According to the Indian Puranic tradition, the Ror are a people from the solar race of the Ikshvaku Kul.
Sri Rama of Ayodhya had a descendant called Devaneek in the eighth generation after him and this Devaneek had three sons according to the Puranas.
The three sons of Devaneek were called Ahinag (Aneeh), Roop and Rudra/Rooroo/Ruru.
Ruru is remembered by all Rors as their eponymous ancestor and the lineage from there on is well-preserved by their bards right up to King Dadror.
The Rors ruled from Rori and was built by Dhaj, Ror Kumar, a Ror Kshatriya, in the 5th century BCE 450 BC–489 AD.
Now Rohri is a town of Sukkur District, Sindh, Pakistan.
At time of Mahabharata, Rohri was known as Roruka capital in Sauvira Kingdom.
Puranas provide a genealogical list from Kusha to Brihadbala, who was killed by Abhimanyu in the Mahabharata war (3138 BCE).
82. Kusha
83. Atithi
84. Nishadha
85. Nala (who went to tirunallar to get rid of his dwarfness)
86. Nabhas
87. Pundarika
88. Kshemadhanvan
89. Devanika
90. Ahinagu
91. Roop
92. Rudra/Rooroo/Ruru
93. Paripatra
94. Dala (or Balasthala)
95. Chhal (or Anal)
96. Ukya
97. Vajranabha
98. Khagan (or Shankhanaad)
99. Vighruti (or Vyushitashva)
100. Vishvasaha-2
101. Hiranyanabha (He was student of Sage Jaimini, Yagnyavalkya has accepted him as his teacher)
102. Pushya
103. Dhruvasandhi
104. Sudarshana-2
105. Agnivatna-2
106. Shighra
107. Maru-2
108. Prasushruta
109. Susandhi (or Sugandhi)
110. Amarshana and Sahasvanta, the sons of Susandhi
111. Mahasvan
112. Vishwasahav
113. Prasenjit-1
114. Takshaka
115. Brihadbala (at Mahabharata time, Abhimanyu killed Brihadbala at age 125 years in Mahabharata War).
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Roruka was founded and established for the first time by King Ruruk/ Ruruka, who was the fifth Ikshvaku dynasty ruler in the lineage after Raja Harishchandra of Kashi. An idea about the age of the city can be had by exploring the time line of the Ikshvaku dynasty. King Ruruk happened 29 generations before Sri Ram and should be dated to around 2500 BC using the most conservative estimates. If we believe the traditional Puranic time-line for the Indian Civilization, King Ruruk may have lived around 5500 BC.Thus, it can be seen that Roruka in the historical Sindhu-Sauvira area is quite an ancient seat of civilization dating back to the third millennium BC certainly.
The Treta Yuga Kings:
1) Vishwagashva
2) Ardra
3) Yuvanashva (Contemporary to Chandravanshi King Kanyakbuja who was the founder of Kannauj)
4) Sravasta (Contemporary to Chandravanshi King Kusha)
5) Vrihadashva
6) Kuvalayashva
7) Haryashva(Contemporary to Chandravanshi King Kushanabha)
8) Nikumbha (Contemporary to Chandravanshi King Gaadhi)
9) Sanhatashva (Contemporary to Chandravanshi King Vishvaratha who was popularly known as the Great Vishwamitra)
10) Krisashva
11) Prasenajit
12) Yuvanashva
13) Mandhatri (Contemporary to Chandravanshi King Kartavirya Arjuna, Sage Parashurama, and Ravana)
14) Purukutsa became the king of Ayodhya and married with Narmada after Mandhata's death and Muchukunda went to Swargaloka or Indraloka to fight against the asuras in Deva-Asura War. (Contemporary to Chandravanshi Kings Surasena , the son of Kartavirya Arjuna who was the founder of Surasena Kingdom on the banks of Yamuna and Gandhara who was the founder of Gandhara Kingdom).
15) Trayadasu
16) Sambruhuta
17) Anaranya (Contemporary to Chandravanshi King Shibi who offered his own flesh for a pigeon)
18) Prishadashva (Contemporary to Chandravanshi Kings, Madra and Kekaya Who were the founders of Madra Kingdom and Kekaya Kingdom)
19) Haryashva
20) Sumanas
21) Thridhanwan
22) Trayarunya
23) Trishanku
24) Harischandra
25) Rohitashva
26) Haritashva
27) Chunchu
28) Vijaya = Ramayana was written by Sage Valmiki during the reign of this King.
--> 29) Ruruka
30) Vrika
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75) Vishvasaha-2
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Shortly after the reign of Rudrayan, in the times of his son Shikhandi, Roruka got wiped out in a major sand storm. This event is recorded in both Buddhist (Bhallatiya Jataka) and Jain (Story of Udayan and the town of Vitabhaya) annals. It was then that the legendary Dhaj, Ror Kumar built Rori Shankar (the current Rohri and Sukkur) in the year 450 BC.
