Anangpal Tomar

Remains of Lal Kot walls, built by Anangpal, in Mehrauli
The Iron pillar, erected by Chandragupta Vikramaditya (375–413) of the Gupta Empire, within the Qutb complex

Anangpal Tomar was the first ruler to make ancient Delhi his capital.

Little is known of Anangpal Tomar, who was from the Rajput Tomar clan and whose ancestors had settled in the Aravalli Hills around the end of the first millennium AD. Some archaeological evidence survives of earlier settlements survive in the area and may be related to a ruler called Surajpal. Of Anangpal, the primary source for information comes from the Prithviraj Raso, a history of Prithviraj Chauhan which was written much later. Physical evidence at Lal Kot (literally Red Fort), which he is thought to have built and which is the oldest identifiable city in the area, suggests that he lived in the eleventh century.[1][2]

The Tomar family rule at Delhi passed to his son, Ausan Singh (Tejpal) and then his grandson Kosal Dev Singh (Mahipal) before the dynasty collapsed when challenged by Prithviraj Chauhan (1149-1192).

Origen and History of Tomar Rajputs

Tomars or Tanwars are Chandravanshi Rajputs According to legend, Tomar Rajputs are the descendants of Pandavas of Mahabhatara- descended from Arjun, through his son Abhimanyu and grandson, Prikshit. King Yudhishtra founded Indraprashth, modern Delhi, but he later abdicated in favour of Prikshit, from Prikshit to king King Dihlu Tomar , Tomar rule at Delhi until 1182 A.D.

Tomars are the blood of Arjuna, one of the heroes of the Hindu epic Mahābhārata. Arjuna is a central figure in Hindu religion whose name means 'bright', 'shining', 'white' or 'silver' . Arjuna is thus "The Peerless Archer". The third of the five Pandava brothers, Arjuna was one of the children borne by Kunti, first wife of Pandu.He is sometimes refereed as 'forth Krishna' of Mahabharata. Abhimanyu a tragic hero in the Mahābhārata. He is the son of Arjuna and Subhadra( the half-sister of Lord Krishna) . He is an unparalleled archer and is considered to equal his father in prowess with the bow and arrow. Parikshit is the son of Uttara, the Matsya princess and Abhimanyu, the Vrishni son of Arjuna. He is born only after the end of the war.He was also referred to as the "King of the Kurus". Parikshit with ATTRISH as the predominant GOTRA of all the Tomars. Attrish comes from the great sage ATTRI and Tomars followed him and hence the name. [3]

The ancestor of Tomars

The descendants of Turvasu, known as Turvasus changed due to linguistic differences to Turvas, Tavras, Tambar and Tomar. Due to political reasons Tomars returned from west region to south through Central Asia and settled in areas around Delhi known as Indraprastha. Since they had come from west, they have been called Yavanas in Sabha Parva of Mahabharata.

The Tomars spread from Delhi to other places in search of better lands and came upto Bhind in Madhya Pradesh. In the seventh century under the influence of new Hindu religion some of the tomars got inducted into Agnikula Rajputs. Rest who believed in old Vedic traditions remained in Jats.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Blake, Stephen P. (2002). Shahjahanabad: The Sovereign City in Mughal India 1639-1739. Cambridge University Press. pp. 7–9. ISBN 9780521522991.
  2. ↑ Khushwant Singh (2001). City improbable: an anthology of writings on Delhi. Viking. p. 5. ISBN 978-0-670-91235-3.
  3. ↑ http://chandravanshi.blogspot.in/2008/05/tomar-rajputs-clane-of-arjun.html?m=1

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