Jhujhar Singh

Jhujhar Singh was a Raja of the Orchha region in India during the 17th century.

This article is about the raja. For the son of Guru Gobind Singh, see Jujhar Singh.
Jhujhar Singh
Raja of Orchha
Jhujhar Singh on Horseback, ca. 1720–30
Reign1626/7- 1635
CoronationIn 1626 or 1627
PredecessorRaja Vir Singh Deo
HouseBundela Rajput
ReligionHinduism

Jhujhar Singh was the first-born son of Vir Singh Deo and the senior of his three queens.[1] In 1626,[2] he succeeded his father as ruler and determined not to remain a vassal of the Mughal Empire as his father had been. His attempt to assert independence from the reigning emperor, Shah Jahan, led to his downfall. The Mughal army, which was led by the teenager Aurangzeb, conquered his kingdom in 1635 and forced Singh to retreat to Chauragarh.

Death

Jujhar Singh had written a letter to Kok Shah, the Gond king of Deogarh, to let him pass through his territory unharmed and was waiting for an answer at Chauragarh. He heard rumors that the king of Deogarh was dead and hence he travelled through his territory toward Golconda. However, he and his son were killed by Gonds in the Kingdom of Chanda. Due to Jujhar Singh's attempts at independence, Shah Jahan wrote a farman ordering Khan-i Dauran, Khan-i-Jahan Barha and Firoz Jung to kill Jujhar Singh. Khan-i-Jahan Barha played a crucial role in the suppression of his rebellion.[3] Their heads were cut by Khan-i-Dauran and sent to Firoz Jung to be presented to the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan.[4][5] The Mughal army recovered treasures worth one crore which Jujhar Singh had hidden in various wells in Deogarh territory.[6]

References

Citations

  1. Jain (2002), p. 84
  2. Michael (2009), p. 728
  3. Abha Singh (1990). Jujhar Singh's Rebellion : A Reappraisal. p. 26.
  4. Welch, Stuart Cary (1987). The Emperors' Album: Images of Mughal India. Metropolitan Museum of Art. ISBN 978-0-87099-499-9.
  5. al-Dīn (Akbarābādī.), Muḣammad Muʻīn (1905). The History of the Taj and the Buildings in Its Vicinity. Moon Press.
  6. Sane, Hemant. DEOGARH-NAGPUR GOND DYNASTY.docx.

Bibliography

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