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It was far from the easiest win (that would be Malwa or Gujarat).
Devagiri ranks with Mongols, Ranthambore etc. where Khīljis had to engage several times before a final victory.
Even then it was not decisive, as Ala-ud-din couldn't keep the Yadavarayas subdued in his lifetime.
Nothing changes the fact that Devagiri was one of the easiest win for Alauddin in his illustrious military career and the Yadavas were his most loyal vassal who helped him in subjugating other Hindu kingdoms in south.
When Alauddin raided Devagiri in 1296, the situation was grave for him as one failure could have led in his imprisonment as he went without notifying the emperor about his plans.
Despite leading his forces into an unknown territory against a formidable enemy such as Yadavas who were strategically incompetent as they didn't had the idea about a massive army coming from North, Alauddin didn't loose his nerves even when Prince simhana returned back to his capital, Alauddin was able to defeat him in his own land against all odds.
Also, for all it's mammoth appearance, Kishori Sharan Lal notes that the fortifications of the Devagiri were weak due to the carelessness of the Yadavas and king Ramchandra didn't had enough provisions to held out against Alauddin's force.
Subsequently, Malik Kafurs also easily captured the fort again and it was the first major centre down south which got subsumed into direct control of delhi sultanate easily and gave birth to an independent muslim sultanate later.
Archaeologist and historian Tara Chand states that the Rathikas (Maharattas), referred to as Marathas, were mentioned in the inscriptions of Ashoka.
Kannada historian B. R. Gopal states that the early Rashtrakuta army was non-Kannadiga and consisted of Proto-Marathas (Rathikas).
Kannada historian B. R. Gopal states that the early Rashtrakuta army was non-Kannadiga and consisted of Proto-Marathas (Rathikas).
Dridhaprahara retweeted
Only because there's no enemy.
Nai to jauhar karna padta.
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I don’t know how long I’ve been saying the same thing, but back then, the Marathas were busy doing the whole “We wuz Kshatriya kangz” thing. The Marathas have nothing to do with the Hindu varna system or Hinduism itself; they adopted Hinduism after the fall of the Seuna dynasty.
Konkan Mauryas are descended from the Maurya viceroys (princes) of Gujarat, not from the Banjara Rajput Moris.
Even scholars such as Ajay Mitra Shastri and K. A. Nilakanta Sastri argue that more Marathas are descendants of the imperial Mauryas.
The Seunas were Marathas, and that’s an undeniable fact. Besides, I’ve already debunked all the baseless nonsense you guys keep spouting.
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Dridhaprahara retweeted
We don't give a shit about the Varna system created by Pongas.
Even the distinguished historian R. C. Majumdar regarded the evidence for the Guhilas' Brahmin origin as beyond dispute
According to the 17th century Chronicles of Mewar report, the Guhilās Sisodiaya were originally Brāhmans who later, after receiving Kshatriyahood the power and brilliance of a Kshātriya from Rishi Hārita, began to establish themselves in the form of Kshatriyas. हारीतराशिमुनियुगवपादमयसेवाप्त सभ्यगप्रसादवरप्रसाद्रः
However, until the 18th century they had not forgotten their Brāhman origin. Along with this, they also presented the view from Nāinsi si ki Khyat, but they reject this inferior claim because it narrates an identical story for both Bāppa Rawal and Guhadatta that both were adopted by Brahmins for which there is no authentic or contemporary evidence. The Brahmin origin of the Guhils was wellknown among the public until the 20th century. To refute this, G.H. Ojha was put forward, but he displayed gold coins belonging to someone else, linked them to Bappa Rawal, and by showing a sun engraved on the coins, declared him Suryavansha. He distorted the meaning of Vipra, turned Vipra into learned king and Mahideva into lord of the earth then in what way did he describe Guhadatta as a devotee of Brahmins? विप्रक्षिप्रतरप्रबोधमधुरानदैकतिष्ठः
आनंदपुरविनिर्गतविप्रकुलानन्दो
All his hollow claims were refuted by Banerji in his book, and Ojha himself also accepted it. Ojha accused Bhandarkar of mistranslating the lines of the inscription. But Ojha has never explained to this day on what basis he interpreted ब्रह्मक्षत्रन्वितो भतृमहो BrāhmaKshatra Rama to mean Dasharatha’s Rama, because in no text is Dasharatha’s Rama called BrāhmaKshatra. When the truth still could not be hidden even with all these hollow claims, then the kings of Mewar resorted to a new tactic to conceal their Brahmin origin. The Brāhman origin of Bappa was not forgotten as late as the reigning period of Rana Fateh Singh of the 20th century A.D. During his period Maulvi Abdul Farhati in his Tojai Rajasthan mentioned in clear terms that Ranas of Mewar were originally Brāhmans. Unfortunately the book was proscribed by the then Government of Mewar. Such attempts of suppressing the true facts suggest that the destruction of the 2nd slab was also a deliberate action of some body who did not like to see such records exist. However, from the above discussion and circumstances I reach to the conclusion that the fact of Brahman origin recorded in the slab may not be taken as a last word until some other contemporary evidence is made available; it at least keeps little space for the interpretation of the words Dvija or Vipra as attempted by Dr. Ojha.






































