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Nag Dynesty settings in Jharkhand (India)
The creation of Nag dynasty among the Munda and tribes is seen by some as the acculturation process, while others consider the spatial expansion of the OraonNaga and Chero Kingdom who were once the rulers of the central part of India.The article presents a new look about the problem and also investigates the creation of Nag dynasty on the basis of ethno-history of the people.
Interest in the study of state formation among tribal communities in India recently aroused by two thought provoking articles.In articles, S. C has sinned (1961) discussed the formation State and mobilization status among central Indian tribes with reference to the district and other Manbhum Bhumij KSSingh (1971) traced the history of state formation of Chero and Munda tribes. state formation among the tribes and Bhumij Chero was seen as the internal development, while that of the world for a secondary process.Here it should be noted All these tribes have common ethnic affinity and resolve farmers.
It is essential to know, in the install, about what we mean by State and non-state tribal concept of state society.The two elements (a) authority or decision-making or holding capacity of government and (b) territory or subjects. In all tribal societies, a state of order exists and is also said to government, but not the State. The state arises when the authority or power is derived from the source unique and demanding obedience from the people. It is in this sense that Lucy Mair (1962:138) proposed the notion of state in these words: "It's the kind of government we call the status of a single supreme authority is recognized and regulated public affairs are, decision and obedience demanded by persons acting on behalf of this "territory as an element of State, later adding the idea that its viability as a source of power was felt by the government. Territory, along with people is the jurisdiction of the activities of almost all organized tribal communities, but despite this, it is assumed that lack the state.The organization Parh of Munda and Oraon tribes is a type administrative system derives its power and authority rom customs or customary laws rather than the head chief.Te and other members of the Parh are the law-making and implementation authority. But some are unfavorable conditions in the traditional administrative system for the development of state and oppose the view that the "Raj came Chotanagpur Munda culture matrix "However, the organization Parh primary form you state that we refer to day.
Anthropologist and others (Blandi, 1970; 154) have distinguished two categories of State on the basis of their origin, primary and secondary or derivative of the state. The first is formed by internal development or regional without the stimulus of other pre-existing condition, results of a second "response" imposed by the presence of a neighboring state, a power center that eventually adjust the balance established over a wide area (ibid. 154). On this basis, the state between the tribes and Bhumij Chero is also secondary process, the traditional structure stratified socio-economic pattern in the dominant Hindu society through internal and external factors before the onset of royalty between them. Development of the State through the internal process is only possible through the rationalization of the socio-economic structure so as a leader or a group emerges as a dominant ruling concentration all layers of government in the hand as the decision-making or the formation of body.The of State, calling for a powerful group to rule over them and secondly, by the successful outcome of the ambition of a section of the tribe.
The circumstances favorable for State's pre-state society, Southall (Ibid, 155) in one of his studies in Africa that "one of the groups now have an effective political organization large scale, which has at its disposal the means to politically control a large area, and finally imposing its supremacy in the micro-companies with which it has relation.One contains groups of charismatic leaders, who become the head of the companies requested by neighbors or the "manners", which states that organize internal power by subordinating it.The setting up a structure of domination is possible on a case by the ability to govern a large political space and the second by leader.At quality of this stage is an embryonic state in being. "The head of the organization Parh, in this sense, they lacked the quality of the dominant direction or charismatic, and political space. However, the acculturation of the elite who preferred voluntary change in the traditional system of administration that facilitated the formation of the state.
The four preconditions mentioned KSSingh (1971:171-173) for the formation of the state between tribal communities India, they are all child processes except "sedentary farming communities and organized tribal village." The world are still considered to have become farming communities, that is secondary process of contact forces back in the cradle of culture and Sryan Brahmanic influence. " Some of the experts however, are of the view that the tribes of the group speaks Austric who once occupied the fertile Indo-Gangetic normal, which is already out of semi nomadic life-sedantary before contact with the invasion of Aryans.This view is well supported by archaeological findings which include rice and cotton to India and Indians the weather was favorable for cultivation in the valleys of the Indus, Ganges and Central India. In those days too, different economic levels was hunting, gathering and agriculture. Now it is accepted as evidence in modern times is also justified, that in ancient times as well (Bridget and Raymond, 1968:320) different social and economic levels coexisted, often very close to each other and communities with different living standards for cooperative long existed all are near, and have in fact financially dependent on each other (Idib, 254). It is therefore wrong to assume that the economy was transformed tribal hunting, gathering to agriculture through the process established Aryan or Brahmanical influence.The continuous.But change was however, "settled agriculture and organized communities tribal village "calls for the establishment of the State in the existing state primary when that is, Brahman stratified for socio-economic and Chero adopted.The Bhumij return of any exceptions, centralized power arose only when the area and people were politically controlled by the central government.
