Himalayan History of Taxonomy of Garhwar to Garhwal Part -4

 History of Uttarakhand (Garhwal, Kumaon and Haridwar) -256

                       By: Bhishma Kukreti (A History Student)

                              Gadhwar name in History Records

                     History and Braj language or other language Midlevel Literature state that the Garhwal was also called Gadhwar

          The Mogul Emperor Aurangzeb records state that the administrators used to call Garhwal as Gadhwar.

  Braj poet Bhushan (1613-1713) who is famous for creating poetry for praising Shiva Ji also created poetry praising Garhwal King Fateshah.

 Bhusan wrote Shrinagar as Seenagar and Garhwal as Gadhwar –

दाता एक जैसो शिवराज भयो तैसो अब

फतेसाहि “सीनगर” साहिबी समाज है

( भूषण , छंदसार पिंगलफतेप्रकाश भूमिका , , सम्पादक कैप्टैन शूरबीर सिंह -पृष्ट - 3 )

सुयश ते भलो मुख भूषण भनैगो बाढ़ि

“गढ़वार” राज्य पर राज जो बखानैगो
( भूषण , छंदसार पिंगल; फतेप्रकाश भूमिका , , सम्पादक कैप्टैन शूरबीर सिंह -पृष्ट - 3 )

 Braj Poet Ratan Kavi (Kshemraj ) was contemporary to Matiram and Bhushan poets. Ratankavi created poems booklet ‘Fateprakash Pushpika’ (published by Captain Shurbeer Singh) praising Fateshah. Ratankavi wroteमनोहारी गढ़वार तुराशाह. Or the king of Gadhwar is marvelous.

इतिश्री बद्रिकाश्रम विश्रांत नारायण सान्निध्य संलभ्य सौभाग्य संभार मनोहारी गढ़वार तुरासाह श्री महाधिराज फतेशाह प्रकाशित कविराज क्षेमराज कृते फतेप्रकाश

 In Braj literature, writing ‘ल/L’ n place of ‘र/R’ and writing ‘र/R’‘ल/L’ was common. That means Garhwal word was also common with Gadhwar.

            First written Record of Garhwal or गढ़वाल

  Historians have first written record of गढ़वाल or Garhwal in the poems of Maularam (1815)

याही तैं यो ‘गढ़वाल’ गयो कटि आपस माहिं मरैं लड़िकै

कवि मौलाराम विचार कही ऐसे खशिया /खषियां दूज हैं गढ़ के

(मौलाराम, गढ़राजवंशकाव्य, परं २८ अ )

Copyright@ Bhishma Kukreti Mumbai, India, bckukreti@gmail.com2/2//2014

                                      References

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2-Harikrishna Raturi, Garhwal ka Itihas

3-Dr. Patiram, Garhwal Ancient and Modern

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8-Upadhyaya, Shri Shankaracharya

9-Shering, Western Tibet and British

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12-H.g Walton, Gazetteer of Dehradun

13- Vimal Chandra, Prachin Bharat ka Itihas

14-Meera Seth, Wall Paintings of Western Himalayas 

15-Furar, Monumental Antiquities

16-Haudiwala, Studies in Indo-Muslim History

(The History of Garhwal, Kumaon, Haridwar write up is aimed for general readers)

History of Garhwal from 1223-1804 to be continued in next chapter          

History of Garhwal – Kumaon-Haridwar (Uttarakhand, India) to be continued… Part -257  

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