Question

Explain the following statement with its reason.

Bakhar is an important type of historical documents.

Answer 1

1. Bakhar wrote in mediaeval times. It contains eulogies of the heroes as well as stories of historic events, battles, and the lives of great men.
2. The various types of bakhars include dynastic histories, biographies of kings, histories of a sect, descriptions of events, autobiographies regarding grievances, and accounts of state administration by a king, all based on mythology.
3. For e.g., Sabhasad Bakhar is about the rule of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, whereas Bhausahebanchi Bakhar and Panipatachi Bakhar describe the Battle of Panipat. Holkaranchi Kaiphiyat is about the Holkars and their contributions to the Maratha rule. Thus, we gain information about rulers and their reigns from ‘Bakhar’. Therefore, it is an important type of historical document.