MahaRana Bappa Rawal

The Desert was churning and from there came Bloodthirsty warlike barbarians, who were with a new zeal for their unusual  Jealous God, this idea of a god who seeks slaves, who don't question wasn't very new.  But this was the latest version of it and was very effective. It had defeated the two superpowers of the ancient world Rome who ruled over Greeks, Egyptians, and Syrians in the west, and  Persian who ruled over Mesopotamians, Turks, and even some parts of India. they spread with great speed conquering one city after another and pillaging them to ruins. This all was done in the Frist hundred years of its inception.

After the Heroic fight of the Indians from the hills of the frontier of India In present-day Afghanistan, what was the only few serious resistance the scourge faced in its victory march. 

Now the roads to India were wide open But there stood an old kingdom of Sindh. The year was 711 CE When Qasim attacked Sindh, There Armies of Sindh had fought alongside Persian Armies at Nahawand, was it revenge or the prophecy of winning over India and destroying its old religion and culture, called as Gazwa-e-Hind. 

This encounter of these Desert thugs was brutal, they killed not just the warriors, but anyone who have a different god than their's, noncombatants and warriors alike, destroyed temples and desecrated gods of Sindhis, they took Sindhi women and children as sex slaves, even the daughters of the king were not spared. This kind of warfare was a shock to Indians, The Indians had strict rules of engagement in wars, it was unhonorable to kill an unarmed or the one who had surrendered even in war, This kind of brutal total war nor a religion was unknown to the people of India. In which the only rule in war was there was no rule. 

In the meanwhile when the Persians were falling, here in India Ruled a King called Nagaditya, from the Guhila lineage of Kanaksen, The Bhills, a tribe who were his subject rose in rebellion against him, they wanted to end the Guhila clan and take over the kingdom. The Noble Rajputs and the Brave Bhills meet at a place called Idar, in total ignorance of a larger threat which was at that time knocking the frontiers of India far in the west.  The Rajputs fought to their last men and perished in that battle, the Guhila clan was on the verge of extinction. The Bhill army now attacked the fort, so there should be no heir to the throne, when they forced open the gates the few Rajput soldiers defending the gates were soon cut down, behind them was an old Bhill warrior who guarded the narrow pathway, he had long served the Rajputs, the Bhill rebel leader asked him to move aside, but refused and warned the Rebel horde that, I am a royal guard, and beware, until I stand here, none of you shall pass. He fought hard for his honor, loyalty, and king, this gave enough time for a trusted brahmin lady who served the Royal clan ran away with the  Guhila child, when she found its safe she raised him as a  brahmin child along the section of some loyal Bhills. The child grew as a cowherd in disguise, but his martial skills, his organizational skills, leadership, fearlessness, won him the hearts and respect of the Bhills and other folks, as per legends he met a Sage Harit Rishi, The sage agreed to initiate him into a Shivite order and to grant him immortality and supernatural powers, when he reached the initiation site, he saw the sage ascending to the sky, The sage spit at him and asked him to receive the spit in his mouth in order to be immortal, the Guhila child hesitated in disgust, because of which the sage's spit fell on his foot, therefore he could only gain immunity from weapons instead of immortality, Soon he was noticed by his maternal uncle who was a ruler himself, with his support and pedigree, The Guhila child turned into a young and talented military commander, now was the time for him to avenge his father so he attacked the Bhills of Idar and won over them and established the Kingdom of Mewar. And his name was Bappa Rawal, who then after winning many military victories was known as Maharana Bappa Rawal. Bappa soon turned into a living military legend and his glory and tales were known by all Indian kings, this was when the Sindh fell and unimaginable atrocities were carried out on them, The Desert warriors then attacked independent rullers like Chawad, Maurya, kalach and many more one after the other Indian king was falling, and his country devasted, his people raped, murdered and pillaged.  Mohamad bin Qasim was just 18 years old, but a brilliant commander with the zeal of the jealous god, he was terrifying his enemies and reporting his conquest over the worst of all infidel, the idol worshipers to his uncle Hijaj bin Yusuf in Kufa, he wrote to all Indian Kings to surrender and pay taxes, one of this letter had been dispatched to Bappa. One of the powerful empire The Rashtrakutas had gone into an alliance with Qasim, against their imidate enemy Pratiharas of Gujrat totally ignorant about the aim of this new friend and their atrocities, as the act of these desert dwellers, was not just unbelievable but totally unimaginable for Indian kings as well as the information was flow was slow in those time.

