Ror Dynasty
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The Ror
Dynasty ruled from Rori
, the capital of Sindh
, which was built by Dhaj, Ror Kumar in the 5th century BCE. Rori has been known by names such as Roruka and Rorik since antiquity. Buddhist Jataka
stories talk about exchanges of gifts between King Rudrayan of Roruka and King Bimbisara
of Magadh.http://www.borobudur.tv/avadana_07.htm Divyavadana
, the Buddhist chronicle has said that Rori historically competed with Patliputra
in terms of political influence. The scholar T.W. Rhys Davids
has mentioned Roruka as one of the most important cities of India in the seventh century B.C.
Shortly after the reign of Rudrayan, in the times of his son Shikhandi, Roruka got wiped out in a major sand storm. This event is recorded in both Buddhist (Bhallatiya Jataka) and Jain (Story of Udayan and the town of Vitabhaya) annals. It was then that the legendary Dhaj, Ror Kumar
(Rai Diyach in Sindh
i folklore) built Rori Shankar (the current Rohri
and Sukkur
) in the year 450 BC.
and Sukkur
) by Dhaj, Ror Kumar
, 41 kings followed him one after the other till Dadror. Listing them starting from 450 BC till 489 AD, the dynasty grew as follows:
The bards report that Dadror was poisoned by his head priest, Dewaji (Rai Dynasty#Chronology of Rai rulers of Sindh) in 620 AD and he was followed by five Brahmin
kings before the capture of Rori or Al Ror by the Arab
s. On the other hand, written records like the Chachnama report that the Brahmin usurper was Chach and not Dewaji. Considering that the bards may have made a mistake in their orally transmitted reports from generation to generation, we can place a greater faith on the date of 620 AD and that corresponds well with Chach, the usurper's lifetime. That would mean that the dynasty reported as the Rai Dynasty
was a continuation of the founding Ror
Dynasty of Rori and Rai Sahasi II was not killed by Chach jumping onto his horse's back in an open field (as in Chachnama) but in cold blood by mixing poison in his food.
Ror
The Ror is a Kshatriya community and numbers between 750,000 and 1,000,000. They hold nearly 270 villages in Haryana and 52 more in Western Uttar Pradesh and the Haridwar district of Uttarakhand....
Dynasty ruled from Rori
Rohri
Rohri is a town of Sukkur District, Sindh province, Pakistan. It is located at 27°40'60N 68°54'0E, on the east bank of the Indus River. Rohri town is the administrative headquarters of Rohri Taluka, a tehsil of Sukkur District with which it forms a metropolitan area...
, the capital of Sindh
Sindh
Sindh historically referred to as Ba'ab-ul-Islam , is one of the four provinces of Pakistan and historically is home to the Sindhi people. It is also locally known as the "Mehran". Though Muslims form the largest religious group in Sindh, a good number of Christians, Zoroastrians and Hindus can...
, which was built by Dhaj, Ror Kumar in the 5th century BCE. Rori has been known by names such as Roruka and Rorik since antiquity. Buddhist Jataka
Jataka
The Jātakas refer to a voluminous body of literature native to India concerning the previous births of the Buddha....
stories talk about exchanges of gifts between King Rudrayan of Roruka and King Bimbisara
Bimbisara
Bimbisara was a King, and later, Emperor of the Magadha empire from 543 BC to his death and belonged to the Hariyanka dynasty.-Career:There are many accounts of Bimbisara in the Jain texts and the Buddhist Jatakas, since he was a contemporary of Mahavira and Gautama Buddha. He was the king of...
of Magadh.http://www.borobudur.tv/avadana_07.htm Divyavadana
Divyavadana
The Divyāvadāna, or Divine Stories, is an anthology of Buddhist tales, many originating in the Mūlasarvāstivāda vinaya texts. The stories themselves are therefore quite ancient and may be among the first Buddhist texts ever committed to writing, but this particular collection of them is not...
, the Buddhist chronicle has said that Rori historically competed with Patliputra
Patliputra
Pāṭaliputra , modern-day Patna, was a city in ancient India, originally built by Ajatashatru in 490 BC as a small fort near the River Ganges, and later the capital of the ancient Mahājanapadas kingdom of Magadha....
in terms of political influence. The scholar T.W. Rhys Davids
Thomas William Rhys Davids
Thomas William Rhys Davids was a British scholar of the Pāli language and founder of the Pali Text Society.-Life:...
has mentioned Roruka as one of the most important cities of India in the seventh century B.C.
Shortly after the reign of Rudrayan, in the times of his son Shikhandi, Roruka got wiped out in a major sand storm. This event is recorded in both Buddhist (Bhallatiya Jataka) and Jain (Story of Udayan and the town of Vitabhaya) annals. It was then that the legendary Dhaj, Ror Kumar
Dhaj, Ror Kumar
Raja Dhaj or Rai Diyach, a name by which he is better known among Sindhi Rajputs when they listen to the ballad of Sorath, is an ancient figure made immortal by his abduction of Sorath, a woman of legendary beauty...
