At a glance
- New names after Alauddin's conquest: Siwana became Khairabad (1308) · Jalore became Jalalabad (1311).
- The traitor at Jalore: Bika, a Dahiya Rajput, led the Khalji army in by an unguarded way.
- Kamaluddin Gurg: put in charge of Siwana in 1308, and the general who took Jalore in 1311.
Facts
| Father | Samantsimh |
|---|---|
| Reign | 1305–1311 (RBSE book); from about 1292 in Wikipedia's account, at first jointly with his father |
| Seat | Jalore fort on Sonagiri (Suvarnagiri) hill |
| Son | Viramdev |
| Book on him | Kanhadade Prabandh by Padmanabh |
The Jalore line
- Kirtipal, son of Alhan of Nadol, founded the Jalore line in 1181. From the hill Sonagiri his line is called Songara.
- Succession: Kirtipal · his son Samarsimh · his son Udaysimh · Udaysimh's son Chachigdev · his son Samantsimh · his son Kanhaddev.
Conflict with Alauddin Khalji
- Passage to Gujarat: according to the Kanhadade Prabandh, Kanhaddev refused to let Alauddin's army pass through his land to Gujarat.
- 1305: Ain-ul-Mulk Multani persuaded Kanhaddev to go to Delhi; he left the court offended and returned to fight.
- Nainsi's version of the cause: Viramdev refused to marry the Sultan's daughter Firoza.
- Siwana, 1308 (about 1310 in the RBSE book's chapter on forts): Alauddin took Siwana fort, the outpost of Jalore; its defender Sitaldev (Sataldev) was killed.
- Jalore, 1311: the Khalji army besieged Jalore and got in through treachery. Kanhaddev died fighting; his son Viramdev, crowned for the last stand, died soon after, and the women performed jauhar.
Siwana is in the then Barmer district, now Balotra; its fort is on the forts page.
Remember: often mixed up
- Sitaldev (Sataldev) · Kanhaddevthe defender of Siwana (1308) · the king of Jalore (1311).
- Kanhaddev · HammirJalore 1311, a line from Nadol · Ranthambore 1301, a line from Prithviraj III's son Govindraj.
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