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{{Short description|Ruler of the Mori Kingdom in India}}
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| name        = Chitrangada Mori
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| reign        = 7th century
| religion    = [[Hindu]]ism
| dynasty      = [[Mori Kingdom]]
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[[File:Chittorgarh fort.JPG|thumb|Chittorgarh fort, which was founded by Chitrangada Mori]]
'''Chitrangada Mori''' was a ruler of the [[Mori Kingdom]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Somani |first=Ram Vallabh|page=28|url=https://archive.org/details/dli.ministry.14106/page/28/mode/1up |title=History of Mewar: from earliest times to 1751 A.D.|date=1976|publisher=Jaipur, Ministry of culture, Central Archeological Library.|publication-date= |quote=Later Mauryas - The Maurya kings ruled over the south-western Rajasthan and northern Malwa, from the beginning of the 7th Century A.D. for about 20 years. ‘The earliest kings of this local dynasty in Mewar was Chitrangada Mori, who is said to have constructed the present fort of Chittor on the old ruins, together with Chitrangada tank.}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal|last=Basu|first=Anjana|date=2016-11-09|title=Chitrangada|journal=Gitanjali & Beyond|volume=1|issue=1|pages=169|doi=10.14297/gnb.1.1.169-177|issn=2399-8733|doi-access=free}}</ref>
Chitrangada Mori laid the foundation of his capital at [[Chittor Fort]], which is the largest fort in India.<ref name="Academic" /> He reigned in the 7th century AD, and the ruins of his palace still are present today.<ref name="FL Mehta">{{cite book |last1=Mehta |first1=Fateh Lal |title=Handbook of Meywar and Guide to Its Principal Objects of Interest |date=1888 |publisher=University of Minnesota |pages=4 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Ouc2AQAAMAAJ&dq=Mori+Rajput&pg=PA4}}</ref> Chittorgarh was then known as ''Chitrakot'', which changed to Chittorgarh in colloquial language.<ref name="Academic">{{cite book |last1=Gupta |first1=N. L. |last2=Maroo |first2=R. L. |title=Challenge of Wastelands Utilisation: Issues and Themes |date=1991 |publisher=Academic Publishers |pages=14 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=CbEsAQAAMAAJ&q=Mori+Rajput}}</ref>
Chitrangada Mori was possibly succeeded by [[Bappa Rawal]], the Rajput ruler of [[Guhila dynasty]] after several conflicts with [[Umayyad Caliphate|Arabs]].<ref>{{cite book |author=Shyam Manohar Mishra |title=Yaśovarman of Kanauj |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=kZWgj-YMdVEC&pg=PA48 |year=1977 |publisher=Abhinav |oclc=557679616 }}</ref>


