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{{Short description|Indian historian (1836–1893)}}
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{{Infobox person
{{Infobox person
| honorific_prefix  = Shri
| honorific_prefix  = [[Kaviraj]]<br>[[Mahamahopadhyaya]]<br>[[Kaisar-i-Hind]]
| name              = Kaviraj Shyamaldas Dadhwadiya
| name              = Shyamaldas
| image              =
| image              = Kaviraja Shyamaldas portrait at Government of Rajasthan Museum, Udaipur.png
| caption            = Kaviraja Shyamaldas portrait at Government of Rajasthan Museum, [[Udaipur]]
| birth_date        = 1836
| birth_date        = 1836
| birth_place        = Udaipur, Mewar
| birth_place        = Udaipur, Mewar
| death_date        = 1893
| death_date        = 1893
| death_place        = Udaipur
| death_place        = [[Udaipur]]
| occupation        = Historian, Prime Minister of Mewar
| occupation        = Historian, Prime Minister of Mewar
| notable_works      = Vir Vinod
| notable_works      = Vir Vinod
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| mother            = Aijan Kanwar
| mother            = Aijan Kanwar
| father            = Kamji Dadhwadiya
| father            = Kamji Dadhwadiya
| honours            = Kesar-e-Hind(Lion of India)
| honours            = Kesar-e-Hind (Lion of India)
}}
}}


'''Mahamahopadhayaya''' '''Kaviraj Shyamaldas Dadhavadiya''' (19th century), popularly referred to as ''Kaviraja'' ([[Hindi]]:king of poets) Shyamaldas was one of the early writers involved in documenting the history and culture of the [[Rajasthan]] region of [[India]].<ref>[[Sharma, Dasharatha]] (1970) Lectures on Rajput history and culture p1 Motilal Banarsidass, Delhi</ref>
'''Mahamahopadhayaya''' '''Kaviraja Shyamaldas Dadhivadia''' (1836-1893), popularly referred to as ''Kaviraja'' ([[Hindi]]: king of poets) was one of the early writers involved in documenting the history and culture of what is now [[Rajasthan]] region of [[India]].&lt;ref&gt;[[Sharma, Dasharatha]] (1970) Lectures on Rajput history and culture p1 Motilal Banarsidass, Delhi&lt;/ref&gt;


