Jauhar, a tradition belonging to the Racput race, which we can call the Spartans of India, is one of the interesting events in history.
A tradition of the racput race, which we can call the Spartans of India, and when their wives die in battle or there are no men of Kshatriya who can defend themselves in the community in which they are located, women commit suicide by locking themselves in a house or closed place and setting fire to it, and thus protect their souls from the brutality of enemy soldiers.
Although it is often known as a tradition that took place in the hindu-Muslim wars, one of the first known examples in history is m.he. In 325, in order not to be plundered and persecuted by the victorious army of Alexander the great, the tribe of aghlas carried out and more than 19 thousand people imprisoned him in the structures inside the city and burned him. a record of the related event appears in the sixth volume of the work anabasis, in which Alexander's expeditions are quoted by flavius arrianus nicomediansis.
Jauhar, which is believed to derive from the Persian words gahar or govhar, which means "virtue" in Arabic and our language, has also been an extremely important spiritual act, especially for racputs who have identified themselves with their fighting and honor. oyibara for a Japanese servant is what it is, and jauhar is what it is, especially for racputs who are not warriors.
The most unusual example of jauhar known in history dates back to 1534. after legendary warriors such as mokal singh, kumbha and rana sanga, all the women in çittor, the capital of the mevar race, who were almost defeated in the face of the Sultanate of güçerat under an irregular and corrupt administration, ended their lives by performing jauhar under the leadership of rani karnavati. according to some sources, 13 thousand women and 120 thousand women chose to commit suicide in this way before the army led by Bahadur Shah Zafar, the Sultan of Gujarat, could not enter the inner castles of Chittor. considering that the population of çittor of the period was about 800 thousand, obviously the second figure seems to make more sense from a purely mathematical point of view.
The most unusual example of jauhar known in history dates back to 1534. after legendary warriors such as mokal singh, kumbha and rana sanga, all the women in çittor, the capital of the mevar race, who were almost defeated in the face of the Sultanate of güçerat under an irregular and corrupt administration, ended their lives by performing jauhar under the leadership of rani karnavati. according to some sources, 13 thousand women and 120 thousand women chose to commit suicide in this way before the army led by Bahadur Shah Zafar, the Sultan of Gujarat, could not enter the inner castles of Chittor. considering that the population of çittor of the period was about 800 thousand, obviously the second figure seems to make more sense from a purely mathematical point of view.
This tradition, particularly during the Mughal Empire, and particularly of this cultural transfer performed by some Muslim Mughal period are known as statesmen, and Haryana to completely dominated racas after the region's population is thought to happen through racput likely dominant. in the notes kept by the Mughal emperor Jahangir Shah, a general named Khan Jahan, who was a general during the reign of his great-grandfather Humayun Shah, although his date is not specified, says that he ordered all his wives and concubines to perform jauhar after a battle he lost to Shir Shah Suri.
Some hindologists, led by Veena Talwar Oldenburg, point out that the jauhar action may have taken place directly in battles between two hindu armies, and that this action was not an action that Hindus practiced only when they were defeated against non-hindu enemies. the main reason for their claim is that the racastan region, in particular, is a battle square without chapters from ancient times until recently, as India served as a gateway to enemies who could cross both the Iranian plateau in the West and the Hindu Kush mountains in the North. it is an undeniable fact that this region, located in the north west of India, has hosted numerous external military attacks, sieges and expeditions, from Alexander the great to the Delhi Sultanate, from the gurlu to the Sassanids, from the Mughal empire to Emir Timur. the fact that this region raised the racput race, the most famous warrior people of India, and started a tradition like the jauhar seems very natural, given this fact.
Jauhar, a rather remarkable tradition belonging to the Indian subcontinent and hindu culture, was officially banned by the government of India in 1988, along with another Hindu an'ana, the Sati tradition. however, it is still known today that even after some neighborhood fights, some racput women choose to end their lives individually, if not collectively.
In the year 1303 in the year 2018 and entering the vision of the Delhi Sultan Alaeddin halaci term, which aims to emphasize the heroism of Queen Padmavati racput cittor during the siege of the movie "Padmaavat" in the the castle fell after the Queen's servant that he practiced particularly among women with known Jauhar racastan racput have attracted a great response and even some women, showing the film to be released with the movie or scene in question not to be included on the case personally, they announced they were going to perform jauhar. even the film's director, sanjay bhansali, was subjected to physical attacks both on the film set and at his home.
Some hindologists, led by Veena Talwar Oldenburg, point out that the jauhar action may have taken place directly in battles between two hindu armies, and that this action was not an action that Hindus practiced only when they were defeated against non-hindu enemies. the main reason for their claim is that the racastan region, in particular, is a battle square without chapters from ancient times until recently, as India served as a gateway to enemies who could cross both the Iranian plateau in the West and the Hindu Kush mountains in the North. it is an undeniable fact that this region, located in the north west of India, has hosted numerous external military attacks, sieges and expeditions, from Alexander the great to the Delhi Sultanate, from the gurlu to the Sassanids, from the Mughal empire to Emir Timur. the fact that this region raised the racput race, the most famous warrior people of India, and started a tradition like the jauhar seems very natural, given this fact.
Jauhar, a rather remarkable tradition belonging to the Indian subcontinent and hindu culture, was officially banned by the government of India in 1988, along with another Hindu an'ana, the Sati tradition. however, it is still known today that even after some neighborhood fights, some racput women choose to end their lives individually, if not collectively.
In the year 1303 in the year 2018 and entering the vision of the Delhi Sultan Alaeddin halaci term, which aims to emphasize the heroism of Queen Padmavati racput cittor during the siege of the movie "Padmaavat" in the the castle fell after the Queen's servant that he practiced particularly among women with known Jauhar racastan racput have attracted a great response and even some women, showing the film to be released with the movie or scene in question not to be included on the case personally, they announced they were going to perform jauhar. even the film's director, sanjay bhansali, was subjected to physical attacks both on the film set and at his home.
Jauhar is still seen as an order of heroism and honor, especially in sections of racput society that may be considered fanatical.