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”’Birbal Negi”’ was a commander in the [[Kumaon Kingdom]].Beerbal Negi was born in Paithani village, located near Dwarahat in the Kumaon region. According to 19th-century historian Pandit Trilochan Pant, who mentioned the Paithani Negi Rajputs in his unpublished manuscript Kumaun ka Itihas, this family originally belonged to the Raghuvanshi (Kaundilya gotra) Rajput lineage that had migrated from Punjab. Pant states that these Rajputs served as officers in the cavalry units appointed in the Tarai region after the agreement between the Kumaon kingdom and the Mughal administration. A similar Kumaoni mounted contingent is also described by Abu’l-Fazl in the Ain-i-Akbari. |
”’Birbal Negi”’ was a commander in the [[Kumaon Kingdom]].Beerbal Negi was born in Paithani village, located near Dwarahat in the Kumaon region. According to 19th-century historian Pandit Trilochan Pant, who mentioned the Paithani Negi Rajputs in his unpublished manuscript Kumaun ka Itihas, this family originally belonged to the Raghuvanshi (Kaundilya gotra) Rajput lineage that had migrated from Punjab. Pant states that these Rajputs served as officers in the cavalry units appointed in the Tarai region after the agreement between the Kumaon kingdom and the Mughal administration. A similar Kumaoni mounted contingent is also described by Abu’l-Fazl in the Ain-i-Akbari. |
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During the early decades of the 18th century, the family relocated from the Tarai to villages near Dwarahat. In the historical Kumaoni text Kalyanchandrodayam, composed around 1750 CE, Beerbal Negi is described as a skilled and formidable swordsman, indicating his position among the prominent warriors of Kumaon during that period.<ref name=”birbal”>{{cite book |last1=Atkinson |first1=Edwin Thomas |title=The Himalayan Gazetteer |date=1998 |publisher=Bhavana Books & Prints |url=https://www.google.co.in/books/edition/The_Himalayan_Gazetteer/Iro5F1X3vA4C?hl=en&gbpv=1&bsq=birbal+negi+kumaon&dq=birbal+negi+kumaon&printsec=frontcover |language=en}}</ref><ref name=”commander”>{{cite book |last1=Hāṇḍā |first1=Omacanda |title=History of Uttaranchal |date=2002 |publisher=Indus Publishing |isbn=978-81-7387-134-4 |url=https://www.google.co.in/books/edition/History_of_Uttaranchal/7_Ct9gzvkDQC?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=birbal+negi+kumaon&pg=PA96&printsec=frontcover |language=en}}</ref><ref name=”kumaoni”/> Birbal Negi also fought in the [[Third Battle of Panipat]] in 1761 on the side of [[Ahmad Shah Durrani]] against [[Maratha Empire]] with his 4000 [[Kumaoni people|Kumaoni]] [[Rajput]] men.<ref name=”kumaoni”>{{cite book |last1=Oudh (India) |first1=United Provinces of Agra and |title=District Gazetteers of the United Provinces of Agra and Oudh: Naini Tal |date=1922 |publisher=Supdt., Government Press, United Provinces |url=https://www.google.co.in/books/edition/District_Gazetteers_of_the_United_Provin/ii9uAAAAMAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&bsq=birbal+negi&dq=birbal+negi&printsec=frontcover |language=en}}</ref><ref name=”4000 men”>{{cite book |last1=Vaishṇava |first1=Yamunādatta |title=Himalayan Districts of Uttar Pradesh: Land and People |date=1983 |publisher=Sri Almora Book Depot |url=https://www.google.co.in/books/edition/Himalayan_Districts_of_Uttar_Pradesh/54e1AAAAIAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&bsq=birbal+negi+kumaon&dq=birbal+negi+kumaon&printsec=frontcover |language=en}}</ref> He is known for his role in battles during that time and is remembered in the history of Kumaon. |
During the early decades of the 18th century, the family relocated from the Tarai to villages near Dwarahat. In the historical Kumaoni text Kalyanchandrodayam, composed around 1750 CE, Beerbal Negi is described as a skilled and formidable swordsman, indicating his position among the prominent warriors of Kumaon during that period. |
