Vir Hamirji Gohil Full Movie

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TheSomnath Temple was raided several times during the 11th century. I've reviewed the material in Wikipedia, but I want to dive deeper. In particular, I'd like to know when Shree Hamirsinh Gohil saved the temple from Muslim Badsha (King/Conquerer)

In early 1299, Alauddin sent Ulugh Khan and Nusrat Khan to invade Gujarat, where the Vaghela king Karna offered a weak resistance. Alauddin's army plundered several towns including Somnath, where it desecrated the famous Hindu temple.

There is stirring tale of Hamirji Gohil, The 16 year old newly married chieftain of Lathi, Who sacrificed his life in 1299 defending the Somnath temple from the attack of Alauddin Khalji . Hamirji gohil's cenotaph still stands at the entrance to the fabled somnath temple. Hamirji had said, "Bhale koi aave na aave maari saathe, pan hoon jais Somnath ni sakhate" (Whether anyone comes or not comes with me, but I will go to protect Somnath).

Summaries In the early 15th century Gujarat, Muslim rulers invaded temples of India to loot the wealth. Somanath temple was attacked by the sultan of Gujarat. Veer Hamir single-handedly defended the temple against the forces with his friends.

Northern India had ceased to attract Mahmud, for the spoils of its most wealthy temples were already in his treasury. But the rich and prosperous province of Gujarat was still untouched, and on October 18, 1025, he started from Ghazni with his regular troops and thirty thousand volunteer-horsemen for the temple of Somnath, situated at the distance of a bow-shot from the mouth of the Saraswati, by the side of which the earthly body of Lord Krishna had breathed its last.

Ghazni Mohammed descended on Somnath in 1024 when the temple was so prosperous that it has 300 musicians, 500 dancing girls and 300 barbers to shave the heads of visiting pilgrims. There is a description to this effect by Al Biruni, an Arab traveller. After a two-day battle, Ghazni Mohammed carted off its fabulous wealth and also destroyed the temple, thus setting a precedent of Muslims destroying the temple and Hindus rebuilding it, for it was razed again in 1297, 1394 and finally in 1706 by Aurangzeb, the Mughal emperor who was notorious for such acts.

Mahmud entered the temple and possessed himself of its fabulous wealth. 'Not a hundredth part of the gold and precious stones he obtained from Somnath were to be found in the treasury of any king of Hindustan.' Later historians have related how Mahmud refused the enormous ransom offered by the Brahmans, and preferred the title of 'Idol-breaker' (But-shikan) to that of `Idol-seller' (But-farosh). He struck the idol with his mace and his piety was instantly rewarded by the precious stones that came out of its belly. This is an impossible story. Apart from the fact that it lacks all contemporary confirmation, the Somnath idol was a solid unsculptured linga, not a statue, and stones could not have come out of its belly. That the idol was broken is unfortunately true enough, but the offer of the Brahmans, and Mahmud's rejection of the offer, is a fable of later days. The temple, which stands today, was built in the traditional pattern on the original site by the sea, thanks to the efforts of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel.

Minhaj-as-Siraj tells us how Mahmud became widely known for having destroyed as many as thousand temples, and of his great feat in destroying the temple of Somnath and carrying off its idol, which he asserts was broken into four parts. One part he deposited in the Jami Masjid of Ghazni, one he placed at the entrance of the royal palace, the third he sent to Mecca, and the fourth to Medina.

In 1169 A.D. the fifth temple, along with its integrated complex rose again during the reign of Kumarapala, the Chalukya King of Anhilwada Patan, Pasupat Acharya Bhava Brahaspati being the head of the shrine. Chalukya King Bhimadeva II added Megalanad Mandap in 1216 A.D. In 1287 A.D. further additions were made to the temple by Pasupat Acharya Tripurantaka under Sarang Deva Vaghela, King of Gujarat.

Then came the invasion of Allauddin Khilji's general Alaf Khan, who captured and once again destroyed the temple and idol in 1296 A.D. According to Taj-ul-Ma'sir of Hasan Nizami, Raja Karan of Gujarat was defeated and forced to flee, "fifty thousand infidels were dispatched to hell by the sword" and "more than twenty thousand slaves, and cattle beyond all calculation fell into the hands of the victors".

Vir Hamirji GohilVir Hamirji Gohil will be remembered for his great sacrifice and bravery in order to protect the pride and glory of somnath temple. In the history of India, Hamirji Gohil was sole king who sacrificed his life and fought against entire Mughal army for saving the somnath temple from invasion.

In A.D. 1024 Mahmud of Gazni sacked the Somnath temple. Subsequently in A.D. 1297 Alafkhan, a General of Ala-ud-din Khilji sacked Somnath temple again and appointed a Muslim Governor to rule from Junagadh.

