Mori Rajputs
The Mori clan of Gurjara is the clan which controlled the Chittor Fort in ancient period.
Its last ruler was Manuraja, who was either deposed and killed by Bappa Rawal or ascended the throne of Chittor after his death.[1][2] According to some legends, Manuraja was Bappa Rawal's maternal uncle.[2]
History
Chitrangada Mori, a Mori Rajput ruler, laid the foundation of the fort of Chittorgarh.[3]
A dynasty belonging to the Mori clan controlled the Chittor Fort and the surrounding region before the Guhila dynasty. Shyam Manohar Mishra of Lucknow University theorized that Bappa Rawal was originally a vassal of the last Mori ruler Manuraja. He probably led the Mori campaign against the Arabs, which made him more famous than his overlord. Later, he either deposed Manuraja, or became the king after Manuraja died childless.[1]
References
- Shyam Manohar Mishra 1977, p. 48.
- R. C. Majumdar 1977, p. 298-299.
- Singh Chib, Sukhdev (1979). Rajasthan. The University of Michigan. p. 118.
- Ram Vallabh Somani 1976, p. 45.
- Khalid Yahya Blankinship 1994, p. 188.
Bibliography
- Khalid Yahya Blankinship (1994). The End of the Jihad State: The Reign of Hisham Ibn 'Abd al-Malik and the Collapse of the Umayyads. SUNY Press. p. 188. ISBN 978-0-7914-1827-7.
- Ram Vallabh Somani (1976). History of Mewar, from Earliest Times to 1751 A.D. Mateshwari. OCLC 2929852.
- R. C. Majumdar (1977). Ancient India. Motilal Banarsidass. ISBN 9788120804364.
- Shyam Manohar Mishra (1977). Yaśovarman of Kanauj. Abhinav. OCLC 557679616.