==Authorship==
==Authorship==


Shyamaldas co-wrote ( with his father Kayamadana Dadhavadhia ) the ''Dipanga Kul Prakash'', an extended narrative poem on the Dodia [[Rajputs]] of Mewar.<ref>[http://lccn.loc.gov/96903370 Library of Congress catalog]</ref> Maharana Sajjan Singh, ruler of [[Udaipur]] ([[princely state]]), assigned Shyamaldas the task of compiling an authentic history of [[Mewar]].<ref>Srivastava VS (1981) Cultural contours of India p37 Abhinav Publications Delhi {{ISBN|978-0-391-02358-1}} [https://books.google.com/books?id=nKJiBUFrmfoC&pg=PA37&dq='a+charana+of+repute'&lr=&as_drrb_is=q&as_minm_is=0&as_miny_is=&as_maxm_is=0&as_maxy_is=&as_brr=0&cd=1#v=onepage&q='a%20charana%20of%20repute'&f=false]</ref> Titled ''Vir Vinod'' ( Hindi: Heroes' Delight ), this is the earliest known comprehensive history written in Mewar.<ref>Gupta RK, Bakshi SR (2008) Studies in Indian History The heritage of Rajputs p247 Sarup & Sons, New Delhi {{ISBN|978-81-7625-841-8}} [https://books.google.com/books?id=S7dCkiyLJ6EC&pg=PA247&dq=%22'first+comprehensive+history+written+in+Mewar'%22&lr=&as_drrb_is=q&as_minm_is=0&as_miny_is=&as_maxm_is=0&as_maxy_is=&as_brr=0&cd=2#v=onepage&q=%22'first%20comprehensive%20history%20written%20in%20Mewar'%22&f=false]</ref> It reached the public only in 1930 as Maharana Fateh Singh ( Maharana Sajjan Singh's successor) was averse to its publication.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=S7dCkiyLJ6EC&pg=PA255&dq=%22'Vir+vinod+came+to+the+public+eye+only+in+1930'%22&lr=&as_drrb_is=q&as_minm_is=0&as_miny_is=&as_maxm_is=0&as_maxy_is=&as_brr=0&cd=1#v=onepage&q=&f=false  Studies in Indian History Vol 4 The heritage of Rajputs p 255]</ref>
Shyamaldas co-wrote ( with his father Kayamadana Dadhivadia ) the ''Dipanga Kul Prakash'', an extended narrative poem on the Dodia [[Rajputs]] of Mewar.&lt;ref&gt;{{Cite book |last=Dadhivāṛiyā |first=Kāyamadāna |url=https://catalog.loc.gov/vwebv/search?searchCode=LCCN&amp;searchArg=96903370&amp;searchType=1&amp;permalink=y |title=Dīpaṅga-kula-prakāśa: Saradāragaṛha ke Ḍoḍiyoṃ kā itihāsa |last2=Śyāmaladāsa |last3=Jāvaliyā |first3=Brajamohana |last4=Jāvaliyā |first4=Śarada |date=1995 |publisher=Pratāpa Śodha Pratishṭhāna, Bhūpāla Nobalsa Saṃsthāna, Udayapura |others=Pratāpa Śodha Pratishṭhāna |edition=1. saṃskaraṇa |series=Rājasthāna gaurava granthamālā |location=Udayapura |language=raj, hi}}&lt;/ref&gt; Maharana Sajjan Singh, ruler of [[Udaipur]] ([[princely state]]), assigned Shyamaldas the task of compiling an authentic history of [[Mewar]].&lt;ref&gt;{{Cite book |last=Śrivastava |first=Vijai Shankar |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=nKJiBUFrmfoC&amp;pg=PA37 |title=Cultural Contours of India: Dr. Satya Prakash Felicitation Volume |date=1981 |publisher=Abhinav Publications |isbn=978-0-391-02358-1 |language=en}}&lt;/ref&gt; Titled ''Vir Vinod'' ( Hindi: Heroes' Delight ), this is the earliest known comprehensive history written in Mewar.&lt;ref&gt;{{Cite book |last=Gupta |first=R. K. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=S7dCkiyLJ6EC&amp;pg=PA247 |title=Rajasthan Through the Ages |last2=Bakshi |first2=S. R. |date=2008 |publisher=Sarup &amp; Sons |isbn=978-81-7625-841-8 |language=en}}&lt;/ref&gt; It reached the public only in 1930 as Maharana Fateh Singh ( Maharana Sajjan Singh's successor) was averse to its publication.&lt;ref&gt;{{Cite book |last=Gupta |first=R. K. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=S7dCkiyLJ6EC&amp;pg=PA255 |title=Rajasthan Through the Ages |last2=Bakshi |first2=S. R. |date=2008 |publisher=Sarup &amp; Sons |isbn=978-81-7625-841-8 |language=en}}&lt;/ref&gt;
 
[[File:Maharana Sajjan Singh of Udaipur with Sirdars, circa 1882.jpg|thumb| Maharana Sajjan Singh of Udaipur with Sirdars. Kaviraja Shyamaldas: sitting, second from the left {{circa}} 1882.]]


