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Dear Readers !

Monsoon Greetings !

After experiencing scorching heat of summer, we are delighted with the Monsoon showers.We are fortunate that a normal monsoon is predicted.Hope this monsoon also brings prosperity and happiness to our farmers.

AT GBF, we've completed 2 years and are preparing for the second AGM. Parichay Milan, Medical Camp, Indoor Sports and 2nd National Conference have kept us occupied with huge homework. We could, for the first time, felicitate about 75 dignitaries during the National Conference. We'll continue to do so in future. Our efforts are afoot to gather information for volume-2 of "History of the Bhatia Community". In this newsletter on page - criteria for inclusion is provided on Page No. 2. Please feel free to email the information that fulfills the criteria to Dr. Mangala Purandare on her email address - [email protected].

We are very happy to announce that Global Bhatia Foundation has signed an MOUs with Dakshin Bharat Bhatia Mitra Mandal (DBBMM) for working together and Samasta Gujarat Bhatia Federation (SGBF) has taken up the same position for working together on community projects. DBBMM has 6 organisations with them and SGBF has about 30 Bhatia organisations with them. We all have decided to enjoy the joy of working together.

Jay Shree Krishna !

Pankaj Kapadia

Samudra Manthan at Bangkok (Thailand)

1. Congratulations !

2. An appeal to all the Bhatias

3. We are proud of you

4. Read Calmly : 50+

5. Hindu Temples in Indonesia

6. World's only Hindu Sheikh

7. School at Mombasa

8. Pushtimarg

9. Book Choice

10. Good Tips for Heart

11. Law of the Garbage Truck

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13. Bhatia Cuisine

14. World Factoids!Vividha

15. The Late Shet Gokuldas Liladhar Pasta

16. Jaisalmer Dynasty till date

17. Royal Family of Patiala

CONGRATULATIONS !

CRITERIA FOR INCLUDING A DIGNITARY / FAMILY(GHARANA) IN VOLUME-2 OF BHATIA BOOK

1. Gharana (Family) Industrialist / Merchant family who have successfully ran the organization for generations, ensured succession and expansion, generated significant revenue and profits, engaged in providing employment, Philanthropy, Community work, Education, Upliftment of poor, Helping widows, supported social/National movement, Freedom fighters, Sports, Music, Art & Culture, Writers etc.

2. Individuals – Contribution in any of these categories viz. Entrepreneur, Merchant, Professional, Philanthropy, Community work, Education, Upliftment of poor, Helping widows, Social Reforms, National Service, Freedom fighter, Sportsperson, Musician, Artist, Collector of Cultural values, Heritage, Author, Poet, Journalist, Anchor , Singer, Writer, Scholar, Photography, Solicitor, Judge, Diwan, etc.

3. Achievement in any other domain that has given pride to community / family / city / nation and not listed above.

4. This information will be location specific.

5. The period will be from ancient times till date (2013).

6. Those who are already included in vol-1 will be excluded for vol-2.

7. The write-up and coverage should inspire the present & future generation to continue

with the noble work that our ancestors have carried out in past.

8. The write-up can be neatly typed on paper or emailed as a word document and photographs, awards, rewards, sanmanpatra should be scanned and emailed along with the write up. The write-up must include answers of the questionnaire shown on the backside.

YOUTH@GBF is an in-house ENewsletter distributed freely to the members of Bhatia community and published from Mumbai by Global Bhatia Foundation, a not for profit organization.

GLOBAL BHATIA FOUNDATION1/6, Dossa Mansion, Next to Apna Bazar, Sir P. M. Road, Fort, Mumbai - 400 001 Tel: 9167826768 Email : Website : [email protected]

Shri Ashwin Shroff Shri Nitin Dosa and are appointed as Chairman & Vice Chairman

of Global Bhatia Foundation in the Board Meeting held at Mumbai on June 22, 2013.

An Appeal to Youth

Global Bhatia Foundation invites Bhatia Youth from the Globe to serve as volunteers. GBF youth has education, sports & cultural events on its agenda and success of such projects is possible with t h e s e r v i c e o f s e l f l e s s v o l u n t e e r s . C o n t a c t : [email protected]

Views expressed by the authors need not be assumed as the views of Global Bhatia Foundation.