In the meanwhile one of the Sindhi prince and son of the great king Dahir Sen from the linage of the Pushkarna Brahman Dynasty, with hope in his eyes, crossed the hottest desert in the world to meet Bappa, Bappa gave him an audience as soon as possible. 

The prince narrated to the young king, that how the new enemy has no sense of civility or pity or grace or respect for any law or humans, that how he hates them just cause they have a different god, and how he only gives two options, convert or die. He narrated to him that how even after a peaceful surrendered that his mother Queen Ladi, and his three sisters  Surya, Premala, and Jodha. were disrobed humiliated raped and the two younger sisters sent to their khalif as sex slaves, if this befalls on the women of the royal family I can't tell you the horrors on ordinary people. Hearing this, Bappa turned red, as a hot iron rod. he unsheathed his sword and roared in front of his court, that this is a demonic cult and we should drive them out of Indian lands, someone murmured of negotiations, Bappa Roared once again, that this is a scourge which if infest us we will turn like them, this is a civilizational threat and there can be no peace with this demons, war is the only answer a Kshatriya should give.

Bappa started preparing for war, Bappa was wise, he knew that he alone, has little chance against these demons, so he soon dispatched letters to all Indian king, painting the picture, of what we as a civilization is facing, trying his best to awaken the Indian kings, 

soon a news came that the kingdom of Gujarat is threatened by the Kalifate, the king Nagbhat-1 asked Bappa for help, he had slated a small probing force already but he didn't have numbers on his side the enemy was brutal and 10 times more numerous at least, they had defeated Sindh and Persia which was a superpower back then, Before Bappa could think, his maternal uncle the Mor of Chitor was attacked and Chitor sacked by this scourge, they had entered India proper, it wasn't  a revenge attack on Sindh or any merchant ship fiasco. This was indeed, what Bappa read right, a civilizational clash, a mandate by the desert god, to go and win over the whole world, and exterminate the infidels, this was motivated by prophetic Gazwa-E-Hind (the conquest of India). Bappa had to march to meet this enemy, he collected all his noblemen, Bhills and Rajputs. and marched to meet this demonic cult, The contingent of Sindhi soldiers joined him, eager for revenge, there was deep pain in Sindhi soldiers, their face was straight and eyes blank, tears rolling but they won't blink. the saffron flag was raised, the colors of the old and ancient noble and royal houses were raised  by all noble houses, a sea of flag was marching, They camped somewhere near Udaipur, the next morning, the army could hear the earth, these were horses, Bappa walked out of the tent gearing up, he didn't expect, Qasim's commander Amir Junaid, to attack this deep so fast, The flags had green color on it, as well as saffron. there was no crescent on it, said the Sindhi prince, Bappa saw a snake emblem on it, and he realise, he yelled, friendly forces, don't attack. 

 The Sindhi prince was puzzled, he said it may be a trick, this scum play any trick. Bappa said no it's Maharaj Lalitadityas Troops, he said make water ready they rode all they from Kashmir, the king of Kashmir, the Alexzander of India, understood what India was facing, Bappas letter was of great help.

A calvary unit of kashmir came to aid, but still Bappa was out numbered and out matched, Yet he was determined to faces this Demons and avenge his sisters of Sindh , Kabul and Zabul. He marched forward, and soon he met with a sea of warriors of the Desert cult, they were numerous, their economy was based on warbooty, once they win everything belong to them, not just your property but also your women and children, they had contempt for your culture, they looted the wealth of your gods, which you  considered scared, and desecreated your gods, broke the Idols. 

