| PANCHAL Panchal was an ancient kingdom of northern India, located in the Ganges-Yamuna Doab of the upper Gangetic plain. During Late Vedic times (c. 900-500 BCE), it was one of the most powerful states of the Indian subcontinent, closely allied with the Kuru Kingdom. By the c. 5th century BCE, it had become an oligarchic confederacy, considered as one of the solasa (sixteen) mahajanapadas (major states) of the Indian subcontinent. After being absorbed into the Mauryan Empire (322-185 BCE), Panchala regained its independence until it was annexed by the Gupta Empire in the 4th century CE.
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Mention
by Panini :
Panchal, Babhravya is mentioned by Panini in Ashtadhyayi.
History
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During ancient times, it was home to an Indian kingdom, the Panchals, one of the Mahajanpads.
The Panchals occupied the country to the east of the Kurus, between the mountains and river Ganga. It roughly corresponded to modern Budaun, Farrukhabad and the adjoining districts of Uttar Pradesh. The country was divided into Uttara-Panchal and Dakshin-Panchal. The northern Panchal had its capital at Adhichhatra or Chhatravati (modern Ramnagar, Uttar Pradesh in the Bareilly District), while southern Panchal had it capital at Kampilya or Kampil in Farrukhabad District. The famous city of Kanyakubj or Kannauj was situated in the kingdom of Panchal.
Panchal was the second "urban" center of Vedic civilization, as its focus moved east from the Punjab, after the focus of power had been with the Kurus in the early Iron Age. This period is associated with the Painted Grey Ware culture, arising beginning around 1100 BC, and declining from 600 BC, with the end of the Vedic period. The Shaunak and Taittiriya Vedic schools were located in the area of Panchal.
Originally a monarchical clan, the Panchals appear to have switched to republican corporation around 500 BC. The 4th century BC Arthashastra also attests the Panchals as following the Rajashabdopajivin (king consul) constitution.
In the great Indian Hindu epic Mahabharat, Draupadi (wife of the five Pandava brothers) was the princess of Panchal; Panchali was her other name.
History
of Uttara Panchal :
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 Mahasammata
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 Vijay went to Ceylon), Uttarapanchal
(Ahichchhatra) and Daddarapur (in the Himalayan region). Shishupal,
the legendary enemy of Krishna, was a Chedi king.
Parichakra :
Vijayendra
Kumar Mathur has written Parichakra (AS , p.532) Shatapath Brahmin
13,5,4,7 mentions the name of the city of Panchal country. Bever
has identified this with the Ekachakra (Ahichatra) of Mahabharat
- (See Vedic Index 1,494) The name Parichakra probably indicates
that the shape of this city must have been circular like a chakra.
It is possible from the 'Chhatra' of Ahichatra. It has been named
(a round shape similar to the Chakra-Chhatra) from the relation
tradition. Many place Prickra adaptation of Privkra enjoys.
The Samhitopanishad Brahmin also mentions the oriental Panchal part (eastern part) of the Panchal. The Shatapath Brahman 13,5,4,7 mentions a city called Panchal's Parivakra or Parichakra which according to Weber is the Ekachakra of the Mahabharat. Shri Rai Chaudhary holds that Panchal was the collective name of five ancient clans. These were- 1. Krivi 2. Keshi 3. Srinjoy 4. Turwas 5. Somk.
