Kaviraja Muraridan

Mahamahopadhyaya Kaviraja Muraridan Ashiya (1830 — 1914) served as the Dewan (Prime Minister) of Marwar during the reign of Jaswant Singh II (1873–1895). Kaviraja is remembered as an astute politician and a farsighted administrator, who made significant contributions to the history of Marwar. He was a Tazimi sardar (noble) and a renowned scholar, known for his prominent works including Yaśavaṃta-Yaśo-Bhūṣaṇa and Tawarikh Marwar. Kaviraja Muraridan was born in 1830 into the prominent family of Ashiya Charanas of Bhandiyawas. His father, Kaviraja Bharatdan, and grandfather ,Kaviraja Bankidas, were renowned scholars-historians and administrators of the kingdom of Marwar. During his childhood, Muraridan learned bhasha-sahitya and Dingal from his father Bharatdan, Yati Jnanchandra taught him Sanskrit. At the age of sixteen, Muraridan joined the court of Maharaja Takhat Singh and held various administrative positions under him and later rulers, including Jaswant Singh II and Sardar Singh. By 1870, he had been appointed as the hakim of Jodhpur pargana. He also served as the musahib and hakim of Pachpadra pargana.