CHEDI

Chedi was an ancient Indian kingdom which fell roughly in the Bundelkhand division of Madhya Pradesh regions to the south of river Yamuna along the river Ken. Its capital city was called Suktimati in Sanskrit and Sotthivati-nagara in Pali. In Pali-language Buddhist texts, it is listed as one of the sixteen mahajanapadas ("great realms" of northern and central India).

Ancient Indian Kingdoms in 600 BC

Jat clan Chedi :

Chedi is gotra of Jats. This gotra is said to have started after people of Chedi rulers in Bundelkhand on the banks of Ken River.

History :

Google Scholar Reshma Rai shares that the Chedi territory corresponded roughly to the eastern part of modern Bundelkhand. Pargiter places Chedis along the south bank of the Yamuna from the Chambal on the northwest to as far as Karvi on the south-east.

Its limits southwards may have been the Plateau of Malwa and the hills of Bundelkhand. Its capital was known as Sotthivati- nagar or Shuktimati or Shukti-Sahvaya. Other important towns were Sahajati and Tripuri.

The Chetiya Jataka traces the descent of Chedi kings from Mahasammat and Mandhat. Upachar, a king of the line, had five sons who are said to have founded the cities of Hatthipur (Hastinapur), Assapur (in Ang), Sinhapur (Lala from where Vijaya went to Ceylon), Uttarapanchal (Ahichchhatra) and Daddarapur (in the Himalayan region). Shishupal, the legendary enemy of Krishna, was a Chedi king. However, except these epic lengends nothing authentic is known about the Chedis.

Chedi :

Vijayendra Kumar Mathur has written ... Chedi (AS, p.342) was the name of Bundelkhand and neighboring states in ancient times. Chedi Naresh Kashuchaidya is mentioned in the Rigved.

According to Rappson the Kashu or Kasu is the Chediraj Vasu described in the Mahabharat and the Indra king Vasu accepted the kingdom of the delightful Chedi country at the behest of Indra.

The Chedi country in the Mahabharat, along with many other countries, has been counted among the variable countries of Kuru. The residents of Chedi country have been praised in Karna Parv. During the Mahabharat [Sabha 0 Parv / 29,11-12] Krishna's rival Shishupal was the ruler of Chedi. Its capital is said to be Shuktmati. In the Chetti Jatak (Kavel no. 422), the capital of Chedi is called Sotthivatinagar, which is Sri no. Do de Shuktimti itself five sons Chedinresh the treatment of the native Htthipur, Asspur, Sihpur, North Panchal and Dddrpur. There is mention of the resettlement of named towns. Mahabharat [Asvmedik 0 / 83,2] in Shuktimti the Shuktisahwy has said.

In Anguttrnikay a city named Sahjati is regarded in Chedi state. Sahjati is located ten miles from Allahabad known as Bhita. In the Chettijatak, there is a nomenclature of Chedinareesh, the last of which seems to be Vasu mentioned in Parv 63 of Apathar or Apachar, Mahabharat etc.

Vedwy native in Cheti or Chedi from Kashi mentions pirates on the road.

The Vishnu Puran mentions Chediraj Shishupal.

In Milindapanho, the relation of Cheti or Chedi to the Chetnares is indicated. Kalingaraj Kharavel was probably the king of this dynasty. In the Middle Ages, the southern boundary of the Chedi region had expanded to reach Mekalasuta or Narmada as indicated by Karporamanjari that Narmada in the rivers, Ranavigrah in kings and Suranand in the poets are the Bhushans of the Chedin.

Chedi or Cheti Mahajanapad :

The legendary was one of the 16 Mahajanapads. It was a country near the Shuktmati river, which included the southern part of Bundelkhand and the northern part of Jabalpur. It was also among the sixteen Mahajanapads mentioned in Buddhist texts. The Kalichuri dynasty also ruled here. Once upon a time Shishupal was the famous king of this place. He was about to be married to Rukmini that Sri Krishna had killed Rukmini, only after that when Shree Krishna was given the first place in Yudhishthr 's Rajasuya Yajna, Shishupal strongly condemned him. On this, Krishna killed him. The present Chanderi town in Gwalior region of Madhya PradeshIt is said to be the capital of Chedi kingdom of ancient times.

Jat history :

Chedi district was in Bundelkhand. Chedi is also a Jat gotra. At that time Chandravanshi Shishupal ruled there. Yayati son Yadu tradition of Krokshtri son Shurasenas reigned. His daughter Kshatrashrav was married to Chediraj Damaghosh who was born to Shishupal. Nakul married Karenumati, daughter of Chedi Naresh. From whom the son became Niramitra. Shishupal was killed by Shri Krishna. His son Chediraj Dhrishketu fought in the Mahabharat war on behalf of the Pandavs.

Chedi State - Chedi was a state on present day Bundelkhand adjacent to Yamuna River on the banks of river Shuktmati (Cane). Chedi district was very powerful. Chedi is also a Jat gotra. King Shishupal was the ruler of this placein Mahabharat. On the occasion of Rajasuya Yajna of Maharaj Yudhishthir, Shishupal was killed by Shri Krishna ji due to his crimes. In the Mahabharat war, Shishupal's Mahabali son Chediraj Dhritketu fought with one of his Akshohini army on behalf of the Pandavs. The rule of this Chedi dynasty continued until the Buddhist period.

In Mahabharat :

Chedi is mentioned in Mahabharat (I.63.2), (II.26.10), (IV.1.9), (V.72.16), (VI.10.39), (VI.52.13), (VI.112.23), (VI.112.73), (VIII.30.61), (VIII.51.6).

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