The following aspect interesting research in the subject under study, which is naga? Is race or ethnic group or people simply denotes worship Nag Nag snakes or clans? The answer these quarries can not be easily given.Today, we have ethnic groups who identify themselves as Nagas in the north-eastern India.Once kingdom established in this part of the country. Which possess racially Monol and records do not always mention their penetration in Western river.The Brahmaputra Nagas tribe as the ruling group had no influence to other parts of India, but the thrust of the Mongoloid tribes to the present state of Bengal and Orissa is accepted.
In ancient times, it is said, people distinguished and given names on the basis of ecological systems that occupied region, the can often belonged to the deity or totem worshiped (Chaudhury ,127-128). An identity that was uniform and in the course of time, often supplemented by other name.This has compounded the problem of the identity of the ancient people to associate any company today so-called ethnic group is not beyond doubt and has led to a conclusion acceptable with the exception of a few.
Today we have people with clan Nag Nag also charged serpent.All worshipers that is, these people are in parts of central India to Chotanagpur Vindhyan plateau. Moreover, there are tribal groups Nag with nomenclature or its equivalent as Chero, Nagesia, etc Nagbansi also have the same territory where worshippers.Nag serpants clans and people who claim descent cobra snake found.This region are assumed to be the seat of ancient Naga race, which were also spread over the entire Indo-Gangetic Plains and the Aryans could not subject, but could only marked as snake or sarpa with the best intentions only know them.They supremacy over others enjoy the gallantry and administration, or cult whose totem name was later incorporated into the myth, the legend and the name of the lineage (Karve, 1905:323). The Nags is said to have been associated with nearly every major civilization Mesapotamia, Rome, Greece and Egypt (Tavalkar, 1979). DD Kosambi (1965:86) points out that Naga was a generic name for the tribe forest food gathering and are a very respectable people.He states (ibid. 93), apparently Naga became a generic term Aboriginal the forest, not necessarily connected or interrelated.who had a cobra (Nag) totem or worship the cobra as many native Indians (not just Aboriginal) particular do.The still "Naga" were in the jungle near the time of the Kuru land was colonized by Aryans.Food meeting was much easier in the forests of the Ganges in the open basin, semi-desert or feet or punjab.The dense forest made it impossible to conquer the Nag or otherwise reduce the tribes as slaves, as been possible with Dasa and Audra west.Naga line was friendly and in a special relationship with the Kurus, but not Pandavas.The term "Naga" no was in vogue in the Vedic era of ethnic group (ibid., 120), here indicated the blood Aboriginal or Aboriginal cult.And at least in the case, neighbors Kolians Sakya Buddha to which he belonged (ibid. 109) were among the aborigines often with the generic label "Naga." So the term "Naga" for all intents and purposes, it denotes the tribal and totemic tribal groups.
'Pundra' or 'Pundarika' is another term that is well associated with the name of ethnic group or area of your room and is relevant to this enquiry.Ramchandra Jain writes (1964:120-121) on the area housing people.He that these states Andhra, Pundra, Sabra, covered the Deccan peninsula.Robert Mutiba safer (1954:21) says it was a Pundra mundico (Austric speaking) Mahabharat Dandakarneya Territory.The falls into this region from where the king Janamejaya 3 (the last king of the race Pandavas) wanted complete annihilation Nagas.And according to the story told by the king of Nagbansi Chotanagpur, Nag Pundarika fled to Kashi to stop the killing; terms Pundra, Pundarika, Naga or Nag which shows that Aboriginal group.Pundarika same or clan is also said to stand for an area of the plateau Chotanagpur is now part of Jharkhand and Bengal.Thus, Pundarika Nag's father Rai Fanimukut ie, the first king of Nagbansi Chotanagpur was not the only personal name that denotes whether a group of Aboriginal territoty.To address or refer to a person by name the village or clan he or she belongs, remains the practice of Chotanagpur tribes.
