Hill Rajas
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The Hill Rajas were a group of local Hindu chieftains in the Shivalik hills region who frequently allied with the Mughal Empire in conflicts against Guru Gobind Singh and the Sikhs in the late 17th and early 18th centuries.
Statements (35)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hindu chieftains
ⓘ
group of local rulers ⓘ |
| activeInCentury |
17th century
ⓘ
18th century ⓘ |
| activePeriod |
early 18th century
ⓘ
late 17th century ⓘ |
| alliedWith |
Aurangzeb’s Mughal administration
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mughal Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictedWith |
Guru Gobind Singh
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Khalsa NERFINISHED ⓘ Sikhs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictNature | interplay of religious and political rivalry ⓘ |
| countryDuringPeriod | Mughal Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnoCulturalContext | Pahari hill polities ⓘ |
| geographicalProximity | near Anandpur Sahib region ⓘ |
| geopoliticalRole | buffer between plains of Punjab and higher Himalayas ⓘ |
| governed | small hill principalities ⓘ |
| governedRegion | Shivalik hill states NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalReputation | opponents of Guru Gobind Singh in Sikh tradition ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Himalayan foothills NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryRole | provided troops to Mughal forces ⓘ |
| opposedReligiousGroup | Sikh community ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
conflicts against Guru Gobind Singh
ⓘ
conflicts against the Sikhs ⓘ |
| partOfHistoricalContext |
Mughal–Sikh conflicts
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
rise of the Khalsa under Guru Gobind Singh ⓘ |
| politicalMotivation |
preservation of local autonomy
ⓘ
resistance to Sikh military and religious expansion ⓘ |
| politicalStatus | semi-autonomous chiefs under Mughal suzerainty ⓘ |
| region | Shivalik Hills NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relationshipWithMughals | vassals and allies of the Mughal Empire GENERATED ⓘ |
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| timeOfConflicts |
early 18th century
ⓘ
late 17th century ⓘ |
| typeOfAuthority | hereditary chieftainship ⓘ |
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