History of Uttarakhand (Garhwal, Kumaon, Haridwar) - Part 124
South Asian Middle Age History of Katyuri Imperialism of Baijnath/Baidyanath (Uttarakhand, India) - 5
(South Asian Middle Age History of Garhwal, Kumaon, Haridwar, Doti Nepal (Uttarakhand, India))- (740-1200 AD)
According to legend and analysis by historians suggest that Veer Dev was last Emperor of great Katyuri Kingdom.
There was disintegration of Katyuri Kingdom after death of Veer Dev Katyuri. No records or inscriptions are found about Veer Dev. Birdev/Beer Dev/Veer Dev/ Virdev/Vir Dev was cruelest Kings in the history of Uttarakhand as cruel as Gorkha rulers. Still, Uttarakhand perform rituals for Veer Dev as cruel village deity or Ragas.
Title of Veer Dev Katyuri in South Asian Middle Age History Context
‘Maharajadhiraj’ was the title of Veer Dev Katyuri in folk legends as ‘Maharajan ke raja! pedon par fal-ful ni rahond dina’ . That shows that the major part of Baijnath Katyuri kingdom was intact in Virdev period.
Character of Katyuri King Virdev in South Asian Middle Age History Context
Jagar legends suggest that Veer Dev Katyuri was brave, courageous, active, and obstinate/determined. Once he decided he would not leave the work half done and used to complete the decided job. In rage, Katyuri king Beerdev destroyed the high altitude fortes of his chiefs and founded them at low altitude. It is said in legend that he also grounded hills to change hills into plain. Definitely exaggeration is there in those points. The folk song is as-
Hankaro tumaro baba ! jis unchaa gadh neechaa banaya
Neecha gadh uncha banaya , mar gadh maidan bnaya
Hankaro tumara baba ..
Tarni tiriya rhon ni dina
Baruni baakri rhon ni dina
Virdev Katyuri was greedy and used to snatch whatever he liked from his subject. He used to kidnap the girls or women he liked. He used to snatch goats, caws from his subject.
The Jagar criticized Veer Dev Katyuri for his marrying with maternal aunt Teela as-
‘Mami tile Dhari bola …’
Revenue and Taxation in Vir Dev Katyuri Period in South Asian Middle Age History Context
The tax was collected in kind as there is no proof of coins. The government emplyess were strict in collecting taxes in kind. They never provided relaxation even in worst time of drought or flood. The following folk saying provides the taxation custom in South Asian Middle Age Katyuri King Virdev –
Banja ghat ki bhag ugauni , banji gai ki doodh chheenee
The people had to provide tax of flour. The king employees used to filter the flour by seven mats. The tax was given by finest flour sieved through seven mats.
In case of shortage of tax, the king used to seize sons and daughters as slaves.
The king was passionate to get fresh water from Hatchhina spring. People used to stand in line from Hatchhina spring near Kasuani to palace for twelve miles. Then water vassal form spring was transferred from person to person.
Death of Veer Dev Katyuri King in South Asian Middle Age History Context
The king used to fasten iron rings on the shoulders of the litter bearers and pass through them with poles of Dandi or Pinas so that the bearers would not throw him into down valley or precipice. However, the bearers threw him down and also sacrificed their lives for good to all people
This way the dynasty of this Katyuri branch also ended. However, other branches of Katyuri flourished in Kumaon and parts of present Nepal.
Period of Baidnath Katyuri Kingdom –
Narsingh Dev, PritmaDev, Dhamdev, Brahmadev and Veer Dev Katyuri – 1000-to 1090 or 1100 AD
Copyright@ Bhishma Kukreti -bckukreti@gmail.com 23/8/2013
(The History of Garhwal, Kumaon, Haridwar write up is aimed for general readers)
History of Garhwal – Kumaon-Haridwar (Uttarakhand) to be continued… Part -125
South Asian Middle Age History of Baijnath/Baidyanath Katyuri to be continued…
(Oriental Middle Age History (740-1200 AD to be continued…)
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