'''Chitrangada Maurya''' or ''Chitrang Mori'' was a chieftain of the [[Dhangar|Mori Dhangar]] clan who laid the foundation of the fort of [[Chittor Fort|Chittorgarh]], which is the largest fort in [[India]].<ref>{{Cite book|last=author.|first=समदानी, सत्यनारायण|url=http://worldcat.org/oclc/989811493|title=मुनि जिनविजय|oclc=989811493}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal|last=Basu|first=Anjana|date=2016-11-09|title=Chitrangada|url=http://dx.doi.org/10.14297/gnb.1.1.169-177|journal=Gitanjali & Beyond|volume=1|issue=1|pages=169|doi=10.14297/gnb.1.1.169-177|issn=2399-8733}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal|last=अधिकारी Adhikari|first=बालाकृष्ण Balakrishna|date=2019-12-20|title=नेपाली साहित्यको संक्षिप्त इतिहास मा इतिहास चेतनायुक्त विचारधारा Nepali Sahityako Samkshipta Itihasma Itihas Chetanayukta Bichardhara|url=http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/tuj.v33i2.33648|journal=Tribhuvan University Journal|volume=33|issue=2|pages=203–222|doi=10.3126/tuj.v33i2.33648|issn=2091-0916}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|last=author.|first=भटनागर, राजेंद्रमोहन|url=http://worldcat.org/oclc/1102208005|title=मौर्य सम्राट : चंद्रगुप्त मौर्य-चाणक्य पर आधारित ऐतिहासिक उपन्यास|year=2014|isbn=978-93-5072-453-8|oclc=1102208005}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|last=Johannes.|first=Israel, Samuel. Sinclair, Toby. Hoefer, Hans|url=http://worldcat.org/oclc/1158716667|title=Rajsthan|date=1988|publisher=APA Publications|isbn=0-245-54521-2|oclc=1158716667}}</ref> [[File:Chittorgarh fort.JPG|thumb|Chittorgarh fort, which was founded by Chitrang Mori]]
Chitrang had his capital at [[Chittor Fort|Chittorgarh]].<ref name="Academic"/> He reigned in the 8th century AD, and the ruins of his palace still are present today.<ref name="FL Mehta">{{cite book |last1=Mehta |first1=Fateh Lal |title=Handbook of Meywar and Guide to Its Principal Objects of Interest |date=1888 |publisher=University of Minnesota |pages=4 |url=https://www.google.co.in/books/edition/Handbook_of_Meywar_and_Guide_to_Its_Prin/Ouc2AQAAMAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=Mori+Rajput&pg=PA4&printsec=frontcover}}</ref> Chittorgarh was then known as ''Chitrakot'', which changed to Chittorgarh in colloquial language.<ref name="Academic">{{cite book |last1=Gupta |first1=N. L. |last2=Maroo |first2=R. L. |title=Challenge of Wastelands Utilisation: Issues and Themes |date=1991 |publisher=Academic Publishers |pages=14 |url=https://www.google.co.in/books/edition/Challenge_of_Wastelands_Utilisation/CbEsAQAAMAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&bsq=Mori+Rajput&dq=Mori+Rajput&printsec=frontcover}}</ref>
==See also==
==See also==
*[[Chittor Fort|Chittorgarh]]
*[[Guhila dynasty]]
*[[Holkar]]
*[[Sisodias of Mewar]]
*[[Pala Empire]]
 
==References==
==References==
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[[Category:History of Rajasthan]]
[[Category:History of Rajasthan]]
[[Category:Chittorgarh district]]
[[Category:Chittorgarh district]]
 
[[Category:7th-century Indian monarchs]]


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Chitrangada Mori
Reign7th century
DynastyMori Kingdom
ReligionHinduism
Chittorgarh fort, which was founded by Chitrangada Mori

Chitrangada Mori was a ruler of the Mori Kingdom.[1][2]

Chitrangada Mori laid the foundation of his capital at Chittor Fort, which is the largest fort in India.[3] He reigned in the 7th century AD, and the ruins of his palace still are present today.[4] Chittorgarh was then known as Chitrakot, which changed to Chittorgarh in colloquial language.[3]

Chitrangada Mori was possibly succeeded by Bappa Rawal, the Rajput ruler of Guhila dynasty after several conflicts with Arabs.[5]

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References[edit | edit source]

  1. Somani, Ram Vallabh (1976). History of Mewar: from earliest times to 1751 A.D. Jaipur, Ministry of culture, Central Archeological Library. p. 28. Later Mauryas - The Maurya kings ruled over the south-western Rajasthan and northern Malwa, from the beginning of the 7th Century A.D. for about 20 years. 'The earliest kings of this local dynasty in Mewar was Chitrangada Mori, who is said to have constructed the present fort of Chittor on the old ruins, together with Chitrangada tank.
  2. Basu, Anjana (9 November 2016). "Chitrangada". Gitanjali & Beyond. 1 (1): 169. doi:10.14297/gnb.1.1.169-177. ISSN 2399-8733.
  3. 3.0 3.1 Gupta, N. L.; Maroo, R. L. (1991). Challenge of Wastelands Utilisation: Issues and Themes. Academic Publishers. p. 14.
  4. Mehta, Fateh Lal (1888). Handbook of Meywar and Guide to Its Principal Objects of Interest. University of Minnesota. p. 4.
  5. Shyam Manohar Mishra (1977). Yaśovarman of Kanauj. Abhinav. OCLC 557679616.