Mori Kingdom
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| Capital | Chittorgarh Fort, Rajasthan, India 24°53′11″N 74°38′49″E / 24.8863°N 74.647°E ⧼validator-fatal-error⧽ | ||||||||
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The Mori(Rajasthani) or Maurya(Sanskrit) is a Rajput clan which ruled over southwestern Rajasthan and northern Malwa from the 7th century CE and for a period of about 120 years.[6]The Mori word originally came from Pali word Moriya[7] which is pronounced as Maurya in Sanskrit.[8] They controlled the Chittor Fort. The Mori Rajputs were probably the most powerful power in this region before the rise of Gurjara-Pratiharas. Mori is also considered a sub clan of Parmar Rajputs.[9][10]
History[edit]
Archeological Survey of India[11] confirms that Mori clan belong to ancient Mauryan dynasty lineage.[12][13] Jain text Kumarapala Prabandha claim about Mori lineage from the Mauryan King Sampati.[14]
Rajavilasa of Maan Kavi,[15] composed during the reign of Maharana Raj Singh-I (1652-80), also mentions the legend of Chitrangada Mori constructing the fort of Chitrakuta (Chittorgarh) and further compares him to Raghu of Suryavansha .
चित्रकोट गढ़ चारु, मंडि चित्रांगद मोरिय।
रघू करत तहॅं राज, ढाहि अरिजन ढंढोरिय॥[16]
The Mori Rajputs are mentioned as one of the fourteen branches of the Parmar Rajput clan by British scholars.[17]Chitrangada Mori, a Mori Rajput ruler, laid the foundation of the fort of Chittorgarh.[18][19][2] A Mori ruler of Chittor has known to have assisted the Chahmana king Visaldeva in a battle against the Turk invaders, probably led by sultan Khusrau Shah or Bahram Shah of Ghazna. The Moris also allied with the Kachhwaha of Amber.[20]
A dynasty belonging to the Mori clan controlled the Chittor Fort and the surrounding region before the Guhila dynasty. The fort of Chittor was a well established citadel in the 8th century under the Moris.[21] The Chittorgarh inscription dated 713 AD gives four names of Mori Rajput rulers of Chittor.[22]
The Mori rulers were the lords of Malwa.[23] Mahlot, a Mori king of Chittor has been mentioned in the Chach Nama as a relative of King Rai Sahasi of Sindh.[citation needed]
Shyam Manohar Mishra of Lucknow University theorized that Bappa Rawal was originally a vassal of the last Mori ruler Manuraja alias Man Singh Mori. Manuraja was his uncle through his mother, a Parmar princess from Abu or Chandravati.[20] Manuraja is identified with Māna, mentioned in the Chittorgarh Māna-sarovara inscription of 713 AD. Māna was described as the son of Bhoja.[24][25] Māna's great - grandfather was named Maheśvara.[26]
Bappa probably led the Mori campaign against the Arabs, which made him more famous than his overlord. Later, he either deposed Manuraja and became the king of Chittor with the help of the nobles[23] or became the king after Manuraja died childless.[27] The Moris were expelled from Chittorgarh by Bappa Rawal.[28][24][20]
Defeat by the Arabs[edit]
According to C.K. Majumdar, the Moris were ruling at Chittor[29] when the Arabs (mlechchhas) invaded north-western India around 725 CE.[29] The Arabs defeated the Moris, and in turn, were defeated by a confederacy that included Bappa Rawal.[30][31][25]
Kings[edit]
Most Mauryas have been absorbed into Parmar identity, while Maurya Rajputs have maintained their identity in Nimad, Shajapur, Harda districts in Madhya Pradesh, and Bhavnagar in Gujarat’s Saurashtra where they write the apabhramsa Mori. Many other Moriya or Mori Rajputs migrated further to Dharampur, Valsad district in 1783 where they were given Subedari of 66 villages by the Guhilot ruler of Dharampur. They are also distributed in Naroli, Silvasa & Gujarat
Maurya (apabhramsa: Mori) ruled Chittaur (named after Chitrangad Mori) as early as 7th century AD. There are several inscriptions - Jhaltapatan (690 AD),[32] Chittor (713 CE), Kansuka Kota (738 AD), Navsari grant (738 AD), and Bauka-Jodhpur (837 AD), which attest their political presence . As per Chachnama, after having usurped the power of the Rai of Alor, Sahasi, Chach who was father of Dahir, received a serious threat from the king of Chittor - Maharat Mori .[33]
| King | Reign (AD) |
|---|---|
| Maharaja Chitrangada Moriya[34] | |
| Maharaja Varahagupta Mori | |
| Maharaja Dhavalapadeva Mori[35][36][37][38] | 644 |
| Maharaja Maharata Mori[39] | 670 |
| Maharaja Maheshwara Mori[40] | |
| Raja Bheem Mori[41] | |
| Raja Bhoj Mori | |
| Raja Maan Mori[42] [43] | 713-770 |
Decline of Mori Kingdom[edit]
King Maan Mori was defeated by Bappa Rawal. Bappa Rawal, defeated his maternal grandfather and captured the kingdom of Chittor. This event is mentioned in the Rajprashasti Inscription, in the epic Mahakavya, in Canto 3[44] [45]:-
ततः स निर्जित्य नृपं तु मौरी जातीयभूपं मनुराजसंज्ञम्। गृहीतवांश्चित्रितचित्रकूटं चक्रेऽत्र राज्यं नृपचक्रवर्ती॥
— राजप्रशस्ति अभीलेख, महाकाव्य, सर्ग 3
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