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All The Copyrights Are Acknowledged.

An appeal to all the Bhatias for providing information for Vol. 2

Editorial

Dear Readers,Monsoon Greetings !

With an encouraging contributions from various locations from India and abroad, your newsletter team is thrill with renewed energy. Our 2nd National Conference was a grand success with the participation of 300+ prominent delegates from accross the globe. GBF team is excited to plan for an International Conference. We invite contributions from individuals, Mitra Mandals, Mahajans & Associations to provide information for Vol. 2 of ‘History of the Bhatia Community’ as per the laid down criteria shown below.We also invite your suggestions for improvising our newsletter.

Jay Shri Krishna !

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MR. DEEP UDESHI has conquered the BRM (Brevet des Randonneurs

Mondiaux), a 200 km cycle ride enroute Mumbai-Kanhe-

Mumbai in 12 hours, 55 minutes on 18th May 2013.

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Asha Khatau's first book vegetarian Cuisines of the World was awarded the “Best Vegetarian Book in the World”, at the Gourmand World Cookbook Awards in France.

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In the Annual General Meeting of Samasta Gujarat Bhatia Mahajan, new Managing Committee is formed. Office bearers are:

President : Sandipbhai Gokalgandhi, Rajkot Vice President : Bhupenbhai Sampat, Amreli Sectretary : Kishorebhai Ved, Ahmedabad Jt. Secretary : Viren Pamani, Ahmedabad Treasurer : Vijaybhai Choksi, Gondal

It has been resolved to have an MOU with GBF for working together. Following four persons have been authorised to takeup the MOU with GBF.

1. Viren Pamani 2. Bhupenbhai Sampat 3. Sandipbhai Gokalgandhi 4. Chandrakantbhai Asher, Morbi.

In the meeting, Shri Viren Pamani briefed about Global Meet of GBF and importance of entering in the MOU with GBF.

Message from Samasta Gujarat Bhatia Mahajan

Because none of us have many years to live, and we can't take along anything when we go, so we don't have to be too thrifty...

Spend the money that should be spent, enjoy what should be enjoyed, donate what you are able to donate, but don't leave all to your children or grandchildren, for you don't want them to become parasites who are waiting for the day you will die!!

Don't worry about what will happen after we are gone, because when we return to dust, we will feel nothing about praises or criticisms. The time to enjoy the worldly life and your hard earned wealth will be over!

Don't worry too much about your children, for children will have their own destiny and should find their own way. Don't be your children's slave. Care for them, love them, give them gifts but also enjoy your money while you can. Life should have more to it than working from the cradle to the grave!!

Don't expect too much from your children. Caring children, though caring, would be too busy with their jobs and commitments to render much help.

Uncaring children may fight over your assets even when you are still alive, and wish for your early demise so they can inherit your properties and wealth.

Your children take for granted that they are rightful heirs to your wealth; but that you have no claims to their money.

50-year old like you, don't trade in your health for wealth by working yourself to an early grave anymore... Because your money may not be able to buy your health...

When to stop making money, and how much is enough (hundred thousands, million, ten million)?

Out of thousand hectares of good farm land, you can consume only three quarts (of rice) daily; out of a thousand mansions, you only need eight square meters of space to rest at night.

So, as long as you have enough food and enough money to spend, that is good enough. You should live happily. Every family has its own problems.

Just do not compare with others for fame and social status and see whose children are doing better, etc., but challenge others for happiness, health,enjoyment, quality of life and longevity...

Don't worry about things that you can't change because it doesn't help and it may spoil your health.

You have to create your own well-being and find your own place of happiness.As long as you are in good mood and good health, think about happy things,do happy things daily and have fun in doing, then you will pass your time happily every day.

One day passes without happiness, you will lose one day. One day passes with happiness, and then you gain one day.

In good spirit, sickness will cure; in a happy spirit, sickness will cure faster; in high and happy spirits; sickness will never come.

With good mood, suitable amount of exercise, always in the sun, variety of foods, reasonable amount of vitamin and mineral intake, hopefully you will live another 20 or 30 years of healthy life of pleasure.

