INTRODUCTION: Kachhawa are
the suryavanshi Rajputs, they reigned over an area in and
around Jaipur. Descendants of Kush, one the sons of Bhagwan Ramchandra
Ji, King of Ayodhya and hero of the epic Ramayana, they were known as
Kushwah (Kachhawa). Raja Sodh Dev, son of Raja Ishwar Das of Gwalior,
conquered the area of Dausa by attacking and killing the Mina tribal
chiefs. After this conquest, the Kachhawa Rajputs were known as
the Rajas of Dausa, and when the capital of the Kachhawas kingdom was
moved to Amber they were known as the Rajas of Amber. Finally in the
18th century the capital of the kingdom was moved to Jaipur. Prominent
Kachhawa states of
Kachhawas include Jaipur, (which was
known as Amber (city) and
Dhundhar before founding of the new city of Jaipur), Alwar, Jammu
and
Kashmir, Amethi and Maihar, amongst others. The largest and
oldest of
these was Jaipur. There are 65 gotra [Sub clans] of Kachhawa
Rajputs.
- Prominent Sub clans of
Kachawa clan:
- Shekhawat [Shekhawati &
other Thikanas]
- Rajawat
- Nathawat
- Naruka [Alwar State]
- Nizamats of Jaipur:
- Amer
- Dausa
- Gangapur
- Hindaun
- Sawai Jaipur
- Kot Kasim
- Sawai Madhopur
- Malpura
- Torawati
- Sambhar
- Shekhawati
- Prominent Kachhawas:
- Amber:
- Raja Duleh Rai - [He was son of Sodh Deva.
Established rule of Kachhawas in Dhundar.]
- Raja Kakil Dev - [Won Amber and built a fort there.
Shifted capital to Amber.]
- Raja Pajwan or Pajun Dev - [he was trusted general of
Prithviraj Chauhan III. Fought in 64 battles during his lifetime and
was killed in 1185
at Kannauj while he engaged in a fight with the forces of Jaichand
pursuing Prithviraj Chauhan. He is also believed to have defeated army
of Muhammad Gouri many times before battle of Tarain.]
- Raja Prithviraj of Amber - [He was son in law of
Rana Sanga of Mewar. He fought at the Battle of Khanwa and was killed
in this battle. He organised his clan into twelve Kotris which was a
system of recognition in the court of ruler of Amber or Jaipur.The
system formally continues till now.]
- Raja Bharmal of Amber
- Mirza Raja Man Singh I of Amber.
- Mirza Raja Jai Singh I of Amber.
- Maharaja Sawai Jai Singh II - [He was great
statesman. He found the new town of Jaipur near his ancestral capital
Amber, named after him. It was the first planned city in India. He
found the city of Jaipur.
- Rao Zorawar Singh (He was Meerbakhsi and head of
generals in the army of Sawai Jai Singh. In present Jaipur, the
northern
gate of Jaipur is named after him.)
- Maharaja Sawai Madho Singh II of Jaipur
- Maharaja Sawai Man Singh II of Jaipur
- Shekhawati:
- Maharao Shekha - [Great-grandson of Raja Udaikaran
(1366-1388) of Amber. Fought many battles and won many. He established
rule over new area in the north of Amber which is now known as
Shekhawati. The area consists of Sikar and Jhunjhunu districts of
Rajasthan. His descendants ruled this area before merger of Jaipur
state in Rajasthan. His descendants are known as Shekhawat Rajputs.]
- Rao Bhojraj - [Raja of Udaipurwati]
- Raja RAISAL – [Raja of Khandela]
- Raja Toder Mal – [Raja of Udaipurwati, a generous
and noble person, one of the nine Gems of India during Padshah Akbar’s
reign.
- Thakur Sardul Singh – [conquered the Jhunjhunu from
the Kayamkhani Nawabs.]
- Thakur Shyam Singh of Bissau.
- Alwar:
- Raja Pratap Singh of Alwar.
- In Modern India:
- Bhairon Singh Shekhawat - [Vice President of India.
(Shekhawat sub clan), belongs to Khachariawas]
- Piru Singh - [Awarded the Param Veer Chakra, being one
of the
first awardees. (Shekhawat sub clan)]
- Admiral V.S. Shekhawat - [Former chief of Indian Navy.
(Shekhawat sub clan)]
- Admiral Madhvendra Singh - [Former chief of Indian
Navy. (Nathawat sub clan)]
- Brigadier HH Maharaja Sawai Bhawani Singh of Jaipur -
[Awarded the Mahaveer Chakra. (Rajawat sub clan)]
- Zorawar Singh Shekhawat - [Awarded the Mahaveer Chakra.
(Shekhawat sub clan)]
- Lt.Col. Raghubeer Singh - [Awarded the Mahaveer Chakra.
(Rajawat sub clan)]
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