Thread on the history of Jauhar:
This day, the 26th of August in 1303, Rani Padmini of Chittorgarh, Rajasthan along with 1000s of Rajputanis committed Jauhar to save their honor from Alauddin Khilji and his forces.
Earliest incidence of Jauhar was witnessed in Sindh, Thread1
then the kingdom of Raja Dahir, a Brahmin. It was the year 712 CE. One of Dahir's qeen Rani Bai challenged Muhammad bin Qasim’s troops for a battle. It was through treachery that Qasim entered her fort with his forces. Rani Bai, along with other ladies, arranged a huge - Thread2
fire and committed Jauhar to save from disgrace. This episode along with the valor of the daughters of Raja Dahir is described in Chapter 6 in Book II of #SaffronSwords (link: grpr.in/ss2).
Jauhar was later witnessed in Bengal in 1226 CE. Bir Singh of - Thread3
Birsinghapur, Bengal defeated Giasuddin Iwaz Khilji, Sultan of Gaur in 1st battle. Khilji in 2nd battle attacked with cows with burning horns as defence; again an instance of treachery, which led to defeat of the Hindu king. The Bengali women committed Jauhar to save - Thread4
their honor from the barbarians.
Raja Kampilideva of the Kampili kingdom near Gulbarga in Karnataka resisted the forces of Muhammad-bin Tughluq led by Malik Zada in battle until he fell. The women of Kampili committed Jauhar. It was 1327 CE.
Jauhar also witnessed in - Thread5
Madhya Pradesh. In 1545, Sher Shah Suri, through treachery, defeated Puran Mal, the Raja of Raisen, Madhya Pradesh. The women of Raisen committed Jauhar to save their honor. Suri got hold of one of Puran’s daughters who was made a street dancer. The brutal ruler - Thread6
c@strated three nephews of Puran. In short, persecution of Hindoos under Suri was no different than the other Izlamic rulers.
There should be a MEMORIAL with etched historical records dedicated to the thousands and lakhs of Hindu women who committed Jauhar - Thread 7
from across Akhand Bharat to save their dignity instead of getting r@ped or becoming $ex sl@ves in hands of the Izlamic b@rbarians.
The MEMORIAL will familiarize present generation and upcoming generations about how women ancestors not only fought but also sacrificed for Dharma.
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