Sarpa or Nag is the term variable that between all scholars are agree.It states (Mazumdar, 1951, 156) that "the proto Austri Australoids were spread over most of India.In Indus and Ganges valleys, when the Aryans were known temperature were known as Nishada.Furlong (1958; 280_states theAryans races.It found the area held by the faithful called Naga Nishida and everywhere met Kolari and Dravidian is based on the wide distribution you Austric speaking people in India in ancient times, that Irawati Karve (1965:323) asks, "we have no evidence connecting the current tribal Nagas with Mundari speaking? In this regard, citing Harivamsa Purana, where the mention of a tribe of warriors called Kola-Sarpa degreded are states found.She that "Naga and Sarpa are interchangeable terms.The Kola word is even now being applied to the Kola-Munda tribe.So Sarpa of Harivamsa appears to be identical to the Naga Munda Pali tradition and it seems very likely that Nagas were a Mundari speaking people. "
Nagesia or Nagbasia of Madhya Pradesh, according to Russell and Hiralal (1965, 255) claim be descendants of the Nagbansi of Chotanagpur, which are supposed to branch Munda and Hindu neighbors use their name for the Mundas.Nagbasia is supposed to mean the original inhabitants (Basia) in Chotanagpur (NAG). Traditionally, the world is called as "disum Naguri" (country of the Nag), all these phrases and terms directly or indirectly indicate people who speak Austric or aboriginal groups belonging to them.
At this point of view that the creation of Nag dynasty is considered clear dynasty afresh.It Nag developed a rudimentary form of the state through the interaction of both primary and secondary processes of elements formation.The state primary fitness was there in the array of world culture as noted otherwise, the training course the state would have been "conquest theory" different.The classical peaceful penetration and dispensed with as a necessary condition for the emergence of the state between the world because they are not supported either by history or ethro-history of the people.
Many generations after the first king Nagbansi, ethno-history of the world says Medni Dalpat Rai Rai and chief Palamau were known equal to them.It is said that many chief also visited Nagpur Chero ie, the region of Munda and cooperated in many fields in war and peace in one sense or not other.But Perhaps some Chero head was crowned as Maharaja in the dynasty never Nagbansi or expand beyond its administrative jurisdiction over the region Palamau Munda, Oraon.
"It would be absurd to argue," wrote IM Lewis (1976:351) "that for some curious law of opposites, the states are invariably founded by leaders non-state.But the knowledge that this can and does happen helps to correct the light of developments in crude oil due to the states, not states are structurally polar opposites which are necessarily separated by a long chain of intermediate stages. "The formation of the state among the world also have this view.
The monarchy between the world and other neighboring ethnic groups, such as Cher and Bhumij, developed after the fall of the Gupta empire and almost contemporaneous with each other.Under this situation no influence in the organization pragmatic implementation of the neighboring Mundas Chero and tribes.On Bhumij On the other hand, a kind of elite, due to an ongoing internal process change and acculturetive forces, has evolved into the current socio-political structure were likely to deviate from the traditional system and were willing to establish socio-political relations with other power centers.It Chotanagpur should be noted that when the population of the world increased considerably, which in a number sectionaised groups within the respective leader.And as it has, before the religious leaders (Pahan) was subordinate to the secular leader (Munda), similarly, the Manki (leader multi-section) was always attended by Pahan you whose position was liquidated later that the time totally.By Madra Manki Munda (adoptive father of the first king Nagbansi) position secular leader was at the height of the socio-political Munda structure.It is in this context that the dynasty was placed down.The Nagbansi Details of how Dynasty Nag, with the adoption of the monarchy Mankiship change was in the system of socio-political world must be understood in the following story fabricated by the Brahmins interested.
The myth most often said about the man Nagbansi falling demand, based on the "annals of the family dynasty prepared by the Brahmins.Dalton Nagbansi (1872: 165-166) tells this story in these words: To prevent death or Janmejaya Raja's hand, Nag Pundarika took the form of Brahman and went to the house of a Brahmin of Benares. He married his only child there Parbati.Unfortunately However, the Naga could not get rid of your fork tongue.Consequently to hide his identity, always I dream of returning to his odd Mrs. wife.But like others of his class, he soon discovered the secret of her husband and became eager to have an away explanation.To attention, proposed to be taken together on a pilgrimage to Puri Mrs. accepted gladly.They made his way back through to reach the hill Jharkhand.On of Sitiamba near Ranchi, the woman was seized with severe pain birth.And children according to custom secret desire served for years as a husband or wife or wife must be fulfilled answered.The husband asked her husband secret.The explanation was forced to reveal what but warned it would take to reveal the secret separation.After he Naga king was dressed, which took its original form, ie, plunged into the pool and disappeared.the woman giving birth to a child, also died.