Above all, learn to cherish the goodness around... and FRIENDS... They all make you feel young and "wanted"... without them you are surely to feel lost!!

Read Calmly : 50+ (Translated from the original in Chinese).

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Shri P. N. Oak, a renowned heritage architect, appointed by Spanish Government, has conducted a deep research on “ Missing Chapters on World History”. His Books are of great value to the historians, history students and the heritage lovers.

It was 143 years ago that Ramdas Thackersay set sail from the coastal town of Mandvi to relocate his growing business to Muscat for faster access to strategic ports. His forefathers, dhow merchants from Mandvi, had landed in Sur in the mid-1800s. As traders, they brought grain, tea and spices from India and took away dates, dry lime, and frankincense from the sultanate of Oman. Muscat was, at that time, a very active port. Thackersay's son, Khimji Ramdas, followed him and together, they sowed the seeds of a global enterprise that is today one of the largest business groups in Oman.Khimji Ramdas Group of Companies passed on from generation to generation and, in 1970, Thackersay's great-grandson, Kanaksi Khimji, took over from his father, Gokaldas, after finishing his education in Mumbai. Today, with an annual turnover of more than $1 billion, the group is the chosen partner of more than 400 top global brands in consumer products, lifestyle, infrastructure, projects and logistics. It has business operations in India and UAE and is a corporate member of the World Economic Forum. "We see achievements as milestones in the quest for excellence. We just want to be the best," says the 77-year-old tycoon, Kanaksi Khimji. Not sales and volumes, Khimji believes that the most important measure of success for his family's business is how far it has helped advance the national development plans laid out by Oman's Sultan Qaboos bin Said. In fact, Khimji with his Indian roots was one of the first to embrace Omanisation, a directive to train and empower Omani professionals. Such a rare honour makes Khimji the most distinguished Indian in this Middle Eastern country. However, it is Khimji's philanthropy that has made him a legend across the world. In 1975, just five years after taking over from his father Gokaldas, Kanakbhai, as he is

World's only Hindu Sheikh traces his roots to Gujarat

‘Dr. Babla Diani Secondary School’ opened in the name of Dr Kanaksinh Babla (donor) at Diani-Ukunda-Mombasa South Coast.

Book Choice

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BOOKS BY SHRI P. N. OAK

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fondly known, founded the first English Indian School in Muscat. There are 19 Indian schools catering to around 35,000 students in Oman today. Probably the finest jewel in his crown is the title of Sheikh conferred on him by the Sultan, the first-ever use of the title for a member of the Hindu community. "Though my family hails from Kutch in Gujarat, we have always identified with Oman as our home country," he says. "I was offered the nationality of Oman in recognition of all the goodwill created by my ancestors. It is a gift that I accepted twenty years late. But I am glad I finally did."A historic bond When Kanaksi Khimji took over the family business in 1970, motorized navigational ships weren't launched in Oman yet. Earlier, during the two World Wars, the Khimjis were chosen as supplier for provisions for the entire base of allied forces. "This gave us the opportunity to earn revenue and strengthen our base. We quickly learnt the art of supply chain management and maritime shore support," says Pankaj Khimji, son of Kanaksi Khimji and director of the group. Life before the Omani Renaissance, though, was tough. "The pre-70s were very different as there was no electricity or piped water. We went to wells to take bath and clean clothes. At least one lantern was required to walk on the streets after sunset. It was a close knit community that lived in Muscat and Muttrah. The gates of Muscat closed at sundown," recalls Kanakbhai. "We stuck to our core business of trading and prospered with the Renaissance setting in. We were expanding as the country grew economically, and we struck roots across the country," he adds. The first bank to be set up in Muscat was HSBC, its building constructed by the Khimji Ramdas (KR) group more than 60 years ago. Before that, trading was done by barter or through silver. Bait al Falaj, now known as Ruwi, was the first airport in Oman which too was built by the Khimji group. It was the Khimjis who first acquired the Ford dealership in 1969 and, interestingly, the sultan of Oman had ordered their first car.

