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ki (ka), (Hindi) an expression denoting possession. See KA.
Kirania, (Hindi) from ‘kiran’, a 'ray'; an insignia of Rajput royalty, which is made up of the actual top (similar in shape to the spade in a deck of cards), which is always red, and the chamara, the parasol's long silver handle. Attached this is the flowing tail end of the wild ox. It is carried in a procession and is used to protect the ruler’s face from the sun’s rays, and the whisk is to drive away flies.
Kirti Singh. There were a couple of leading members of clans who had this name. They came from Bari Sadri (Jhala Rajputs), and Thana (Choondawat).
Kirti Stambh (Tower of Fame), Chittorgarh; a remarkable square pillar ('stambh' means 'pillar' or 'column'). It is also known as Khawasan Stambh and the Jain Pillar. The monument stands near the fort's eastern rampart; erected in the 12th or 13th century by Jija (Jeejan), a merchant of the Digamber Jain sect, son of Bagherwal Mahajan Sahani. The temple is dedicated to Adinath, first of the twenty-four Jain Tirthankaras, and features a 1.5-m. idol of Adinath. The 23-m. high tower consists of seven storeys with a narrow interior staircase that has fifty-four steps. It is 9 m. wide in the lower portion and 4.5 m. wide at top. Each of its four sides features a large idol of Adinath. The remaining portion, from base to summit, is covered with sculptured ornamental designs of naked figures of the Tirthankaras. It was repaired by Maharana Fateh Singh (1884-1930) and, later, by the Government of India.
Kishan Das. There were a couple of leading members of clans who had this name. They came from Kelwa (Jaitmal Rathore), and Salumbar (Choondawat). There was also Kunwar Kishan Das, eighth son of Maharana RAIMAL (1473-1509). Rawat Kishan Das of the CHOONDAWAT clan of SALUMBAR, was one of the valiant nobles who (in January, 1572 at Gogunda) prevented Kunwar JAGMAL, a younger son of Maharana UDAI SINGH II (1537-1572) from taking the throne (as per Udai's will) from his elder brother and rightful heir, Maharana PRATAP SINGH I. See PRATAP'S CORONATION DILEMMA.
Kishan Pol, Udaipur; a southern gateway at the (eastern) foot of the hill, Machhala Magra; part of the city’s original wall. See also GATES (POLS) IN UDAIPUR.
Kishan Singh. There were several leading members of clans who had this name. They came from Barlias (Sisodia); Bhunas (Baba Ranawat); Muroli (Bhati); Nimbahera (Mertia Rathore); Pansal (Saktawat); Pipalya (Saktawat); and Sardargarh (Dodia Rajput).
Kishangadh, formerly a small Rathore state in Rajputana, situated between Ajmer and Jaipur. The ruling family is an offshoot of the Jodhpur royal family. Maharana RAJ SINGH I (1653-1680) married Princess Charumati of Kishangadh.
Kishnawat, one of the leading clans of Mewar; of the SISODIA family.
Kishore Singh. There were several leading members of clans who had this name. They came from Bansi (Saktawat); Barlias (Sisodia); Begun (Choondawat); Kherabad (Baba); Kurabad (Choondawat); Moie (Bhati); and Tana (Jhala).
Kolyari, a village 80 km. southwest of Udaipur near Falasia. Kolyari became the jagir of Jagat Singh, descendant of Saktawat founder, Sakta (Shakta) Singh through Madho Singh of BHINDAR. Jagat's son was Lal Singh; his son was Sangram Singh.
Komala Devi, Maharani, allegedly a princess of the Paramara tribe, daughter of Rajroop Panwar, and the favourite queen of Maharana JAI SINGH (1680-1698). This name does not appear in any official listing of the Ranis of Jai Singh, although it is similar to one, that of Jain Singh’s fourth wife, Karmeti Bai.
Legend (This story came from Tod’s Annals. More definite information about Komala Devi would be a matter of further research.) Komala Devi had the unenviable, but quite common, nickname of Ruthi Rani (the ‘testy queen’). Jai Singh built a modest pleasure palace for her at Jaisamand Lake. When the Maharana was well on in years, she and Hadi Rang Kanwar, the mother of Jai Singh's heir, Crown Prince Amar Singh, argued over the affections of the king. The Crown Prince became involved as well, to such an extent that Mewar was almost on the brink of a civil war. See JAI SINGH, MAHARANA.
kot, (Hindi) a fort.
Kota (sometimes incorrectly spelled Kotah), a city and headquarters of Kota district some 270 km. northwest of Udaipur (just east of the Chambal River). The walled city was founded in the 1300s and the State of Kota was established in 1572. The city became the capital of the princely state in 1625, when Kota State separated from BUNDI State. It engaged in extensive warfare with the Jaipur kingdom in the 1700s; came under British dominance by a treaty concluded in 1818; and in 1948, became part of Rajasthan. Today, it is the area's trading centre for cotton, millet, wheat, oilseeds, textiles, distilling, dairying, and metal handcrafts. Interesting tourist sites include The Crosthwaite Institute, and the old and new palaces of the Maharaos.
Kotah: see KOTA.
Kotharia (Chauhan), a town on the right bank of the Banas River about 19 km. northeast of Udaipur (10 km. from NATHDWARA); also the jagir (estate) of the House of Kotharia, descendants of the last Chauhan king of Ranthambhor, Raja Hammir. When Mughal Emperor Babur met Maharana Sangram Singh I at the Battle of KHANWA (1527), the Chauhan, Manak Chand from the village of Rajor in the district of Mainpuri in Uttar Pradesh, joined Sanga with his 4,000 men and fought to the death. He was rewarded (posthumously) with the jagir of Kotharia and the title of ‘Rawat’. Manak Chand’s sons opted to remain in Kotharia and serve Mewar, and were among the first rank of Mewar’s nobles (the First 16 Umraos).
Genealogy: Manak Chand; Jaipal; Sarangdeo; Khan Tatar Khan; Dharmand; Sahib Khan; Prithviraj; Rukmand; Udaikaran; Devbhan; Budh Singh; Fateh Singh; Vijai Singh; Mokham Singh; Jodh Singh; Sangram Singh; Keshri Singh; Javan Singh; Urjan Singh; Man Singh; Shivpratap Singh; Masesh Pratap Singh.
kothars, (Hindi) granaries; also known as bhandars.
Kotwal, the head of a town's police force; the official in charge of internal security. Also an officer assisting a Mughal Viceroy; his business was to arrest offenders, both debtors and guarantors, and bring them before the judge. If the debt was not satisfied, both debtors and guarantors were imprisoned in chains, or sold into slavery, together with their wives and children.
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