The Gohils are a Suryavanshi clan, a branch of the Guhilot Rajputs of Mewar and claim descendancy from the illustrious Bappa Rawal. This branch moved from Mewar, to Marwar in an area called Khergarh, and were later driven from there by the migration of the Rathores into Marwar, as a result of the sack of Delhi by Ghori. In Kathiawar, they are mainly settled in Bhavnagar, Vallabhipur, Palitana, Lathi and surrounding areas of Gohilwar.

The illustrious Bappa Rawal, the father of the house of Mewar, established his seat in Chittor. A few generations down, a branch of this Guhilot clan migrated and settled an area in Marwar by the river Luni. They ruled there for a significant time. It may have been around this time that they came to be known as Gohils.

The Gohils were pushed out in early 13th century from Khergarh Marwar by the Rathores. They then marched back to Saurashtra under their chief Mohodas, who is also referred to as Kunwar Pal, father of Sejakji. The Gohils came to the court of the Chalukya ruler Sidhraj Jaisinh and were appointed governors. Sejakji conquered a vast area and carved out his own principality with Sejakpur as his capital. He also married his daughter Valum Kunverba to the Yuvraj of Junagarh, and became right-hand man of the Solankis. Sejakji was chief from 1240 to 1254 and turned himself into a huge force in Gohilwar.

Ranoji was another warrior and conqueror like his grandfather Sejakji. He further expanded his territories and founded a new capital, calling it Ranpur. He was a staunch opposer of the spread of Islamic rule in Gujarat and Kathiawar and in time he was expelled from there and slain by Muslim invaders.

He was succeeded by his son Mokhdaji. He conquered Umrala from the Kolis, and wrested back the island of Piram or Pirambet from the Muslims. There he set up the capital of his principality of Ghogha, ruling for a long period of 38 years. He was killed in battle in 1347, succumbing to wounds inflicted by the sword of none other than Muhammad bin Tughlaq.

The second wife of Mokhdaji was the Parmar princess of Rajpipla. Their son Samarsinhji, who assumed the name Arjunsinhji, succeeded to the gadi of Rajpipla as his maternal grandfather Chokrana had no male issue. Thus the Gohils extended their sway over Rajpipla too for the next six centuries, ruling from Junaraj (Old Rajpipla) in the hills, and deep in the vortex of the forests there. They shifted their capital in 1730, after the weakening of the Mughal empire, to Nandod (New Rajpipla) in the plains on the banks of the Karjan, a tributary of the holy Narmada.

Raol Dhunaji moved his capital to Sihor ca. 1600, where it remained for over a century. However, Sihor was found to be vulnerable to attacks, and when pressurized by the Marathas, Thakore Bhavsinhji decided to scout a more secure area to set up his capital, as a mode of defense against the Maratha predators. Bhavnagar became the capital in 1723, under Thakore Bhavsinhji. Bhavnagar has been the capital and name of the state, ever since. A wise and politically astute ruler, Bhavsinhji followed a policy of conciliation with the Muslim rulers of Surat and with the British. Bhavnagar prospered and expanded through trade and commerce. He died in 1764, having divided his territories between his twin sons.

Akherajji, the inheritor of Bhavnagar, sided with the Marathas against the Mogul Viceroy of Gujerat. He assisted the British in reducing the pirate stronghold of Talaja, and sheltered Raghunath Rao Peshwa, when a refugee. His son, Raol Shri Vakhatsinhji spent his entire reign fighting various foes. Kathis, Jats, Kolis, Gaekwads, Babis, even his Palitana clansman all savoured the cut of his sword. His campaign in Chital against the united Kathi uprising became one of the key battles during his reign. The Kathis were routed with heavly losses. Vajesinhji, the son and successor of Vakhatsinhji, succeeded in making peace with the Kathis in 1829. He reigned for thirty-six prosperous years, leaving his throne to his grandson Akherajji III in 1852. He died without sons two years later, being succeeded by his brother Jaswantsinhji. The latter improved the administration and placed the revenues of his state on a sound footing, but died leaving a minor son as successor in 1870.

The last independent ruler of his line, Maharaja Krishna Kumarsinhji, like his brothers, received an advanced education, within India and in England. He received full ruling powers on attaining his majority in 1931. He governed as a model ruler, closely involved in advancing the cause of independence for India. One of the first rulers to accede to the new Republic of India, he served as the first Indian Governor of Madras between 1948 and 1952. He died at Bombay in 1965, being succeeded by his son, Maharaja Raol Shri Dr Veerbhadrasinhji. Maharaja Vijayarajsinhji Gohil succeeded his father as titular Maharaja and Head of the Royal House of Bhavnagar in 1994.

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