1. Drink eight glasses of water a day.2. Include two vegetables and one fruit in every meal.3. Begin each meal with a raw vegetable salad.4. Make a light snack of assorted sprouts.5. Start the day with a glass of warm water and a dash of

lime..6. Use only fresh vegetables.7. Once a week have only fresh fruits until noon, make lunch

the first meal of the day.8. Eat only freshly cooked meals, not refrigerated leftovers.9. Include one green vegetable and one yellow vegetable in

every meal.10. Go on a juice fast for a day. Start with vegetable juice, and

sip fruit for lunch and dinner..11. Kick the old coffee habit. Have a glass of fresh fruit juice

instead.12. Cut out all deep-fried foods from your diet.13. Cut down on high sugar products like soft drinks, ice-

cream, candy and cookies in your diet.14. Never skip a meal, even if you're on a diet. Eat a fresh fruit

or have vegetable juice instead.15. Avoid beverages like soda, coffee, colas and so on.16. Include high fiber foods and plenty of fruits, vegetables

and grains in planning your diet.17. Use salt in moderation18. Wash vegetables thoroughly in clean water before

chopping.19. Steam or boil vegetables (rather than fry or saute).20. Retain peels of potato, cucumber, carrot and tomato while

cooking.21. Do take a moment off to mentally list out the nutritional

value of the food you're about to eat.22. Don't rush through your meals. Set aside enough time to

appreciate, enjoy and digest your food.23. Make every meal an enjoyable experience. Set dishes out

attractively and chew slowly to appreciate the full flavor of the foods you eat.

24. Choose to be radiantly healthy. Keep yourself informed about the nutritive value of every food you buy.

25. Shop for groceries yourself. Notice the look, feel and smell of fresh fruit and vegetables and enjoy their intrinsic goodness.

26. Watch out for eating habits paired with emotional states, like reaching for a chocolate when you’re depressed. Resist the urge and eat fruit instead.

27. Eat popcorn (rather than chips) while watching a movie.28. Sit at the table at meal times. Don't read the paper or review

bills while eating.29. Make it a point to have dinner with the entire family at the

table, and not in front of the TV.30. Eat just to the point of the fullness. Don't stuff yourself !31. Stop smoking.32. Restrict alcohol consumption.33. Get a good night's sleep, every night.34. Enroll today in an exercise programme.35. Take a brisk, 20 minute invigorating walk each morning.36. Spend 10 minutes every morning and evening doing basic

stretches.37. Do not use elevators when you can climb the stairs.38. Enroll in a Time Management programme today.39. Focus on your breathing. Take a deep breath, then exhale

slowly. Repeat a couple of times a day.

Good Tips for Heart

40. Learn to relax. Spend 20 minutes consciously relaxing each muscle of your body.

41. Spend 20 minutes a day in silent meditation, prayer or contemplation.

42. Learn the healing power of laughter. Watch a crazy movie, recall a joke or read a funny book and laugh out loud.

43. Tap the powers of your sub-conscious. Relax your body for 20 minutes and project the Perfect Youon your mind screen.

44. Balance your lifestyle. Devote equal time each week to work and fun.

45. Join kids in a sports activity and rediscover the joys of childhood.

46. Do keep in touch with friends. Call up or visit them and be at peace with the world.

47. Enroll in an activity (like dancing, swimming or roller skating...) you never indulged in because you were afraid of what people might say.

48. Forgive someone who you think has done you wrong and cleanse your spirit of rancor.

49. Do a nice turn to someone you don't know too well, but who could do with a friend.

50. Spend a quiet half-hour chatting with your family.51. Listen to soothing music for 15 minutes at least each day.52. Read a great book once a week.

One day I hopped in a taxi and we took off for the airport. We were driving in the right lane when suddenly a black car jumped out of a parking space right in front of us. My taxi driver slammed on his brakes, skidded, and missed the other car by just inches! The driver of the other car whipped his head around and started yelling at us.My taxi driver just smiled and waved at the guy. And I mean, he was really friendly. So I asked, 'Why did you just do that? This guy almost ruined your car and sent us to the hospital!' This is when my taxi driver taught me what I now call, 'The Law of the Garbage Truck.’He explained that many people are like garbage trucks. They run around full of garbage, full of frustration, full of anger, and full of disappointment. As their garbage piles up, they need a place to dump it and sometimes they'll dump it on you. Don't take it personally.Just smile, wave, wish them well, and move on. Don't take their garbage and spread it to other people at work, at home, or on the streets.The bottom line is that successful people do not let garbage trucks take over their day.Life's too short to wake up in the morning with regrets, So ... Love the people who treat you right.Pray for the ones who don't.Life is ten percent what you make it and ninety percent how you take it! Have a garbage-free day......

