Daroli Kalan
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Daroli Kalan is a village near Adampur
in the Jalandhar
district of the state of Punjab
in India
. It has 1212 hectares of land. The village population was 3532 in 1991 census.
(West), Damunda and Daroli Khurd (East).
The Minhas Family
Shri Biram Dev was a commander with the first Mughal emperor Babar
. He had aided Babar in his battle against Ibrahim lodhi
, the Sultan of Delhi. His son Shri Kailash Dev settled in the Gurdaspur region of Punjab. Kailash Dev's sons Kati and Mati migrated to Jaswan. Here, they served in the government of the Jaswal
Raja of Jaswan in high administrative positions. The Raja granted them a Jagir in lieu of their services, in what is the Halta region of Hoshiarpur district of Punjab.
According to clan records, Mati, the elder brother was half way through marriage rituals, when he was called upon by a Brahmin lady to protect her villagers from Muslim marauders, who were slaughtering cows. Mati ji, in accordance with Rajput principles, which prioritized duty before all other matters, left the marriage half-way along with his followers to stop the massacre. Mati ji succeeded in his mission, but fell martyr. He lost his head, but continued to fight. Chasing the enemy, he fell martyr in what is today Daroli. His would-be wife (as the marriage rituals were only partially completed), Shrimati Sampurni Ji, a Naru Rajput, later committed Sati, in accordance with the Rajput traditions of the time. However, she was only allowed sati in a separate pyre adjoining Baba Mati Ji and not in his pyre as the marriage was still incomplete.
After the above encounter, the surviving brother, Shri Kati ji, exchanged his Halta jagir for the land in Daroli, where his brother fell martyr. The tombs of Mati Ji and Sampurni Ji still exist in Daroli, and are revered by Minhas Rajputs and other people of this region.
All Minhas Rajputs of Daroli Kalan and surrounding villages are descendents of Shri Kati Ji.
The New Generation
Sardar Surjit Singh Minhas, a former Minister and later Speaker of Punjab Legislative Assembly, grew up in Daroli. Also, Bollywood actress and 1988 Miss India, Dolly Minhas, has Daroli heritage.
Adampur
Adampur is a city and a municipal council in Jalandhar district in the Indian state of Punjab.-Geography:Adampur Doaba is located at . It has an average elevation of 233 metres . The nearest hill station is Dharamshala which is the headquarters of the Dalai Lama...
in the Jalandhar
Jalandhar
Jalandhar is a city in Jalandhar District in the state of Punjab, India. It is located 144 km northwest of the state capital, Chandigarh...
district of the state of Punjab
Punjab (India)
Punjab ) is a state in the northwest of the Republic of India, forming part of the larger Punjab region. The state is bordered by the Indian states of Himachal Pradesh to the east, Haryana to the south and southeast and Rajasthan to the southwest as well as the Pakistani province of Punjab to the...
in India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
. It has 1212 hectares of land. The village population was 3532 in 1991 census.
Geography
Daroli Kalan is located in the fertile plains of Doaba, Punjab. It shares boundaries with the villages of PadhianaPadhiana
Padhiana is a village in the tehsil and district of Jalandhar, Punjab, India. It falls in Adampur block of the district.The village has 794 hectares of land. The population of Padhiana was 2885 at the 1991 census.-Geography:...
(West), Damunda and Daroli Khurd (East).
History
Daroli Kalan is a part of the Minhas clan villages of this region. It is where the first leader of this Tribe, Shri Kahiti (alias Kati Ji), lived and administered his Jagir. His original residence was in a large fort. The fort existed till early part of the last century, and is documented in the Jalandhar edition of the administrative gazetteer of British Punjab.The Minhas Family
Shri Biram Dev was a commander with the first Mughal emperor Babar
Babur
Babur was a Muslim conqueror from Central Asia who, following a series of setbacks, finally succeeded in laying the basis for the Mughal dynasty of South Asia. He was a direct descendant of Timur through his father, and a descendant also of Genghis Khan through his mother...
. He had aided Babar in his battle against Ibrahim lodhi
Ibrahim Lodhi
Ibrahim Lodi was one of the ruler of the Lodi dynasty who became the last Sultan of the Delhi Sultanate in India. He was an Afghan who ruled over much of northern India from 1517 to 1526, when he was defeated by Babur's army.Lodi attained the throne upon the death of his father, Sikandar Lodi,...
, the Sultan of Delhi. His son Shri Kailash Dev settled in the Gurdaspur region of Punjab. Kailash Dev's sons Kati and Mati migrated to Jaswan. Here, they served in the government of the Jaswal
Jaswal
Jaswal is a Chandravanshi Rajput clan found predominantly in Northern India.The etymological origins of the word Jaswal can be traced back to the Kingdom of Jaswan that was founded around 1170 CE in present day Himachal Pradesh....
Raja of Jaswan in high administrative positions. The Raja granted them a Jagir in lieu of their services, in what is the Halta region of Hoshiarpur district of Punjab.
According to clan records, Mati, the elder brother was half way through marriage rituals, when he was called upon by a Brahmin lady to protect her villagers from Muslim marauders, who were slaughtering cows. Mati ji, in accordance with Rajput principles, which prioritized duty before all other matters, left the marriage half-way along with his followers to stop the massacre. Mati ji succeeded in his mission, but fell martyr. He lost his head, but continued to fight. Chasing the enemy, he fell martyr in what is today Daroli. His would-be wife (as the marriage rituals were only partially completed), Shrimati Sampurni Ji, a Naru Rajput, later committed Sati, in accordance with the Rajput traditions of the time. However, she was only allowed sati in a separate pyre adjoining Baba Mati Ji and not in his pyre as the marriage was still incomplete.
After the above encounter, the surviving brother, Shri Kati ji, exchanged his Halta jagir for the land in Daroli, where his brother fell martyr. The tombs of Mati Ji and Sampurni Ji still exist in Daroli, and are revered by Minhas Rajputs and other people of this region.
All Minhas Rajputs of Daroli Kalan and surrounding villages are descendents of Shri Kati Ji.
The New Generation
Sardar Surjit Singh Minhas, a former Minister and later Speaker of Punjab Legislative Assembly, grew up in Daroli. Also, Bollywood actress and 1988 Miss India, Dolly Minhas, has Daroli heritage.