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Prithviraj Raso, the Glossary

The Prithviraj Raso (IAST: Pṛthvīrāja Rāso) is a Braj language epic poem about the life of Prithviraj Chauhan (reign. c. 1177–1192 CE).^[1]

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16th-century Indian books
Hindi-language literature
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Agnivansha

In Indian culture, the Agnivanshi are people who claim descent from Agni, the Vedic god of fire.

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The Ain-i-Akbari (آئینِ اکبری) or the "Administration of Akbar", is a 16th-century detailed document regarding the administration of the Mughal Empire under Emperor Akbar, written by his court historian, Abu'l Fazl in the Persian language. Prithviraj Raso and Ain-i-Akbari are 16th-century Indian books.

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Ajmer

Ajmer is a city in the north-western Indian state of Rajasthan.

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Akbar

Abu'l-Fath Jalal-ud-din Muhammad Akbar (–), popularly known as Akbar the Great, and also as Akbar I, was the third Mughal emperor, who reigned from 1556 to 1605.

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Alha-Khand

The term Alha Khand is used to refer to poetic works in Hindi which consists of a number of ballads describing the brave acts of two 12th century Banaphar Rajput heroes, Alha and Udal, generals working for king Paramardi-Deva (Parmal) of Mahoba (1163-1202 CE) against Prithviraj Chauhan (1166–1192 CE) of Ajmer. Prithviraj Raso and Alha-Khand are Hindi-language literature and medieval Indian literature.

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Amar Singh II

Maharana Amar Singh II (3 October 1672 – 10 December 1710) was the Maharana of Mewar Kingdom ruling from 1698 to 1710.

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Anangpal Tomar

Anangpal II, popularly known as Anangpal Tomar, was an Indian ruler from the Tomara dynasty.

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Apabhraṃśa

Apabhraṃśa (अपभ्रंश,, Prakrit) is a term used by vaiyākaraṇāḥ (native grammarians) since Patañjali to refer to languages spoken in North India before the rise of the modern languages.

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Bhillama V

Bhillama V (r. c. 1175-1191 CE) was the first sovereign ruler of the Seuna (Yadava) dynasty of Deccan region in India.

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Bhima II

Bhima II (r. c. 1178–1240 CE), also known as Bhola Bhima, was an Indian king who ruled parts of present-day Gujarat.

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Bikaner

Bikaner is a city in the northwest of the state of Rajasthan, India.

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Bikaner State

Bikaner State was a princely state in the Rajputana from 1465 to 1947.

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Brahma

Brahma (ब्रह्मा) is a Hindu god, referred to as "the Creator" within the Trimurti, the trinity of supreme divinity that includes Vishnu and Shiva.

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Brahmin

Brahmin (brāhmaṇa) is a varna (caste) within Hindu society.

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Braj Bhasha

Braj is a language within the Indo-Aryan language family spoken in the Braj region centered on Mathura.

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Chahamanas of Shakambhari

The Chahamanas of Shakambhari (IAST: Cāhamāna), colloquially known as the Chauhans of Sambhar or Chauhans of Ajmer, were an Indian dynasty that ruled parts of the present-day Rajasthan and neighbouring areas in India, between the 6th and 12th centuries. Prithviraj Raso and Chahamanas of Shakambhari are history of Rajasthan.

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Chand Bardai

Chand Bardai was an Indian poet who composed Prithviraj Raso, an epic poem in Brajbhasa about the life of the Chahamana king Prithviraj Chauhan. Prithviraj Raso and Chand Bardai are history of Rajasthan and Rajasthani literature.

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Chaulukya dynasty

The Chaulukya dynasty, also Solanki dynasty, was a dynasty that ruled parts of what are now Gujarat and Rajasthan in north-western India, between and.

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Columbia University

Columbia University, officially Columbia University in the City of New York, is a private Ivy League research university in New York City.

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Cuttack

Cuttack (or officially Kataka in Odia), is the former capital and the second largest city in the Indian state of Odisha.

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Daulatabad Fort

Daulatabad Fort originally Deogiri Fort, is a historic fortified citadel located in Daulatabad village near Aurangabad, Maharashtra, India.

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Deccan Plateau

The Deccan is a large plateau and region of the Indian subcontinent located between the Western Ghats and the Eastern Ghats, and is loosely defined as the peninsular region between these ranges that is south of the Narmada River.

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Dingal

Dingal (Devnagari: डिंगल; IAST: ḍiṁgala; also spelled Dimgala), also known as Old Western Rajasthani, is an ancient Indian language written in Nagri script and having literature in prose as well as poetry.

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Eastern Ganga dynasty

The Eastern Ganga dynasty (also known as Purba Gangas, Rudhi Gangas or Prachya Gangas) were a large medieval era Indian royal Hindu dynasty that reigned from Kalinga from as early as the 5th century to the mid 20th century.