The ancient city of Rori was also a major pilgrimage center where famous personalities like “Sant” Bhrithari, elder brother of the great King Vikramaditya, came to pay their respects to Shankar Bhagwan. After the Arab conquest of Sind, the invaders pulled down the ancient temple of Shiva but Rori still remains very important as a religious destination for the Sindhis.
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Death of Rai Diyach / Dhaj, Ror Kumar:
Beejal a herdsman once heard a beautiful and fascinating musical sound when he approached near he found that the musical sound was occurring from a dead animal's juice-less dry intestine hanging around on a plant in the Jungle. Beejal took it over and made a Bansiri (a type of musical instrument). A Raja of another area publicly announced that one who fetches neck of 'RAI DIYACH' before him, he will award his throne to that person. Many people came but didn't satisfied the Raja, on hearing this Beejal came to this Raja and spoke that he will fetch the neck of Rai Diyach, then Beejal came and sat outside the palace of Rai Diyach and he continuously performed musical sound of his Bansiri which he had made from the dry intestine of animal. Raja Rai Diach was invoked by that fascinating sound of Beejal's Bansiri, he ordered courtier to bring that singer to his palace and called for Beejal to play the Bansiri. Beejal played Bansiri and Rai diyach was much delighted with Bansiri sound played by Beejal; so he inquired Beejal What did he want, Gold, Money, job and what ever he wanted; Beejal replied and insisted on one thing 'the royal neck of Rai Diyach'. Hence Rai Diyach furnished his neck to Beejal, who cut down Rai Diyach neck. Beejal brought Rai Diyach neck to the Raja who had ordered him, on seeing Beejal from far-ff Raja ordered Beejal to halt at that point and not to come near because Beejal had slaughtered the neck of benevolent and bighearted Rai Diyach.
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Following the foundation of Rori Shankar is Rohri and Sukkur in Pakistan by Dhaj, Ror Kumar, and 41 kings followed him one after the other until Dadror. Dadror was last king. Listing them starting from 450 BC until 489 AD, the dynasty proceeded as follows:
Dhaj, Ror Kumar
Kunak
Rurak
Harak
Devanik
Ahinak
Paripat
Bal Shah
Vijay Bhan
Khangar
Brihadrath
Har Ansh
Brihad-datt
Ishman
Sridhar
Mohri
Prasann Ket
Amirvan
Mahasen
Brihad-dhaul
Harikeert
Som
Mitravan
Pushyapata
Sudaav
Bideerakh
Nahakman
Mangalmitra
Surat
Pushkar Ket
Antar Ket
Sutjaya
Brihad-dhwaj
Bahuk
Kampjayi
Kagnish
Kapish
Sumantra
Ling-laav
Manasjit
Sunder Ket
Dadror
The bards report that Dadror was poisoned by his head priest, (Dewaji), in 620 AD and he was followed by five Brahmin kings before the capture of Rori or Al Ror by the Arabs. On the other hand, written records like the Chachnama report that the Brahmin usurper was Chach and not Dewaji
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Raja Ror I
(Raja Ror 1) was one of the younger sons of Raja Khangar, the 10th king of the Ror Dynasty of Sindh.
He built a fort for himself in Kagarol, Agra district of present-day Uttar Pradesh in India.
His father being a contemporary of Ashoka, Ror I lived in the second half of the third century BC.
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Kagarol is a village in the Agra district of Uttar Pradesh state in India. It is situated at a distance of about 25 kilometers to the south-west of Agra city.
This village finds mention in some of the earliest Archaeological Survey of India reports compiled by Alexander Cunningham and his assistants, J D Beglar and A.C.L. Carlleyle. Out of this team, Carlleyle was the one who did most of the field work on this site.
History
Quoting from page 211 of the Archaeological Survey of India report for the year 1871-72,
The fort under this place was actually founded by a "Raja Ror", who is said to have been the son of "Khangar". There is a tradition preserved in the neighborhood about a "white crow" or kag, in consequence of the appearance of which as an omen of augury Raja Ror built a fort here.
This fort was thus named Kaga Ror by Raja Ror to commemorate the sighting of the white crow or kag in Hindi. The "r" later got corrupted to "l" and the present name Kagarol came into being.
There is historical monument named "Barahkhamba" near the village. It is said that this monument was built by Mughal emperors.
Currently, Ror descendants are living in Haryana in Kurukshetra, Karnal and Kaithal District.
Historical relics
The image of a Ror warrior was found at the site of Kaga Ror or Kagarol by Carlleyle, who goes on to say in his report that:
The features of the face are fine and manly, of the handsomest Hindu type. The warrior has his right knee raised; on his right arm he presents a shield in defense and in the left hand he brandishes a straight sword of huge dimensions over his head. In a belt round his waist he wears a dagger with a cross-shaped hilt at his left side. The hair of the head is full but drawn back in straight lines on the head.
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