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World Factoids!

1. Sudan Has More Pyramids Than Egypt

2. Countries Driving on the Left

3. Country With More Horses Than People

4. The Most Linguistically Diverse Country

5. Alaska Has a Sand Dunes?

6. Strange Windmills in Ireland

7. London Bridge Over Lake Havasu?

Sudan has more pyramids than any other country on Earth - even more than Egypt. There are at least 223 pyramids in the Sudanese cities of Al Kurru, Nuri, Gebel Barkal and MeroÃ«. They are generally 20 to 30 metres (65 -100 ft) high and steep sided.

Although people in the majority of countries of the world drive on the right side of roads, there are some fifty nations in which people drive on the left. These include England and many former English colonies such as Australia,New Zealand, India...etc... but not the U.S. or Canada. There are several non-English countries where people also drive on the left including Japan.

The Mongolian horse is the native horse breed of Mongolia. The breed is purported to be largely unchanged since the time of Genghis Khan. Nomads living in the traditional Mongol fashion still hold more than 3 million animals, which outnumber the country's human population (2.75 million). Despite their small size, they are horses, not ponies.

Papua New Guinea is the country that is home to the most languages, over 750 in all! The most commonly spoken languages in Papua New Guinea, however, are Motu and pidgin English.

The Great Kobuk Sand Dunes lie 40 miles above the Arctic Circle, yet summer temperatures there can soar to 100 degress Fahrenheit! One of Alaska's true oddities, in some places, the sand stands 100 feet high. The three clusters of dunes within the park the Great Kobuk, the Little Kobuk, and the Hunt River Sand Dunes cover 25 square miles and constitute the largest active sand dunes within arctic latitudes.

All windmills in Ireland turn in a clockwise direction, while the rest of the windmills in the world turn counter-clockwise.

The original London Bridge was shipped stone-by-stone and reconstructed in Lake Havasu City. When the bridge, built in the 1830s began to sink into the Thames River in the 1960s, it was replaced by a more modern concrete bridge. Then, England put the stones up for sale in 1967. A man named Robert P. McCulloch Sr., purchased the bridge on April 17, 1968, at a cost of $2,460,000. The 10,246 blocks were shipped to Arizona and reassembled over

a lagoon at the edge Lake Havasu at a cost of $3 Million. The Bridge opened in 1971.

Perth, Australia, is the most isolated city on the planet. 200 miles across impenetrable desert from the next city of any size.

The Amazon River pushes so much water into the Atlantic Ocean that, more than one hundred miles at sea off the mouth of the river, one can dip fresh water out of the ocean.

The Trans-Siberian Railway offers the world’s longest train journey. It takes about 7 days to travel the 5,580 miles or 9,000 km between Moscow and Vladivostok.

About 22% of the earth's original forest coverage remains. Western Europe has lost 98% or so

of its primary forests; Asia 94%; Africa 92%; Oceania 78%; North America 66%,

a n d S o u t h A m e r i c a 5 4 % . Approximately 45% of the world's tropical forests, originally covering 1 . 4 b i l l i o n h e c t a r e s , h a v e disappeared in the last few decades.

S h o r t e s t I n t e r c o n t i n e n t a l Commercial Flight in the world is

from Gibraltar (Europe) to Tangier (Africa.) Distance is 34 miles, flight

time 20 minutes.

According to the Guinness World Records, Sydney Harbour Bridge is the world's widest long-

span bridge - 16 lanes of car traffic - 8 lanes in the upper floor, 8 in the lower floor (double-decker bridge). The 49 metre (161ft) wide deck makes Sydney Harbour Bridge the widest long-span bridge in the world. It is also the fifth longest spanning-arch bridge in the world, and it is the tallest steel arch bridge, measuring 134 metres (440 ft) from top to water level.

