history of Bhati gujjar in Urdu

بھاٹی ، بھٹی ، بھاٹیہ گجر خاندان

راجہ بھاٹی راوء کی اولاد بھٹی، بھاٹیہ گجر کہلائی.

پہلی صدی قبل مسیح میں گجر راجہ گج کھشتری کی حکومت تھی. اس نے شہر گجنی  (غزنی ) آباد کیا. گج کے معنی ھاتھی کے ھیں. گجگاہیہ گجر گوت ھے.اس قدیمی خاندان کی آج صد ھا شاخیں ھیں. شاھان گجر کے مصنف ابوالبرکات محمد عبدالمالک نے لکھا ھے کہ گجگاہیہ سکندر کے حملے کے وقت راجہ پوڑ (پورس) کی فوج میں ہاتھیوں کے سپہ سالار تھے. یہ بھی صحیح ھے کیونکہ آریہ ورت کا شمال مغربی علاقہ قبل مسیح سے لے کر آٹھویں صدی عیسوی تک سمہ ، سومرو، بھاٹی بھٹی، گجگاہیہ، کشان وغیرہ گجر خاندانوں سے ھی متعلق رھا ھے. اس طرح ایک خاندان کے زوال پر دوسرا برسرِ اقتدار آتا رھا. گجگاہیہ کے معنی " ہاتھی نشین " کے ھیں. انھی گجر سپہ سالاروں کی اولاد کا گوت گجگاہیہ گجر کہلوایا. کتاب ضلع گجرات کے مصنف ڈاکٹر احمد حسین احمد قریشی صفحہ 129،130 میں بحوالہ کتاب آئینہ گجرات از شیخ کرامت اللہ لکھتے ھیں کہ کہ موجودہ شہر بارے بتایا جاتا ھے کہ یہ سکندر اعظم کے وقت بھی آباد اور اسے گجرات کہتے تھے. راجہ پوڑ گجر (پورس) کے ہاتھیوں کا اصطبل اسی جگہ ھو گا. اسی لئے گجگاہیہ ایک قوم کا نام ھے. جو پرانے وقتوں میں فیل بان ھوتے تھے.  گجگاہیہ قوم کے کچھ لوگ آج بھی اس شہر کے پرانے باسی ھیں. گجرات کا موجودہ نام اسی قوم کے نام پر سکندر اعظم سے چلا آرھا ھے. اس سے ثابت ھے کہ کی راجہ پوڑ گجر تھا اور اس کے سپہ سالار بھی گجر تھے اور یہ گجگاہیہ  (ھاتھی نشین ) کہلاتے تھے. اور ان کی فوج گرجر فوج کہلاتی تھی. انھی گجروں کے نام پر آج ضلع گجرات آباد ھے. اسی خاندان کے ایک راجے نے اپنے آپ کو راجہ گج لکھا. اسی لئے چھٹی صدی عیسوی کے برہمن راجہ مہاراجہ ھرش کے درباری شاعر نے طنزیہ کہا ھے" مہاراجہ ھرش کا باپ پربھارکر وردھن گندھار  (قندھار ) کے ھاتھی کے لیے مہلک بیماری تھی. " اس سے واضح ھے کہ گجگاہیہ گجر خاندان چھٹی صدی عیسوی میں شمالی بلوچستان، قندھار تک حکومت کرتے تھے. مختصراً یہ کہ راجہ گج یادو اپنے باپ ارجن یادو کے بعد تخت نشین ھوا. یہ کھشتری یادو ونشی آہیر کہلاتے تھے. پہلی صدی عیسوی میں راجہ گج کی اولاد میں راجہ شالیواھن اس علاقہ کا راجہ ھوا. اس کا دارالخلافہ سیالکوٹ تھا. راجہ شالیواھن کو بعض تاریخوں میں کھشتری اور بعض میں برھمن لکھا ھے. قدیم تاریخوں میں اس کو پیٹھن بھی لکھا ھے. لیکن اس کا کھشتری ماننا ھی صحیح ھے. کیونکہ زمانہ قدیم میں کھشتری سے مراد صرف گجر قوم ھے. راجہ شالیواھن اجین کے راجہ بکرم جیت پنوار گجر 75 قبل مسیح تا 43 عیسوی کا ہمعصر تھا. اس نے شہر سیالکوٹ کو بسایا. اس نے پورا پنجاب اور تھر ریگستان مفتوح کیا. 43 عیسوی میں اس نے اجین پر حملہ کرکے راجہ بکرما جیت گجر کو مار دیا. فتوحات کی ھوس نے اس نے دکن کا رخ کیا اس کی گرجر فوج دریائے نربدا کو پار کرنے لگی تو پنوار گجروں نے تیروں کی بارش کر دی. شالیواھن زخمی ھو گیا اور دریا میں ڈوب کر مر گیا. اس کی فوج بھی تقریباً ختم ھو گئی. اس کے بعد سیالکوٹ کے تخت پر اس کے بیٹے راجہ بل بند کو بٹھایا گیا مگر فوراً ھی راجہ مہراج کی اولاد سے ایک بہادر شخص کنشک کشان گجر نے کشمیر سے نکل کر سیالکوٹ کے تخت پر قبضہ کر لیا. جس طرح کنشک کشان کے اجداد  کو راجہ بل بند کے اجداد نے گندھار اور کشمیر میں پناہ لینے پر مجبور کیا تھا. اسی طرح کنشک کشان نے آہیروں کو سیالکوٹ پنجاب سے نکال دیا. آہیروں کی کثیر آبادی ملتان کے پاس ریگستان میں آ گئی. جہاں راجہ بل بند کے بیٹے بھاٹی راوء نے اپنے نام پر شہر" بھیٹز " آباد کیا. اور آئندہ یہ خاندان بھاٹی  بھاٹیہ اور بھٹی کہلایا. اسی خاندان کے بھٹی یا بھاٹی ریاست سوات اور سرحد میں انھی آہیر راجاؤں کی  اولاد ھیں اور اپنے آپ کو گجر کہلواتے ھیں. راجہ شالیواھن کی تین رانیاں تھی. رانی اچھراں، رانی لونا اور رانی کوکلاں. رانی اچھراں سے پورن پیدا ھوا جو کہ پورن بھگت کے نام سے مشہور ھوا. رانی لونا سے راجہ رسالو گجر پیدا ھوا. سیالکوٹ کا ایک محلہ اسی سردار کے نام پر آج تک " رسالو گجر " کہلاتا ھے. رانی کوکلاں سے سے بل بند تھا. جس نے سیالکوٹ چھوڑ کر ریگستان میں پناہ لی اور جہاں اس کے بیٹے بھاٹی راوء نے قلعہ تعمیر کیا. انڈیا کا موجودہ شہر ضلع بلند جو صوبہ دلی میں تھا. اس علاقہ کو بھی بھٹیز کہتے ھیں. یہاں تین سو پینسٹھ ( 365 ) گاؤں بھٹی گجروں کے ھیں جو اب بھی ھیں. محمود غزنوی اور تیمور کے حملوں کے وقت بھٹیز اور بھٹینڈہ سے ھجرت کر کے یہ لوگ گنگا جمنا کے دوآبہ میں جا کر بس گئے. دلی کے چاروں طرف بھی بھاٹی، بھٹی گجروں کی کثیر آبادی تھی جس کی وجہ سے یہ علاقہ تاریخ میں بھٹیز کہلایا. جب یہاں اور آبادی گجروں کی ھوئی تو اس علاقہ کا نام گجرات ھوا. سولھویں صدی میں انھوں نے پھر عروج حاصل کیا لیکن بابر نے انہیں دبا دیا. اٹھارویں صدی میں یہ پھر آزاد ھو گئے. آخر انگریزوں نے انھیں سابقہ اسناد کی بنا پر تعلقہ دار مان لیا. مختصراً راجہ بھاٹی راوء 90 عیسوی سے لیکر راجہ ابھیاس راوء 605 عیسوی تک بھاٹی گجروں کی حکومت رھی ھے. راجہ ابھیاس کے زمانہ میں ملک میں خانہ جنگی رھی. تھانیسر کے برھمنوں نے عروج حاصل کر کے لاھور تک تمام علاقوں پر قبضہ کر لیا. تھانیسر کا برھمن راجہ پربھارکر وردھن بیک وقت دریائے راوی کے علاقے میں سیالکوٹ کے ھن گجروں سے، گندھار ملتان کے راجاؤں سے ،مالوہ میں گجرات کے گجروں سے اور وندھیا چل کی طرف لاٹ کے راشٹر کوٹوں سے لڑتا رہا. اس لئے کتاب ھرش چرتر میں اس کی بابت آیا ھے. "کہ وہ گجروں کی نیند بھنگ کرنے والا تھا". یہ اس نے بھاٹی گجر راجاؤں کے بارے میں کہا. تاریخ پاکستان کا مصنف یحییٰ امجد صفحہ 382، 383  میں نقشے میں گجر حکومت کا ذکر کرتا ھے اور لکھتا ھے کہ پربھارکر وردھن کے زمانہ میں رائے یعنی بھاٹی گجروں کی حکومت سندھ، بلوچستان اور پنجاب پر تھی. اس کے متوازی تھانیسر کے وردھن خاندان نے پنجاب میں عروج حاصل کر لیا. اور پھر ھرش چرتر کی تحریر کا حوالہ دیا ھے. گجر بھاٹی راجے اپنے نام کے ساتھ رائے بھی لکھتے تھے. آخر کار اس وقت کا گجر راجہ ابھیاس راوء برھمن راجہ کے ھاتھوں تنگ ھو کر اپنی مضبوطی کی تدابیر کرنے لگا. اس نے قلعہ امروٹ بنایا اور دریائے ھاکڑا کے پاس پنوار خاندان کے گجروں کو اپنا مطیع بنایا اور لودھرے گجروں کو مطیع کرکے ان کے شہر لودھراں کو بھی تصرف میں لے آیا. اور شمالی سندھ کو فتح کرکے اپنی سلطنت میں شامل کیا. آخر 605 عیسوی میں اس کا انتقال ھو گیا.

آئین اکبری کے صفحہ 759 میں لکھا ھے کہ " بنگال کے مشرق میں ایک علاقہ ھے جسے بھاٹی کہتے ھیں. " 

بارھویں صدی میں ایک بھاٹی سردار راوء کوشل مہاراجہ پرتھوی راج چوہان گجر کا سپہ سالار تھا. پاکستان اور انڈیا میں بھاٹی، بھٹی اور بھاٹیہ گجروں کی کافی بڑی تعداد آباد ھے. انھی بھٹی گجروں کی وجہ سے دھلی کا ایک بڑا علاقہ گجرات کہلوایا.

who are rajput.. Gujjar never called rajput

The history Of Various Gujar clans

The history Of Various Gujar clans

Baisoya(Gotra)

Baisoya (Gujari: बैसोया) was one of the ruling clan of Gurjaras (or Gurjars). Alwar was under the rule of Gurjar king Karna Singh in 972 AD.

Origin

According to Gurjar Bhaat (Brahmins who keep records of family Generation of Gurjars). In 972 AD when Gurjar Saroha king Karna Singh was ruling, they migrated to Ghazni city of Afghanistan and fought with a Muslim king there. In that war they killed son of that king and to avoid further clash with the king they headed back to Bharat (ancient India). On their way to Bharat (Ancient India), they slept in a field of cotton (Bai) (In Gujari : Bai Soye). This Bai soye distorted to Baisoya with time.