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<ref name=”birbal”>{{cite book |last1=Atkinson |first1=Edwin Thomas |title=The Himalayan Gazetteer |date=1998 |publisher=Bhavana Books & Prints |url=https://www.google.co.in/books/edition/The_Himalayan_Gazetteer/Iro5F1X3vA4C?hl=en&gbpv=1&bsq=birbal+negi+kumaon&dq=birbal+negi+kumaon&printsec=frontcover |language=en}}</ref><ref name=”commander”>{{cite book |last1=Hāṇḍā |first1=Omacanda |title=History of Uttaranchal |date=2002 |publisher=Indus Publishing |isbn=978-81-7387-134-4 |url=https://www.google.co.in/books/edition/History_of_Uttaranchal/7_Ct9gzvkDQC?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=birbal+negi+kumaon&pg=PA96&printsec=frontcover |language=en}}</ref><ref name=”kumaoni”/> Birbal Negi also fought in the [[Third Battle of Panipat]] in 1761 on the side of [[Ahmad Shah Durrani]] against [[Maratha Empire]] with his 4000 [[Kumaoni people|Kumaoni]] [[Rajput]] men.<ref name=”kumaoni”>{{cite book |last1=Oudh (India) |first1=United Provinces of Agra and |title=District Gazetteers of the United Provinces of Agra and Oudh: Naini Tal |date=1922 |publisher=Supdt., Government Press, United Provinces |url=https://www.google.co.in/books/edition/District_Gazetteers_of_the_United_Provin/ii9uAAAAMAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&bsq=birbal+negi&dq=birbal+negi&printsec=frontcover |language=en}}</ref><ref name=”4000 men”>{{cite book |last1=Vaishṇava |first1=Yamunādatta |title=Himalayan Districts of Uttar Pradesh: Land and People |date=1983 |publisher=Sri Almora Book Depot |url=https://www.google.co.in/books/edition/Himalayan_Districts_of_Uttar_Pradesh/54e1AAAAIAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&bsq=birbal+negi+kumaon&dq=birbal+negi+kumaon&printsec=frontcover |language=en}}</ref> He is known for his role in battles during that time and is remembered in the history of Kumaon. |
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18th-century Kumaoni commander
Birbal Negi was a commander in the Kumaon Kingdom.Beerbal Negi was born in Paithani village, located near Dwarahat in the Kumaon region. According to 19th-century historian Pandit Trilochan Pant, who mentioned the Paithani Negi Rajputs in his unpublished manuscript Kumaun ka Itihas, this family originally belonged to the Raghuvanshi (Kaundilya gotra) Rajput lineage that had migrated from Punjab. Pant states that these Rajputs served as officers in the cavalry units appointed in the Tarai region after the agreement between the Kumaon kingdom and the Mughal administration. A similar Kumaoni mounted contingent is also described by Abu’l-Fazl in the Ain-i-Akbari.
During the early decades of the 18th century, the family relocated from the Tarai to villages near Dwarahat. In the historical Kumaoni text Kalyanchandrodayam, composed around 1750 CE, Beerbal Negi is described as a skilled and formidable swordsman, indicating his position among the prominent warriors of Kumaon during that period.
कुमाऊं के 1750 ईस्वी में पंडित शिवानन्द पाण्डेय लिखित ग्रन्थ कल्याणचंद्रोदयम के 6 सर्ग के श्लोक संख्या 23
यदा वीरवल्लो विकोशात्तखड्गो वृहद्वैौरवृदेऽपतदयुद्धशौड ।
तदा साधुवादो महानाविरासी गुणस्यैव यत्पक्षपातो नृलोके ।।२३ ।।
जिस समय युद्धकला मे प्रवीण वीरवल्ल म्यान से तलवार निकाल कर विशाल अरि समूह मे झपट पडा उस समय चारो ओर से ‘वाह वाह’ की ध्वनि गूंजी। मर्त्यलोक मे केवेल गुण का ही पक्षपात होता है यह महान उपलब्धि है।[1][2][3] Birbal Negi also fought in the Third Battle of Panipat in 1761 on the side of Ahmad Shah Durrani against Maratha Empire with his 4000 Kumaoni Rajput men.[3][4] He is known for his role in battles during that time and is remembered in the history of Kumaon.
Interference with Kumaoni commanders
After the Third Battle of Panipat, the Delhi Emperor wished to meet the brave Kumaoni commanders. However, Rahmat Khan, out of jealousy, blocked the meeting. Instead, he presented gifts to Hari Ram Joshi on behalf of the Emperor and sent him back to Kumaon. Rahmat Khan falsely claimed that the Kumaoni commanders and soldiers had returned to the hills, unable to endure the heat of the plains.[5][6]
