History of Jadon Kshatriya's of Sabalgarh Jadonvati Area and Fort Sabalgarh in Morena district of Madhay Pradesh ---

History of Jadon Kshatriya's of Sabalgarh Jadonvati Area and Fort Sabalgarh in Morena district of Madhay Pradesh ------

Jadon Kshatriya's of Sabalgarh Jadonvati area are descendants of Karauli Raja Gopal Das.Gopal Das ,who was a gallant soldier ,to go with his majesty and do struggle in the Dakhan was ,it is stated ,with Daud Khan of Daulatabad .On returning from Dakhan the Emperor Akbar caused Gopal Das as "Bhumia "or Original Owner of the Country (he being a representative of God Shri Krishna) to lay the foundation of the Agra Fort in A.D.1565 ,which the diviners declared would never stand unless founded by Shri Krishna 's descendants .This incident is confirmed by local  tradition near Agra and has probably more truth in it than the rest of the story. After secured the victory ,he was successful to retain the favour of the emperor ,to govern his country well and generally to prosper .The strong places were strengthened and increased in number ,and the Sabalgarh across the Chambal was entirely subject to him ,but no account is given ao any military operation to obtain that district .Raja Gopal Das was died in sambat 1646 (A.D.1589).
He has three sons ,eldest was Dwarika Das and two other are Mukut Rao and Tursam Bahadur.They are the ancestors of two most important off-shoots of Karauli.

Descendants of Mukut Rao in Sabalgarh Jadonvati -----

Mukut Rao ,the ancestor of the Muktawats of Sirmathura , Jhiri and Sabal hath.

In some. villages of Sabalgarh jadonvati area , Muktawat jadons descendants of Mukat Rao son of Raja Gopal Das are found.

1-Village Kherla--Jadons of this village were descendants of Rao Mohan Das , younger son of Mukut Rao .later time in this village descendants of Raghunath Singh and ,Rao Jorawar Singh  were living .
2-Village Rijhani - Jadons of this village are the descendants of Rao Udai Singh .
3-Village Madan pura and Gulalai -Jadons of these villages are descendants of Surat Singh .

4-Rupa ki Taur--Jadons of this village are descendants of Ranjit Singh and KarpaRam who come from village Rijhauni .

5-Village Bhaat ki Taur -Jadons of this village are descendants of Shubhkarn ji
6-Village Raja ki Taur --Jadons of this village are descendants of Ram Singh .

7-Kuaaun ki Taur - jadons of this village are descendants of Maha Singh ji .

8-Naurawali village --The jadons of this village are descendant os Vikramajit Singh ,Hari Singh ,Ram Singh and Maluk Singh .

Descendants of Tursam Bahadur, in Sabalgarh Jadonvati -----

Tursam Bahadur , who obtained Sabalgarh , Bahadurpur and Bijaipur .His descendants are the Bahadur -ke Jadons, are found in some villages of this area.
Descendants of Khagar je son of Tursam Bahadur branch of Jadons were found in Gulali , Khohgarhi , Tentra, Jabraul , Digwar , Banvara , Palri , Bichpari ,Rau , and Gobara villages.

Bijaipur (now in Sheopur district ) village Jadons  are descendants of Kushal Bahadur ,Village Rampahadi ( Thakur Durgasingh and Madho Singh ) and Village Pipardhan (Thakur Sujan Singh and Trilok Singh )
Descendants of Raja Dwarika Das of Karauli in Sabalgarh Jadonvati -----

Descendants of Raja Dwarika Das (sambat 1646 ,or A.D.1589 )  --
Raja Dwarika Das ,eldest son of Raja Gopal Das has 7 sons  (1-Pratapsahay , 2-Saldi ji ,3 Mukund Das ,4 Magadhrai ,5 Hari Das ,6 Shaadurl ji and 7 Bali Bahadur ) , are also found in some villages of Sabalgarh area .One of his son was Magad Rai ,who was obtained Banger in Sabalgarh from darbar .His descendants are called the Panch Pir Jadons and inhabit Garh Mandorn in Machilpur .

Descendants of Bali Bahadur -----
(son of Raja Dwarika Das of Karauli  )are also found in some villages in Sheopur district now formerly they also come Jadons from  Sabalgarh .Former time Sabalgarh and Sheopur both are tahsils of Morena district.These villages are Maitoni , Palpur , Pancho , Veerpur , Jamura , Danda , Seelpur , Nitinvas ,Bada ganv , Harkui Chhavar , Iklaud etc.

