Tomara
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The Tomar' or Tanwar is a northwestern Indian Rajputs clan, most of them are populated in northern India. Tomars Rajputs founded the city of Dhillika (later Delhi) in 736 and which the capital city of Modern India.
The Tomar Rajputs are believed to be the descendents of Pandavas. A Tomar king Anangpal II mentioned this in a book written by him where he connected himself with very ancient king Parikshit. That is why it is believed that Tomars are the descendents of Pandavas of Mahabharata.
Tomars moved to Karnal in Haryana to Punjab and to Rajasthan from Delhi. They are spread from Punjab, to Haryana, to Western Uttar Pradesh ( Meerut, Baraut, Muzaffarnagar Ghaziabad, Bulandshahr and Aligarh), to western Rajastan to Northern Madhya Pradesh and even some in Pakistan, known are Toors or Towars.
The Tomar Rajputs were replaced by Chauhan Rajputs in 1162 as the rulers of Delhi. The Chauhans were defeated by the Muhammad Ghori and the Sultans of Delhi at the end of the 12th century. There is some discrepancy here as a Tomar is described to be in power in Delhi in 1192 CE. Some historians believe that Prithviraj Chauhan was mostly a caretaker king as long as Anangpal Tomar II, his grandfather(Maternal) was alive and ruling. The fact that Prithviraj's coronation to crown never happened makes this confusion even more apparent.
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[edit] Western Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh
Following their defeat at Delhi, a branch of the Tomar clan established themselves in the area of modern Gwalior in northern Madhya Pradesh. One of the greatest Tomar kings Man Singh built the fortress citadel which still stands there. Some of this branch took on a rajput identity. A debatable topic is that Tomars did not loose any battle, Anangpal-II made Prithviraj Chauhan (The son of Karpuri Devi, the daughter of king Anangpal II), his grandson the heir apparently to the throne since he was probably the most efficient warrior and leader of his time. It is said that Anangpal II's younger brothers then left Delhi and moved to Gwalior, Rajasthan and other areas of northern India in disbelief and anger.
The Mughal emperor Akbar captured Gwalior in 1559.
Some of the descendants of the Tomars moved to Rajasthan and established the Patan state near Jaipur which was called Tanwarawati in Rajashthan. Some Tomar Rajputs, known as Tonwar Thakurs, live in Morena District northwest of Gwalior; The district was formerly known as Tonwarghar.
Anangpal Tomar II is said to have been overthrown by his grandson Prithviraj Chauhan, Some records say that the kingdom was handed over to Prithviraj Chauhan, as Anangpal Tomar II had left no heir. Some records suggest that the Tomars were defeated by Vigrahraj Chauhan.
A few of them converted to Islam during the Muslim-Mughal rule. Tomar Muslim-Rajputs are found is wetern Rajasthan and eastern Pakistan and Sind
There are many Tomar Rajputs villages in Western UP but they are Jats. Tomars have 5 villages near Khurja in Bulandshahr district of UP. They are Dharpa, Kirra, Dudupur, Khalsia and Dinaul. Dharpa is the biggest village among these 5 villages. There is a story behind these 5 villages. In the old times, the locals demanded some Zamidars to be stationed here as this area was getting disturbed by some barbarion tribsmen. Then the main Tomar king sent 5 Zamidars and these villages came into existence.
There are 24 villages near Baraal in Bulandshahr district and 84 villages near Pilkhua in Ghaziabad district. Some villages are near Siana (Bulandshahr District), some in Meerut district on Meerut - Garhmukteshwar Road.
In western Uttar Pradesh, mainly Tomars rajputs are spreaded accross Ghaziabad, Bulandshahr, Meerut, Muzaffarnagar and Aligarh districts.
[edit] Chronology of Tomars of Delhi Kingdom
- Anangpal I 736 A.D.
- Visal 752
- Gangeya 772
- Prithvimal 793
- Jagdev 812
- Narpal 833
- Udaysangh 848
- Jaidas 863
- Vachhal 879
- Pavak 901
- Vihangpal 923
- Tolpal 944
- Gopal 965
- Sulakhan 983
- Jaspal 1009
- Kanvarpal 1025 (Masud captured Hansi briefly in 1038)
- Anangpal I 1046 (1052 inscription on the Iron pillar at Mahrauli)
- Tejpal 1076
- Mahipal 1100
- Dakatpal (Arkpal or Anangpal II) 1115 A.D.
[edit] Chronology of Tomars of Gwalior
- Beersingh Deo (1438-)
- Dungar Singh
- Kirti Singh
- Man Singh Tomar (1486-1516), 'Father of Dhrupad'
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In 1517 AD the Fort was taken by Ibrahim Lodhi and subsequently by Babar.
Tomars Of Gwalior 1) Virsingh nearly A.D.1375 2) Uddhharandev A.D.1400 3) Vikramdev 4) Ganapatidev A.D.1419 5) Dugarendrasingh 6) Kirtisingh 7) Kalyanmalla 8) Mansingh A.D.1486
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[edit] References
- Gwalior Rajya Ke Abhilekh(Inscription Of Gwalior State)
Author:-Harihar Niwas Dwiwedi Pub. :-Madhya Bharat Puratattv Vibhag (Arch.Dept.of Central India) Gwalior 1947
- "Tomaron ka Ithihaas", or "The history of the Tomars" by Harihar Dvivedi, Gwalior
