Naruka

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Naruka
नरुका
Rajput clan
Naruka - Coat of Arms - Alwar.png
Coat of arms
Parent house Kachhwaha
Country
Current region Rajasthan (Alwar, Jaipur, Dausa)
Founded16th century CE
FounderRao Naru Singh
TitlesMaharaja, Rao, Thakur
Traditions Hinduism (Vaishnavism, Shaivism)

The Naruka is a Rajput clan found in the Indian states of Rajasthan. [1] It is a prominent Sub-Clan of Kachhwaha dynasty of Rajputs. [2] The clan traces its origin to Rao Naru Singh, a descendant of the rulers of Kingdom of Amber (modern-day Jaipur). [3]

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History

Naruka Rajputs are offshoots of Maharao Naru Singh of Mojad (now called Mozamabad), a Rajput warrior from 15th century Dhundhad region. He was great-grandson of Raja Udaykaran of Amer who reigned 1366-1388 AD. [4] [5] [6]

Census of India (1891), showing the independent states of Rajputana Agency in colonial times Rajputana States - Census of India 1891.jpg
Census of India (1891), showing the independent states of Rajputana Agency in colonial times
Map of modern-day Indian state of Rajasthan in 1909 AD Rajputana 1909.jpg
Map of modern-day Indian state of Rajasthan in 1909 AD

At the time of Indian Independence, Rajasthan included 19 princely states (including Alwar), 3 chiefships (Lawa, Neemrana and Kushalgarh) and 1 centrally-adminstered territory of Ajmer-Merwara. Among these total 23 territories, 3 were ruled by Kachhwaha dynasty - Jaipur, Alwar and Lawa. [7] [8]

Naru Singh had several issues which included - Dasa, Lala, Teja, Jeta and Chitar. [4]

The territories of which Naruka Rajputs kept hold were collectively called Narukhand. [2] [9] In initial history of the clan it is mentioned as territories centered around Mojad (Mozamabad) [2] but later history defines it as a region which was part of the former princely state of Alwar. [4]

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References

  1. ↑ Griffith, M. (1894). India's Princes: Short Life Sketches of the Native Rulers of India. W.H. Allen. p. 81.
  2. 1 2 3 Bahadur.), Narendra Singh (Rao (1939). Thirty Decisive Battles of Jaipur. J.E.P. Works.
  3. ↑ Faulkner, Alexander Smith (1895). An Historical Sketch of the Naruka State of Ulwar in Rajputana. Thacker, Spink. p. 4.
  4. 1 2 3 Faulkner, Alexander Smith (1895). An Historical Sketch of the Naruka State of Ulwar in Rajputana. Thacker, Spink.
  5. ↑ Bayley, C. S. (2004). Chiefs and Leading Families in Rajputana. Asian Educational Services. ISBN   978-81-206-1066-8.
  6. ↑ Rajasthan (India) (1987). Rajasthan [district Gazetteers]. Printed at Government Central Press.
  7. ↑ K̲h̲ān̲, Rānā Muḥammad Sarvar (2005). The Rajputs: History, Clans, Culture, and Nobility. Rana Muhammad Sarwar Khan.
  8. ↑ The Idea of Rajasthan: Constructions. South Asia Publications by arrangement with Manohar Publishers & distibuators. 1994. ISBN   978-0-945921-25-7.
  9. ↑ Ratnawat, Shyam Singh (1990). Rajput Nobility: With Special Reference to the Kachchawaha Nobility of Jaipur During 1700-1858 A.D. Panchsheel Prakashan. ISBN   978-81-7056-057-9.
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