Sengar Explained

Sengar are a clan of Rajputs in India.^[1]

History

The central Indian state Madhya Pradesh was the location of battles and lesser-known rule of the Sengar Rajputs. In the eleventh century CE, they migrated from Jalaun to the fertile area of Rewa district known as Mauganj. They constructed garhis (forts) in Mauganj, Nai Garhi, Mangawan, and Bichhrata that was historically known as 'Mau Raj'. This kingdom battled and survived the invasion of the Kalachuris until the Baghelas arrived in the region in the fourteenth century and defeated and crushed the Sengars while taking Sengar women and children as slaves. They destroyed the fort in Mau and forced them to disperse. The region was named Baghelkhand and Rewa became the capital of Baghelas.

Accordingly, Sengars were the descendants of the Rishi named Sringi^[2] who was the son-in-law of Gaharwar raja of Kannauj, married to his daughter Shanta.Rishi Sringi had two sons, from one son Gautam Rajputs were descended and from the other son Sengar Rajputs were descended. That's why Sengars are also called 'Brahmakshatriya'.In 15th century the Lodhis rose against Sengars and murdered the majority of the clan members in Unnao.^[3]

Notable individuals

• Kratika Sengar, television actress from Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh.^{[4] [5]}

Bibliography

• Book: Baghelkhand, Or, the Tigers' Lair: Region and Nation in Indian History . 1 . David E.U. . Baker . Reprinted . Oxford University Press . 2007 . 2007 . 9780195683219 . 68, 88, 195.

Further reading

• Book: The Cambridge Economic History of India . 2, C.1751-C.1970 . Dharma . Kumar . Meghnad . Desai . Reprinted . Cambridge University Press . 1989 . 1983 . 9780521228022 . 36–40, 56.
• Agrarian Society and the Pax Britannica in Northern India in the Early Nineteenth Century . Eric . Stokes . Modern Asian Studies . 9 . 4 . 1975 . 505–528 . Cambridge University Press . 312079 . 10.1017/s0026749x00012877. 145085255 .

Notes and References

1. Book: Stokes, Eric . The Peasant and the Raj: Studies in Agrarian Society and Peasant Rebellion in Colonial India . Eric Thomas Stokes . Cambridge University Press . 1980 . 9780521297707 . 78–81.
2. The Territorial Basis of Medieval Town and Village Settlement in Eastern Uttar Pradesh, India . Kashi N. . Singh . Annals of the Association of American Geographers . 58 . 2 . June 1968 . 203–220 . 2561611 . 10.1111/j.1467-8306.1968.tb00640.x.
3. Book: Bingley, A H . Hand book on Rajputs. New Delhi asian educational services. 2006. 121 .
4. News: Agarwal, Stuti . 31 December 2013 . Kratika Sengar to do an item number! . The Times of India . 30 September 2015.
5. Bhatia, Saloni (21 April 2015) "Kratika Sengar: I didn't step out much because I found Delhi unsafe". Times of India.