Whenever Mewar, Maharana Pratap, and Haldighati struggle are
discussed, Bhamashah who did economical arrangement for Maharana Pratap is
always talked about. It is widely believed and oft written that Bhamashah
donated his entire wealth to Maharana Pratap during his struggle days against
Akbar. Bhamashah is proved to be the greatest munificent of all time who
donated everything for national interest. Those who accept this half-truth and
write about it vividly don’t know that they are doing a great injustice to
Bhamashah also whose contribution, Loyalty, duty to nation were immense. Because
of that, today, we perceive Bhamashah as a merchant having fat belly and who donated
everything that he earned in whole life miserly.
The historians believe that Bhamashah’s donation to Maharana
Pratap was not actually donation while It was Maharana's own state fund which
was earlier given to Bhamashah for taking care of. By giving it at the time of
crisis, he only accomplished his duty.. If we believe historians, it is very
much proved that Bhamashah was not a merchant but he would look after state’s
finance and treasury system. Moreover, he was also a warrior himself who had
led the soldiers during Malwa's battle and acquired huge wealth which he gave
to Maharana. Some historians have written that that Bhamashah also had given a
lot of wealth to Maharana Pratap what he got at Malwa's battle. Unfortunately,
some historians made warrior Bhamashah merchant Bhamashah.
Famous historian Gorishankar Ojha considers 'Bhamashah’s donation
to Maharana Pratap story factitious. According to Ojha, that was Mewar's royal
family’s wealth which was accumulated by Maharana Kumbha and Rana Sanga and
others in centuries. They kept and buried it in mountain areas so that money
could be saved from invaders.Being the chief treasurer Bhamashsh was the only
person who knew all these information in detail. He would keep this information in his account
sheet.
Historian Dr.
Gopinath Sharma writes in his book "History of Rajasthan", his
minister Bhamashah dedicated all his money to Ranapratap for Possible
subsistence of 25,000 soldiers for next 12 years. For this, Bhamashah is called Mewar's
savior and munificent. It is true that Bhamashah’s ancestors and he himself had been
working for Mewar for so many years, but to accept it that Bhamashah had helped
Maharana by giving him his own wealth is not true. Bhamashsh would keep state's
treasure and it was custom to keep it safe during battle time.
" Tezsingh Tarun in his book "Rajasthan ke
soorma" writes "Bhamashah went to Rampura near Malwa border and
Tarachand had
also reached till then. In the year 1578 AD, both brothers amassed the Mewar's
Scattered military power and attacked Akbar's province Malwa. This wealth
supported Maharana Pratap a lot and he again prepared for struggle against
Mughals. This is the wealth that made Bhamasha to Bhamashah and given a new
name Bhamashah(An individual who helps in trouble).This name gave birth to too
many stories.
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