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Devayat Bodar (c. 900 AD - 1025 AD) was an Ahir chieftain of Gujarat.[1] He was an important figure known for his bravery, sacrifice and love for land, with whose help Ra' Navghan, Chudasama ruler (son of Ra' Dias) got the throne of Sorath (currently nearby area of Vansthali-Junagadh) back from Patan ruler Durlabhraj Solanki and Later became king of Saurashtra region.[2]
Devayat Bodar who was loyal to the Ra' kings brought Navghan as his own child. The Solanki king sent his army to find the Kunwar, intending to kill the only son of Ra' Diyas and end his dynasty.[3] The sipahis searched and reached Devayat's village Alidar-bolidar. Where the couple saved Ra' Navaghan by sacrificing their own son Vasana (Uga).[4]
Early life
[edit]Devayat Bodar was born in Alidar-Bodidar village of Gujarat.[5] He had a daughter named Jahal and a son named Uga (Vahan) from his wife Sonal (The Literary name is Saidhi Bai).[5][6]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ Burgess, James (1971). Report on the Antiquities of Kâṭhiâwâḍ and Kachh, Being the Result of the Second Season's Operations of the Archaeological Survey of Western India, 1874-75. Indological Book House.
- ↑ Dobariya, Jaydip (2025). The Immolation. pp. 33, 34 etc.
While walking away from Junagadh, Bhimji bhai hands over Ra' Navaghan to Ahir Dewayat Bodar.
- ↑ Mehta, Manu Nandshankar (1985). The Hind Rajasthan, Or, The Annals of the Native States of India. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. p. 531.
- ↑ "Ra' na rakhopa". exoticindiaart.com. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
- 1 2 Desai, Shambhuprasad Harprasad (1972). Junagadh and Girnar. Sorath Research Society.
- ↑ Gujarat State Gazetteers: Panchmahals. Directorate of Government Print., Stationery and Publications, Gujarat State. 1985. pp. 125, 126.