Chechi

Chechi or Chechhi (Gujari:चेची) is a gotra (lineage) among the Gurjars. According to Ajmer patels they are Lor Gurjars (descended from Ramchandra's son Lava ). The Chechis are spread all over the world specially Central Asia. .[1] According to Rajputana Gazetteer Pushkar was held by Chechis until about 700 years ago.[2]

Chechis were also known as Yuechi. Yuechi were central Asian nomad people of Tarim Basin. They used to supply jade to chinese people. Jade is called "Yu" in chinese language. Therefore Chechis came to be known as Yuechi in Ancient China. Yuechi tribe of Central Asia[10] Yuezhi, Wade-Giles romanization Yüeh-chih, also called Indo-Scyth, ancient people who ruled in Bactria and India from about 128 BCE to about 450 CE. The Yuezhi are first mentioned in Chinese sources at the beginning of the 2nd century BCE as nomads living in the western part of Gansuprovince, northwestern China. When Lao Shang (reigned c. 174–161 BCE), ruler of the Xiongnu (a powerful people of North China), defeated them and killed their king, the main body of the Yuezhi moved westward into Sogdiana and Bactria, putting an end to Greek rule in both regions.Some of them also moved into India and came to be known as Chechi. They and related tribes are the Asi (Asiani) and Tocharians (Tochari) of Western sources. About 128 BCE the Yuezhi were recorded living north of the Oxus River (Amu Darya), ruling Bactria as a dependency, but a little later the Great Yuezhi kingdom was in Bactria, and Sogdiana was occupied by the Dayuan (Tocharians). The remnant in Gansu were called Little Yuezhi. A new dynasty, the Kushan, was subsequently founded by one of the five chieftains among whom Bactria was divided. The Kushan kingdom extended its power southward and eastward into India and northward into Central Asia. From the 3rd century, however, Kushan power declined, and about 400CE the Kidara dynasty arose in Gandhara; the latter survived only to about 450 CE, when it was overwhelmed by the Hephthalites(originally a Yuezhi tribe).

The names of places such as Chechenya, Chechian(POK) are coined after Chechis.

Today Chechi Gujjars Found in Rajasthan , Haryana , Punjab , Uttar Pardesh , Uttrakhand , Himachal and Jammu&Kashmir . In Rajasthan Ajmer Chechi Gujjars have more than 250 Villages , and Haryana Near Palwal and Kosi kalan they have about 48 villages , also they have good population in punjab in Nawansahr,Chandigarh,kapurthala districts.

The name Chechi also originates from Italy. As their are many Italians with the last name Chechi.Jury Chechi is a famous gymnast with the last name.

Chaprana , Chawda dynasty

The Chavda Kingdom or Chapa dynasty[1] also known as Gujar Chaparana[2] was an ancient Hindu Kshatriya dynasty which ruled northern Gujarat from 746 AD to 942 AD.

It is stated in Bombay Gazetteer that Chavdas/chapa were Gurjars.[3] Historians such as Vincent Arthur Smith, Peter N. Stearns, William Leonard Langer also mentioned that Chapas or Chapotkatas were one of the ruling clans of the Gurjars.[1][4]

History

Historian Vincent Arthur Smith states in his book "White Hun' Coin of Vyaghramukha of the Chapa (Gurjara) Dynasty of Bhinmal" that Chapa, Cahuda, Chavda, Chavotaka and Chapotkata are identical. Mr. Jackson regards Chapa as being the original form, Chapotkata a sanskritized variant, meaning 'strong bowman'. The chavda was a branch of the Gurjars who extended the power of the race in the south.[1]

However, others believe, that Chawuras of Saurashtra or Gujarat were neither of Solar or Lunar race and consequently, it is supposed they were Scythians. They must have established themselves in India at very remote period, for we find Gehlots inter-married with them, when they were rulers of Balabhi. The capital of Chawdas was at Deobander, near Somnath on west coast of Kathiawar.[5]

They settled down in Gujarat and later Saurashtra.The Chapa rulers were also titled as Rana. Therefore they were also known as Chaprana. The first king of the Chawra Kingdom was Jayshikhari Chawra. Panchsar, a city in north Gujarat, was capital of chapa Gurjara dynasty at the time of Jayshikhari Chawra. He was assassinated even before his son Vanraj Chavda was born. Vanraj Chavda went on to be the most successful Chawra ruler, founding historical cities such as Anhilpur Patan and Champaner. There were five Chawra kings after Vanraj. The last king Samantsinh Chawra did not have any children so he adopted his nephew Mulraj Solanki who overthrew him in 942 and set up what came to be known as the Solanki dynasty.[6]

Solanki and Chavda dynasty have also ruled over Kutch in mediveal peiod 921 AD to 1500 AD. It was after Chawda dynasty became weak Jadeja emerged as powerful and ruled Kutch till India's independence. In Saurahstra, Chavda kings once held sway over Port of Diu, Dwarka, Wadhwan, Prabhash Patan, Shiyalbet, Harshad (Minalpur), Chorwad, Koylana-Ghed, okha etc. Further,Varsoda Principality in Gujarat was ruled by Chawda kings till Independence on India in 1947.[7][8]

TOMAR/TANWAR

The Tomara (Hindi - तँवर , तोमर) (also called Tanwar and Tuar in local dialects) are a clan, who claim descent from the Chandravanshi lineage of Mahabharata.[4][5]It includes Gurjars[1] and Rajputs. Middle Ages - 1st Millenium A.D.

Historian Dr. Augustus Hoernle was of the opinion that the Tomaras were one of the ruling clans of Gurjars in the Gurjara-Pratihara era of North India- 4th - 8th century AD.,[1] ancient Kuru Kingdom continuing its existence in the ages when India was ruled by Gupta Kings. It remained one of the 18 Great States under Gupta Kings.[9] However, the lineage and existence of the clan predates the Gurjara entry into the Indian subcontinent by two millenias, and may have therefore been allied partners in the empire.

Indraprastha - Delhi The modern city of Delhi is believed to be on the site of Indraprastha.[10] Delhi was established in 736CE by the Tomar/Tuar king Anangpal Tomar-I who re-established the Pandava ancestral capital.

The Kingdom of Delhi was founded by Gurjar King Anangpal Tomar, whose dynasty, by virtue of descent from the Pandavas, claimed to be Lords Paramount of India —From A Pageant of India by Adolf Simon Waley[11]

Anangpal Tomar

The Tomara dynasty of Delhi lasted until Anangpal Tomar-II, who to quote Lt. Col. Tod, in his Annals and Antiquities of Rajasthan was "justly entitled to be termed the paramount sovereign of Hindustan". Anangpal Tomar II appointed his grandson (daughter's son, and son of King of Ajmer), Prithviraj Chauhan, as the heir apparent. Some historians believe that Prithvaraj was merely a caretaker king as long as his grandfather was alive. Prithviraj was never crowned in Delhi, hence adding weight to the view that the Chauhan ruler usurped the throne from his maternal grandfather.[12][citation needed]. Anangpal Tomar II had 23 brothers and they each had territory of their own.[13]

According to records kept by bards (or Jagas), King Anangpal Tomar made Prithviraj Chauhan only as caretaker when he went on a religious pilgrimage, as his own sons were very small at that time. When King Anangpal Tomar returned back, Prithviraj refused to hand over the kingdom to his maternal grandfather

Today Gurjars have around 20 villages of Tomar or Tanwar Gujjars in and around Delhi which makes the perception strong that this was originally a Gurjar clan. These Gurjar Tanwars proved to be the toughest repellents to the Britishers in 1857 during the first war of independence. They captured the Matcalfe house for 12 days cutting all supplies to British Armies and declaring independence for Delhi (though for a small period of time only).[

Baisla

Baisla is one of the many clans of the Gurjars.They are also known as Bainsle, Baisla, Besle, Bansla, Bainsla and Baisle.

Etymology

During 8th century, there was one ruler under Gurjar Pratihars named Vishal Dev Chauhan from Ajmer. This Vishal Dev was better known by his nickname (or simple form of his name) "Bisal dev".Descendents of Bishal Dev Chauhan were called baisle or Bainsla.[1]

History Vishal Dev Chauhan Baislas are descendant of Vishal Dev Chauhan.Vishal Dev Chauhan, also known as Bissal Dev or Bisaldev were ruling in Ajmer during 8th century.Bisal Dev was brother of Mandal ji, who founded the Mandal lake near Bhilwara.God Devnarayan was born in the family of Mandal Ji. In the 8th century AD Bisal Dev Chauhan, is said to have successfully resisted an Arab intrusion.[2]He was also credited to help Gurjar tomars to gain control of Delhi.[3]

Gaur Brahmin The Gaur Brahmin or Adh Brahmin are a Brahmin sub-caste found in North India.[1] Gurjar gaur Brahmins were priests of the Gurjars (Gujars or Gujjars) during the reign of the Gurjars. They are very high classed Brahmans.

Nāgar Gurjar

Nagari or Nāgar is one of the various clans of the Gurjars.The other variations of Nagari are Nagara, Nagada, nagdi etc. They have special strength in Bulandshahr,Noida,Faridabad,Meerut,Ghaziabad Uttar Pradesh.[1]

History

Udaipur was ruled by Nagari Gurjars till the time of the invasion of Babur. Udai Singh Nagari was the last Gurjar ruler.[2][3][4]It is said that Nāgar Gurjars established their kingdom in 1st century along with Kushan Gurjars.The king was Maharaja Subhau Nagar.

Raja Nain Singh, who restored the fort of Parikshitgarh in eighteenth century, belonged to this clan of the Gurjars. He was the ruler of Parikshitgarh area. When Gurjars of parikshitgarh area participated in the Mutiny of 1857 , the fort was dismantled, to be used as a police station.[5]

BARGUJARS The Bargujar or Badgujars[3] is one of the ancient Hindu Suryavanshi Brahman[4], Meo, Rajput and Gurjar[5] and Rajput[6][7][8][9] clan of India Bargujars were originally Gujjars.[10] As per A.H.Bingley, the name of this clan is derived from Hindi bara ("great") and 'Gujar', forming "great Gujars". But he also mentions that Bargujars being of Solar race i.e. Suryavanshi and like Gehlots worship lord Rama and claim descant from Lava, elder son of Rama[11] Historian R. V. Russell also stated that Bargujars have been simply a section of the Gujjars.[12] Like most of the Gurjars, Bargujars also claim descendants from Lord Rama's elder son Lava.[13]hence they use the surname Raghav. Bargujars also use surname 'sikarwar'.

KASANA

Kusane or Kushane or Kush or Kushana or Kasana or Kansana Gujjaras are descendant from Kush, son of lord Rama.[4] and also known as to be Suryavanshi Kshatriyas.

Historians such as Sir James Campbell, General Crook, Colonel Todd, Mr. Forbs, Dr. Bhagwan Lal Inder Ji, Pran Nath Chopra etc were of the view that present Kasana gotra of Gurjars are successors of great Kushans.[1] General Cunningham also identified Kushans as Gurjars.[2] Word Gusur is referred in Rabatak inscription of Kushan king Kanishka. According to a number of scholars the Word Gusur, which means Kulputra or man or woman born in high family, in this inscription stands for Gujar or Gurjaras. Kasana clan of Gujars is found in northwestern India, Pakistan and Afghanistan.

KHATANA

According to Bards of Gurjars, the area beyond Kashmirl in earlier period was called as Khattan(real name Khotan) in India. The Gujjar kings serving as fuedatories of Gujjar Empire there were called the Rana of Khattan and hence Khatana. Khatana rulers ruled the kingdom Of Khotan(Tarim Basin) for many years. They got their name from Khotan(now Hotan).

After the fall of Gujjars Empire in 954AD, the other Gujjars kingdoms like Gujjar Chauhan of Ajmer, Gujjar Tanwar of Delhi, the Gujjar Chadellas of Kalinjar, The Gujjar Solankis of Patan, Gujjar Parmars of Malwa, Ujjain, and the former Imperials the Gujjar Pratihar of Kannauj stopped supporting them and started fighting among themselves. Hence Jai Pal Khatana and Anand Pal Khatana were defeated by Mahmud Gaznavi after a stiff resistance. Later when a joint financial help from Kannauj, Ajmer, and kalinjar was sent it was of no use since they already lost much of their fighting power by that time.

Saadu Maata Gurjari, mother of God Devnarayan belonged to this clan of Gurjars.He was daughter of Duda Khatana, the king of Malwa. Raja Dilip Singh Judev of Samthar also belongs to Khatana clan.

DEDHA

Dedhar or Dedha is one of the ruling clan of the Gurjars. The majority of Gujjar Dedhas reside in Northern India and Dedhars in Pakistan came from a small village called Samote in Surankote in India-occupied Kashmir. Dedhar could also be read as dedharyal in Northern Pakistan.

According to the Gurjar Bhaats (priests which keep family records of the Gujjars), Dedhars were branch of the Gurjar Pratihars. Like Gurjar Pratihars, Gurjar Dedhas also claim to be descended from Raghuvamshi Lakshmana, the younger brother of Rama.

