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The oral history .

The oral history preserved in the traditional folktales and folklores of this tribe affirm the kingdom of Meena (Mindesh) with its capital at Amber.”Meena history spread over eleventh (11th) and twelfth (12th) century AD.^[1]

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Oral History- tells the heroic tales of violent clashes between Meena and Rajput chiefs are centered around Dhundhar- the ancient kingdom of the Meenas. The name Dhundhar is derived from a celebrated sacrificial mount on the western frontiers near Jobner.^[2]

At the beginning of the eleventh century, the Kachchhwahs (turtles) from Narwar snatched the territory from the Meenas (fish) of the Matsya region and established the mighty Kachhwaha kingdom of Amber.

The meena's will never give up that’s why RAJPUT and British attack them while they are weaponless

MATSYA to MEENA

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MATSYA or MEENA was the name of a KSHATRIYA TRIBE

The Rig Veda mentions Pure Kshatriya tribes of ancient India which includes Bhāratas, Meenas, etc.

• MATSYA-The Matsya King virata is Dravidian ?

• MANU-The father of the future generations of men. THE MANU

• MEENA-King VIRĀTA of Matsya kingdom

End of legendary Meena's King

The Meena King (Raja Ralun Singh) also known as Alan Singh Chanda of Khogong. Kind-heartedly adopted a stranded Rajput mother and her child who sought refuge in his realm. Later, the Meena king sent the child, Dhola Rae, to Delhi to represent the Meena kingdom.

The Rajput, in gratitude for these favours, returned with Rajput conspirers and massacred the weaponless Meenas on Diwali while performing rituals i.e. Pitra Trapan, it is customary in the Meenas to be weaponless at the time of PitraTrapan.

[Tod.II.281] and thus conquered Khogong. This act of Kachwaha Rajputs was termed as most coward and shameful in history.^[3][4]

ANCIENT INDUS VALLEY & MATSYA

The find from this site belong to the mature Harappan phase as well as later-era PGW phase (Vedic period). The Painted Grey Ware culture (PGW) probably corresponds to the middle and late Vedic period, i.e., the Kuru-Panchala kingdom, the first large state in South Asia after the decline of the Indus Valley Civilization (IVC). Painted Grey Ware culture (PGW) chiefdoms in the region were succeeded by Northern Black Polished Ware (NBPW).

From c. 700-500 BCE, associated with the rise of the great mahajanapada states (mahajanapada states Kuru, Panchala, Matsya, Surasena and Vatsa)^[5]

Sign of matsya in indus valley civilization

Indus Fish symbol and Vishnu Another interesting coincidence is ‘Vishnu Sahasra nama ‘ describes Vishnu as a Fish –‘Rohithaya’ (name 364). More over Lord Vishnu’s first incarnation was a Fish ( Matsya Avatar) and many Indus scholars agree that the Indus fish symbol denotes god. Fish is drawn on many seals and objects in the Indus valley. This animals are worshipped by the Hindus for thousands of years.

Seal from indus valley , we can saw the FISH sign in many seals and it may refers to an ancient kingdom (matsya kingdom)^[6]

Seal from indus valley , we can saw the FISH sign in many seals and it may refers to an ancient kingdom (matsya kingdom)

“The meena's are possibly of inner Asiatic origin, and tradition suggests that they migrated to India in the 7th century . According to evidences and scholars, Meena tribe is one of the oldest tribal community,residing since 30,000 years. Around 7000 BCE, the first known Neolithic settlements appeared on the subcontinent in Mehrgarh.These gradually developed into the Indus Valley Civilisation, the first urban culture in South Asia .

In the Vedic period, around the 5th century BCE, the chiefdoms of the Ganges Plain and the north-western regions had consolidated into 16 major oligarchies and monarchies that were known as the mahajanapadas, in which Matsya janpad of Meena tribe established their kingdom in Rajasthan.

Meengarh(Meena kingdom) was situated somewhere on the bank of river Indus. Here, there were some 152 states of Meenas^[7][8][9]. This is contemporary to the period of Indus Valley Civilization (2600 to 1800 bc). The Jaga-ke-pothi mentions that from these 152 states, originated 152 original gotras of Meenas.Matsya Kingdom(proper) & Kalibangan in Rajasthan was a major provincial capital of the Indus Valley Civilization.^[10]

References

1. ↑ Misra, Pramod; Kapoor, A. K. (2002-03). "Ecology, Economy and Culture : An anthropological profile of the Meena, a Scheduled Tribe of Rajasthan". Social Change. 32 (1–2): 1–26. doi:10.1177/004908570203200201. ISSN 0049-0857. Check date values in: |date= (help)
2. ↑ Neetu, Singh (2016). "An Anthropological Study of Meena Tribe of Rajasthan". shodhganga.
3. ↑ tod (1829). Annals and antiquities of Rajast'han, or the central and western Rajpoot states of India. London : Smith, Elder and Co.
4. ↑ Tod, James, 1782-1835. ((1994 printing)). Annals and antiquities of Rajasthan or the Central and Western Rajput States of India. Motilal Banarsidass. ISBN 81-208-0398-1. OCLC 34871411. Check date values in: |date= (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
5. ↑ Bhan, Suraj (2006-12-01). "North Indian Protohistory and Vedic Aryans". Ancient Asia. 1: 173. doi:10.5334/aa.06115. ISSN 2042-5937.
6. ↑ Karmarkar, A. P. (1943). "THE FISH IN INDIAN FOLKLORE AND THE AGE OF THE ATHARVAVEDA". Annals of the Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute. 24 (3/4): 191–206. ISSN 0378-1143.
7. ↑ daymihoule.myddns.me http://daymihoule.myddns.me/707.html. Retrieved 2020-09-05. Missing or empty |title= (help)
8. ↑ "Linguistic Survey Of India". lsi.gov.in. Retrieved 2020-09-05.
9. ↑ "CENSUS OF INDIA 1961" (PDF). PART VI-. VILLAGE SURVEY MONOGRAPHS. line feed character in |journal= at position 10 (help)
10. ↑ "INDUS VALLEY CIVILIZATION Related Articles". www.amazines.com. Retrieved 2020-09-05.

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