↑ Mukherjee, Swapnil (2018-07-16). Suheldev: The Brave Dharma King. Independently Published. ISBN 978-1-7178-1105-9.
- ↑ Narayan 2009, p. 86.
- ↑ Bhaskar.com. "Maharaj Suheldev was a Bais Kshatriya: Yashvendra Vikram Singh of Payagpur royal family said- He was the pride of Rajputana; There is evidence of his lineage".
- ↑ Wikipedia, Source (September 2013). Rajput Clans: Nanda, Tribes and Clans of the Pothohar Plateau, Janjua Rajput, Chauhan, Chalukya Dynasty, Khokhar, Khanzada, Tomara Dynasty, Kachwaha. General Books. ISBN 978-1-230-62150-0.
- ↑ Gallagher, John; Johnson, Gordon; Seal, Anil (1973-07-26). Locality, Province and Nation: Essays on Indian Politics 1870 to 1940. CUP Archive. ISBN 978-0-521-09811-3.
- ↑ "'Rajput Virodhi BJP-RSS' trends on Twitter amid charges of historical distortion". India Today. 2021-08-02. Retrieved 2024-08-30.
Bibliography
[change | change source]- Narayan, Badri (2009). Fascinating Hindutva: Saffron Politics and Dalit Mobilisation. SAGE Publications. ISBN 978-81-321-0105-5.