Vijayapal

Vijayapal was a Yadav/Yaduvanshi ruler who traced his descent from the Surasena dynasty of Mathura[1][2] and ruled the area which later became Karauli, Dholpur and Bharatpur. He is mentioned in an inscription dated 1043 and is credited with the construction of the Bayana fort (also known as Vijaymandirgarh or Bijai Garh).

Vijayapal
ReignEarly 11th century
SuccessorTahanpal
FatherJaitapal
ReligionHinduism

Abu Bakr Kandhari stormed the Bayana fort in 1047.[3] His men defeated the Rajputs, whose women committed jauhar in the fort. He was killed in battle and buried outside Bayana. His lineage moved further south and Vijayapal's successor Tahanpala (also called Tribhuvanpala or Tawanpal) constructed the Timangarh fort. Later on their descendants were called Rajput clans like Jadauns and Bhati, they trace their ancestory from Ahirs of Mathura

References
  1. Cunningham, Joseph Davey; Garrett, H. L. O. (1994). A History of the Sikhs from the Origin of the Nation to the Battles of the Sutlej. Asian Educational Services. p. 7. ISBN 9788120609501. Retrieved 24 April 2016.
  2. Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Karauli" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 15 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 677.
  3. Dashora, Yamuna Lal. District Census Handbook, Bharatpur, 1951. p. iii.

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