The Forbidden City was the Chinese imperial palace from the Ming Dynasty to the end of the Qing Dynasty. It is located in the middle of Beijing, China, and now houses the Palace Museum. For almost 500 years, it served as the home of emperors and their households, as well as the ceremonial and political center of Chinese government. Built between 1406 to 1420, the complex consists of 980 buildings with 8,707 bays of rooms and covers 720,000 m2 (7,800,000 sq ft). The palace complex exemplifies traditional Chinese palatial architecture and has influenced cultural and architectural developments in East Asia and elsewhere.

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9. Power of Amazon River

10. The World’s Longest Train Journey

11. Deforestation

12. Shortest Intercontinental Commercial Flight

13. World's Widest Bridge

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Jaisalmer was one of the Rajput kingdoms of Rajasthan which emerged in sixteenth century India in the modern north-west of the country. It was centred around the city of Jaisalmer, in south-western Rajasthan. It has been nicknamed the 'Golden City' thanks to its yellow sandstone structures and the gold-coloured desert surrounding them. It was once the royal seat of the Bhatti Rajputs (the Yaduvanshi), a sect which had one or two notable warrior leaders. Today's Jaisalmer Rajputs claim descent from these, including early medieval kings such as Jaisimha, Devraj (considered to be the founder of the Jaisalmer royal line), Rawal Jaisal (who established the city of Jaisalmer in 1156), and Rawal Jethsi (who faced an eight year siege by Sultan Aladin Khilji of Delhi around 1294).The Rajputs who inherited the territory were Hindu warrior clans, and the word 'rajput' itself literally means 'the son of the king', with the people being known for their valour. There were a number of small Rajput kingdoms which emerged between the sixth and thirteenth centuries, including Amer, Bikaner, Bundi, Jodhpur, Malwa, Kannauj, Mewar, and all were eventually conquered by the Moghuls.Patiala, in the south-eastern area of the modern Indian state of Punjab, was a Jat Sikh state which was founded by Sardar Baba Ala Singh. The line of kings traces its ancestry to Rawal Jaisal, the founder of the city of Jaisalmer.

While the genealogy of the Bhatti Rajputs is known, it does seem to be approximate, and is poorly dated. Only a few names stand out and can be linked to historical events, and not reliably so until the twelfth century.

BahubalSubahu Son.Rajh Son.Gaj Son.Salivahan Son.Baland Son.Bhati Son. Ruled from Lahore in Punjab.Mangal Rao Son.Majam Rao Son.

fl 731 Kehar / Ehar I Son. Founded Tanot in 731.c.806 - 821 Tano Son.c.821 - 853 Bijairai I Son.c.853 - 908 Deoraj / Devraj Son. Founder of the Jaisalmer royal line. Made Lodorva the capital.

908 - 979 Mund / Mundh Son.979 - 1044 Bachera / Bachharajat / Bijairaj II Son.

1044 - 1123 Dusaj Son.Lanja Son.Bhojdev / Bhojdeo Son.

fl 1156 Rawal Jaisal Uncle. Established the city of Jaisalmer.The early Bhatti capital at Lodorva (Ludarva) is ransacked and laid waste by Shihab ud-Din Muhammad (Shihabuddin), the Afghan chief of Ghor. Nevertheless, he and Jaisal patch up their differences and Jaisal goes on to kill his own brother and nephew in battle with the help of Shihab ud-Din Muhammad. A new capital is established when Jaisal founds the city of Jaisalmer.Shalivahan II Son. Encouraged the arts in his kingdom.

fl c.1200 Bijal / Baijal Son. His brother Mokal was said to be a great general.Chachack Deo ITej Rao

fl 1294 Rawal Jethsi Bhatti Rajput.1293/4 - 1301/2 The Bhatti Rajput leader Jethsi faces an eight year siege by Sultan Aladin Khilji of Delhi. Tradition has it that

when the Bhatti Rajputs are sure of their impending defeat, they kill their womenfolk, with some committing 'Jauhar' by jumping into the fire lest they be defiled by the enemy. The males, the warriors, march from the fort, heading straight for their enemy and a final massacre. Eventually some surviving Bhattis reoccupy the fort.Karan Singh IMulraja IRatanLakhan SenDudar

c.1350s-1380s The second Jauhar takes place under similar circumstances, this time against Sultan Ferozshah of Delhi.KanarPunpalKehar II Adopted.SomjiLachman

JAISIMHA - NOTABLE CHIEFTAIN AND EARLY BHATTI RAJPUT WARRIOR.