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Epic poetry

An epic poem, or simply an epic, is a lengthy narrative poem typically about the extraordinary deeds of extraordinary characters who, in dealings with gods or other superhuman forces, gave shape to the mortal universe for their descendants.

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Gahadavala dynasty

The Gahadavala dynasty (IAST: Gāhaḍavālas) also Gahadavalas of Kannauj was a Hindu Kshatriya Rajput dynasty that ruled parts of the present-day Indian states of Uttar Pradesh and Bihar, during 11th and 12th centuries.

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Gaurishankar Hirachand Ojha

Gaurishankar Hirachand Ojha (15 September, 1863– 17 April, 1947), born in Rohida village of Sirohi District, was a historian from the Indian state of Rajasthan.

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Ghazni

Ghazni (غزنی, غزني), historically known as Ghaznayn (غزنين) or Ghazna (غزنه), also transliterated as Ghuznee, and anciently known as Alexandria in Opiana (Αλεξάνδρεια Ωπιανή), is a city in southeastern Afghanistan with a population of around 190,000 people.

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Guhila dynasty

The Guhilas of Medapata colloquially known as Guhilas of Mewar were a Rajput dynasty that ruled the Kingdom of Mewar (Medapata, modern Mewar) region in present-day Rajasthan state of India.

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Hindi

Modern Standard Hindi (आधुनिक मानक हिन्दी, Ādhunik Mānak Hindī), commonly referred to as Hindi, is the standardised variety of the Hindustani language written in Devanagari script.

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International Alphabet of Sanskrit Transliteration

The International Alphabet of Sanskrit Transliteration (IAST) is a transliteration scheme that allows the lossless romanisation of Indic scripts as employed by Sanskrit and related Indic languages.

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Interpolation (manuscripts)

An interpolation, in relation to literature and especially ancient manuscripts, is an entry or passage in a text that was not written by the original author.

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Iron pillar of Delhi

The iron pillar of Delhi is a structure high with a diameter that was constructed by Chandragupta II (reigned c. 375–415 CE), and now stands in the Qutub complex at Mehrauli in Delhi, India.

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Jagat Singh I

Maharana Jagat Singh I (1607 – 10 April 1652), was the Maharana of Mewar Kingdom in Rajputana, India (r. 1628–1652).

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Jainism

Jainism, also known as Jain Dharma, is an Indian religion.

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James Tod

Lieutenant-Colonel James Tod (20 March 1782 – 18 November 1835) was an officer of the British East India Company and an Oriental scholar. Prithviraj Raso and James Tod are history of Rajasthan.

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Jayachandra

Jaya-chandra (IAST: Jayacandra, r. –1194 CE) was a king from the Gahadavala dynasty of northern India.

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Kalachuris of Tripuri

The Kalachuris of Tripuri (IAST), also known the Kalachuris of Chedi, ruled parts of central India during 7th to 13th centuries.

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Kannauj

Kannauj (Hindustani pronunciation: kənːɔːd͡ʒ) is an ancient city, administrative headquarters and a municipal board or Nagar Palika Parishad in Kannauj district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.

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Karnataka

Karnataka (ISO), also known colloquially as Karunāḍu, is a state in the southwestern region of India.

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Kaviraj Shyamaldas

Mahamahopadhayaya Kaviraja Shyamaldas Dadhivadia (1836-1893), popularly referred to as Kaviraja (Hindi: king of poets) was one of the early writers involved in documenting the history and culture of what is now Rajasthan region of India.

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Kingdom of Amber

The Kingdom of Amber, also known as Kingdom of Dhundhar, and Jaipur State, was located in the north-eastern historic Dhundhar region of Rajputana and was ruled by the Kachwaha Rajput clan.

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Kingdom of Marwar

Kingdom of Marwar, also known as the Jodhpur State under the British, was a kingdom in the Marwar region from 1243 to 1818 and a princely state under British rule from 1818 to 1947.

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Kingdom of Mewar

The Kingdom of Mewar was an independent kingdom that existed in the Rajputana region of the Indian subcontinent and later became a major power in medieval India.

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Kota State

Kota State, also known as Kotah State, was a state in India, centered on the city of Kota, now located in Rajasthan State of the India.

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Kshatriya

Kshatriya (from Sanskrit, "rule, authority"; also called Rajanya) is one of the four varnas (social orders) of Hindu society and is associated with the warrior aristocracy.

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Lata (region)

Lata (IAST: Lāṭa) was a historical region of India, located in the southern part of the present-day Gujarat state.

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Manik Rai

Manik Rai is a legendary 7th century king from Ajmer, India.

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Metre (poetry)

In poetry, metre (Commonwealth spelling) or meter (American spelling; see spelling differences) is the basic rhythmic structure of a verse or lines in verse.

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Mewar

Mewar or Mewad is a region in the south-central part of Rajasthan state of India.

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Mughal Empire

The Mughal Empire was an early modern empire in South Asia.

