BATTLE HONOURS
BATTLE HONOURS FOR 1st UMED INFANTRY FLAG
| 1. | BURHANPUR 1624 | (Against Prince Khurram) |
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| 2. | KALINJAR 1631 | (Against Khan Jehand Lodhi – “Pira”) |
| 3. | CHANDA 1635 | (Against Jhujhar Singh Bundhela) |
| 4. | BADAKSHAN 1646 | (Campaign under Prince Aurangzeb) |
| 5. | BALKH 1646 | (Campaign and Governorship of Rao Madho Singh) |
| 6. | KANDHAR 1649 | (Campaign under Prince Aurangzeb) |
| 7. | DHARMAT 1658 | (Against the Prince Aurangzeb and Murad Baksh) |
| 8. | KHAJUHA 1659 | (Against Prince Shah Shuja) |
| 9. | HYDERABAD 1670 | (Against Md. Ibrahim Sheikh Minhas of Adil Shahi Kingdom) |
| 10. | JINJI AND RAIGARH 1696 | (Against Marathas) |
| 11. | GOLKUNDA AND ADONI 1696 | (Against Marathas under Zulfiqar Khan) |
| 12. | JAJAV 1708 | (Against Prince Shah Alam) |
| 13. | RATANPURA (PANDHER) 1720 | (Against Chin Qilich Khan Nizam-ul-Mulk) |
| 14. | RAMPURA 1750 | (Against Mewar) |
| 15. | BHATWARA 1761 | (Against Jaipur) |
| 16. | PINDARI WARS 1817-1818 | |
| 17. | JAMMU AND KASHMIR 1948-1949 |
DESCRIPTION OF THE ARMOURIAL BEARINGS OF THE HOUSE OF KOTAH
ARMS
Gules, Garuda or vested of the man, plumed vert, holding a mace of the second in dexter, a conch in the sinister hand.
CREST
A demi-God issuant of flames, holding a conch in lower dexter, a disc.
SUPPORTERS
Dragons.
MOTTO
"Agni Rapi Tejaswi" – in Sanskrit, meaning Brighter than Fire.
The Arms are taken from the State Flag. The crest, a demi-God issuing from flame and holding a conch, *a discuss*, a mace *and a lotus* alludes to the origin of the Family which traces it’s descent to chahuman, the progenitor of the famous Chauhan Race, one of the four great families of the Agnikula or Fire-Race.
The Armourial Bearings were devised by the British in 1877.
"Shankh", "Chakra", "Gada" and "Padma" in Hindi.
Ref. Lok Sabha File SN 89 72/N p. 73 on main file.
"Princely Armour" by Robert Taylor, National Archives of India.
A note on the Kesaria Dhwaj (Saffron Flag) of Kotah
The Kesaria Dhwaj, or the saffron coloured flag, was presented to Rao Rattan of Bundi by Emperor Jehangir around 1624 A.D. . in recognition of his meritorious services as the Governor of Burhanpur in putting down the revolt of Prince Khurram (later Shah Jehan).Rao Rattan was a grandee of the Imperial Court and enjoyed the confidence and favour of Jehangir. When Kotah was given as an independent grant to Rao Rattan’s second son, the able Prince Madho Singh, who thereafter became the first ruler of kotah and came to be known as Rao Madho Singh.
When Prince Khurram ascended the Mughal throne, thereafter known as Emperor Shah Jehan, he ratified the grant of Kotah in 1631 A.D. Both Bundi and Kotah had similar saffron coloured flags. In 1713 A.D. there was a fratricidal struggle between Bundi and Kotah and Maharao Bhim Singh I of Kotah raided Bundi and carried back to Kotah items of historical importance and treasure which included the Kesaria Dhwaj presented by Jehangir. In 1719 A.D. Maharao Bhim Singh took DeekshaDeeksha at Jatipura from Acharya Gopinathji and became a prime devotee of Lord Shri Krishna and follower of the Ballabh Kul Sampradaya . Since that time, the Garuda emblem has been emblazoned on the Kesaria Dhwaj and thereafter every State Flag has this distinctive emblem. The Garuda is the king of all Birds, the Great Eagle and is the Vahan of Lord Vishnu.
Since textiles do not last long and tend to age and dis-integrate when exposed to sun and weather, the original Kesaria Dhwaj got destroyed. But till 1948, the Kesaria Dhwaj was used by the State at all functions and ceremonials. It flies from the residence of the Maharao and from the Garh, was used on royal cars motor-boats and aeroplanes and was used by the State Forces and the Police.
Some salient features of KOTAH STATE and KOTAH CITY
| 1. | Kotah City | – Established in 1264 A.D. by Prince Jait Singh of Bundi. |
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| 2. | Kotah State | – Founded in 1624 A.D. by grant Emperor Jehangir later ratified in 1631 A.D. by Emperor Shah Jehan. |
| 3. | Ruling Family | – Hada Chauhan |
| 4. | Full Title | – H.H. Maharajadhiraj Mahimahendra Maharao Raja |
| 5. | Gun Salute | – 17 |
| 6. | Area of State | – 5725 sq.miles |
| 7. | State Revenue in 1948 | – approx Rs. 1.25 crores. |
| 8. | Pop. Of State in 1948 | – approx 10 lakhs. |
| 9. | Important Towns | – Kotah – pop. 60,000 in 1948. |
| – Baran – pop. 40,000 in 1948. | ||
| 10. | Principal Rivers | – Chambal, Parbati, Kali Sindh. |