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Jadi Rana or Jadav (Jadeja) Rana is a figure from the ''Qissa-i Sanjan'', an epic poem completed in 1599, which is an account of the flight of some of the Zoroastrians who were subject to religious persecution following the fall of the Sassanid Empire, and of their early years in India, where they found refuge. A 20th-century translation of the ''Qissa'' transliterates the name as Jádi Rana. Whether the Jadi Rana of the epic was also a historical figure has not been conclusively established. The dates of his reign - estimates which are based on the ''Qissa'' - vary between the 8th century and 10th century AD. Jadi Rana, who the ''Qissa'' simply states as having been a Hindu king in what in now the Indian state of Gujarat, is thought to have been a ruler belonging to one of the Rajput clans which ruled that region in that era. ==Jadi Rana in the ''Qissa-i Sanjan''== According to the ''Qissa'', Jadi Rana had a reputation for fairness that preceded him, which prompted some of the Zoroastrians who were fleeing religious persecution to seek asylum in his kingdom. Jadi Rana asked them to explain their religious beliefs and customs, which they did. Satisfied with their explanation, he granted their request for asylum provided they adopt the local language (Gujarati); that their women adopt local dress (the ''Sari''); and that they henceforth cease to bear arms. The refugees accepted the conditions and founded the settlement of Sanjan (''cf:'' Sanjan in Greater Khorasan). A short while later (the ''Qissa'' does not say how long), these Zoroastrians would request and receive permission from the king to establish a Fire Temple there. That fire, which would be moved to Udvada in the 18th century, is today considered to be the most important of its kind on the Indian subcontinent. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Jadi Rana」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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