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Historical & Archaeological Glory of Sehore
Sehore stands in the
foothills of Vindhyachal Range in the middle of Malwa region. Sehore
has a long and glorious past.Shaiva , Shakta, Jain, Vaishnav, Budhists
and Nath priests made Sehore a significant seat of their deep
meditation. Sehore was a part of Bhopal estate. After formation of
Madhya Pradesh, the state capital Bhopal was a part of the Sehore
district. It was bifurcated in 1972 and a new district Bhopal was
formed.
Ancient lores indicate
that Maharshi Patanjali, the illustrious founder of Yoga sect also
spent some time here in prayers & worship . Folklore also indicate to
the visits of Lord Rama, Laxman nad Sita to its different places.
Sehore has so many temples, Mathas, Shrines, Mosques, Churches of
great historical and religious antiquity. In that sense, Sehore boasts
of its glorious tradition of communal harmony and homogeneous culture.
"Sidhhapur" is the old
name of Sehore. According to a rock- edict found from the river
Seevan, it got its name from "Sidrapur". According to an old
document Sehore has got its name from the Anglo- Indian perversion of "Sher"
or Lion as pronounced by the Britishers, since lion or "Shers" were in
the great numbers in the nearby jungles.
Sehore has been an
integral part of Awanti. Later on it was under the tutelage of Magadh
dynasty, Chandragupta Ist, Harshavardhan, Ashoka the great, Raja Bhoj,
Peshwa chiefs, Rani Kamlawati and the Nawabs of Bhopal dynasty. Sehore
remained the headquarters of the political agent and resident of the
British.
Rivers big and small
abound the landscape of Sehore. Narmada, Parwati, Dudhi, Newaj,
Kolar, Papnas, Kulans, Seewan, Lotia, and other rivers tell the
sad tale of their lost splendour in the form of scattered idols. Idols
of Lord Vishnu, Ganesha, Shiva, Parvati, Nandi, Garuda, Lord
Mahavira,Gautam Buddha, Apsaras and fairies have been found in
different forms and postures.
Sehore played a crucial
role in the freedom movement of India (1857 movement). "Nishan-e-
Mahaviri and Nishan -e- Mohammadi" remained furling in the place of
Union Jack. That short phase of independence from the British
clutches ended, when Sir Hurose and Robert Hamilton crushed the uprising
by putting 354 patriots to the gallows and gunning down 149 sepoys.
Nawabs of Bhopal remained always loyal to the British. That caused
heavily to to the efforts of the patriots in order to flush out the
British from Sehore.
On 15 thAugust
1947 India got its independence . But estate of Bhopal did not merge
with the India state till 1949 and even that after a fierce struggle.
Sehore has got the honour of its achievement in the field of
academics and literature. Lanciet Likinson, the political agent got
established the first English translation of " Abhignan Shakuntalam "
in 1835- 40.
The high school of sehore
founded in 1835 by political agent Likinson, has to its credit student
like Mr. Hidayaullah (Former chief justice, supreme court & vice
president of India) Mr. Banchu [Ex chief justice ] Mirza Faim Begh
[chief engineer]. |