Demographics

There are many prominent Gujjar families in the Pakistan's Kashmir region who travelled from Surankote. Some of the Gurjar Dedhar places are: Pramekot, Rahimkot, Riat, Dadyal, Mirpur, Bhalot Chowk (Mirpur), Mandi Village (Ddayal), Saliah Village (Dayal), Kund (Dadyal), Kotli, Sehnsa, (Khoi Ratta, Anderla Kothera, Shaheen Abad, Dakkhana, Phalini, Khor, Ghayeen, Kerjai, Barali Gala, Nidi Sohana etc.

In the Nakiyal District-Kotli, the Gujjars are majority and they are said to be dominating in this region. The common Gujjars villages in Teh Nakiyal are Nirgal, Karaila, Lanjot, Mhandethar, Balmi, Narran ni Tarrar, Bhandi, Tharkundi, Palani, Jair, Mohrha sharief, Khandhar, Supply, Phanag, Bagh (Haveli), Hajirah, Abbaspour Bura Jungle, Muzaffarabad and Neelum District. It is said that most of them in Pakistan adopted Islam during seventeenth century.

Mian Mohammed Bakhsh the famous poet is also a famous personality belonging to the Dedhar Clan

Chauhan, Chouhan or Chu han

is a clan that ruled parts of northern India in the medieval period. Prithviraj Chauhan, the last Hindu king of Delhi, was a member of this community.Chauhans was one of the main Clan of Gurjars before they asserted their independence from Gurjar Kingdom.

Ajay Raj (Anuraj)

Chauhans[8] asserted their independence from the Gurjara Pratiharas, and in the early eleventh century, the Sakhambari king Ajaya-Raja founded the city of Ajayameru (Ajmer)[9] in the southern part of their kingdom.

Bisaldeo

His son was the famous Chauhan King Bisaldeo who was famous for repulsing Chaluka attacks and that of western powers and one time led an army of Gurjar Pratihar Kings,[10][dubious – discuss] his contemporaries were: Jeypal Tuar of Delhi, Durlabh and Bhim Solanki of Patun-Gujarat, Parmara Raja Bhoj and Udaydit of Dhar and Padamsi and Tejsi of Mewar.

Bisaldev Chauhan fights Chaluk of Patan

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In 936 V.S. (993 A.D.) he reduced Abu, Jalor on way to destroy the Solanki (Chaluk) of Patan - Bhim Singh 'Baluk', with a force that was 70,000 strong with all the allies.[11] Further he took land of Girnar, Wagar and Sorath and total 56 cities and molested common people, a sin for warrior in those days. The Chaluka King Baluka (Bhim) Rai had 17000 strong army at Patan and 30000 Horsemen from Lar, he came to Abu for fight.

Someshwar defeats Kamdhuj of Kannauj

Raja Vijaychand Kamdhuj attacked the Anangpal Tuar of Delhi and at that time, Raja Someshwar of Ajmer forged an alliance with Anangpal Tuar of Delhi.[12][dubious – discuss] At Kalindi River (Kalinadi-Black River) Vijaychand formed army in Sarpa (vyuha). Chauhan was the victor of the ensuing battle.

Samantas

Mukut Bandh and Mandaleshwar are traditionally the two type of samanta (a title for noble vassals) accorded by Chauhans. The Mukut Bandh owned land but accepted the suzerainty of the Chauhans, while Mandaleshwar were granted jagirs by Chauhan rulers.[13]

Lohmod

Etymology

Lohmod is a Gujari/Hindi word, where "Loh" stands for Iron and "Mod" for Bending.They started using this surname from the day when their ancestor King Jagdev Panwar bended the Iron rod of Sanwa Mann (60 kgs) in Pushkar.Pushkar had been under sway of Gurjars and is still a Gurjar pilgrimage. So we can say every Lohia child with his/her religion Gurjar has his/her ancestor King Jagdev Panwar and blood in him/her is of Panwar Clan of Gurjar because of this both Clans have the brotherhood and no marriage are done with Panwars by Lohias and no marriages are done with Lohias by Panwars so, indirectly we can say that both are same Clans in respect of doing Marriages in.

Present populaiton

Most of the Lohia [(Lohmods)(Lohamarods)] Villages or Places are : 1. Aaya Nagar (Delhi); 2. Ghitorni (Delhi); 3. Nathupur (Delhi); 4. Jharera (Delhi Cantt); 5. Prahladpur (Delhi Cantt); 6. Mohiyapur(Noida, UP); 7. Veersinghpur (Ghaziabad, UP); 8. Dabra (G.B.Nagar, Greater Noida UP); 9. Nanu Fahethpur Baghpat Road (Meerut UP); 10. Anagpur Dairy (Faridabad,Haryana) and etc.

Worshiping

The main temples of Lohia's [(Lohmods)(Lohamarods)] or in which they believe are: Satti Mata in Ayya Nagar Village' (This Temple was about 4X4ft in size but (Mata rani ki krpa se abb ye Mandir 3 gaon ke logo ke milne ke baad constrution ke state mein hai {date-12-Mar-2012}.) Shitla Mata in Gurgoan (The Temple is about in 2500 sqft in area) Baba Magaldas in Ayya Nagar Village.(Temple is in the Main Village Ayya Nagar)

Bagri clan

Bagri (Gujari: बागड़ी) is a warrior clan found among Gurjars[1] living in Rajasthan, Sainis living in Haryana and Punjab. Jatts and Khatris living in thePunjab region of Northern India. They are an Indo-Aryan people and their main occupation is agriculture.Bagri clan traditionally belonged to theKshatriya caste.

Bagris come from the large and prominent ethnic groups, the Jatts in Punjab and the Gurjar in Rajasthan. Bagri is a gotra among Mali caste of Rajasthan too. Bagris are one of the 72 sub-clans in Jats and from 84 sub clans of Gurjars.Jats and Gurjar are a brave, hardworking and independent minded people known for their military prowess;[citation needed] many of them were recruited into the British Indian Army during World War I. in village chak kalan people of bagri clan are Jatt Rajputs of Tonk District, Rajasthan. Their real surname is Rajput Sehajpal Bhatti, Bagri. They belong to most upper caste of the Indian society. they are descents of Aryan community. They are royal people, and their name starts from Maharaja or Raja for male, Rani for female, Kunwar for prince and Kunwari for princess.

Bagree surname is common surname found in Maheshwari caste of Rajasthan. Now they have widespread from their native Rajasthan to many Indian metros cities like Kolkata, Delhi, Mumbai, Hydrabad, etc. and other states and cities as well. They belongs to Marwari bania community of Rajasthan.

Bagri is also one of the clan of Saini community of Haryana.[2]

People belonging to the Bagri clan are found in large numbers as Sikhs in Punjab state, India and as Muslims in Punjab provence of Pakistan. Many Bagris have now emigrated to the UK, USA, Canada, Spain, Gareek.

Most Bagris come from a village in Punjab called Chak Kalan (also called Chak Bagrian), near Jullundar. They migrated from Rajastan about 300–400 years ago.However Gurjar Bagris are still found in Rajasthan.They are heirs of Mahraja Ranjit Singh Rajput Sehajpal Bhatti Bagri. As king Ranjit singh Bagri lost his empire in a battle and people migrated to punjab from rajasthan.

Hoon
Hoon is a sub clan of Gujars. Hoon gujars are descendants of White Huns( Epthalites) who used to reign in central Asia along with Yuechi/ Kushans and Tochars. They were a branch of Yuechi/ Chechi Gujars who were left behind when Yuechis migrated to India. In 4th century AD they also came in India and joined their brothers. After their Assimilation with Gujars, Gujars became very powerful and they established many kingdoms in north western India. The Gurjars swayed the northwestern India and ruled for many centuries. Entire north western India was known as Gujar rashtra. Gujars were supreme power in those times. The title "Gurjar" was considered as the title of honour and bravery.

The first Hun attack under Chu-Han in 455 AD was repelled back by SkandaGupta and India was saved from Huns for a short period of 10 years. In 465 AD fresh Hun armies attacked Guptas under Tomar-han or Tomaran-1. This time the Guptas were totally vanished by Hunas and many flourishing cities under Gupta territories were completely demolished. The ruling seat of hepthallites was Sakala (modern Sialkot in paksitan). Tourman-2 was killed by Gupta ruler Bhanugupta in 510 AD. After him his son Mihirkul* (means Suryavanshi) took over the throne. He was also defeated by Yasodharman in 528 AD. The remainingHuns were assimilated into Gurjar population. The Huns ruled Kashmir until 567 AD under Vasukula, son of Mihirkula.

The Hephthalites/Huna with their capital at Bamiyan continued the pressure on ancient India's northwest frontier and broke east by the end of the fifth century, hastening the disintegration of the Gupta Empire. They made their capital at the city of Sakala, modern Sialkot in Pakistan, under their Emperor Mihirakula.

Famous White Hun Rulers in India

Chu-han (?-454)
Tomar-Han Akhsunvar (467- 496)
Tomar-Han (496?- 502) or Tomaran-1
Mihirakula (502 – 530/540)
Tomaran-2 (530-567)
Vasukula-2 (530 – 567)
Narendra or Narana (570-600)
Baka
Vasukula-1
Gopladitya (ruled Kasmir in 7th century)

Mihiragula was succeeded by his son called Ajitanjanya (Toraman-2 or Vasukula?)

The last Hephthal king Narana/Narendra managed to maintain some kind of rule between 570 and 600 AD over the 'nspk' or 'napki' or 'nezak' tribes that remained after most of the Alχon had fled to the west.

Descendants

The last Huna King, Yudhishthira, ruled until about 670, when he was replaced by the Turk Shahi dynasty. Huna/

Hephthalites are among the ancestors of modern-day Pashtuns and in particular of the Abdali Pashtun tribe.

Karahana

Karahana is a sub clan of Gujars, Karahana were the rulers of Karahan Kingdom in Khotan / Khattan (Xin jiang, China)

The Karahan controlled the vast areas south of the Tianshan Mountains and Hezhong (Samarkand) in Central Asia.

The Uighur local regimes had very close relations with the ruling dynasties in the Central Plains. The ruler of the Karahan Kingdom called himself the “Peach Stone Khan,” meaning “Chinese Khan,” to indicate that he was a Chinese subject. In 1009, after occupying Yutian, Karahan sent envoys with tribute to the emperor of the Northern Song Dynasty (960-1127). In 1063, the Northern Song conferred upon the ruler of Karahan the title of “King of Sworn Allegiance.” In the third year after the founding of the Northern Song Dynasty, the Gaochang Uighurs sent 42 envoys bearing tribute to the Northern Song court.

The Gujar sections

The Gujar Rawat Mandan got is found in the Bawal nizamat of Nabha. It traces its descent to one Rawat who fell in love with a damsel, Gorsi, whom he only carried off after a great struggle. His mesalliance cost him his status as a Rajput and he became a Gujar. The got derives its name from him and from the number of heads (mandaji) which fell in the struggle for Gorsi. This got is numerous in Jaipur, where it keeps its women in parda and forbids widow remarriage, but this is allowed in Nabha. Formerly the Rawat Mandan did not roof their houses or put planks to their doorways, though they now do so. A child's first tonsure should be performed at the shrine of Swami Pun Das in Rewari tahsil.

The Chokar Gujar of Nabha, who appear to be distinct from the Chhokar, trace their descent from Sankat, a Chauhan Gurjar Rajput of Sambhar in Jaipur, who was a great robber. Once on the road he forcibly espoused a beautiful girl whose kinsmen came to her aid, but Sankat sought help from Ban Deo and he and his comrades took the shapes of birds, and escaped. A barber too rang a wedding-bell in front of their pursuers, and they resolved to turn back. So the got of Sankat was called Chokar, ' one who misses,' and it still affects Ban Deo, holding the first tonsure of its children at his shrine in Jaipur, never burning cotton sticks for fuel and only using cotton after first offering it to Ban Deo.

In Nabha the Bhargar, Chaprana, Doi, Kasana, Kharana and Sardhana Gujars all vaguely claim Rajput origin, but unlike other Hindu Gujars they only avoid three gots in marriage, permitting it in the mother's father's got. They specially affect Devi and do not give the beestings of a cow or buffalo to any one till the Amawas, when they cook rice in the milk, place it on a spot plastered with cow-dung and then give it to their children. The Bhargar, like the Rawat Mandan, use no doors or roofs of timber, and ascribe this tabu to the fact that one of their women became a sati and a house raised in her honour was left incomplete.*

The Melu Gujars in Nabha are converts from Hinduism, but still avoid four gots in marriage. They do not build two hearths close together, or wear blue cloth. Their women wear gowns. This got never sell milk, lest the animal fall ill, but they may sell ghi.

