The Cambridge History of India, Vol. III: Turks and Afghans v3.c29.s2.102

v3.c29.s2.102

The Rāthors are widely spread. We have followed one tribe of them into Okhamandal, where they are known as Vādhel, 'the slayers.' The origin of a family which ruled the small principality of Baglāna, or Bāglān, a country now represented by the Bāglān and Kalvān *tālukas*, north of the Sātmāla hills, is more obscure. They, like the Rāthors of Mārwār, claimed kinship with the Gaharwārs of Kanauj, but did not trace their descent to Siāhjī. They were perhaps descended from the earlier Rāthors of Mārwār and merely imitated Siāhjī in claiming descent from the Gaharwārs. Their chief used the honorific title of Baharjī and possessed seven fortresses, two of which, Mulher and Sālher, were noted for their strength. They seem to have been tributary to the princes of Deogīr, and they assisted Karandeva, the last Raja of Gujarāt, when he fled, after the conquest of his country, to the Deccan. When the kingdom of the Yādavas was annexed by the king of Delhi the allegiance of Baharjī was transferred to the conqueror, but the country became independent after the revolt of the Deccan and the establishment of the Bahmanī dynasty. Later it became tributary to the Sultans of Gujarāt, and was invaded and laid waste by Ahmad Shāh Bahmanī I in 1429. It remained tributary to Gujarāt, but enjoyed virtual independence until that kingdom was conquered by Akbar in 1573. He failed to conquer Baglāna, and was obliged to acquiesce in a treaty with Pratāp Shāh, the reigning prince, in 1599.