(Rai Diyach in Sindh
Sindh
Sindh historically referred to as Ba'ab-ul-Islam , is one of the four provinces of Pakistan and historically is home to the Sindhi people. It is also locally known as the "Mehran". Though Muslims form the largest religious group in Sindh, a good number of Christians, Zoroastrians and Hindus can...
i folklore) built Rori Shankar (the current Rohri
Rohri
Rohri is a town of Sukkur District, Sindh province, Pakistan. It is located at 27°40'60N 68°54'0E, on the east bank of the Indus River. Rohri town is the administrative headquarters of Rohri Taluka, a tehsil of Sukkur District with which it forms a metropolitan area...
and Sukkur
Sukkur
Sukkur, or Sakharu , formerly Aror and Bakar, is the third largest city of Sindh province, situated on the west bank of Indus River in Pakistan in Sukkur District. However, the word Sakharu in Sindhi means "superior", which the spelling of the city's name in Sindhi suggests is the origin of the...
) in the year 450 BC.
List of rulers
Following the foundation of Rori Shankar (present day RohriRohri
Rohri is a town of Sukkur District, Sindh province, Pakistan. It is located at 27°40'60N 68°54'0E, on the east bank of the Indus River. Rohri town is the administrative headquarters of Rohri Taluka, a tehsil of Sukkur District with which it forms a metropolitan area...
and Sukkur
Sukkur
Sukkur, or Sakharu , formerly Aror and Bakar, is the third largest city of Sindh province, situated on the west bank of Indus River in Pakistan in Sukkur District. However, the word Sakharu in Sindhi means "superior", which the spelling of the city's name in Sindhi suggests is the origin of the...
) by Dhaj, Ror Kumar
Dhaj, Ror Kumar
Raja Dhaj or Rai Diyach, a name by which he is better known among Sindhi Rajputs when they listen to the ballad of Sorath, is an ancient figure made immortal by his abduction of Sorath, a woman of legendary beauty...
, 41 kings followed him one after the other till Dadror. Listing them starting from 450 BC till 489 AD, the dynasty grew as follows:
- Dhaj, Ror KumarDhaj, Ror KumarRaja Dhaj or Rai Diyach, a name by which he is better known among Sindhi Rajputs when they listen to the ballad of Sorath, is an ancient figure made immortal by his abduction of Sorath, a woman of legendary beauty...
- Kunak
- Rurak
- Harak
- Devanik
- Ahinak
- Paripat
- Bal Shah
- Vijay Bhan
- Khangar
- Brihadrath
- Har Ansh
- Brihad-datt
- Ishman
- Sridhar
- Mohri
- Prasann Ket
- Amirvan
- Mahasen
- Brihad-dhaul
- Harikeert
- Som
- Mitravan
- Pushyapata
- Sudaav
- Bideerakh
- Nahakman
- Mangalmitra
- Surat
- Pushkar Ket
- Antar Ket
- Sutjaya
- Brihad-dhwaj
- Bahuk
- Kampjayi
- Kagnish
- Kapish
- Sumantra
- Ling-laav
- Manasjit
- Sunder Ket
- Dadror
The bards report that Dadror was poisoned by his head priest, Dewaji (Rai Dynasty#Chronology of Rai rulers of Sindh) in 620 AD and he was followed by five Brahmin
Brahmin
Brahmin Brahman, Brahma and Brahmin.Brahman, Brahmin and Brahma have different meanings. Brahman refers to the Supreme Self...
kings before the capture of Rori or Al Ror by the Arab
Arab
Arab people, also known as Arabs , are a panethnicity primarily living in the Arab world, which is located in Western Asia and North Africa. They are identified as such on one or more of genealogical, linguistic, or cultural grounds, with tribal affiliations, and intra-tribal relationships playing...
s. On the other hand, written records like the Chachnama report that the Brahmin usurper was Chach and not Dewaji. Considering that the bards may have made a mistake in their orally transmitted reports from generation to generation, we can place a greater faith on the date of 620 AD and that corresponds well with Chach, the usurper's lifetime. That would mean that the dynasty reported as the Rai Dynasty
Rai Dynasty
The Rai Dynasty was an Aryan dynasty of Sindh, from c. 489–690 AD. The influence of the Rai empire extended from Kashmir in the east, Makran and Debal port in the west, Surat port in south, Kandahar, Sistan, Suleyman, Ferdan and Kikanan hills in the north, ruling an area of over 600,000...
was a continuation of the founding Ror
Ror
The Ror is a Kshatriya community and numbers between 750,000 and 1,000,000. They hold nearly 270 villages in Haryana and 52 more in Western Uttar Pradesh and the Haridwar district of Uttarakhand....
Dynasty of Rori and Rai Sahasi II was not killed by Chach jumping onto his horse's back in an open field (as in Chachnama) but in cold blood by mixing poison in his food.