Pindari’s ,who were glorified in a recent film were initially tribals who use to stay in groups and there life line was looting .Pindaris were from Mongols who came along with Zenjez khan and settled became dacoits in northern India for living. They also started culture of contract loot in India ,where they looted people on someone else’s instruction and paid for this act.
When Raja Maan singh was the ruler of Marwar some of his courtiers tried to revolt against him ,he somehow came to know that a revolt can happen against him and the leader of the people who are unhappy with him is his prime minister .So he settled the grievances with Jagirdars and Ministers .
After about an year or so Raja Maan Singh called the leader of the pindaris and made a treaty, where he awarded him one lakh gold coins and told the pindaris to kidnap his prime minister .when the prime minister got kidnapped Raja Maan Singh invited all the courtiers who conspired against him under the leadership of his prime minister, they were eighty in number and ordered to close the gates of Mehrangarh fort .Than Raja Maan Singh brutally made all those eighty ministers along with the prime minister killed so that such out rising never happen.
In 19th century the britishers started rising in India when Delhi was under Bhadurshah zafar,the last mughal ruler, they also took help from Pindaris very often and paid them for there services. It became a regular association between britishers and Pindaris . In due course of time britishers formed a riaasat and placed the pindaries there and that riaasat was named Tauk. The pindari ruler of tauk was given title of “TAUK NAWAB.
