Raja Maldeo was a ruler in the thirteenth century, a Chahar

Chahar (clan)

Chahar also known by variations like Chahad, Char and Chaharag, is a gotra or clan of Jats in India. People belonging to this clan are found in the states of Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh...

 Jat

Jat people

The Jat people are a community of traditionally non-elite tillers and herders in Northern India and Pakistan. Originally pastoralists in the lower Indus river-valley of Sindh, Jats migrated north into the Punjab region in late medieval times, and subsequently into the Delhi Territory,...

, who ruled at Sidhmukh

Sidhmukh

Sidhmukh is a town of historical importance located in Churu district of Rajasthan, India. It was the capital of Kaswan Jat rulers of Jangladesh....

 in Jangladesh

Jangladesh

Jangladesh also known as Jangal Pradesh was a historical region in north, north-western and north-eastern Rajasthan state in northern India. It included the present-day districts of Bikaner, Churu, Ganganagar, and Hanumangarh....

 (Bikaner). Ghulam Badshah was the then Muslim

Muslim

A Muslim, also spelled Moslem, is an adherent of Islam, a monotheistic, Abrahamic religion based on the Quran, which Muslims consider the verbatim word of God as revealed to prophet Muhammad. "Muslim" is the Arabic term for "submitter" .Muslims believe that God is one and incomparable...

 ruler of Delhi

Delhi

Delhi , officially National Capital Territory of Delhi , is the largest metropolis by area and the second-largest by population in India, next to Mumbai. It is the eighth largest metropolis in the world by population with 16,753,265 inhabitants in the Territory at the 2011 Census...

. Ghulam's army while returning from Jaisalmer

Jaisalmer

Jaysalmer , nicknamed "The Golden City", is a town in the Indian state of Rajasthan. It is located west from the state capital Jaipur. It was once known as Jaisalmer state. The town stands on a ridge of yellowish sandstone, crowned by a fort, which contains the palace and several ornate Jain...

 clashed with Raja Maldeo. It happened like this.

Two bulls were fighting. The Delhi army was watching it, but no one dared to stop them. It was then that Raja Maldeo’s daughter, Somadevi came out and caught both the bulls by the horns and quietened them.

The Muslim ruler was so impressed that he asked for Somadevi

Somadevi

Somadevi was daughter of Raja Maldeo, Chahar Jat, who ruled at Sidhmukh in Jangladesh in 13th century. Ghulam Badsah ruled Delhi at that time...

’s hand in marriage. But Raja Maldeo refused the offer. The ruler then tried to take away Somadevi forcefully.

This led to a bloody battle in which Raja Maldeo, Somadevi

Somadevi

Somadevi was daughter of Raja Maldeo, Chahar Jat, who ruled at Sidhmukh in Jangladesh in 13th century. Ghulam Badsah ruled Delhi at that time...

 and many Jats died. The location of the battle is said to be near the border of Sidhmukh

Sidhmukh

Sidhmukh is a town of historical importance located in Churu district of Rajasthan, India. It was the capital of Kaswan Jat rulers of Jangladesh....

. The remaining members of Raja Maldeo's family migrated to the Jhunjhawati

Jhunjhunu

Jhunjhunu is a town in the state of Rajasthan in India, and the administrative headquarters of Jhunjhunu District. It is located a 180 km from Jaipur and 245 km from Delhi. The town is famous for the frescos on its grand Havelis, a special artistic feature of this region.- Etymology...

 region (present-day Jhunjhunu

Jhunjhunu

Jhunjhunu is a town in the state of Rajasthan in India, and the administrative headquarters of Jhunjhunu District. It is located a 180 km from Jaipur and 245 km from Delhi. The town is famous for the frescos on its grand Havelis, a special artistic feature of this region.- Etymology...

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