==Negotiator and mentor==
==Negotiator and mentor==


Shyamaldas was also a confidant of Maharana Sajjan Singh and was entrusted with the delicate negotiations which resulted in a quick end to the Bhil rebellion of 1881.<ref>Pati, Biswamoy Editor (2000) Issues in modern Indian history p88 Popular Prakashan Pvt Ltd [[Mumbai]] {{ISBN|978-81-7154-658-9}} [https://books.google.com/books?id=S2Yn4LlujqsC&pg=PA88&dq=SHYAMALDAS&lr=&as_drrb_is=q&as_minm_is=0&as_miny_is=&as_maxm_is=0&as_maxy_is=&as_brr=0&cd=4#v=onepage&q=SHYAMALDAS&f=false]</ref> Later, Shyamaldas' pupil, [[Gaurishankar Hirachand Ojha]] also became a famed historian and writer.
Shyamaldas was also a confidant of Maharana Sajjan Singh and was entrusted with the delicate negotiations which resulted in a quick end to the Bhil rebellion of 1881.&lt;ref&gt;Pati, Biswamoy Editor (2000) Issues in modern Indian history p88 Popular Prakashan Pvt Ltd [[Mumbai]] {{ISBN|978-81-7154-658-9}} [https://books.google.com/books?id=S2Yn4LlujqsC&amp;dq=SHYAMALDAS&amp;pg=PA88]&lt;/ref&gt; Later, Shyamaldas' pupil, [[Gaurishankar Hirachand Ojha]] also became a famed historian and writer.{{citation needed|date=May 2022}}


==Honors and awards==
==Honors and awards==


Shyamaldas was honored with the degree of ''Mahamahopadhayaya'' and conferred with the ''Kesar-e-Hind'' ( Lion of India) by the British Government.<ref>Cultural contours of India p37</ref>
Shyamaldas was honored with the degree of ''Mahamahopadhayaya'' and conferred with the ''Kesar-e-Hind'' ( Lion of India) by the British Government.&lt;ref&gt;Cultural contours of India p37&lt;/ref&gt;


==References==
==References==
<references/>
&lt;references/&gt;


== Further reading ==
== Further reading ==


* {{Cite book|last1=Sharma|first1=Nina|url=https://www.google.co.in/books/edition/_/1AgOswEACAAJ?hl=en|title=Becoming a Modern Historian in Princely India: An Intellectual History of Shyamal Das and His Vir Vinod|last2=Shekhar|first2=Indu|publisher=Olympia Publishers|year=2015|isbn=978-1848973213}}
* {{Cite book|last1=Sharma|first1=Nina|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1AgOswEACAAJ|title=Becoming a Modern Historian in Princely India: An Intellectual History of Shyamal Das and His Vir Vinod|last2=Shekhar|first2=Indu|publisher=Olympia Publishers|year=2015|isbn=978-1848973213}}


==External links==
==External links==
*Permalink to Vir Vinod listing in Library of Congress catalog [http://lccn.loc.gov/2007342511]
*Permalink to Vir Vinod listing in Library of Congress catalog [http://lccn.loc.gov/2007342511]
*University of Chicago Library Catalog [https://libcat.uchicago.edu/ipac20/ipac.jsp?session=1J685212838R6.15318&profile=ucpublic&uri=link=3100006~!678172~!3100001~!3100002&aspect=subtab13&menu=search&ri=1&source=~!horizon&term=%C5%9Ay%C4%81malad%C4%81sa&index=AUTHORP]
*University of Chicago Library Catalog [https://libcat.uchicago.edu/ipac20/ipac.jsp?session=1J685212838R6.15318&amp;profile=ucpublic&amp;uri=link=3100006~!678172~!3100001~!3100002&amp;aspect=subtab13&amp;menu=search&amp;ri=1&amp;source=~!horizon&amp;term=%C5%9Ay%C4%81malad%C4%81sa&amp;index=AUTHORP] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110717112247/https://libcat.uchicago.edu/ipac20/ipac.jsp?session=1J685212838R6.15318&amp;profile=ucpublic&amp;uri=link=3100006~!678172~!3100001~!3100002&amp;aspect=subtab13&amp;menu=search&amp;ri=1&amp;source=~!horizon&amp;term=%C5%9Ay%C4%81malad%C4%81sa&amp;index=AUTHORP |date=17 July 2011 }}
*''Mewar ke gaurav-Kaviraj Shyamaldas'' in Hindi [http://pratahkal.wordpress.com/2009/07/15/मेवाड़-के-गौरव-234/ मेवाड़ के गौरव - कविराजा श्यामल दास]
*''Mewar ke gaurav-Kaviraj Shyamaldas'' in Hindi [http://pratahkal.wordpress.com/2009/07/15/मेवाड़-के-गौरव-234/ मेवाड़ के गौरव - कविराजा श्यामल दास]