The elements of the Gujars are not easy to describe. Local traditions, as has already been shown, vary as to the origins of many clans,

The Gujar elements

but the following addenda may be noted as to the clans descended from the various Rajput races ; —

Chauhan origin is claimed by the Bhalesar, ‘sons of Bhallu,' Babarwal, Jhandar, Kalsian (in Karnal).
Panwar descent is claimed by the Bahlot, Chhali, Phambhra, 'sons of Phamar’ and Paur*,
Jadu (Chandarbansi) descent by the Chhokar (in Karnal),
Janjua origin by the Barrah, Khokhar (Chandarbansi) by the Kawal (in Karnal), Manhas by the Dhinda,
Sombansi by the Dhakkar,
Surajbansi by the Saramdna, and
Tur by the Chhaman (in Karnal).

Folk-etymology and legendary lore have been busily engaged in finding explanations of various clan names among the Gujars. Thus of the Barras, (a word meaning 'holy') it is said that their ancestorFatihulla used to bring water from the river at Multan barefoot, for his spiritual guide's ablutions. One day the Pir saw that his disciple's foot had been pierced with thorns, so he gave him his shoes, but Fatihulla made them into a cap, as worthy to be so worn, and again his feet were pierced with thorns. The Pir seeing this blessed him and called him Barra.†

The Bharyar claim descent from Raja, Karn. The children of his descendant Raja Dhal always used to die and his physicians advised him to feed his next child on the milk of a she- wolf (bhairya), whence the name Bharyar. Buta embraced Islam in Babar's time and settled in Shahpur.

Of the Gajgahi section it is said that Wali, their ancestor, was a Khatana who wore a gajgah or horse's silver ornament, so his descendants are now called Gajgahi.

Another legend makes the Khatanas descendants of Raja Jaspal and the Pandavas- Jaspal had extended his dominions from Thanesar to Jhelum and, when Sultan Mahmud Sabuktagin invaded Hindustan, Jaspal met him at Attock, but was defeated and slain. His son, Anandpal, ruled for two years at Lahore and then fled to Hindustan, leaving two sons, Khatana and Jaideo or Jagdeo, of whom the former ruled at Lahore and turned Muhammadan. Other Gujar clans also claim descent fromAnandpal, and 'Sultan Mahmud assigned the Khatanas jagirs in Gujrat where they founded Shahpur, now a deserted mound near Chak Dina.

The Khatanas are not only a leading Gujar clan but have many off-shoots in the minor sections, such as the Gajgahis, Topas, Amranas, Awanas, Bhunds, Bukkans, Thilas, and the Jangal, Debar, Doi, and Lohsar clans.

Hindu Khatanas are also found in the Bawal nizamat of Nabha and there claim Tur Rajput origin, deriving their name from Khatu Nagar, a village in Jaipur. As followers of Bawa Mohan DasBhadawaswala

The Topas are really Khatanas and when the Jats and Gujars were competing for the honour of giving the biggest contribution to Akbar's rebuilding of Gujrat town one Adam, a Khatana, paid a lakh and a quarter of rupees into the imperial treasury, measuring the money in a topa, whence his descendants are so named.

Delhi was founded by Gujjar Tanwars

Delhi was founded by Gujjar Tanwars

Delhi was founded by Gujjar Tanwars and named after the Gujjar Pratihar Emperor Mihir Bhoja the Great as Mihirawli, now called as Mehrauli is still dominated by Gujjar Tanwars.
Mr. Kanwar Singh Tanwar belong to a village Fateh Pur. This is really a good pace of progress by Gujjar tanwars considering the fcat that no Gujjar Male of more than 12 years of age of Fateh Pur was left alive after the 1857 revolt.
All the three candidates for Delhi assembly seats are from Tanwar gotra of Gujjars.
Here is the report about him published in a leading National News Paper.
This BSP candidate is worth Rs 150 crore 11 Nov 2008, 0241 hrs IST, Dipak Kumar Dash, TNN Print Email Discuss Share Save Comment Text:


NEW DELHI: He is perhaps the richest candidate in the fray for the Delhi assembly elections. BSP nominee from Chhatarpur Kanwar Singh Tanwar disclosed that he owned movable and immovable assets worth Rs 150 crore while filing his nomination papers on Monday afternoon. His net worth is thus almost 15 times the MLA local area development fund an elected representative is entitled to during his five-year tenure.
In a scenario where the majority of candidates prefer to be "discreet" when it comes to disclosing their wealth, Tanwar says "submitting wrong information in an affidavit is a crime" and that's precisely why he was "honest" in filing his affidavit. "Why should I hide anything? Wrong disclosure does not help as people of my locality know about my wealth. They are aware I have joined politics not to make money but to work for them and my locality,'' the aspiring MLA said.
Tanwar was born to a village assessee. Now a large chunk of his disclosed wealth is in the form of agricultural and non-agricultural land which includes a farmhouse in his name and an apartment owned by his wife worth Rs 5.3 crore. Clubbed together the total comes to Rs 150 crore. Besides this, his affidavit submitted with the returning officer (Mehrauli) also includes a fleet of luxury cars worth Rs 1.66 crore. Three of them are Mercs and he also owns a tractor, an indicator of his rural roots. Tanwar, who has dabbled in real estate as well, belongs to village Fatehpur Beri near Chhatarpur.
Moreover, he and his wife have invested approximately Rs 4.16 crore in banks and bonds and both of them have jewellery worth Rs 21.5 lakh. Surprisingly, this politician has taken two loans amounting to Rs 24.95 lakh from two banks.
Tanwar, who is also the secretary of BSP Delhi state unit, claims neither he nor his family have ever shown off wealth. His close associates maintain that the leader has come this far through sheer hard work. In fact, this was evident when thousands of his supporters marched behind him when he started his padyatra from his village led by two elephants, the "live" party symbols.
Locals maintain the leader has earned enough good will with his social service in the last seven or eight years. "What's wrong if he has huge wealth? He has been running two AC dispensaries on wheels to provide free health care to the needy. He has been providing water free of charge to people with his fleet of over 20 water tankers,'' said Yogendra Bidhuri of Chhatarpur village.
Tanwar provides all these services under the umbrella of Narayani Devi Trust, which has been named after his mother and his father is the chairman of the body. This BSP candidate also distributes monthly pension to approximately 1,700 widows. "To ensure this continues, the trust has invested Rs 10 crore as fixed deposit,'' said one of his close aides.
Sure of his victory, the leader promises to bring maximum government funds to his constituency and to work for all round development of the locality. "I am not money hungry. With God's grace I have enough to take care of my family. I will give back to everyone if they elect me,'' Tanwar says.
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Gujjar history in urdu

مفتی ادرہس ولی گجر

بسم اللہ الرحمن الرحیم 

گجر قوم کی تاریخ 

گجر حضرت نوح علیہ السلام کے بیٹے حضرت یافث بن نوح کی اولاد ہیں اور انکا بڑا ملک جزیرہ قاددسیہ سے لیکر بلاد ترک ، روس ، بلغاریہ اور دربند دیوار ذی القرنین تک پھیلا ہوا تھا اور انکی اپنی زبان تھی ۔(معجم البلدان ج2ص 367, البلدان والجغرافیاوالرحلات ج1ص 584)

ہند میں اس قوم کو گجر ، گرجر گوجر پکارا جاتا ہے اور روم میں جوزاز، بحیرہ اوصاف میں گزر، برطانیہ میں گرجرا اور آرمینیا اور عرب میں خزر یا جزر پکارا جاتا ہے ۔

گجر ہمیشہ سے ایک مقتدر قوت تصور کی جاتی رہی ہے ۔اسلام کے مکی دور میں جب فارس اور کسریٰ کا مقابلہ ہوا تو فارس والے کسریٰ سے جیت گئے جس پر مکہ کے مشرکین نے مسلمانوں کو طعنہ دیا جسکا جواب اللہ نے سورۃ الروم کی ابتدائی آیات میں دیا کی چند سالوں میں ہی کسریٰ پھر سے فارس پر غالب آئے گا ،

ھرقل نے فارس کا مقابلہ کرنے کے لیئے گجر بادشاہ اور ہند کے بادشاہ سے مدد مانگی دونوں میں دوبارہ جنگ ہوئی اور اللہ کی مدد سے مشرکین کے مقابلے میں اہل کتاب کو گجروں کے ساتھ دینے سے کسریٰ کو فتح ملی ( المعرفہ والتاریخ ج3ص 304,305)

گجر کی بہادری پر عرب شاعر عمر بن جاحظ شعر میں اس طرح بیان کرتے ہیں

؎ خزر عیونھم لدی اعدائھم ،،،، یمشون مشی الاسد تحت الوابل ،،

گجر کی آنکھ دشمن کی آنکھ کی طرح ہے ،،، انکی چال بادلوں کے سائے کے نیچے شیر کی چال ہے۔( البرصان ج 1ص216)

گجر کی بہادری کے ساتھ ساتھ معاشرے میں ایک معزز قوم کے طور پر بھی پہچانی جاتی تھی جس طرح رسول اللہ ﷺ کا شجرہ نسب بیان کرتے ہوئے مصنف ایک شعر میں نبی پاک ﷺ کے خاندان کی تعریف اس طرح کرتے ہیں ؎ بنو شیبہ الحمد الذی کان وجھہ ،، یضئ ظلام الیل کالقمر البدر

کھولھم خیر الکھول ونسلھم ،، کنسل ملوک لاقصار ولا خزر

بنو شیبہ اس تعریف کے مستحق ہیں جس طرح اسکا چہرہ ہے جیسے چوھدویں کا چاند رات کو چمکتا ہے ، انکے بوڑھے بہترین بوڑھے ہیں اور ا انکی نسل بادشاہوں کی طرح ہے مگر قیصر اورگجر بادشاہوں کی طرح نہیں ۔( سیر سبل الھدی والرشاد ج 1ص 266)

اس سے ثابت ہوتا ہے کہ گجر اس دور میں بھی ایک بڑی اور معزز قوم اور کسریٰ کے مقابل بادشاہت تصور کی جاتی تھی ۔اور یہ کہ اس قدیم دور سے اس قوم کی اپنی زبان تھی جسکو گوجری زبان کہا جاتا ہے آج بھی اس کی اپنی زبان ہے لیکن صد افسوس کی گجر قوم کے افراد خصوصا نوجوان طبقہ گوجری زبان بولتے وقت اپنی توہیں سمجھتا ہے ، مجھے یہ بات سمجھانے کی نیت سے نہ لکھنی ہوتی تو میں اس کو بھی گوجری میں ہی لکھتا لیکن حالت یہ ہے کہ اکثر گجر قوم کے نوجوان اپنی زبان کو جانتے ہی نہیں ۔

؎ اپنی مٹی پے چلنے کا سلیقہ سیکھو ،،، سنگ مر مر پے چلو گے تو پسھل جاؤ گے ۔

The history Of Various Gujar clans

The history Of Various Gujar clans

Baisoya(Gotra)

Baisoya (Gujari: बैसोया) was one of the ruling clan of Gurjaras (or Gurjars). Alwar was under the rule of Gurjar king Karna Singh in 972 AD.

Origin

According to Gurjar Bhaat (Brahmins who keep records of family Generation of Gurjars). In 972 AD when Gurjar Saroha king Karna Singh was ruling, they migrated to Ghazni city of Afghanistan and fought with a Muslim king there. In that war they killed son of that king and to avoid further clash with the king they headed back to Bharat (ancient India). On their way to Bharat (Ancient India), they slept in a field of cotton (Bai) (In Gujari : Bai Soye). This Bai soye distorted to Baisoya with time.