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Muhammad of Ghor

Mu'izz al-Din Muhammad ibn Sam (translit; 15 March 1206), also known as Muhammad of Ghor or Muhammad Ghori, was a ruler from the Ghurid dynasty based in the Ghor region of what is today central Afghanistan who ruled from 1173 to 1206.

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Nagari Pracharini Sabha

The Nagari Pracharini Sabha (Devanagari: नागरीप्रचारिणी सभा, Society for Promotion of Nagari), also known as Kashi Nagari Pracharini Sabha, was an organization founded in 1893 at the Queen's College, Varanasi for the promotion of the Devanagari script over the more common Kaithi script used for Hindi languages.

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North India

North India, also called Northern India, is a geographical and broad cultural region comprising the northern part of India (or historically, the Indian subcontinent) wherein Indo-Aryans form the prominent majority population.

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Paramara dynasty

The House of Paramara is a prominent Indian Rajput dynasty that ruled over the Kingdom of Malwa, the Garhwal Kingdom, and many other kingdoms, princely states and feudal estates in North India.

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Patan, Gujarat

Patan, also known as Anahilavad, is the administrative seat of Patan district in the Indian state of Gujarat and is an administered municipality.

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Prabandha-Chintamani

Prabandha-Chintamani (IAST: Prabandha-cintāmaṇi) is an Indian Sanskrit-language collection of prabandhas (semi-historical biographical narratives). Prithviraj Raso and prabandha-Chintamani are medieval Indian literature and works about monarchs.

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Prithviraj Chauhan

Prithviraja III (IAST: Pṛthvī-rāja; reign. – 1192), popularly known as Prithviraj Chauhan or Rai Pithora, was a king from the Chauhan (Chahamana) dynasty who ruled the territory of Sapadalaksha, with his capital at Ajmer in present-day Rajasthan in north-western India.

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Prithviraj Chauhan (epic)

Prithiviraj Chauhan is a Nepali-language epic (mahakavya) by Mahakavi Laxmi Prasad Devkota.

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Prithviraja Vijaya

Prithviraja Vijaya (IAST: Pṛthvīrāja Vijaya, "Prithviraja's Victory") is an eulogistic Sanskrit epic poem on the life of the Indian Chahamana king Prithviraja III (better known as Prithviraj Chauhan in the vernacular folk legends). Prithviraj Raso and Prithviraja Vijaya are Rajasthani literature and works about monarchs.

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Puratana Prabandha Sangraha

The Puratana Prabandha Sangraha ("Collection of Old Prabandhas") is a collection of Sanskrit-language legendary biographies and anecdotes written by multiple Jain authors of India.

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Raj Singh I

Maharana Raj Singh I (24 September 1629 – 22 October 1680), was the Maharana of Mewar Kingdom (r. 1652–1680) and eldest son of Maharana Jagat Singh I. He fought against Mughal Empire and annexed many Mughal territories He participated in Rajput-Mughal War (1679–1707) and defeated the Mughals.

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Rajasthani languages

Rajasthani languages are a branch of Western Indo-Aryan languages. Prithviraj Raso and Rajasthani languages are Rajasthani literature.

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Rajasuya

Rajasuya (translit) is a śrauta ritual of the Vedic religion.

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Rathore dynasty

The Rathore dynasty or Rathor dynasty was an Indian dynasty belonging to the Rathore clan of Rajputs that has historically ruled over parts of Rajasthan, Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh.

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Samrat Prithviraj

Samrat Prithviraj is a 2022 Indian Hindi-language historical action drama film directed by Chandraprakash Dwivedi and produced by Yash Raj Films.

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Samyukta

Samyukta, also known as Sanyogita or Sanjukta, was the daughter of Jaichand, the King of Kannauj, and one of three wives of Prithviraj Chauhan.

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Seuna (Yadava) dynasty

The Seuna, Sevuna, or Yadavas of Devagiri (IAST: Seuṇa, –1317) was a medieval Indian dynasty, which at its peak ruled a realm stretching from the Narmada river in the north to the Tungabhadra river in the south, in the western part of the Deccan region.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prithviraj_Raso

Also known as Prathviraj Raso, Prithviraj Raaso, Prithvirajaraso.

, Mughal Empire, Muhammad of Ghor, Nagari Pracharini Sabha, North India, Paramara dynasty, Patan, Gujarat, Prabandha-Chintamani, Prithviraj Chauhan, Prithviraj Chauhan (epic), Prithviraja Vijaya, Puratana Prabandha Sangraha, Raj Singh I, Rajasthani languages, Rajasuya, Rathore dynasty, Samrat Prithviraj, Samyukta, Seuna (Yadava) dynasty, Sinnar, Sisodia dynasty, Somavamshi dynasty, Someshvara (Chahamana dynasty), Svayamvara, Tomara dynasty, Vigraharaja IV, Vijayachandra, Vikram Samvat.

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16th-century Indian books

Hindi-language literature

Medieval Indian literature

Rajasthani literature

Works about monarchs

References