Bappas Furious ordered the lines to be formed, it was an impossible feat but every solider of Bappas army was fuming and determined, one of his older general adviced, we must wait for Pratihara king, he wisphered to Bappa, Bappa responded, I think the Pratihara might not come as they have two front, one with the this desert monsters and other with Rashtrakuta, I have written to Rashtrakutas, hope they see what I am trying to convey, and more, if  we wait the mlecha (barbarian) will also gain strength, they have sent an army against Kashmir too, we must defeat them now, to prevent the linkup, even if this is the larger body of the enemies army,  and then defeat Qasim himself. 

cornch sell were blown and the attack commenced, with Bappa Rawal hailing Eklingji, The Rajputs, The Bhills, The Sindhi, The Kashmiri all broke lose. on the other end the promise of heaven were made to the khalif soldiers, death was a dream to this Desert monsters, victory was more profitable, with zeal and passion they too fell upon. The battle was grinding, Rajputs soon understood, that how hard the Sindhis might have fought, The moster of the desert were indeed monsters when it came to fighting them, they have had not seen any major defeat, had destroyed Persia and Romans, The two great superpowers and it looked that the history will repeat, a vilaint and brave native troops will lose to this unforgiving criminals, In that moment there was a smile, on the blood drench face of Bappa, he saw the Pratihar flag in distance, soon something unimaginable happened, behind Pratihar flags were, the colors of Rasktrakuta empire and Prince Pulakeshi himself had come with Nagbhat-1, The indian Civilisation was untined, shakend by the atrocities of this Desert cult, the former enemies marched together to save Dharma, The credibility of Bappa played a role and his letter detailing the horrors of Sindh, woke this civilisation from a slumber, The Rashtrakuta calvary and war elephant slammed the demonic cult, Bappas forces meanwhile, reached the head of army, Amir Junaid and beheaded him, the chain of command crumbled. Soon the passionate, and death seeking, unstopable, armies of Khalif were struck with terror of death, they saw their commarades skulls being crushed, thrown into their ranks by elephant trunks, The great khalif Armies broke, they started to run heltee skelter, they write in the Arab annals of history that, the once great army of Arabia was hunted down, they had no place to hide, they were chased far away and hunted, there was no mercy by this infedel. First time not just the lashkar was haulted, anywhere in the world, but the defeat was total and crushing. 

After this victory Bappa said to all the indian kings, that this will not be end of it, we must now go on an offensive, and free our land from this cult. All the kings and generals agreed in unison.

another army of the khalif, was soon defeated by Emperor Lalitaditya himself, the emperor of karakota , nag kul dynasty. 

Now started the march under the leadership of  Bappa and under the Flag of Emperor Lalitaditya of kashmir, with Pratihara, Parmar, Solanki ,Maurya, Rashtrakuta, Gujjar , Jat , Bhils, Gond and numerous other clans and tribes. 

Bappa started the chase of Mohamad Qasim, Through  Saurashtra administering defeat after defeat on his foes, soon he reach the western banks of sindhu in present day balochistan, he wasn't able to capture Qasim thou, now he turned his attention in the north and attacked Gazni defeated the governor of the khalif Salim, Slaim begged for his life, which granted by Bappa as per the Dharma of Indian warriors, he then installed his nephew there, Bappa and his armies invaded various provinces of khalifa like khandar, khorasan, Turan ,Ispahan and Iran, established vassal kingdoms, helped releave the pressure of khalifa on Shahs of kabul and Zabul, He even build a city called as Rawalpindi in peresnt day Pakistan, this was the time, when the khalifa's army were knocking on the doors of France, The Indian united response didn't only defeat them but started their reconquest and succeded. 

This act stopped the desert cult for the next 400 years, nor the Khalif nor his armies tried to attack India, It was the Turks, maybe the descendants of Bappas armies and local turks, who converted to the desert ways renewed the dream of Gazwa-e-hind. This is how united India onces defeated, what was thought Impossible. 

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