Chechi

Chechi or Chechhi (Gujari:चेची) is a gotra (lineage) among the Gurjars. According to Ajmer patels they are Lor Gurjars (descended from Ramchandra's son Lava ). The Chechis are spread all over the world specially Central Asia. .[1] According to Rajputana Gazetteer Pushkar was held by Chechis until about 700 years ago.[2]

Chechis were also known as Yuechi. Yuechi were central Asian nomad people of Tarim Basin. They used to supply jade to chinese people. Jade is called "Yu" in chinese language. Therefore Chechis came to be known as Yuechi in Ancient China. Yuechi tribe of Central Asia[10] Yuezhi, Wade-Giles romanization Yüeh-chih, also called Indo-Scyth, ancient people who ruled in Bactria and India from about 128 BCE to about 450 CE. The Yuezhi are first mentioned in Chinese sources at the beginning of the 2nd century BCE as nomads living in the western part of Gansuprovince, northwestern China. When Lao Shang (reigned c. 174–161 BCE), ruler of the Xiongnu (a powerful people of North China), defeated them and killed their king, the main body of the Yuezhi moved westward into Sogdiana and Bactria, putting an end to Greek rule in both regions.Some of them also moved into India and came to be known as Chechi. They and related tribes are the Asi (Asiani) and Tocharians (Tochari) of Western sources. About 128 BCE the Yuezhi were recorded living north of the Oxus River (Amu Darya), ruling Bactria as a dependency, but a little later the Great Yuezhi kingdom was in Bactria, and Sogdiana was occupied by the Dayuan (Tocharians). The remnant in Gansu were called Little Yuezhi. A new dynasty, the Kushan, was subsequently founded by one of the five chieftains among whom Bactria was divided. The Kushan kingdom extended its power southward and eastward into India and northward into Central Asia. From the 3rd century, however, Kushan power declined, and about 400CE the Kidara dynasty arose in Gandhara; the latter survived only to about 450 CE, when it was overwhelmed by the Hephthalites(originally a Yuezhi tribe).

The names of places such as Chechenya, Chechian(POK) are coined after Chechis.

Today Chechi Gujjars Found in Rajasthan , Haryana , Punjab , Uttar Pardesh , Uttrakhand , Himachal and Jammu&Kashmir . In Rajasthan Ajmer Chechi Gujjars have more than 250 Villages , and Haryana Near Palwal and Kosi kalan they have about 48 villages , also they have good population in punjab in Nawansahr,Chandigarh,kapurthala districts.

The name Chechi also originates from Italy. As their are many Italians with the last name Chechi.Jury Chechi is a famous gymnast with the last name.

Chaprana , Chawda dynasty

The Chavda Kingdom or Chapa dynasty[1] also known as Gujar Chaparana[2] was an ancient Hindu Kshatriya dynasty which ruled northern Gujarat from 746 AD to 942 AD.

It is stated in Bombay Gazetteer that Chavdas/chapa were Gurjars.[3] Historians such as Vincent Arthur Smith, Peter N. Stearns, William Leonard Langer also mentioned that Chapas or Chapotkatas were one of the ruling clans of the Gurjars.[1][4]

History

Historian Vincent Arthur Smith states in his book "White Hun' Coin of Vyaghramukha of the Chapa (Gurjara) Dynasty of Bhinmal" that Chapa, Cahuda, Chavda, Chavotaka and Chapotkata are identical. Mr. Jackson regards Chapa as being the original form, Chapotkata a sanskritized variant, meaning 'strong bowman'. The chavda was a branch of the Gurjars who extended the power of the race in the south.[1]

However, others believe, that Chawuras of Saurashtra or Gujarat were neither of Solar or Lunar race and consequently, it is supposed they were Scythians. They must have established themselves in India at very remote period, for we find Gehlots inter-married with them, when they were rulers of Balabhi. The capital of Chawdas was at Deobander, near Somnath on west coast of Kathiawar.[5]

They settled down in Gujarat and later Saurashtra.The Chapa rulers were also titled as Rana. Therefore they were also known as Chaprana. The first king of the Chawra Kingdom was Jayshikhari Chawra. Panchsar, a city in north Gujarat, was capital of chapa Gurjara dynasty at the time of Jayshikhari Chawra. He was assassinated even before his son Vanraj Chavda was born. Vanraj Chavda went on to be the most successful Chawra ruler, founding historical cities such as Anhilpur Patan and Champaner. There were five Chawra kings after Vanraj. The last king Samantsinh Chawra did not have any children so he adopted his nephew Mulraj Solanki who overthrew him in 942 and set up what came to be known as the Solanki dynasty.[6]

Solanki and Chavda dynasty have also ruled over Kutch in mediveal peiod 921 AD to 1500 AD. It was after Chawda dynasty became weak Jadeja emerged as powerful and ruled Kutch till India's independence. In Saurahstra, Chavda kings once held sway over Port of Diu, Dwarka, Wadhwan, Prabhash Patan, Shiyalbet, Harshad (Minalpur), Chorwad, Koylana-Ghed, okha etc. Further,Varsoda Principality in Gujarat was ruled by Chawda kings till Independence on India in 1947.[7][8]

TOMAR/TANWAR

The Tomara (Hindi - तँवर , तोमर) (also called Tanwar and Tuar in local dialects) are a clan, who claim descent from the Chandravanshi lineage of Mahabharata.[4][5]It includes Gurjars[1] and Rajputs. Middle Ages - 1st Millenium A.D.

Historian Dr. Augustus Hoernle was of the opinion that the Tomaras were one of the ruling clans of Gurjars in the Gurjara-Pratihara era of North India- 4th - 8th century AD.,[1] ancient Kuru Kingdom continuing its existence in the ages when India was ruled by Gupta Kings. It remained one of the 18 Great States under Gupta Kings.[9] However, the lineage and existence of the clan predates the Gurjara entry into the Indian subcontinent by two millenias, and may have therefore been allied partners in the empire.

Indraprastha - Delhi The modern city of Delhi is believed to be on the site of Indraprastha.[10] Delhi was established in 736CE by the Tomar/Tuar king Anangpal Tomar-I who re-established the Pandava ancestral capital.

The Kingdom of Delhi was founded by Gurjar King Anangpal Tomar, whose dynasty, by virtue of descent from the Pandavas, claimed to be Lords Paramount of India —From A Pageant of India by Adolf Simon Waley[11]

Anangpal Tomar

The Tomara dynasty of Delhi lasted until Anangpal Tomar-II, who to quote Lt. Col. Tod, in his Annals and Antiquities of Rajasthan was "justly entitled to be termed the paramount sovereign of Hindustan". Anangpal Tomar II appointed his grandson (daughter's son, and son of King of Ajmer), Prithviraj Chauhan, as the heir apparent. Some historians believe that Prithvaraj was merely a caretaker king as long as his grandfather was alive. Prithviraj was never crowned in Delhi, hence adding weight to the view that the Chauhan ruler usurped the throne from his maternal grandfather.[12][citation needed]. Anangpal Tomar II had 23 brothers and they each had territory of their own.[13]

According to records kept by bards (or Jagas), King Anangpal Tomar made Prithviraj Chauhan only as caretaker when he went on a religious pilgrimage, as his own sons were very small at that time. When King Anangpal Tomar returned back, Prithviraj refused to hand over the kingdom to his maternal grandfather

Today Gurjars have around 20 villages of Tomar or Tanwar Gujjars in and around Delhi which makes the perception strong that this was originally a Gurjar clan. These Gurjar Tanwars proved to be the toughest repellents to the Britishers in 1857 during the first war of independence. They captured the Matcalfe house for 12 days cutting all supplies to British Armies and declaring independence for Delhi (though for a small period of time only).[

Baisla

Baisla is one of the many clans of the Gurjars.They are also known as Bainsle, Baisla, Besle, Bansla, Bainsla and Baisle.

Etymology

During 8th century, there was one ruler under Gurjar Pratihars named Vishal Dev Chauhan from Ajmer. This Vishal Dev was better known by his nickname (or simple form of his name) "Bisal dev".Descendents of Bishal Dev Chauhan were called baisle or Bainsla.[1]

History Vishal Dev Chauhan Baislas are descendant of Vishal Dev Chauhan.Vishal Dev Chauhan, also known as Bissal Dev or Bisaldev were ruling in Ajmer during 8th century.Bisal Dev was brother of Mandal ji, who founded the Mandal lake near Bhilwara.God Devnarayan was born in the family of Mandal Ji. In the 8th century AD Bisal Dev Chauhan, is said to have successfully resisted an Arab intrusion.[2]He was also credited to help Gurjar tomars to gain control of Delhi.[3]

Gaur Brahmin The Gaur Brahmin or Adh Brahmin are a Brahmin sub-caste found in North India.[1] Gurjar gaur Brahmins were priests of the Gurjars (Gujars or Gujjars) during the reign of the Gurjars. They are very high classed Brahmans.

Nāgar Gurjar

Nagari or Nāgar is one of the various clans of the Gurjars.The other variations of Nagari are Nagara, Nagada, nagdi etc. They have special strength in Bulandshahr,Noida,Faridabad,Meerut,Ghaziabad Uttar Pradesh.[1]

History

Udaipur was ruled by Nagari Gurjars till the time of the invasion of Babur. Udai Singh Nagari was the last Gurjar ruler.[2][3][4]It is said that Nāgar Gurjars established their kingdom in 1st century along with Kushan Gurjars.The king was Maharaja Subhau Nagar.

Raja Nain Singh, who restored the fort of Parikshitgarh in eighteenth century, belonged to this clan of the Gurjars. He was the ruler of Parikshitgarh area. When Gurjars of parikshitgarh area participated in the Mutiny of 1857 , the fort was dismantled, to be used as a police station.[5]

BARGUJARS The Bargujar or Badgujars[3] is one of the ancient Hindu Suryavanshi Brahman[4], Meo, Rajput and Gurjar[5] and Rajput[6][7][8][9] clan of India Bargujars were originally Gujjars.[10] As per A.H.Bingley, the name of this clan is derived from Hindi bara ("great") and 'Gujar', forming "great Gujars". But he also mentions that Bargujars being of Solar race i.e. Suryavanshi and like Gehlots worship lord Rama and claim descant from Lava, elder son of Rama[11] Historian R. V. Russell also stated that Bargujars have been simply a section of the Gujjars.[12] Like most of the Gurjars, Bargujars also claim descendants from Lord Rama's elder son Lava.[13]hence they use the surname Raghav. Bargujars also use surname 'sikarwar'.

KASANA

Kusane or Kushane or Kush or Kushana or Kasana or Kansana Gujjaras are descendant from Kush, son of lord Rama.[4] and also known as to be Suryavanshi Kshatriyas.

Historians such as Sir James Campbell, General Crook, Colonel Todd, Mr. Forbs, Dr. Bhagwan Lal Inder Ji, Pran Nath Chopra etc were of the view that present Kasana gotra of Gurjars are successors of great Kushans.[1] General Cunningham also identified Kushans as Gurjars.[2] Word Gusur is referred in Rabatak inscription of Kushan king Kanishka. According to a number of scholars the Word Gusur, which means Kulputra or man or woman born in high family, in this inscription stands for Gujar or Gurjaras. Kasana clan of Gujars is found in northwestern India, Pakistan and Afghanistan.

KHATANA

According to Bards of Gurjars, the area beyond Kashmirl in earlier period was called as Khattan(real name Khotan) in India. The Gujjar kings serving as fuedatories of Gujjar Empire there were called the Rana of Khattan and hence Khatana. Khatana rulers ruled the kingdom Of Khotan(Tarim Basin) for many years. They got their name from Khotan(now Hotan).

After the fall of Gujjars Empire in 954AD, the other Gujjars kingdoms like Gujjar Chauhan of Ajmer, Gujjar Tanwar of Delhi, the Gujjar Chadellas of Kalinjar, The Gujjar Solankis of Patan, Gujjar Parmars of Malwa, Ujjain, and the former Imperials the Gujjar Pratihar of Kannauj stopped supporting them and started fighting among themselves. Hence Jai Pal Khatana and Anand Pal Khatana were defeated by Mahmud Gaznavi after a stiff resistance. Later when a joint financial help from Kannauj, Ajmer, and kalinjar was sent it was of no use since they already lost much of their fighting power by that time.

Saadu Maata Gurjari, mother of God Devnarayan belonged to this clan of Gurjars.He was daughter of Duda Khatana, the king of Malwa. Raja Dilip Singh Judev of Samthar also belongs to Khatana clan.

DEDHA

Dedhar or Dedha is one of the ruling clan of the Gurjars. The majority of Gujjar Dedhas reside in Northern India and Dedhars in Pakistan came from a small village called Samote in Surankote in India-occupied Kashmir. Dedhar could also be read as dedharyal in Northern Pakistan.

According to the Gurjar Bhaats (priests which keep family records of the Gujjars), Dedhars were branch of the Gurjar Pratihars. Like Gurjar Pratihars, Gurjar Dedhas also claim to be descended from Raghuvamshi Lakshmana, the younger brother of Rama.

