HISTORY OF JANJUA | RAJPUT JANJUA |

       HISTORY OF JANJUA

The Janjua (also spelt Janjooa, Jhonjua, Janjuah) is a Punjabi Rajput[1] clan predominantly found in northern Punjab's Pothohar Plateau in Pakistan.[1]

Contents

1 History

2 Mughal period

3 Sikh period 

4 British duration

5 Martial roles

6 References

[History]

Mughal length

In the 16th century, the Mughal king Humayun turned into usurped by using the Pasthun king Sher Shah Suri, who constructed the Rohtas Fort in Punjab to test Humayun's entry in India, and also to keep a take a look at at the nearby tribes which include Gakhars as well as Janjuas.[2][3][need quotation to verify]

[Sikh duration]

The expansions of the Sikh empire, spearheaded with the aid of Ranjit Singh, became met with a rise up by means of the Janjua Sultan of Watli, Sultan Fateh Muhammad Khan. A six-month siege of Kusuk Fort in Watli followed[4] and this turned into ended when the population ran short of water.[5]

The Kala Khan branch of Rawalpindi Janjuas fortunes were also eclipsed by way of the upward push of the Sikh Empire.[6]

[British period]

By the time the British Raj took an interest in conquering the Sikhs in 1848–forty nine, they have been joined by way of opportunistic tribes which includes the Janjua, Gakhars and Awans who had misplaced manage of centuries-antique ancestral kingdoms and sought revenge. Tai Yong Tan says that "Besides being inspired with their tune report, the British noticed in them, with their conventional and historical enmity towards the Sikhs, an powerful counterpoise in opposition to the latter."[7]

The Janjua rebel against the Sikh empire changed into a political insurrection, because the Janjua have been first of all keen allies to the Sukerachakia Misl.[8]

[Martial roles]

During the nineteenth century, the British rulers of India stated the martial potential of the Janjua, designating them as a martial race. During this era, due to their high aristocratic reputation, Janjua princes refused to serve in any regiment that became no longer commanded by using both a Janjua or any other commander of identical social status. This desire changed into honoured via the British while selecting regiments for them.[9]

[References]

 Bhopinder Singh (5 March 2017). "The Janjuas of Punjab". The Tribune (India newspaper). Retrieved 19 August 2021.

 The Life and Times of Humāyūn by using Ishwari Prasad, Published via Orient Longmans, 1956, p. 36

 Temples of Koh-e-Jud & Thar: Proceedings of the Seminar on Shahiya Temples of the Salt Range, Held in Lahore, Pakistan by Kamil Khan Mumtaz, Siddiq-a-Akbar, Publ Anjuman Mimaran, 1989, p. 8

 Stein, Marc Aurel (1936). Archaeological reconnaissances in north-western India and south-jap Iran. London. P. 46.

 The Land of the Five Rivers and Sindh: Sketches, Historical and Descriptive David Ross, Publ.Languages Dept., Punjab, 1970, p. 153

 Talbot, Ian (1996). Khizr Tiwana, the Punjab Unionist Party and the Partition of India. Psychology Press. Pp. 21–22. ISBN 978-0-7007-0427-nine.

 Tan, Tai Yong (2005). The Garrison State: The Military, Government and Society in Colonial Punjab 1849–1947. Sage. Pp. 61–sixty two. ISBN 978-zero-7619-3336-6.

 Singh, Wazir (1990). Sikhism and Punjab's Heritage. Publication Bureau, Punjabi University. P. A hundred and sixty.

 Tan, Tai Yong (2005). The Garrison State: The Military, Government and Society in Colonial Punjab 1849–1947. Sage. P. 75. ISBN 978-0-7619-3336-6.

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