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Birth Place & Caste of Vikramaditya Hemu ??
Some learned historians/writters claim that Hemu was born at Machheri Village of Alwar in 1501 and spent his youth in Reewari ( Haryana) . His father , a Brahmin, was a purohit. He was unable to earn sufficient income to feed his family mainly due to persecution of Hindu religious ceremonies by mugals. Therefore he started trading in food/salt and Hemu became saltpeter on street.
(These learned historians/writters fail to establish any reliable connections/ relations between Adil Shah,the ruler of Sasaram & Hemu with Alwar or Rewari . It is a matter of common sense that only closed and trusted friends since childhood would be appointed as Prime Minister cum Military chief of any Ruler especially Mugal ones. Since Adil Shah was born & bought up in Sasaram so Hemu must have belonged to Sasaram or near about area . However Hemu’s wife might have got refuge/shelter in Reewari after an escape from Delhi in 1556.As far as his caste is concerned normally it is traditionally perceived that those engaged in business/trading about six centuries ago were from Bania/Vanik or vaishya and not from Brahmin community. Thus the Rauniyar’s century old claim that Hemu was their legend, seems to be not out of contention.However a detailed investigation/research is required .
In the absence of any historical disclosure one has to go thorough the history of Sher Shah /Adil Shah (of Suri Dynasty) the Ruler of Sasaram to know who Vikramaditya Hemu was ???.
Sury Dynasty
Son of a Petty Afgan Jagirdar of Sasaram, Sher Shah was born in Punjab.He escaped from the ill treatment of his step mother. He entered the services of the Afgan Governor of Jaunpur Later on, Sher Shah took up the service under the governor of Bengal and captured whole of Bengal by 1530. Later he became the ruler of Bihar(??). He defeated Humayun in the battle of Chausa and Kanauj in AD 1540. Sher Shah also conquered Malwa in 1542 and Raisin in 1543 and died in 1545. After his death his son Jalal ruled under the title of Islam Shah till 1553. Firuz ( Son of Jalal/ Islam Shah) was put to death by Mubariz Khan who was the nephew of Sher Shah and brother of Jalal’s own mother. Mubariz Khan took up the title of Mohd. Adil Shah. He was not a capable leader. His minister Hemu rose to importance and became Army Chief-cum-Prime Minister of Adil Shah, who occupied Bengal with his base at Chunar.
Rauniyar/Rouniyar : Many Rauniyar will agree with our view that our ancestors were small traders and most of them might have expressed their solidarity as warrior and joined hands with their hero Hemu belonging to their own caste. Since Hemu lost the battle and his wife escaped from Delhi with her trusted hindu solders to a unknown destination, our ancestors started being called / termed as Raun ( battle) har ( looser). The dialect was corrupted/distorted in next few centuries to be termed as Rauniyar.
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Some learned historians/writters claim that Hemu was born at Machheri Village of Alwar in 1501 and spent his youth in Reewari ( Haryana) . His father , a Brahmin, was a purohit. He was unable to earn sufficient income to feed his family mainly due to persecution of Hindu religious ceremonies by mugals. Therefore he started trading in food/salt and Hemu became saltpeter on street.
(These learned historians/writters fail to establish any reliable connections/ relations between Adil Shah,the ruler of Sasaram & Hemu with Alwar or Rewari . It is a matter of common sense that only closed and trusted friends since childhood would be appointed as Prime Minister cum Military chief of any Ruler especially Mugal ones. Since Adil Shah was born & bought up in Sasaram so Hemu must have belonged to Sasaram or near about area . However Hemu’s wife might have got refuge/shelter in Reewari after an escape from Delhi in 1556.As far as his caste is concerned normally it is traditionally perceived that those engaged in business/trading about six centuries ago were from Bania/Vanik or vaishya and not from Brahmin community. Thus the Rauniyar’s century old claim that Hemu was their legend, seems to be not out of contention.However a detailed investigation/research is required .
In the absence of any historical disclosure one has to go thorough the history of Sher Shah /Adil Shah (of Suri Dynasty) the Ruler of Sasaram to know who Vikramaditya Hemu was ???.
Sury Dynasty
Son of a Petty Afgan Jagirdar of Sasaram, Sher Shah was born in Punjab.He escaped from the ill treatment of his step mother. He entered the services of the Afgan Governor of Jaunpur Later on, Sher Shah took up the service under the governor of Bengal and captured whole of Bengal by 1530. Later he became the ruler of Bihar(??). He defeated Humayun in the battle of Chausa and Kanauj in AD 1540. Sher Shah also conquered Malwa in 1542 and Raisin in 1543 and died in 1545. After his death his son Jalal ruled under the title of Islam Shah till 1553. Firuz ( Son of Jalal/ Islam Shah) was put to death by Mubariz Khan who was the nephew of Sher Shah and brother of Jalal’s own mother. Mubariz Khan took up the title of Mohd. Adil Shah. He was not a capable leader. His minister Hemu rose to importance and became Army Chief-cum-Prime Minister of Adil Shah, who occupied Bengal with his base at Chunar.
Rauniyar/Rouniyar : Many Rauniyar will agree with our view that our ancestors were small traders and most of them might have expressed their solidarity as warrior and joined hands with their hero Hemu belonging to their own caste. Since Hemu lost the battle and his wife escaped from Delhi with her trusted hindu solders to a unknown destination, our ancestors started being called / termed as Raun ( battle) har ( looser). The dialect was corrupted/distorted in next few centuries to be termed as Rauniyar.
For more visit at www.rouniyar.com
