Hello friends, welcome to our fourth article. Today we are going to talk about a women freedom fighter of our Indian History, today we going to talk about Rani Naiki Devi:
- who was one of India's woman warrior,
- who had thrown away her enemy from the battle field in such a way that he never returned back,
- who also have entered the battlefield with her young son tied behind her back.
So let us understand the history of Great Naiki Devi.
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| Rani Naiki Devi |
Who was Rani Naiki Devi ?
Nothing much is known about Nayaki Devi's birth years, but the heroine was the daughter of Mahamandaleshwar Parmadi of Kandab state (now Goa). From childhood Naiki Devi was proficient in swordsmanship, horse riding, military tactics. As Naiki Devi was the princess of Kandab kingdom, she stayed with her father and took interest in the affairs of the kingdom. Her father made her married to King Ajay Pal of the Chalukya Solanki ruler of Anhilwad Patan.
What trouble befell Naiki Devi that forced her to take over the throne?
Naiki Devi had been married for four years and had a son. Naiki Devi's married life was going on joyfully, seeing Anhilwad Patan happy and prosperous, the surrounding kings were jealous of Ajaypal. So the surrounding kings took Ajaypal's bodyguards to their control and got Ajaypal killed by his own bodyguards.
Now there is no king on the throne. So Ajaypal's son Mulraja was installed on the throne. But Mulraj was not big enough to handle the throne. So Naiki Devi handed over the throne to Mulraj and began to rule as the Queen Mother herself.
Why did Mohammad Ghori find it easy to invade Gujarat?
Alexander, Mohammad Ghazni etc. could only reach the borders of Hindustan. But Mohammad Ghori was trying to expand his borders by conquering Afghanistan and entering India via Pakistan. There he came to know that a widow queen was ruling in Anhilwad Patan in Gujarat. So Mohammad Ghori came with his huge army and encamped at Kayadra near Mount Abu.
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| Army coming near Mount Abu |
Mohammad Ghori mistaking Naiki Devi as weak and sent a message through his messenger that she should walk in front of him and surrender to Mohammad Ghori and hand over her property to him. If this is not done, Mohammad Ghori will invade Patan, oppress the womens of the state and plunder the state. After hearing the message, Naiki Devi accepted the proposal of Mohammad Ghori by thinking of a trick and using cunning.
Naiki Devi had also started her preparation cautiously. She kept his soldiers hidden at some distance in the valleys of Abu. Naiki Devi asked her spies to join Mohammad Ghori's army so that all the news of Mohammad Ghori's will reach to Naiki Devi.
Why did Naiki Devi seek help from the feudal rulers?
Mohammad Ghori was preparing to invade Patan, India. So Naiki Devi sought help from the surrounding feudal rulers. The rulers were:
- Dharvarsha: the ruler of Arbuda Parmara,
- Kirtipal: the ruler of Jalore Chah,
- Rulers like Kalahandeva,
- Ruler of Nadul Chahama.
They helped the heroine.
Naiki Devi had sent the ruler of Nadul, Kelhandev Chohan, there to keep the women and children safe.
How Rani Naiki Devi defeat Mohammad Ghori?
In 1175, Naiki Devi found out through intelligence that Mohammad Ghori was using Manjanic Weapons in the war. An Manjanic weapon was an incendiary weapon that was dropped into enemy territory. Mohammad Ghori was surprised to suddenly see the heroine in a war dress. A battle took place between Naiki Devi and Mohammad Ghori at Kayadra at the foot of Mount Abu.
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| Manjanic Weapon |
Nayaki Devi was so aggressive that even the huge army of Mohammad Ghori was of no avail against Nayaki Devi. The soldiers hiding from place to place were ready to fight with the sound of Har Har Mahadev. Mohammad Ghori was so badly defeated by Naiki Devi that he did not even look back on the battlefield.
Conclusion:
In this article, we have seen how bravely the heroine was, despite being a widow, she faced the monster like man, robber Mohammad Ghori. After Mohammad Ghori's defeat in the battle with Naiki Devi, Mohammad Ghori tried to enter Gujarat many years later after which he was finally defeated by Raja Bhimdev II of Solanki Dynasty.
Same Mohammad Ghori who also cheated and defeated Prithvi Raj Chohan. So readers, what is your opinion about our women freedom fighter Naiki Devi's biographical? What did you really learn from this article? Which is your favorite paragraph in this? If you wish to say something about this article, you can tell in the comment section below.
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