{{Short description|Ruler of the Mori Kingdom in India}}
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'''Chitrangada Mori''' was a ruler from the Mori clan of Mauryans who laid the foundation of the fort of [[Chittor Fort|Chittorgarh]], which is the largest fort in [[India]].<ref>{{Cite book|author=समदानी, सत्यनारायण|title=मुनि जिनविजय|oclc=989811493}}</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><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|journal=Tribhuvan University Journal|volume=33|issue=2|pages=203–222|doi=10.3126/tuj.v33i2.33648|issn=2091-0916|doi-access=free}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|author=भटनागर, राजेंद्रमोहन|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|title=Rajsthan|date=1988|publisher=APA Publications|isbn=0-245-54521-2|oclc=1158716667}}</ref> Chitrang Mori was born in Chauth ka Barwada, Sawai Madhopur. [[File:Chittorgarh fort.JPG|thumb|Chittorgarh fort, which was founded by Chitrang Mori]]
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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>
Chitrang had his capital at [[Chittor Fort|Chittorgarh]].<ref name="Academic" /> He reigned in the 8th century AD, along with the rise of Gurjar Pratihara dynasty in the region. 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 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>
[[File:Government ASI board installed at Chittorgarh fort.jpg|thumb|Government ASI board installed at Chittorgarh fort recognizes Moris clan as a branch of Mauryan lineage]]
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>
Chitrang Mori was possibly succeeded by [[Bappa Rawal]] , The 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>
Chittor developed as a power centre in the 7th century CE under the Mauryan branch of Rajasthan (also called as Mori Rajputs).<ref name="Parmar">{{Cite journal |last=Parmar |first=Vikrant |date=2022-01-01 |title=The Medieval Mauryas: A forgotten dynasty in Medieval History |url=https://www.academia.edu/74514642/The_Medieval_Mauryas_A_forgotten_dynasty_in_Medieval_History |journal=Pragyata}}</ref> It is important to note that Maurya (मौर्य) of Sanskrit language is same as Moriya (मोरिया or मोरिय) of Pali<ref>{{Cite web |last=www.wisdomlib.org |date=2009-04-12 |title=Moriya, Moriyā: 2 definitions |url=https://www.wisdomlib.org/definition/moriya |access-date=2023-07-26 |website=www.wisdomlib.org |language=en}}</ref> and other Prakrit languages, which in turn changes to Mori in local dialects of Rajasthan.{{Cn|date=July 2023}} Chitrangada Mori, one of the earliest kings in the line of Mori Rajputs, is reported to have built the fort of Chittor as well as the Chitrangada tank .<ref>{{Cite web |last=swantour |date=2019-02-12 |title=Chittorgarh Fort (Complete Guide) History, Timings – Swan Tours |url=https://www.swantour.com/blogs/chittorgarh-fort-one-of-the-largest-forts-in-india/ |access-date=2023-07-26 |website=Swan Tours - Travel Experiences, Popular Places & Explore World |language=en-US}}</ref>{{Better source needed|reason=The current source is insufficiently reliable ([[WP:NOTRS]]).|date=July 2023}} This is further supported by the fact that the lines 102–105 in the second stone of the Kumbhalgarh inscription (1460 CE) contains an account of Chitrangada Mori's construction of the Chitrangada lake, with exquisite palaces on its sides .<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kumbhalgarh Fort « Archaeological Survey of India |url=https://asi.nic.in/kumbhalgarh-fort/ |access-date=2023-07-26 |website=asi.nic.in}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal |last=Sharma |first=G. N. |date=1951 |title=The Fragmentary Second Slab of Kumbhalgarh Inscription V.s. 1517 |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/44303999 |journal=Proceedings of the Indian History Congress |volume=14 |pages=367–372 |issn=2249-1937}}</ref>
The ruined palace of Chitrangada Mori is still to be seen to the south of Padmini Palace. Sankshipta Kumarapala-charita,<ref>{{Cite book |last=Pruthi |first=Raj Kumar |url=https://books.google.co.in/books?id=uRMGDmdE9FkC&pg=PA23&lpg=PA23&dq=Kumarapala-charita&source=bl&ots=MkfJ1Olfkj&sig=ACfU3U12e1ois2CVygfPUHG7JFNW60dFXQ&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwio7PjD2KyAAxXqSmwGHXavBaUQ6AF6BAhREAM#v=onepage&q=Kumarapala-charita&f=false |title=Prehistory and Harappan Civilization |last2=Pruthi |first2=Raj |date=2004 |publisher=APH Publishing |isbn=978-81-7648-581-4 |language=en}}</ref> the earliest manuscript of which is dated 1328 CE, describes Shambhalish, a ruler of Kannauj who killed the Maurya monarch Chitrangada and conquered his fort, only to return it to the dead Maurya king's son (named Varahagupta) some years later .<ref>{{Cite web |title=VedaPurana {{!