Demographics

There are many prominent Gujjar families in the Pakistan's Kashmir region who travelled from Surankote. Some of the Gurjar Dedhar places are: Pramekot, Rahimkot, Riat, Dadyal, Mirpur, Bhalot Chowk (Mirpur), Mandi Village (Ddayal), Saliah Village (Dayal), Kund (Dadyal), Kotli, Sehnsa, (Khoi Ratta, Anderla Kothera, Shaheen Abad, Dakkhana, Phalini, Khor, Ghayeen, Kerjai, Barali Gala, Nidi Sohana etc.

In the Nakiyal District-Kotli, the Gujjars are majority and they are said to be dominating in this region. The common Gujjars villages in Teh Nakiyal are Nirgal, Karaila, Lanjot, Mhandethar, Balmi, Narran ni Tarrar, Bhandi, Tharkundi, Palani, Jair, Mohrha sharief, Khandhar, Supply, Phanag, Bagh (Haveli), Hajirah, Abbaspour Bura Jungle, Muzaffarabad and Neelum District. It is said that most of them in Pakistan adopted Islam during seventeenth century.

Mian Mohammed Bakhsh the famous poet is also a famous personality belonging to the Dedhar Clan

Chauhan, Chouhan or Chu han

is a clan that ruled parts of northern India in the medieval period. Prithviraj Chauhan, the last Hindu king of Delhi, was a member of this community.Chauhans was one of the main Clan of Gurjars before they asserted their independence from Gurjar Kingdom.

Ajay Raj (Anuraj)

Chauhans[8] asserted their independence from the Gurjara Pratiharas, and in the early eleventh century, the Sakhambari king Ajaya-Raja founded the city of Ajayameru (Ajmer)[9] in the southern part of their kingdom.

Bisaldeo

His son was the famous Chauhan King Bisaldeo who was famous for repulsing Chaluka attacks and that of western powers and one time led an army of Gurjar Pratihar Kings,[10][dubious – discuss] his contemporaries were: Jeypal Tuar of Delhi, Durlabh and Bhim Solanki of Patun-Gujarat, Parmara Raja Bhoj and Udaydit of Dhar and Padamsi and Tejsi of Mewar.

Bisaldev Chauhan fights Chaluk of Patan

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In 936 V.S. (993 A.D.) he reduced Abu, Jalor on way to destroy the Solanki (Chaluk) of Patan - Bhim Singh 'Baluk', with a force that was 70,000 strong with all the allies.[11] Further he took land of Girnar, Wagar and Sorath and total 56 cities and molested common people, a sin for warrior in those days. The Chaluka King Baluka (Bhim) Rai had 17000 strong army at Patan and 30000 Horsemen from Lar, he came to Abu for fight.

Someshwar defeats Kamdhuj of Kannauj

Raja Vijaychand Kamdhuj attacked the Anangpal Tuar of Delhi and at that time, Raja Someshwar of Ajmer forged an alliance with Anangpal Tuar of Delhi.[12][dubious – discuss] At Kalindi River (Kalinadi-Black River) Vijaychand formed army in Sarpa (vyuha). Chauhan was the victor of the ensuing battle.

Samantas

Mukut Bandh and Mandaleshwar are traditionally the two type of samanta (a title for noble vassals) accorded by Chauhans. The Mukut Bandh owned land but accepted the suzerainty of the Chauhans, while Mandaleshwar were granted jagirs by Chauhan rulers.[13]

Lohmod

Etymology

Lohmod is a Gujari/Hindi word, where "Loh" stands for Iron and "Mod" for Bending.They started using this surname from the day when their ancestor King Jagdev Panwar bended the Iron rod of Sanwa Mann (60 kgs) in Pushkar.Pushkar had been under sway of Gurjars and is still a Gurjar pilgrimage. So we can say every Lohia child with his/her religion Gurjar has his/her ancestor King Jagdev Panwar and blood in him/her is of Panwar Clan of Gurjar because of this both Clans have the brotherhood and no marriage are done with Panwars by Lohias and no marriages are done with Lohias by Panwars so, indirectly we can say that both are same Clans in respect of doing Marriages in.

Present populaiton

Most of the Lohia [(Lohmods)(Lohamarods)] Villages or Places are : 1. Aaya Nagar (Delhi); 2. Ghitorni (Delhi); 3. Nathupur (Delhi); 4. Jharera (Delhi Cantt); 5. Prahladpur (Delhi Cantt); 6. Mohiyapur(Noida, UP); 7. Veersinghpur (Ghaziabad, UP); 8. Dabra (G.B.Nagar, Greater Noida UP); 9. Nanu Fahethpur Baghpat Road (Meerut UP); 10. Anagpur Dairy (Faridabad,Haryana) and etc.

Worshiping

The main temples of Lohia's [(Lohmods)(Lohamarods)] or in which they believe are: Satti Mata in Ayya Nagar Village' (This Temple was about 4X4ft in size but (Mata rani ki krpa se abb ye Mandir 3 gaon ke logo ke milne ke baad constrution ke state mein hai {date-12-Mar-2012}.) Shitla Mata in Gurgoan (The Temple is about in 2500 sqft in area) Baba Magaldas in Ayya Nagar Village.(Temple is in the Main Village Ayya Nagar)

Bagri clan

Bagri (Gujari: बागड़ी) is a warrior clan found among Gurjars[1] living in Rajasthan, Sainis living in Haryana and Punjab. Jatts and Khatris living in thePunjab region of Northern India. They are an Indo-Aryan people and their main occupation is agriculture.Bagri clan traditionally belonged to theKshatriya caste.

Bagris come from the large and prominent ethnic groups, the Jatts in Punjab and the Gurjar in Rajasthan. Bagri is a gotra among Mali caste of Rajasthan too. Bagris are one of the 72 sub-clans in Jats and from 84 sub clans of Gurjars.Jats and Gurjar are a brave, hardworking and independent minded people known for their military prowess;[citation needed] many of them were recruited into the British Indian Army during World War I. in village chak kalan people of bagri clan are Jatt Rajputs of Tonk District, Rajasthan. Their real surname is Rajput Sehajpal Bhatti, Bagri. They belong to most upper caste of the Indian society. they are descents of Aryan community. They are royal people, and their name starts from Maharaja or Raja for male, Rani for female, Kunwar for prince and Kunwari for princess.

Bagree surname is common surname found in Maheshwari caste of Rajasthan. Now they have widespread from their native Rajasthan to many Indian metros cities like Kolkata, Delhi, Mumbai, Hydrabad, etc. and other states and cities as well. They belongs to Marwari bania community of Rajasthan.

Bagri is also one of the clan of Saini community of Haryana.[2]

People belonging to the Bagri clan are found in large numbers as Sikhs in Punjab state, India and as Muslims in Punjab provence of Pakistan. Many Bagris have now emigrated to the UK, USA, Canada, Spain, Gareek.

Most Bagris come from a village in Punjab called Chak Kalan (also called Chak Bagrian), near Jullundar. They migrated from Rajastan about 300–400 years ago.However Gurjar Bagris are still found in Rajasthan.They are heirs of Mahraja Ranjit Singh Rajput Sehajpal Bhatti Bagri. As king Ranjit singh Bagri lost his empire in a battle and people migrated to punjab from rajasthan.

Hoon
Hoon is a sub clan of Gujars. Hoon gujars are descendants of White Huns( Epthalites) who used to reign in central Asia along with Yuechi/ Kushans and Tochars. They were a branch of Yuechi/ Chechi Gujars who were left behind when Yuechis migrated to India. In 4th century AD they also came in India and joined their brothers. After their Assimilation with Gujars, Gujars became very powerful and they established many kingdoms in north western India. The Gurjars swayed the northwestern India and ruled for many centuries. Entire north western India was known as Gujar rashtra. Gujars were supreme power in those times. The title "Gurjar" was considered as the title of honour and bravery.

The first Hun attack under Chu-Han in 455 AD was repelled back by SkandaGupta and India was saved from Huns for a short period of 10 years. In 465 AD fresh Hun armies attacked Guptas under Tomar-han or Tomaran-1. This time the Guptas were totally vanished by Hunas and many flourishing cities under Gupta territories were completely demolished. The ruling seat of hepthallites was Sakala (modern Sialkot in paksitan). Tourman-2 was killed by Gupta ruler Bhanugupta in 510 AD. After him his son Mihirkul* (means Suryavanshi) took over the throne. He was also defeated by Yasodharman in 528 AD. The remainingHuns were assimilated into Gurjar population. The Huns ruled Kashmir until 567 AD under Vasukula, son of Mihirkula.

The Hephthalites/Huna with their capital at Bamiyan continued the pressure on ancient India's northwest frontier and broke east by the end of the fifth century, hastening the disintegration of the Gupta Empire. They made their capital at the city of Sakala, modern Sialkot in Pakistan, under their Emperor Mihirakula.

Famous White Hun Rulers in India

Chu-han (?-454)
Tomar-Han Akhsunvar (467- 496)
Tomar-Han (496?- 502) or Tomaran-1
Mihirakula (502 – 530/540)
Tomaran-2 (530-567)
Vasukula-2 (530 – 567)
Narendra or Narana (570-600)
Baka
Vasukula-1
Gopladitya (ruled Kasmir in 7th century)

Mihiragula was succeeded by his son called Ajitanjanya (Toraman-2 or Vasukula?)

The last Hephthal king Narana/Narendra managed to maintain some kind of rule between 570 and 600 AD over the 'nspk' or 'napki' or 'nezak' tribes that remained after most of the Alχon had fled to the west.

Descendants

The last Huna King, Yudhishthira, ruled until about 670, when he was replaced by the Turk Shahi dynasty. Huna/

Hephthalites are among the ancestors of modern-day Pashtuns and in particular of the Abdali Pashtun tribe.

Karahana

Karahana is a sub clan of Gujars, Karahana were the rulers of Karahan Kingdom in Khotan / Khattan (Xin jiang, China)

The Karahan controlled the vast areas south of the Tianshan Mountains and Hezhong (Samarkand) in Central Asia.

The Uighur local regimes had very close relations with the ruling dynasties in the Central Plains. The ruler of the Karahan Kingdom called himself the “Peach Stone Khan,” meaning “Chinese Khan,” to indicate that he was a Chinese subject. In 1009, after occupying Yutian, Karahan sent envoys with tribute to the emperor of the Northern Song Dynasty (960-1127). In 1063, the Northern Song conferred upon the ruler of Karahan the title of “King of Sworn Allegiance.” In the third year after the founding of the Northern Song Dynasty, the Gaochang Uighurs sent 42 envoys bearing tribute to the Northern Song court.

The Gujar sections

The Gujar Rawat Mandan got is found in the Bawal nizamat of Nabha. It traces its descent to one Rawat who fell in love with a damsel, Gorsi, whom he only carried off after a great struggle. His mesalliance cost him his status as a Rajput and he became a Gujar. The got derives its name from him and from the number of heads (mandaji) which fell in the struggle for Gorsi. This got is numerous in Jaipur, where it keeps its women in parda and forbids widow remarriage, but this is allowed in Nabha. Formerly the Rawat Mandan did not roof their houses or put planks to their doorways, though they now do so. A child's first tonsure should be performed at the shrine of Swami Pun Das in Rewari tahsil.

The Chokar Gujar of Nabha, who appear to be distinct from the Chhokar, trace their descent from Sankat, a Chauhan Gurjar Rajput of Sambhar in Jaipur, who was a great robber. Once on the road he forcibly espoused a beautiful girl whose kinsmen came to her aid, but Sankat sought help from Ban Deo and he and his comrades took the shapes of birds, and escaped. A barber too rang a wedding-bell in front of their pursuers, and they resolved to turn back. So the got of Sankat was called Chokar, ' one who misses,' and it still affects Ban Deo, holding the first tonsure of its children at his shrine in Jaipur, never burning cotton sticks for fuel and only using cotton after first offering it to Ban Deo.

In Nabha the Bhargar, Chaprana, Doi, Kasana, Kharana and Sardhana Gujars all vaguely claim Rajput origin, but unlike other Hindu Gujars they only avoid three gots in marriage, permitting it in the mother's father's got. They specially affect Devi and do not give the beestings of a cow or buffalo to any one till the Amawas, when they cook rice in the milk, place it on a spot plastered with cow-dung and then give it to their children. The Bhargar, like the Rawat Mandan, use no doors or roofs of timber, and ascribe this tabu to the fact that one of their women became a sati and a house raised in her honour was left incomplete.*

The Melu Gujars in Nabha are converts from Hinduism, but still avoid four gots in marriage. They do not build two hearths close together, or wear blue cloth. Their women wear gowns. This got never sell milk, lest the animal fall ill, but they may sell ghi.

