Nattal Sahu

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Jain Temple columns reused in the Quwwat-ul-Islam mosque at Qutb complex

Nattal Sahu of Yoginipur (now Mehrauli, Delhi) is the earliest known Agrawal Jain merchant-prince, who lived during the reign Tomara king, Anangapal. His biography is in the Apabhramsha text Pasanaha Cariu (Parshvanath Caritra) of the poet Vibudh Shridhar, written in 1132 CE. [1] [2] [3]

Nattal's father was Sahu Joja. [4] He had two older brothers Raghav and Sodhal. Nattal was the chief of the Jains of Delhi. [5] He controlled a commercial empire spread through Anga, Vanga (Bengal), Kalinga (Odisha), Karnataka, Nepal, Bhot (Tibet), Panchal, Chedi, Gauda, Thakka (Punjab), Kerala, Marahatta (Maharashtra), Bhadanaka (Bayana), Magadh, Gurjar, Sorath (Saurashtra) and Haryana. [6] He was also a minister in the court of Anangapal.

It is believed that fragments of this temple were used for the Quwwat-al-Islam mosque near Qutab Minar. [2]

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References

  1. ↑ Prominent Historical Jain men and Women, Dr. Jyotiprasad Jain, Bharatiya Jnanpith, 1975.
  2. 1 2 Paramananda Jain Shastri, Agrawalon ka Jain Samskrti mein Yogadan, Anekanta Oct. 1966, p. 277-281.
  3. ↑ "An Early Attestation of the Toponym Ḍhillī", by Richard J. Cohen, Journal of the American Oriental Society, 1989, p. 513-519.
  4. ↑ Tirthankar Mahavir Aur Unki Acharya Parampara, Volume IV, Dr. Nemichandra Shastri, Acharya Shantisagara Chhani Granthmala, 1975.
  5. ↑ Vaddhamana Cariu, Edited/translated by Prof. Dr. Rajaram Jain, Bharatiya Jnanpith, New Delhi, 1975.
  6. ↑ Jain Dharma Ka Prachin Itihas, Vol II, Parmanand Shastri, Gajendra Publications, Delhi, 1980.
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