}} Hindu Encyclopedia |url=https://vedapurana.org/single.php?s=2571&word=Kumarapala%20Charita&secure |access-date=2023-07-26 |website=vedapurana.org}}</ref> According to Dasharatha Sharma, this could refer to a defeat of the Mauryas by a Chauhan general fighting as a feudatory-chief on behalf of his Imperial Pratihara overlord-king, if “Shambhalish” is equated with Shambharish (i.e., Lord of Shakambhari, meaning a Chauhan prince .<ref>{{Cite web |date=2015-10-19 |title=Chahamans or Chauhanas of Shakambhari |url=https://www.jagranjosh.com/general-knowledge/chahamans-or-chauhanas-of-shakambhari-1445230223-1 |access-date=2023-07-26 |website=Jagranjosh.com}}</ref> [[Maan Mori]] or Raja [[Maan Maurya]] is said to be the last ruler of his dynasty who got constructed Mansarowar lake at Chittor.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-02-23 |title=Source of History of Rajasthan Detailed - Your Exam Guide |url=https://yourexamguide.com/2022/02/23/source-of-history-of-rajasthan-detailed/ |access-date=2023-07-26 |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-05-29 |title=राजा मान मोरी Raja Maan Mori- जिन्हें बप्पा रावल ने धोखे से मारा? - History in Hindi |url=https://historyinhindi.in/raja-maan-mori-history-in-hindi/ |access-date=2023-07-26 |language=en-US}}</ref>
==Origin==
Archeological Survey of India<ref>{{Cite web |title=Archaeological Survey of India |url=https://asi.nic.in/ |access-date=2023-07-26 |website=asi.nic.in}}</ref> confirms that Mori clan belong to ancient Mauryan dynasty lineage.<ref>{{Cite web |title=CHITTAURGARH FORT {{!}} ARCHAEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF INDIA JAIPUR CIRCLE |url=https://www.asijaipurcircle.nic.in/Chittaurgarh%20Fort.html |access-date=2023-07-26 |website=www.asijaipurcircle.nic.in}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Chittaurgarh Fort « Archaeological Survey of India |url=https://asi.nic.in/chittaurgarh-fort/ |access-date=2023-07-26 |website=asi.nic.in}}</ref> Jain text Kumarapala Prabandha claim about Mori lineage from the Mauryan King [[Samprati]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Singh |first=Sanjeev |title=Maurya Empire: Samrat Ashok’s Kshatriya lineage explained |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/blogs/sanjeev-singh-blog/maurya-empire-samrat-ashoks-kshatriya-lineage-explained/ |access-date=2023-07-26 |issn=0971-8257}}</ref>
The Kansawa Inscription of King Dhaval Mori which was installed by his Brahmin Governor play an important role in identifying the origin of Moris.
(L. 5).-The rulers (born) in this Mauryan race , like the elephants of the quarters, filling the noble with joy by (their) faces bright with generosity (as with rutting-juice) together with their adherents confidently take delight everywhere, undaunted of mind (and) exulting in (their) pride, of known renown on account of (their) good lineage (and) known for (their) virtues, praiseworthy for probity and full of energy.
(L. 6).-Among these kings, who were such (and) who ruled the whole earth, '''there was a prince who, Dhavala as he was, was dazzling by (his) fame'''.
For their own sins, which day by day they always openly brought on themselves by their bodies and so forth, he defeated (his) enemies and reduced the wretches to such a state that, like evil spirits, naked (and) ever famishing (and thus) day by day revealing the punishment (meted out to them, and) again and again wandering at night to strangers' houses, they even now are kings.49
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Rajavilasa of Maan Kavi,<ref>{{Cite web |last=OpenLibrary.org |title=Kavi Man |url=https://openlibrary.org/authors/OL5450213A/Kavi_Man |access-date=2023-07-26 |website=Open Library |language=en}}</ref> composed during the reign of Maharana Raj Singh-I (1652–80), also mentions the legend of Chitrangada Mori constructing the fort of Chitrakuta (Chittorgarh) and further compares him to Raghu of Suryavansha .
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चित्रकोट गढ़ चारु, मंडि चित्रांगद मोरिय।
रघू करत तहॅं राज, ढाहि अरिजन ढंढोरिय॥<ref>{{Cite book |last=Bhagwaandeen |url=http://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.473797 |title=Rajvilash |date=1929}}</ref></blockquote>
The Medieval Mauryas claimed the Suryavanshi lineage, as evident from various inscriptions and traditions. The very starting verse of the Waghli inscription (1069 CE) of the Mauryan branch of Khandesh<ref name="Parmar"/> describes their origin from the solar race and tells us that from Mandhatri (of the solar race) sprang the Maurya family.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Parmar |first=Vikrant |date=2022-03-21 |title=The Mauryas of the medieval period: A rough sketch - Pragyata |url=https://pragyata.com/the-mauryas-of-the-medieval-period-a-rough-sketch/,%20https://pragyata.com/the-mauryas-of-the-medieval-period-a-rough-sketch/ |access-date=2023-07-26 |language=en-GB}}</ref>
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]
↑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.