At this time, a Brahmin Sakaldwipi appeared on the scene of the celebration of an idol which had a picture of the Sun.He quenched his thirst at the pool, and when about to continue on the road, found he could not lift the idol that had here to be transported without difficulty.And while reflecting on this, his eyes fell in the lying position, sheltered and protected by a hood was great snake.This Pundarika in adequately protecting their child.Addressing the Brahman told his own story fortold and the child would become be the idol of the Purohit and protect deity.This happned in the year 104
The other side of the story is not at all known others from the tribes of the area.It is said that a Brahmin Sakaldwipi with his young daughter came home asking Madra Munda, the Manki after Brahman region.Experience Manki asked to provide him with jobs and told shelter.He Manki can teach children.Seeing the lamentable condition of the Brahman, the allowed Manki remain in the village and the children were sent to learn to read and write him.Though this part of the story has no sequence Pundarika history and his son, but history Brahman and said after the birth of the child by the pool has a clear link with it.In Munda version of history, there is no mention of the Pundarika and his wife travel to Kashi conducting back.Here Puri and simply said some tribal women found the child on the edge of a cobra was also pond.They with its extension of the hood near the child (the body's movement may have attracted child'd venomous snake that was about to strike him, and thus spread by the Bell) View women, disappeared.They charges brought the child home from the Manki there was also a new born children were taken son.Both Madra Munda together.The son was named Mukut Rai and foster child Mukut Rai.Later Fani, when they reached the age, was selected to Mankiship the basis of their personal qualities.
As for the rest of the two stories take effect must be considered on the basis of the following points:
Pilgrimage route
Before Christan era had centres.The Hindu pilgrimage sacred few prominent centers were Puskar, Kashi, Gaya, Kedar-Badri and pilgrims take place Puri.The mainly through their journey and river valleys routes.The trade and the entire range including Kaimur Vindhyan plateau Chotanagpur then covered with penetration forest.Aryan incidence was low in this region and no center secred had developed, on the other hand there was a trade route (Bhardwaj, 1973:29). No mention in history as to what route Pundarika Nag and his wife had taken on his trip to Puri.But is stated that the return journey was through the Jharkhand is plateau.The Chotanagpur Brahman also followed the same path on his way to Puri Gaya.In Munda version of history, we Brahman alongwith his daughter came to the village begging.Duringpre-Christian era, as stated, Brahman were looking for virgin areas for the condescension of the heads and media were outside Hinduism, especially among the settled farmers not Hindus.Since there was no route through Jharkhand, the journey made by the Brahman and Pundarika doudted Nag is as told in the first version of authenticity is something story.But in the second version of the story.
Who was Parbati?
No one can deny the fact that Parvati was the daughter of a Braman either Kashi or wandering Brahman.It is told by the Mundas Parbati who grew up in the environment of the town between worlds and it was not a pilgrimage journey.She was with his father in the town of Madra Munda and she knew the customs Mundas rituals.It and that is why when she was suffering labor pains, sued her husband to escape the secret of his identity to help birth.For easily believed by the tribes when there is no easy delivery. (Besides the participation of evil spirits) something bad is supposed to be with the girl or her husband or Purtí public.Dhanur Singh in his book published (1978:5) in Ho mentioned in detail the obstacle of birth easily and tells her that when there remedies.He easy to difficult labor, she was asked about his previous intimacy etc.Similarly, husband and family members are also asked reveal the secret that may be causing barriers birth.Parbati easy to believe in this practice, which is why when she was suffering from pain during childbirth, he asked her husband to reveal the secret of his forked tongue (forked tongue is nowhere referred to in Munda version of history or the curiosity of Parbati). It was not possible so she knows this belief system and follow it, if it had not been raised among the tribal communities.And doubts that this custom at that time was widely also.It in India among other communities are told, as Parbati grew among the common people, who developed intimacy with a child of Munda, and the result was the birth Fani Mukut Rai.Parbati or died at the time of delivery or committed suicide, as told in the annals or abandoned the baby and therefore not tracng puestion of the child's paternity arose.The Brahman, and the woman who found the child had seen the snake with its length of about ASN child hood to see any human being there.
Nag was Pundarika?