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Shyamaldas
Kaviraja Shyamaldas portrait at Government of Rajasthan Museum, Udaipur
Born1836
Udaipur, Mewar
Died1893
OccupationHistorian, Prime Minister of Mewar
Notable work
Vir Vinod
TitleMahamahopadhyaya
Spouse(s)2
Children4
Parents
  • Kamji Dadhwadiya (father)
  • Aijan Kanwar (mother)
HonoursKesar-e-Hind (Lion of India)

Mahamahopadhayaya Kaviraja Shyamaldas Dadhivadia (1836-1893), popularly referred to as Kaviraja (Hindi: king of poets) was one of the early writers involved in documenting the history and culture of what is now Rajasthan region of India.<ref>Sharma, Dasharatha (1970) Lectures on Rajput history and culture p1 Motilal Banarsidass, Delhi</ref>

Authorship

Shyamaldas co-wrote ( with his father Kayamadana Dadhivadia ) the Dipanga Kul Prakash, an extended narrative poem on the Dodia Rajputs of Mewar.<ref>Dadhivāṛiyā, Kāyamadāna; Śyāmaladāsa; Jāvaliyā, Brajamohana; Jāvaliyā, Śarada (1995). Dīpaṅga-kula-prakāśa: Saradāragaṛha ke Ḍoḍiyoṃ kā itihāsa. Rājasthāna gaurava granthamālā (in raj and हिन्दी). Pratāpa Śodha Pratishṭhāna (1. saṃskaraṇa ed.). Udayapura: Pratāpa Śodha Pratishṭhāna, Bhūpāla Nobalsa Saṃsthāna, Udayapura.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)</ref> Maharana Sajjan Singh, ruler of Udaipur (princely state), assigned Shyamaldas the task of compiling an authentic history of Mewar.<ref>Śrivastava, Vijai Shankar (1981). Cultural Contours of India: Dr. Satya Prakash Felicitation Volume. Abhinav Publications. ISBN 978-0-391-02358-1.</ref> Titled Vir Vinod ( Hindi: Heroes' Delight ), this is the earliest known comprehensive history written in Mewar.<ref>Gupta, R. K.; Bakshi, S. R. (2008). Rajasthan Through the Ages. Sarup & Sons. ISBN 978-81-7625-841-8.</ref> It reached the public only in 1930 as Maharana Fateh Singh ( Maharana Sajjan Singh's successor) was averse to its publication.<ref>Gupta, R. K.; Bakshi, S. R. (2008). Rajasthan Through the Ages. Sarup & Sons. ISBN 978-81-7625-841-8.</ref>

Maharana Sajjan Singh of Udaipur with Sirdars. Kaviraja Shyamaldas: sitting, second from the left c. 1882.

Negotiator and mentor

Shyamaldas was also a confidant of Maharana Sajjan Singh and was entrusted with the delicate negotiations which resulted in a quick end to the Bhil rebellion of 1881.<ref>Pati, Biswamoy Editor (2000) Issues in modern Indian history p88 Popular Prakashan Pvt Ltd Mumbai ISBN 978-81-7154-658-9 [1]</ref> Later, Shyamaldas' pupil, Gaurishankar Hirachand Ojha also became a famed historian and writer.[citation needed]

Honors and awards

Shyamaldas was honored with the degree of Mahamahopadhayaya and conferred with the Kesar-e-Hind ( Lion of India) by the British Government.<ref>Cultural contours of India p37</ref>

References

<references/>

Further reading

External links