Jadon Kshatriya's villages in Sabalgarh Jadonvati -----

1-Kherla ,2-Jamnipura ,3-Gulabpura ,4-Bhatpura ,5-Alipura ,6; Keertpura ,7-Heerapur ,8-Santoshpur ,9-Veerampur ,10-Ratanpur ,11-Kaulia ,11-Battokhar ,12- Gurja ,13-Naurawali ,14-Kheredeegwar ,15-Balakataur ,16-Haarkabalataur ,17-Rupakataur ,18-Bhatakataur ,19-Kuaankataur ,20-Gurema ,21-Attaar ,22-Kishorgarh ,23-Rajakataur ,24-Banwara ,25-Pachre ,26-Javraul ,27-Garhi ,28-Rau ganv ,29-Salai ,30-Devara ,31-Dumrawali ,32-Vaamsauli ,33 -Rampur ,34 -Govara ,35-Kho ,36-Kathon ,38-Aenchewara ,39-Bichapai ,40-Gulalai .

Sabalgarh Fort and Maharaja Gopal Singh of Karauli (1724 A.D to 1757 A.D.)---

Sabalgarh fort of immense historical importance is situated on a large hill on the right or south bank of the river Chambal , in the northeastern part of Sabalgarh, which may have also contributed to the city's name.Located some 70 KM away from Morena city . Presently, the fortress is in ruins and is infamous for stories of hauntings and ghosts. The fort consists of a defensive structure and one main palaces and many other buildings. The fort has been controlled by a number of different rulers in its history.

This strong fort of Sabalgarh was built by Maharaja Gopal Singh , a Jadon chief of Karauli. He succeeded Karauli Gaddi in 1724 A. D.He was an ambitious ,brave ,and successful chief .Due to great reputation and wisdom of his ministers , Khandi Rai and Nawal Singh ,the neighbouring states , Shopur and Narwar ,were for a time administered under their inspiration . The Raja was a child when he came to the "Gaddi ", but the ministers had an understanding with the Marhtta leaders ,then the terror of the whole country and they made no attempt to seize Karauli during the chief's minority .Gopal Singh carried his arms beyond Sabalgarh to the hill of Sikarwari ,five Kos from Gwalior  ,so  Beside Sabalgarh they had jurisdiction over Bijaipur and Jora also.This family continued to hold the Sabal garh region till the  1757A.D( or the time of Maharaja Tursan Pal .)

The Sikarwar thakur of Nipri  in Sabalgarh pargana ,south of the Chambal ,rebelled against Tursan Pal and seized the fort.On the Karauli Raja Tursan Pal forces coming against them under a Pathan in the Raj Service ,so bloody was the fight that the stream of the Kuwari close to Nipri was colored red.The darwar was victorious ,and smote the Sikarwars as far as Pahargarh three kos from Nipri , and thenceforth they were Tursan Pals obedient subjects .No others ventured to oppose their chief after this example.

There was a constant rebellion in the time of Maharaja Manak Pal (1772 A.D to 1804 A.D.),and struggles with external foes besides.Rorji Sindhia invaded the state ;he reached Rampur ,one kos west from Karauli ,where he was met by the Darwars forces.In the fight which ensued Rorji Sindhiya was killed and his people fled.His "chatri "is in the "Bandaran's Bagh "by the road between Rampur and Karauli .

In 1795 ,Marathas forces under Lakhwa Dada attacked Sabalgarh , after a stubborn struggle , they reduced the strong fort of Sabalgarh to submission and there after they attacked Bijaipur south of Sabalgarh and it was also captured and placed in charge of Amboji Ingale.In 1806 A.D. Daulat Rao Sindhiya imprisoned Ambaji and demanded Sabalgarh from him but he refused .In 1809 A.D. Daulat Rao Sindhiya and his  French general Jean Baptiste occupied the Sabalgarh fort and they also succeeded in taking together with all the Jadon territory on the right bank of Chambal.The best efforts of the raja's eldest son , Amolak Pal ,were unavailing to recover it.

. Cannon in Sabalgarh fort

Sabalgarh Fort is built in the Rajasthani style. It has three main gates, and many temples are located within the fort, such as Jagannath Temple. Other historical buildings in the fort include Naval Singh Haveli and the Royal Court (Kacheri).The complex is a fine example of eighteenth century fort planning. It was surrounded by an outer fortification wall on the north and the west side. A continuous fortification wall of 1,800 meters in length can be seen on the north side along the state highway, while some small sections of fortifications are seen along the east side. The east and west sides have the dense forest as a natural defence. There are also remains of a moat along the southern side. The Chambal River on the north and the nalla at the foothills on the west made the location of the fort more favorable. The inner fortification wall is strengthened with 12 bastions and has five gateways. The gateway on the north seems to be the main entrance into the fort, and serves as a connection between the outer and the inner settlement. The inner fort had palaces, residences for the generals and elite (Nawal Singh Haveli), and other ancillary buildings like stables, kacheri (court), and temples, while the rest of the settlement was between the two fortification walls. The settlement had several wells for water and were located both in the inner and outer fortification.

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Author --Dr Dhirendra Singh Jadaun
Village-Larhota near Sasni
District -Hatharas ,Uttar Pradesh.