Churaman

<p>Churaman (died 20 September 1721) was a <a href="/facts/Jats/3xJtJaRr">Jat</a> <a href="/facts/Tribal_chief/Rn1j2ubG">chieftain</a> from <a href="/facts/Sinsini/0ASm8ecJ">Sinsini, Rajasthan</a>, who rose to prominence as a leader of the <a href="/facts/Jats/3xJtJaRr">Jat</a> community following the death of his brother <a href="/facts/Rajaram_of_Sinsini/XEro4lgu">Raja Ram</a>. He established the Jat state centered at <a href="/facts/Bharatpur_State/Fzfb3VVd">Bharatpur</a>, during the decline of the <a href="/facts/Mughal_Empire/yRg2kAy5">Mughal Empire</a>. Initially a highwayman, Churaman organized plundering expeditions and built a fortified base at <a href="/facts/Bharatpur%2c_Rajasthan/k4LsIWEs">Bharatpur</a>. After supporting <a href="/facts/Bahadur_Shah_I/XEdGryqy">Bahadur Shah I</a> in the Mughal succession war against <a href="/facts/Muhammad_Azam_Shah/RukzSkQr">Muhammad Azam Shah</a> in 1707, he was appointed a <a href="/facts/Mansabdar/oolj0mmM">mansabdar</a> and later served as the <a href="/facts/Faujdar/NIqDUDqR">faujdar</a> of <a href="/facts/Mathura/ShS7I2c5">Mathura</a>, overseeing the imperial highway from <a href="/facts/Delhi/Xa6CKgnf">Delhi</a> to <a href="/facts/Agra/4BJxz5eG">Agra</a>. His strategic alliances, including with the <a href="/facts/Sayyid_brothers/uSe9bDtB">Sayyid brothers</a>, and opportunistic betrayals during Mughal conflicts strengthened Jat power. Churaman died in 1721 after consuming poison during a family dispute, leaving his nephew <a href="/facts/Badan_Singh/Fpdsy6mK">Badan Singh</a> to succeed him as formal founder of the <a href="/facts/Bharatpur_State/Fzfb3VVd">Bharatpur State</a>.
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