Braj
Braj | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Country | India |
| Region | Northern India |
| Proposed capitals | Mathura, Agra |
| Proposed Districts | List
|
| Language | Brij Bhasha Hindi |
Braj (ब्रज) also known as Brij (बृज) is a region mainly in Uttar Pradesh of India, around Mathura-Vrindavan. Brij, though never a clearly defined political region in India, is very well demarcated culturally. The area stretches from Mathura, Jalesar, Agra, Hathras and Aligarh.[1] It is considered to be the land of Krishna and is derived from the Sanskrit word vraja. The main cities in the region are Mathura, Jalesar, Bharatpur, Agra, Hathras, Dholpur, Aligarh.[2]
History
[change | change source]During the Mughal Empire's decline in the 17th century, Gokula Jaat would lead the Brajwasi Hindu Jaats to revolt against Aurangzeb.[3] Gokula was captured and executed, but the revolt continued under Rajaram Jaat, who led a more organized campaign.[4] The rebellion was eventually put down, but the Jaats had by then established many forts and petty states across Braj.[5] In the 18th century, the Jaats united under the Bharatpur State.[6] The Bharatpur forces would eventually capture Agra, the old capital of the Mughals.[7] As a result, the Braj region was sometimes referred to as "Jatwada" (i.e. "Land of the Jats") in some dispatches of the Maratha Empire, referencing the many Jat settlements, forts and principalities found across the region.[8]
Bharatpur State would later become a princely state under the British Raj. Following Indian independence, it would join India.
Related pages
[change | change source]References
[change | change source]- ↑ Lucia Michelutti (2002). "Sons of Krishna: the politics of Yadav community formation in a North Indian town" (PDF). PhD Thesis Social Anthropology. London School of Economics and Political Science University of London. p. 49. Retrieved 20 May 2015.
- ↑ Lucia Michelutti (2002). "Sons of Krishna: the politics of Yadav community formation in a North Indian town" (PDF). PhD Thesis Social Anthropology. London School of Economics and Political Science University of London. p. 46. Retrieved 20 May 2015.
- ↑ Metcalf, Barbara D.; Metcalf, Thomas R. (2006-09-28). A Concise History of Modern India. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-1-139-45887-0.
- ↑ Sarkar, Jadunath (1934). Fall of the Mughal Empire: 1789-1803. Calcutta: Sarkar & Sons.
- ↑ Bayly, C. A. (1988-05-19). Rulers, Townsmen and Bazaars: North Indian Society in the Age of British Expansion, 1770-1870. CUP Archive. ISBN 978-0-521-31054-3.
- ↑ Asher, Catherine; Talbot, Cynthia (2006). India before Europe. Cambridge University Press. p. 272. ISBN 978-0-521-80904-7. Retrieved 15 October 2011.
- ↑ Singh, K. Natwar (2001). Maharaja Suraj Mal, 1707-1763: His Life and Times. Rupa & Company. ISBN 978-81-7167-510-4.
- ↑ Shejwalkar, Tryambak Shankar (1946). Panipat:1761. Deccan College, Poona. p. 100.
