16 ғасырдағы Малва әкімі Силаді Томар

Rajput chief

Raja Shiladitya Tomar, also called Silhadi Tomar (died 1532), was a chieftain of northeast Malwa in the early decades of 16th century Indian. He become vassal of Sanga of Mewar and remain as an ally and Sanga helped him and Medini Rai in various battles and in conquering Malwa from Sultans. He joined the Rajput Confederacy with garrison of 30,000 Rajputs at the Battle of Khanwa which was fought for supremacy of Northern India between Rajputs and Mughals.

Silhadi was a Tomar Rajput chieftain. His association with the Gahlots and Sisodias (a branch of Gahlots) is probably a result of his marriage into the Sisodia ruling family of Mewar. However, he most probably belonged to the Tomar clan, and came from the Tonwarghar tract located to the north of Gwalior. Silhadi has also been described as a Purbiya Rajput, but the term "Purbiya" here is not a clan name. He commanded a mercenary force of Rajputs from the eastern region (Purab), which included Awadh, Bihar and the area around Varanasi. These soldiers were called Purbiya (eastern), and therefore, Silhadi was described as a Purbiya too.

Along with his relative Medini Rai, Silhadi rose to position of power in the service of Sultan Mahmood Khilji II (ruled 1510 1531) of the Malwa Sultanate. Medini Rai and Silhadi were de facto rulers of the northeastern Malwa region during Mahmood’s reign. Bhilsa, Chanderi and Raisen were their strongholds. At one time they had become so powerful that they seemed to start open rebellion. But in any ways they became semi independent regions. Both Silhadi and Rai assisted by Rana Sanga of Mewar managed to conquer most of the Malwa. Chanderi was capital of Medini rai's kingdom Malwa now, under lordship of Sanga. While Silhadi established himself as lord of Sarangpur and Raisen region as a vassal ruler of Rana Sanga. He remained a decisive factor in the politics of north and central India during his life and was responsible for sinking the fortunes of many kings by his sudden defections. He joined the Mughals with a garrison of 30,000 Rajputs. After betraying Rana Sanga, Silhadi converted to Islam and was given the name "Silah al din". According to some historians this betrayal never happened and was a later concoction. R. C Majumadar mentions, "Silhadi continued to help mewar loyally long after the battle and was one of the trustiest officers of Sanga's Son and successor RatanSimha, story of treachery of Silhadi was a much later invention". Dirk H. A. Kolff mentions that Silhadi, who was kept under surveillance in camp of Bahadur Shah of Gujarat opted to convert to Islam as a radical solution during siege of Raisen fort by the Gujarati Army.