The elements of the Gujars are not easy to describe. Local traditions, as has already been shown, vary as to the origins of many clans,

The Gujar elements

but the following addenda may be noted as to the clans descended from the various Rajput races ; —

Chauhan origin is claimed by the Bhalesar, ‘sons of Bhallu,' Babarwal, Jhandar, Kalsian (in Karnal).
Panwar descent is claimed by the Bahlot, Chhali, Phambhra, 'sons of Phamar’ and Paur*,
Jadu (Chandarbansi) descent by the Chhokar (in Karnal),
Janjua origin by the Barrah, Khokhar (Chandarbansi) by the Kawal (in Karnal), Manhas by the Dhinda,
Sombansi by the Dhakkar,
Surajbansi by the Saramdna, and
Tur by the Chhaman (in Karnal).

Folk-etymology and legendary lore have been busily engaged in finding explanations of various clan names among the Gujars. Thus of the Barras, (a word meaning 'holy') it is said that their ancestorFatihulla used to bring water from the river at Multan barefoot, for his spiritual guide's ablutions. One day the Pir saw that his disciple's foot had been pierced with thorns, so he gave him his shoes, but Fatihulla made them into a cap, as worthy to be so worn, and again his feet were pierced with thorns. The Pir seeing this blessed him and called him Barra.†

The Bharyar claim descent from Raja, Karn. The children of his descendant Raja Dhal always used to die and his physicians advised him to feed his next child on the milk of a she- wolf (bhairya), whence the name Bharyar. Buta embraced Islam in Babar's time and settled in Shahpur.

Of the Gajgahi section it is said that Wali, their ancestor, was a Khatana who wore a gajgah or horse's silver ornament, so his descendants are now called Gajgahi.

Another legend makes the Khatanas descendants of Raja Jaspal and the Pandavas- Jaspal had extended his dominions from Thanesar to Jhelum and, when Sultan Mahmud Sabuktagin invaded Hindustan, Jaspal met him at Attock, but was defeated and slain. His son, Anandpal, ruled for two years at Lahore and then fled to Hindustan, leaving two sons, Khatana and Jaideo or Jagdeo, of whom the former ruled at Lahore and turned Muhammadan. Other Gujar clans also claim descent fromAnandpal, and 'Sultan Mahmud assigned the Khatanas jagirs in Gujrat where they founded Shahpur, now a deserted mound near Chak Dina.

The Khatanas are not only a leading Gujar clan but have many off-shoots in the minor sections, such as the Gajgahis, Topas, Amranas, Awanas, Bhunds, Bukkans, Thilas, and the Jangal, Debar, Doi, and Lohsar clans.

Hindu Khatanas are also found in the Bawal nizamat of Nabha and there claim Tur Rajput origin, deriving their name from Khatu Nagar, a village in Jaipur. As followers of Bawa Mohan DasBhadawaswala

The Topas are really Khatanas and when the Jats and Gujars were competing for the honour of giving the biggest contribution to Akbar's rebuilding of Gujrat town one Adam, a Khatana, paid a lakh and a quarter of rupees into the imperial treasury, measuring the money in a topa, whence his descendants are so named.

History of Lahore

History of Lahore :
The city of Lahore has a Gujjar origin. The earliest princes were said to be Gujjar and traditional Panjabi tribal origins. Hieun Tsang, the Chinese traveller, who visited the Punjab in 630 AD, speaks of a large city, containing many thousands of families, chiefly Brahmans, situated on the eastern frontier of the kingdom of Cheka, which he says, extended from the Indus to the Beas river.


Around 580 BC., when king Bimbisara ruled South Asia, the society came to be divided into different communities based on their occupation.[dubious – discuss][citation needed] One of their communities was called Kshatriyas and King Luv's descendants were classed with them and came to be known as Luvanam, which was also referred to as Luvana.[5] The Luvanas from Loharghat became known as Loharana (masters of swords;[dubious – discuss][citation needed] or iron ("Loha") chiefs ("Rana")), which later became Lohana.[dubious – discuss]

Chinese traveller Faxian, who visited South Asia between 414 and 399 B.C., calls Lohana a brave community ruling the northwest territory of South Asia, in his diary.[citation needed] Another Chinese traveler, Kurmang who came in the eleventh century A.D. speaks of a Lohrana kingdom as a mighty power.[citation needed][dubious – discuss] Historian Burton writes Lohanas were brave people and says they were spread over today's Baluchistan (Pakistan), Afghanistan and eastern fringes of Central Asia.[citation needed] Col. Todd, who delved into history of Rajasthan, describes Lohanas as one of the oldest Kshatriya community.
Invasions

At the period of the first Muhammadan invasion, Lahore was in possession of a Chauhan prince, of the family of Ajmer. Whether owing to change of dynasty, or to Lahore's exposed position on the high road from Afghanistan to India, it was subsequently deserted and the seat of the government was removed to Sialkot or its vicinity, where it remained until the period of the invasion of Mahmud of Ghazni in the beginning of the eleventh century; that the conqueror re-occupied the deserted city, and established a garrison in a fort, which was built possibly, like the Old Fort at Delhi, on the ruin of the old Rajput stronghold.

In 682 AD, according to Ferishta, the Afghans of Kerman and Peshawar, who had, even at that early period, embraced the religion of the Prophet, wrested certain possession from the Hindu prince. A war ensued, and in the space seventy battles were fought with varied success, until the Afghans, having formed an alliance with the Ghakkars, a wild tribe inhabiting the Salt Range of Punjab, compelled the Raja to cede a portion of his territory. The next mention of Lahore is in the Rajputana chronicles, where the Bussas of Lahore, a Rajput tribe, are mentioned as rallying to the defence of Chittore, when besieged by Muslim forces in the beginning of the ninth century.
Image of Mahmud in his court where noblemen and noblewomen convened.

At length, in 975 AD, Sabaktagin, Governor of Khorassan and father of the celebrated Mahmud advanced beyond the Indus. He was met by Jeipal, the Raja of Lahore whose dominion is said to have extended from Sirhind to Lamghan and from Kashmir to Multan. By the advise of the Bhati tribe, the Raja Jeipal formed an alliance with the Afghans, and, with their aid, was enabled to withstand the first invasion. However, Sabaktagin later repeated his invasion on his succession to the throne of Ghazni. A battle ensued in the vicinity of Lamghan ending with the defeat of the Raja and overtures being made for peace. His terms were accepted and persons were sent, on the part of Sabaktagin, to take the balance of the stipulated ransom. On reaching Lahore, Jeipal proved faithless and imprisoned those commissioned to receive the treasure. On learning intelligence of his perfidy, Sabaktagin, in the words of the Ferishta, "like a foaming torrent, hastened towards Hindustan".[3]

Another battles ensued, in which Jeipal was again vanquished, and he retreated, leaving the territory to the west of the Nilab or Indus in the hands of the invader. The invader did not retain the conquests that he had made for in 1008 AD, a confederation headed by Anangpal, the son of Jeipal, again met the advancing army, now commanded by Mahmud, son and successor of Sabaktagin, in the vicinity of Peshawar. Lahore was allowed to remain intact for thirteen years longer. Anangpal was succeeded by Nardjanpal, while Mahmud pushed his conquests into Hindustan. But in 1022 AD, he suddenly marched down from Kashmir, seized Lahore without opposition, and gave it over to be plundered.[4] Nardjanpal fled helpless to Ajmer, and the Hindu principality of Lahore was extinguished forever. A final effort was made by the Hindus in the reign of Modud, 1045 AD, to recover their lost sovereignty, but after a fruitless siege of six months, they retired without success

Gujjars in Mughal Era... Ch Zafar Habib

Gujjar the beginning of the 17th century, the decline of the Mughal emperor was actually the beginning of the Gujjars in the Mughal era. There was an increased power of the Gujjars at that point of time. Finally Aurangzeb accepted the lordship of the Gujjar leaders in various principalities. The chief Gujjar power of the Mughal era are mentioned below

Gurjar in Bharatpur district

Bhati of Dadri

Dera Gazi Khan

Gurjarghar

Pawar of Landhore

Gurjar of Maharastra

Nangde of Parikisatgarh

Judeo of Samther



The Gurjars and the Jats of Agra stood together at the time of Surajmal Jat. After his murder, his fourth son Ranjit Singh and the Gurjar chief Motiram Baisla of Sundraoli signed a pact of treaty. As Surajmal had taken the lead on his son Motiram Baisla became the army chief of Bharatpur. In 1803 CE, after a stubborn fight, the Gujjars and Jats were defeated and thus, Bharatpur district remained as a small territory under the British rulers. A great body of Bhati Gurjars along with Dave and Kala Gujjar settled south of Delhi on both sides of  Yamuna River with their head quarter at Kasna. The Bhati Gurjar occupied 360 villages. In 1540 CE Sher Shah felt the power of Gurjars round about Delhi and they took vigorous proceeding against them. Akbar allowed these unruly Gurjars to settle IT the area. After the death Aurangzeb, the Maratha hordes of the south plundered the north and the Gurjars again took on arms. Another Bhati Gurjar chief namely Rao Amra had ousted the unruly chief of Bhurta clan and established himself as Raja at Dadri. His successor Raja Roshan Singh was ruling when the British occupied the area.



Gazi Khan Baloch founded a city Dera Gazi Khan after his name near about 1710 CE. Gazi Khan Baloch was appointed as the administrator and he proved himself as a great administrator. Mahmood Khatana with his Gurjar military personals crossed the river Indus and brought the whole area comprising the districts of Mujjafargarh and Faislabad under his total control. He constructed a fort at Dera Gazi Khan. The British annexed Gurjar Ghar to Gwalior and some portions of its area amalgamated to districts of , Murena and Dholpur and a portion to the district AgraUttar Pradesh . Every Gurjar in Gurjar Ghar holds its own territory. The ancestors of the Gujjars in Maharashtra had been destroyed and that is why they migrated to the south. The rulers of Samshergarh were actually a sub-caste of the Gujjars. They belonged to the Khatana sub-caste.But unfortunately, most of these states and the powers of the Gujjars were finished by the British rulers.

Gurjars have been going from strength to strength in various States - a good sign.

Gurjars have been going from strength to strength in various States - a good sign.

May ----31, 2009 at 11:24am


In the present Lok Sabha 7 MP are Gurjars

1. Sachin Pilot - Ajmer - (Rajasthan)- Union Minister of state for Corporate Affairs (Independent Charge)2. Avtar Singh Bhadana-- Faridabad-(Haryana)3. Tabassum Hassan -Kairana-(UP)4. Surendra Singh Nagar- Noida (UP)5. Sanjay Singh Chauhan- Bijnore(UP)6. (Late) Dilip Singh Judeo-Bilaspur (Chhatisgarh) Died: 14th August' 20137. Dinsha Javerbhai Patel -Khera (Gujarat)


The current list Gurjar MLA in various states.



1.Jammu & Kashmir -(5)Gujjars constitute more than 20% of the state's population and out of 87 assembly segments, in 12 segments their population is between 35 to 50%.

Gujjar candidates were declared elected from five assembly segments in 2008


1. Surankote (Chaudhary Mohammad Aslam)- ex rajya sabha MP2. Darhal (Zulifkar Chaudhary)3. Gool-Arnas (Chaudhary Aijaz Ahmed )4. Kangan (Mian Altaf Ahmad) ---------------cabinet minister J&K5. Uri (Chaudhary Taj-Mohi-ud-Din) ------------------state minister6. BASHIR NAZ-State minister for Gujjar bakarwal board.(nominated) basically from poonch.

