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	'''Gora Dhay''' (Hindi: गोरां धाय) (1646–1704) was from ~~the Royal~~ Kingdom of [[Marwar]]~~. She is known for~~ her ~~great sacrifice to safeguard Kingdom's successor~~ Ajit Singh ~~from getting killed by the enemies.<ref>{{Cite news~~\|url=https://www.bhaskar.com/news/RAJ-JOD-HMU-MAT-latest-jodhpur-news-045015-2639076-NOR.html\|title=गोरा धाय के बलिदान से बचा था मारवाड़ का ‘अजीत’\|work=Dainik Bhaskar\|language=hi\|access-date=29 August 2021}}</ref> The present government of the state of [[Rajasthan]] ~~has launched a foster mother scheme by~~ her name to acknowledge her sacrifice and devotion.<ref>{{Cite news\|url=https://www.bhaskar.com/local/rajasthan/jaipur/news/gorand-dhai-the-sacrificial-mother-to-save-the-dynasty-of-marwar-he-put-the-weaned-son-to-sleep-under-the-sword-of-aurangzeb-128284676.html\|title=बलिदानों की भूमि राजस्थान:गोरां धाय, बलिदानी मां; जिसने मारवाड़ का राजवंश बचाने के लिए दूध पीते बेटे को औरंगजेब की तलवारों के पहरे में सुला दिया\|work=Dainik Bhaskar\|language=hi\|access-date=29 August 2021}}</ref>		'''Gora Dhay''' (Hindi: गोरां धाय) (1646–1704) was a woman from Kingdom of [[Marwar]] who exchanged her son with infant [[Ajit Singh of Marwar\|Ajit Singh]], her son was later captured by [[Aurangzeb]] and was raised as muslim.

	~~==Early life==~~
	~~She~~ was ~~born on 4 June 1646 and her maiden name was Gora Tak. Gora Dhay was the wife of Manohar Gopi Gehlot from the~~ [[~~Mandor]] area of [[Jodhpur]], [[Rajasthan~~]].

	==History==		==History==
	~~It is said that~~ [[~~Maharaja~~ Ajit Singh]] was born in 1679 ~~and before that,~~ his father [[Maharaja Jaswant Singh]] ~~had died. Due to absence of successor of Royal Kingdom of Marwar, the same was annexed by [[Aurangzeb]]~~. Aurangzeb, with an intention to either kill or convert Ajit Singh, put a condition that the upbringing of Ajit Singh will be done at [[Delhi]]. Gora Dhay ~~wisely took~~ the ~~custody~~ of Ajit ~~Singh~~, ~~and replaced him with~~ her own son, ~~who~~ was ~~later killed~~.<ref>{{~~Cite news~~\|url=https://~~www~~.~~aajtak~~.in/~~education~~/~~history/photo/who-is-gora-dhay-ajit-singh-aurangzeb-gehlot-government-history-of-jodhpur-tsts-1216377-2021-03-03-1~~\|title=~~गोरां धाय ने अपने बेटे की बल‍ि देकर अज‍ित स‍िंह को औरंगजेब से बचाया था~~, ~~अब गहलोत सरकार ने क‍िया याद~~\|~~work~~=~~Aaj Tak~~\|~~language~~=hi\|access-date=~~29 August 2021~~}}</ref>		[[Ajit Singh of Marwar\|Ajit Singh]] was born in 1679 after his father [[Maharaja Jaswant Singh]]'s death. Aurangzeb, with an intention to either kill or convert Ajit Singh, put a condition that the upbringing of Ajit Singh will be done at [[Delhi]]. Gora Dhay replaced him with her own son.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book \|last=Bose \|first=Melia Belli \|title=Royal Umbrellas of Stone: Memory, Politics, and Public Identity in Rajput Funerary Art \|pages=175 \|quote=According to the events of the story, with which most Marwari Rajputs are still well acquainted, one particular attempt on Ajit Singh’s life was thwarted by Gora Dai, his wet nurse, who substituted her own infant son for the king, knowing that both she and the child would be martyred for her deception. Even though Gora Dai was a non-noble, the Marwar darbār made the uncharacteristic gesture of honoring her for this sacrifice (which saved the Marwar throne) through a chatrī in Jodhpur.}}</ref> The slave girl alongwith her infant son remained behind to be captured.<ref>{{cite book \|title=The Mughal Empire \|first=John F. \|last=Richards \|authorlink=John F. Richards \|edition=Reprinted \|publisher=Cambridge University Press \|year=1995 \|isbn=978-0-52156-603-2 \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=HHyVh29gy4QC&pg=PA180 \|pages=181}}</ref> Aurangzeb deigned to accept this deceit and sent the child to be raised as a Muslim. Jadunath Sarkar mentioned that Aurangzeb brought up a milkman's son in his harem as Ajit Singh.<ref name="Sarkar">{{cite web \| title=History of Aurangzeb vol.3 : Sarkar, Jadunath \| website=Internet Archive \| date=2022-01-14 \| url=https://archive.org/details/dli.csl.4937 \| access-date=2022-03-12}}, p334</ref> Ajit Singh later constructed a Chattri in honour of Gora Dhai.<ref name=":0" />

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'''Gora Dhay''' (Hindi: गोरां धाय) (1646–1704) was from the Royal Kingdom of [[Marwar]]. She is known for her great sacrifice to safeguard Kingdom's successor Ajit Singh from getting killed by the enemies.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bhaskar.com/news/RAJ-JOD-HMU-MAT-latest-jodhpur-news-045015-2639076-NOR.html|title=गोरा धाय के बलिदान से बचा था मारवाड़ का ‘अजीत’|work=Dainik Bhaskar|language=hi|access-date=29 August 2021}}</ref> The present government of the state of [[Rajasthan]] has launched a foster mother scheme by her name to acknowledge her sacrifice and devotion.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bhaskar.com/local/rajasthan/jaipur/news/gorand-dhai-the-sacrificial-mother-to-save-the-dynasty-of-marwar-he-put-the-weaned-son-to-sleep-under-the-sword-of-aurangzeb-128284676.html|title=बलिदानों की भूमि राजस्थान:गोरां धाय, बलिदानी मां; जिसने मारवाड़ का राजवंश बचाने के लिए दूध पीते बेटे को औरंगजेब की तलवारों के पहरे में सुला दिया|work=Dainik Bhaskar|language=hi|access-date=29 August 2021}}</ref>

==Early life==
She was born on 4 June 1646 and her maiden name was Gora Tak. Gora Dhay was the wife of Manohar Gopi Gehlot from the [[Mandor]] area of [[Jodhpur]], [[Rajasthan]].

==History==
It is said that [[Maharaja Ajit Singh]] was born in 1679 and before that, his father [[Maharaja Jaswant Singh]] had died. Due to absence of successor of Royal Kingdom of Marwar, the same was annexed by [[Aurangzeb]]. Aurangzeb, with an intention to either kill or convert Ajit Singh, put a condition that the upbringing of Ajit Singh will be done at [[Delhi]]. Gora Dhay wisely took the custody of Ajit Singh, and replaced him with her own son, who was later killed.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.aajtak.in/education/history/photo/who-is-gora-dhay-ajit-singh-aurangzeb-gehlot-government-history-of-jodhpur-tsts-1216377-2021-03-03-1|title=गोरां धाय ने अपने बेटे की बल‍ि देकर अज‍ित स‍िंह को औरंगजेब से बचाया था, अब गहलोत सरकार ने क‍िया याद|work=Aaj Tak|language=hi|access-date=29 August 2021}}</ref>

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