Jaisalmer Dynasty till date

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? - 1436 Satal Founded Satalmer.1436 - 1448 Bersi1448 - 1457 Chachack Deo II1457 - 1497 Devidas1497 - 1530 Jaitsi II

Karan Singh II1530 - 1551 Rawal Lunakaran

The third Jauhar takes place when a local Afghan chief by the name of Amir Ali attacks Jaisalmer, one ofmany Afghans settled in north-western India. This time around the army of Jaisalmer is victorious in its defence. Lunakaran also fights Moghul emperor, Humayun as the emperor passes through on his way to Ajmer.

1551 - 1562 Rawal Maldev / Maldeo Son.1562 - 1578 Rawal Harraj Son.

by 1570 The Moghul emperor, Akbar, gains the submission of Jaisalmer, along with the other Rajputs of Bikaner, Bundi, and Jodhpur.

1578 - 1624 Rawal Bhim Singh Son.Bhim Singh forms a matrimonial alliance with the Moghuls when he marries his daughter to Raja Raj Singh of Bikaner. The raja's own daughter is married to Prince Salim, son of Akbar (later to be the Emperor Jehangir).

1624 - 1634 Rawal Kalyandas1634 - 1648 Rawal Manohardas Son.1648 - 1651 Rawal Ramchandra1651 - 1661 Rawal Sahal Singh

Sahal Singh assists Moghul Emperor Shah Jahan in his Peshawar campaign. He also extends his kingdom and comes into conflict with the Bikaner Rathors.

1661 - 1702 Maharawal Amar Singh Son. Warded off an attack by Anup Singh of Bikaner.1702 - 1708 Maharawal Jaswant Singh Son. m daughter of Jai Singh of Mewar.1708 - 1722 Maharawal Budha Singh Son.1722 - 1762 Maharawal Akhai Singh Brother. Concluded peace with Bikaner.1762 - 1819 Maharawal Mulraj Singh II Son. m daughter of Ajit Singh of Jodhpur.

Attacks by the Jodhpur Rathors begin during the reign of Mulraj Singh II. Mulraj Singh signs a treaty with the Britishfor protection.

1819 - 1846 Maharawal Gaj Singh Grandson.1846 - 1864 Maharawal Ranjit Singh Son.1864 - 1891 Maharawal Bairisal Singh1891 - 1914 Maharawal Shalivahan Singh III Bahadur - Adopted son.1914 - 1949 Maharawal Sir Jawahir Singh Bahadur Adopted son. Acceded to the Indian union.1948 - 1949 Shalivahan III was one of the last independent Rajput rulers of Jaisalmer1949 - 1950 Maharawal Girdhar Singh Bahadur Son.1950 - 1982 Maharawal Raghunath Singh Son.

1956 On 1 November, the state of Rajasthan comes into being. The Rajasthan rulers give up their sovereignty but enjoy privy purses.

1970 - 1971 In 1970 the Indian Parliament decides to abolish the institution of royalty, and the following year the rulers of the former princely states are de-recognised and their privy purses and titles snatched away from them.

1982 - Present Maharawal Brijraj Singh Son.

Source : http://www.historyfiles.co.uk/KingListsFarEast/IndiaRajputanaJaisalmer.htm

1862 - 1876 H.H. Farzand-i-Khas-i-Daulat-i-Inglishia, Mansur-i-Zaman, Amir ul-Umara, Maharajadhiraja Raj Rajeshwar Yadu Vansha Vatans Bhatti Kul Bushan Sri Maharaja-i-Rajgan, Maharaja Sir Mahendra Singh

Source: http://www.sikhheritage.co.uk/heritage/Maharajas%20of%20Punjab/Mah%20Punj%20States.html

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