Kesari Singh Rajpurohit

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Kesari Singh Rajpurohit
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Born1680
Tinwari, Jodhpur
DiedMarch 1731
Father Akheraj

Kesari Singh Rajpurohit was youngest son of Patshah Akheraj Singh Rajpurohit. He became the royal advisor, Sardar of kherapa, military commander and rajguru (1720 - 1731 AD) of the Kingdom of Marwar during the reign of Maharaja Abhay Singh. [1] [2]

Battle of Ahmedabad

Kesari singh rajpurohit of marwar on his horse Kesari singh rajpurohit Kherapa.jpg
Kesari singh rajpurohit of marwar on his horse

During the reign of Delhi's emperor Muhammad Shah, Kesari Singh Rajpurohit, along with the army of Maharaja Abhay Singh of Jodhpur and Bakht Singh of Nagaur, fought against the huge army of Nawab Sarbuland Khan of Ahmedabad and attained martyrdom. [3] Kesari Singh was a first-line army officer of the second front in the Marwar army. He fought with a sword in both hands in the fierce battle. He killed Afghan Sardar Aabad Ali, Jamal Ali, and Sheikh Mujahid Tarin Khan and saved Bakht Singh from a fierce attack. When the swords broke, he continued fighting the enemies with the help of a dagger. According to famouse bard, poet and writter karnidan : "Even after his head was cut off, Kesari Singh Akherajot continued fighting the enemies for a long time and attained martyrdom" . [2]

An idol of Kesari Singh Rajpurohit in his temple (Kherapa). Rajpurohit kesari singh ji idol kherapa.jpg
An idol of Kesari Singh Rajpurohit in his temple (Kherapa).

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References

  1. Rajpurohit, Dr. Prahlad Singh (2010). Rajpurohit Jati ka Itihas (Vol. 1, 2) (in Hindi) (2nd ed.). Jodhpur, Rajasthan: RG GROUP. ISBN   9789390179060.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)
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  3. Reu, Vishweshwara (2019). History of Marwar(1938) (in Hindi and English) (2nd ed.). Jodhpur: Rajasthani Granthagar, Jodhpur. ISBN   9789387297722.