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Junagad Ahinalvaad Patan’s
Pathane Prabhu - Pathare Prabhu
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| Balaram Krishnanath Dhurandhar
made a great & detailed research in the history of Pathare Prabhus and
published an article in Prabhu Masik (first newspaper of the Pathare Prabhus) in
1909-10. |
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| The article in short reads as
follows: |
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| Even though people say that we have come
from Mungi Paithan, our Mungi Paithan not being on the banks of the Godavari
but being near Junagadh in Kathevaad has a greater probability. Later our
people spread to Somnath Patan and its neighbouring areas. |
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| In the year 1024
A.D. when Mohammad of Gazni attacked and destroyed the Somnath Temple in
Prabhaas Patan, Solanki Ahinalvaad's Raja Bimba came with his army to protect the
Temple. He lost the battle and fled to the capital of Ahinalvaad Patan. Our
people followed him. Bimba raja ruled Patan till 1027 A.D. In 1297 A.D. when
Allahuddin Khilji took control of the kingdom of Ahinalvaad Patan, the Prabhus
there fled to South and took refugee in the Southern kingdom of Ramdevrao Yadav
in Devgiri (Daulatabad). They joined his army. Later under the leadership of
Allahuddin Khilji, Mohammad Tughlak attacked Devgiri. In the battle that
followed Raja Ramdevrao and many Patane Prabhu Sardars were killed. |
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| Ramdevrao had three
sons; Keshavraj, Bimbadev & Pratapshah. Bimbadev moved towards Konkan in the
North, defeated and killed Naroji Shirpe and took over his kingdom at Kelve
Mahim and Vasai. He then attacked and took over Thane where Yeshwantrao ruled.
further he
divided his entire kingdom into twelve parts and appointed Suryavanshi
Prabhu Sardars who had accompanied him to rule over those provinces. In this way
up to
1332, Patan’s Prabhus alias Patane Prabhus alias
Pathare Prabhus lived a luxurious life at Kelve Mahim. |
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| A notice given by
Nawab Chaand Khan of Daman in the Arabic script implies that when Bimbadev heard
about his father Ramdevrao’s defeat by Allahuddin Khilji, he along with his
Rajguru Purshottam Kawle, eleven noble men and his army fled via the sea
route. He reached Bombay by conquering Parner, Barapaardi, Sanjaan, Daman, Bordi
etc. The commander-in-chief of Bimbadev’s army was Gangadharpant Nayak, who
was a Patane Prabhu Sardar. The reference of Bimbadev ruling Kelve Mahim &
Vasai can be found out in the notice inscribed on a copper plate (Taamrapat)
given by Mohammad Dalil to the Patane Prabhus, which has been endorsed by Shrimat
Shankaracharya as stated in his consent letter. |
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| History gives reference of four famous
historical figures named “Bimba” |
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`Bimba’, who was the king of Ahinalvaad. |
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`Bhola Bhimdev’. |
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`Son of the King Ramdevrao Yadav of
Devgiri (Daulatabad). |
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Bimbadev of Konkan |
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| The third Bimbadev (i.e. the son
of King Ramdevrao Yadav) in the above list, ought to be our king Bimbadev according to the
above-mentioned Taamrapat given in 1455. |
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| To find out where did Pathare
Prabhu come from? Or whom do Pathare Prabhu resemble? One can
co-relate the
Gujarati words in our Parbhi language. There is also
a similarity between the
traditions
of the two communities. |
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Courtesy: Pathare Prabhuncha Itihaas (Pratap M. B. Velkar) |
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Translators : Mr. Tejas P. Rane & Mr. Amit P. Kotharé |
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