In Brhmpuran 13.94 and Matsya Purana 50,3 them Mudgal Srinjoy, Brihdisu, Yveenr and Krimeelashw stated. Panchals and Kuru districts used to fight with each other. It is known from the Adi Parv of Mahabharat that Dronacharya, the guru of the Pandavs, with the help of Arjun, defeated Panchalaraj Drupad and left only South Panchal (whose capital was Kampilya) and North Panchal. Had taken over-'So the tried states of Yagyasen Tvaya Sah, Rajasie Dakshin Kule Bhagirathyamuthre', Mahabharat Adi Parv 165,24 Dronacharya told the imprisoned Panchal Raj Drupad - 'I am with you to get the kingdom Have made war. Now I will be the king of the north-eastern region of the Ganges, and you will be the king of the south coast'. Thus during the Mahabharat period, Panchal was situated on both the northern and south banks of the Ganges. Drupad first Ahichctr or Ctrwati city lived - 'Parsto Draupdo Namchctrvtyan Nareshwar' Mahabharat, Adi Parv 165.21. To win them, Dron sent the Kauravs and [p.517]: the Panchavs to the Panchal - 'Dhartarashteshwar Sahit Panchalan Pandava Yayu:'. Draupadi was called Panchali due to Panchal-Raj Drupad's daughter.
Draupadi's Swayamvar described in the Mahabharat Adi Parv took place in Kampilya. The range of Dakshin Panchal ranged from the southern bank of the Ganges River to the Chambal River or the Charmaramati River - 'Soghyavasad Dinaman: Kampilya ch Purottamam Dakshinchapaci Panchalan Yavachharmarmata River', Mahabharat Adi Parv 137,76. In Vishnu Puran 2,3,15, the Kuru-Panchals have been called Madhya Pradesh - 'Tasvime kurupanchal Madhya Pradeshadayojana'. Bhimsen, in the Digvijay Yatra of his former country, had subdued and subdued the Panchal residents in many ways - 'Sagtva Narashardul: Panchalanam Puran Mahat Panchalan Vividopaye: Santvayamas Pandava:', Mahabharat Sankarva 29,3-4.
It was spread in the Gangetic plain between Kanpur to Varanasi. It also had two branches - the first branch was Ahichatra (now Bareilly), the capital of Uttar Panchal. The second branch was Kampilya (present-day Aligarh), the capital of South Panchal. Draupadi, the wife of the Pandavs, was also called Panchali for being the princess of Panchal. Panchal was the ancient name of present-day Rohelkhand. It got its name from the five sons of King Harishvya.
North
Panchal :
Panchal:
Thakur Deshraj
* Among the Jats of UP , Punjabi is also a gotra which is similar to Panchali and is equal in meaning.
[P.99]: Both were imprisoned here for a long time. The Jats of the Punjabi gotra are the successors of these Panchals. The famous clever woman of Mahabharata was born in Draupadi Panchalas. Thakur Deshraj wrote.
Pachhre:
Thakur Deshraj :
Panchal:
Dalip Singh Ahlawat :
In the Mahabharat war, the king of the Panchals, Drupad and his army fought on behalf of the Pandavs. Drupad's son Prachand was the commander of the valiant warrior Dhrishtadyumn Pandav army till the end of the 18-day war. In the Mahabharat period, the Panchal kingdom extended to the north of the Ganges and south of the Yamuna. Makndi and Kampili the main cities of the state. During the Buddhist period, there were two teams of Panchalas - Northern Panchal and Southern Panchal. The capital of the southerners was Kannauj and the Kampilya of the northerners lies between Kasganj and Aligarh.
History
of Tejaji :
[Page-85]: The remains of the city Paner buried in the land between Panair, Jajot and Rupnagar villages are still found in excavations. There was also Mahabharat place Bahbalpur somewhere nearby. Lachha Gujari lived with her husband family in Rangbadi in the southeast direction about one and a half km from Panner. Lachh had a large amount of cow wealth. Lach was widely recognized in the society. Lachh's husband Nandu Gujar was a straightforward person.
Tejaji's mother-in-law wanted to remarry Bodal de Pemal elsewhere, there was a big hurdle in it. Satwanti Pemal had clearly denied her mother for this act.
The other dynasties like Kharanal and the Panner republics were separate republics. Tejaji's maternal grandfather was also a republic. Whose Ganapati Tejaji's maternal grandfather Dulhan Sodhi (Jeyani) was distinguished. These Sodhis were earlier the rulers under Panchal Pradesh. For historical reasons these Jangl state of Tyod settled in. Jyani gotra is derived from Sodhi itself.
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