As mentioned in previous pages "Pundarika and Naga" denotes the people one and the same as that identified Austric or groups with native speakers belonging to them and as such is not Nag Pundarika the annals of the dynasty personal name.The Nagbansi mentioned Pundarika Nag (the snake) could assume human form, but as the 'churail "(spirit of women died in childbirth) can not change your back heel forward I could not change the forked tongue. " Nag was well Pundarika being.Snake either a symbol or spirit, not a snake or human or other animal, besides being learnscriptures human can not or magic.If Pundarika Nag was a human being can not have abnormal tongue of the snake as otherwise how could he learn the scriptures of kashi Brahman.For forked tongue is a obdtcle phusical in speaking.Most probably was a bilingual Pundarika Nag has been given by tongue.It detacted fork that bilingualism Parbati of Pundarika Nag.
Therefore, it is a fact that Nag Pundarika was the name of an Aboriginal community.Both stories indicate that Fani Mukut Rai was a child born Brahman mother.It a tribe is noted that Madra Munda ie Manki and their bloodlines were proseletised and Hinduism as the neighboring tribes Bhumij Chero and adopted names Hindi and personal qualifications.
About Nag dynasty, says Fani Mukut Rai had only one child by the name of Sitia, whose name is not on line of Nagbansi kings.Sitia had eight children all moved to different directions.One of them came to Panch Pargana area with a large number of world and settled there and some even moved further.One your child settled in Khunti and some went to Jashpur in Madhya Pradesh.After Fani Mukut Rai, register, Mukut Rai Madra Munda son, became like royalty king.And was founded with the crowning of Fani Mukut Rai, whose paternity is derived from the charge is, Nag, the whole line of the kings were recorded as Nagbansi or Nag.But lineage is clear that not a single person belonging to the descendants of Rai Mukut ranked Fani thown.
The transition royalty are mankiship not induce a corresponding change in the traditional administrative system.The king remained an ordinary person with no special power and change in privilege.A administrative system has been introduced much later when Nagbansi tributary of Raja Raja was Mughals.The, as stated by the Mundas, asked the leaders and requested consultation Partha their assistance in this hour of trouble.Prior to his aid with Chanda subscription is annual and occasional gifts which continued until the British came.During the subscription Brithsh rule was made permanent and become rent, but before this case to obtain by force the people subscription King was released of captives by the Mongols, who adopted the administrative system.He created messages for ministers, military personnel and brought fans and followers, all outside that land granted jagir. They strengthened the hands of Maharaja in administration.He was much difficulty in controlling the territory in which tribes had individual ownership and exclusive rights collectively.The traditional indigenous land by force was taken out by these people who also helped in the dissemination of Indian culture in the region through the establishment of sacred centers.It was a haven for trade and other professional communities broke in the region and they were all interested in the land of tribals.The income and the ground system of the British government proved a blessing that most confermativo the position of the Maharaja and the land-holding and moneylenders.So Jagirdars economically REDUS tribes were slaves to the condition that negatively affected system.The social and political formation of the state thus became the founder complete the Nag dynasty, for many generations, had down.But delegate this power and position was a sign of the decadence of royalty.
With the cange of the situation, the tribes also changed assimlation course.They aversion cultural and acculturation and withdrew themselves from identification with the Nagbansis in the same way as they did many times last days.They in the mean time, produced a corresponding change in the political system and the organization weer reorginised.In Parh different positions created with the name similar to court.But Maharaja, however, the orginisation Parh remains a confederal body, have worked in the traditional Nagbansis pattern.The who separate themselves from the mainstream of the tribes, assimilated the Hindu fold and were given Kshatriya status. (Note that the Munda tribe as a whole were recognized and confirmed in 1978 the convention of all Mahasabha India as a Kshatriya Kshatriya) No inferaction between the two groups except during fairs and festivals organized by the Nagbansis in which the tribe would participate s spectator.Thus simple, at last, when the call Nagbansi were imposed as a master of the earth and the ruler of the masses through the power of police and the British government hire, as noted above, the state was formed in true sense of belonging to the group indicates.They dynesty elite, the descendants of the descendants Madra Munda manki.The Fani past Mukut Rai called the founder of dynesty Nagbansi, so you never crowned as kings and christening of the line of kings as Nagbansis is therefore wrong.
About the Author
I am a tribal myself and by training a anthropologist, I have a long years of association and experience of working among communities of various tribes and caste of India.I have a deep interest in the study of traditional cultures, and problems of the weaker section of the societies.I have contributed a number of articles on the subjects and have published few books.I have been associated with the anthropological survey of India,and University Grant Commission in service life.