2. Punjab -2(1) Nand Lal -- from Balachaur in Nawanshar Distt (Parl. Secretary) (2) Razia Sultana - Congress (I), Maler Kotla, Sangrur District (Wife of IGP, Punjab Mohd. Mustafa)

3.Himachal (0)In the last assembly Rangila Ram Rao was the Minister from Mandi

4. Haryana -7 (The List of newly elected MLA in Haryana (2009) is as follows)

1. Ram Kishan ---------------------Naraingarh-------Ambala2. Dharam Singh Chokkar--------Samalkha--------Panipat3. Mahendra Pratap Bhadana---Badkhal-----------Faridabad--Cabinet Minister Haryana Govt.4. Krishan Pal Bainsla Gurjar-----Tigaon------------Faridabad (BJP state President)5. Subhash Chaudhary-----------Palwal-------------Palwal6. Pradeep Chaudhary: Kalka: Panchkula7. Akram Khan (Chauhan:) BSP: Jagadhri, Yamuna Nagar. (Deputy Speaker of Haryana Assembely)

5. Delhi (7) 1. Ram Singh Netaji -Badarpur2. Ramesh Bidhudi-Tughlakabad3. Balram Tanwar-Chattarpur4. Naseeb Singh Dheda-Vishwas Nagar 5. Anil Chaudhary-- Patparganj6. Dayaram Chandila-Rajouri Garden7. Neeraj Basoya-Kasturba Nagar

6. UP (7) Modified list after Assembly Elections held in 2012 Distt Saharanpur1.Gangoh-- Pradeep Chaudhary Batar (Cong)


Distt Muzaffarnagar2.Kairana--Hukum Singh Chauhan--Ex Minister ---BJP3.Khatauli-Kartar Singh Bhadana-brother of Avtar Singh Bhadana-RLD



Distt Meerut4.Meerut South -- Ravindra Bhadana (BJP)

Distt Baghpat5.Baghpat--Hemlata Chaudhary--BSP - wife of MLC Prashant Chaudhary

Distt Noida6.Dadri--Satyaveer Gurjar Basoya from BSP7.Jewar--Ved Ram Bhati --Minister --BSP

7. Uttarakhand (2)Kunwar Pranav Singh Champion- Laksar-1. Haridwar-- descendent of Raja Landhaura in Haridwar

8.Rajasthan (7)1. Mahendra Singh-Nasirabad-(Ajmer)2. Anita Gurjar-Nagar(Bharatpur)3. Ram Lal Gurjar-Asind-Bhilwara 3. Rajendra Singh Bidhuri- Begun - Chittorgarh5. Jitendra Singh--Khetri--Jhunjhunu-- Cabinet minister6. Ramswaroop Kasana- Kotputli - Jaipur7. Hem Singh Bhadana- Thanagazi- Alwar

9.Madhya Pradesh (3)1. Adal Singh Kasana-Sumavali (Morena)2. Dileep Singh Gurjar- Nagda ( Ujjain)3. Hukum singh Karada- Shajapur ( Shajapur) in western MP- ex Minister

10. Maharashtra (3)1. Girish Dattatrey Mahajan (BJP)- Jamner (Jalgaon)2. Kailash Gorakh Patil (Shiv Sena) - Chopda (Jalgaon)3. Gulab Rao Raghunath Patil (Shivsena)- Erandol (Dharangaon, Jalgaon) (Update ex MLA fr Erandol)


Admin Ch Zafar Habib Gujjar

Sajjad To Chair MEP's Code of Conduct Committee

Former opponents in the race to be the European Parliament President for 2014-2019 came together this week to bury the past behind them and focus on the future of the Parliament, particular on improving transparency.

European Parliament President, Martin Schulz, appointed British Pakistani MEP Dr Sajjad Karim for a second time to chair his Advisory Committee on the Code of Conduct for MEPs.

The committee, established in 2012, sees dual national Dr Karim continue his chairmanship from last term.

During the meeting in the President's private office the two men had a fruitful exchange and the atmosphere was relaxed.

After the meeting Dr Karim said:"It is an honour to be re-appointed by the European Parliament President to Chair the President's committee which oversees the ethics and transparency.

"The committee has made great strides in giving citizens more access to declarations of financial interest of MEPs. All declarations are published online and MEPs have to know give more information such as declare any third party payments they receive."

The Advisory Committee is composed of five MEPs, with two reserve MEPs. Dr Karim is the only dual national MEP to serve on the committee. The Code of Conduct came into force on 1 January 2012 and has worked to publish more information of MEPs expenses and outside interests online.

Citizens now have greater access to see what their MEPs are doing outside the Parliament.

- See more at: http://www.theasians.co.uk/story/20140924_sajjad_chair_committe#sthash.iC5PrCrj.Dg6mMK4w.dpuf

GURJAR ISM words by Thakur Yashpal Singh Rajput

Ref: http://www.scribd.com/doc/77571532/Gurjar-Ism



GURJAR ISM

“It is beyond human power to lessen the dignity of the Gurjars”

, words by Thakur Yashpal Singh Rajput, famous historian and researcher of Indian History. Millions liters blood of Gurjar community flooded on this earth for protection of our culture and religion. It is bitter historical truth thatdifferent invaders committed mass assassinations of Gurjars and differentinvaders and foreign rulers snatched their lands and powers from them as Gurjar community always created resistance against foreign invaders and cruel rulers time to time for 1000 years right up to Revolt of 1857. During these resistances, they lost their powers, properties, and miserably came to end in British era. It is the beginning of deep pains of the poverty andcontinues until date that developed an inferiority complex in entire Gurjar community. It is always my subject matter to have brain storming, how to reinstate the prosperity of Gurjar community, how to show this community the days they were bearing in their past, how to create an accountability for their sacrifices that they did time to time for conservation of the Indian culture, for protecting mother earth and religion? We have to reinstate the Gurjar community to all the states that it was bearing in their past. If we go through the history of Gurjars then we find that they were having their own culture that still exists in Gurjar community, they have articulated social laws that are included in their culture. Then what is the wrong? I am not the one capable to make any comment upon such great community at once, but what I found is that, they have everything but there is lack of unity and an articulated intercommunity cooperation system! Yes, it is fact that they have great culture, capabilities and everything that an ideal noble community bears, but, due to absence of an intercommunity cooperation system, Gurjar community, the ruler of this territory, now laid behind time. They were rulers of maximum territory in India up to the revolt of 1857 but as all these statesdid not have any sort of unity mechanism, intercommunity cooperationsystem and coordination that weakened their power to fight against modern warfare of British. Due to this, their assets have been destroyed, purposefully kept away from development, their fertile lands have been snatched, their political importance have been degraded, created the circumstances that developed inferiority complex into them that ruined generations and once prosperous Gurjar community transformed into a poor community in India due to lack of intercommunity cooperation system. Now it is time to awaken the community and set for achieving whatever we lost in the past, now it is time to rectify all our mistakes that our forefathers have committed in past, now it is time to take care of the thing that everyone, even the Government machinery, should listen to our voice. How it is possible? Obviously, thequestion comes and the answer is Gurjar ISM, Gurjar IntercommunitySurvival Movement, is an initiative to reinstate Gurjar community’s Golden days as were in the past. Even though we call it a development process butas per my vision it is not only a development process but also it is a process of reinstating Gurjar community to the state and power at all levels that they were bearing in the past.

गु जर आई.एस.एम् . (गु जरीजम,यानी गुजरवाद)नाम से गु जर एकता ,अखंडता

आपसी सहयोिगता का यहसामािजक अिभयान क ेपीछ ेउ ेशय एकही ह ैकी भातभू िम की आन,बान औ ान की ा कन ेक ेिलए अपन ेसवरव

का बिलदान द ेन ेवाले इस महान समाज को अपना गत व ैभव ात क द ेना .गुजर ऐसी जाती ह ैजो आज भी अपनी पपाओं से पीछ ेनह

हटी ह ैऔ अपनी एक अलग पहचान आज भी यह जाती द ु िनया को द ेती ह ै, िफ वह कही भी हो िकसीभी हाल म हो,सा म हो,या सा से बाह हो,इस बात क ेमाण इितहास से लेक आजतक समय समय प गु जर समाज न ेिदए ह ैऔ द ेता भी ह ेगा |चेिचय ,क ु षाण ,ितहा, खटान का इितहास हो,या फी अंेज से उनका संघषर हो वह हमेा अपनी एक अलग पहचान बनाए ह ु ए ह ै.सदा पट ेल का उदाहण हो,

या िफ िवजयिसंह पिथक का हो, इस जाती न ेाचीन काल से इस

द ेवभू िम की हमेाही सेवा की ह ैऔ आज भी क ही ह ै.

गुजर क े इितहास को िलखत ेसमय ज ैसे सदा पट ेल को भु लाया नह जा सकता , िवजयिसंह पिथक को नह भु लाया जा सकता ह ै,उसी तह समाज क ेिहत क ेिलए वत ंता आदोल नसे भी बड़ा आंदोलन इस भोगवादी समयमे िजहन ेखडा क िदखाया ,ऐसे गुजर समाज क ेमहानायक को भी नह भु लाया जा सकता औ वह नाम ह ैकनरल िकोड़ीिसंह ब ैसला गुजर.वह आज भी द े औ द ु िनया क ेसभी गु जर समाज क ेदय म िवाजमान ह ै.कनरल अपना वरमान ह ै, लेिकन क ु छ ऐसी बात इितहास को िलखत ेसमय िलखी गयी की मानो गुजर जाती का कही अितव ही नह ह ै,ऐसा महसू स होता ह ै,औ  आज भी व ही हाल ह ैकी इतनी भाी संया म सपू णर भातवषर म बसन ेक ेउपत भी ,

द ेभित िजनक े ग ग म थी औ ह ै, िजनक ेपुख न ेइस मातृभू िम की ा क ेिलए अपन ेाण का बिलदान िदया ,आज या हाल ह ै इस गुजर जाती का ?यह जाती आज भी सभी उप ेाओं का सामना क ही ह ै ज ैसी उहन ेमुसलामान क ेाज म सहन की , अंेज क ेासनकाल म सहन की .औ सबसे द ु भयपू णर बात तो यह ह ैकी िजहन ेअलग अलग समय म भात वषर म आय ेिववध आाताओं का साथ िदया , इस द े औ धमर से गाी की , अपनी संक ृ ित को तहस नहस कन ेम िजहन ेचंद लालच म आक िवद े िय का साथ िदया औ गुजर जाती को,यिक एक द ेभत जाती ह ैउसको मौत की खायी म ढक ेल िदया , िजहन ेगुजरकी उपजवू जमीन को गाी क उनसे छीन लीया,आज वह जाितय, वही गा क ेवािस,वाही गंदा खू न ,उनक ेही वािस अप न ेइस भातवषर प ाज क ह ेह ै.औ िजहन ेसमय समय प इस द ेऔ धमर को बचाया ,इस भातवषर की महान संक ृ ित को अपन ेाण की बिल द ेक बचाया औ समय प अपन े समान को बहान ेक ेिलएाण की भी आह ु ित द ेन ेक ेिलए उहन ेक ु छ भी कमी नह छोड़ी ऐसी गुजर जाती आज भी उप ेाओ का सामना क ही ह ै.यह कोई उकसान ेवाली बात नह बिक यह एक कडवा सच ह ैकी वत ं क ेपहले तो गुजर समाज िविवध आताओं औ बाद म अंेज से उनक े टकाव क ेकाण उप े ितही था ,लेिकन वत ंता िमलन ेक ेबाद वही हाल हा ह ैऔ आज इस द े को आजादी िमलान ेक े६० साल बाद भी यह समाज आज भी उप ेओं का िका ह ै.यह इस द े का द ु भय मान ेकी गु जर समाज का ,की उनक ेइतन ेबिलदान क ेबाद भी एक छोटासा आण उनको चािहए तो भात सका ऐसी िहचिकचा ही ह ैज ैसे यह सका गुजर समाज का इितहास जनाितही न हो इतनी ह ैवािनयत िकम क ेलोग सका म ब ैठ ेह ैकी िजन गु जर न ेइस द े,धमर औ संक ृ ित को बचान ेक ेिलए बिलदान िदया जब वही जाती चंद एक ाय म यादा गीबी क ेकाण आण की मग क ही ह ैतो उनको मा िदया जा हा ह ै, िदनदहाड़ ेउनका क़ल िकया जा हा ह ै,ज ैसा की अंेज औ बाकी सभी न ेिकया ,यह एक न ंगा सच ह ै.इसिलए महामा गधी न ेउस समय ायकतओं को काले अंेज औ इस पािलरयामटी ड ेमो े िटक िसटम को बझ व ेशया कहा ह ै.अग यह णाली व ेशया नह होती तो उन द ेभत वी जाती का संघ नह होता जो गुजर आंदोलन क ेदौान ाजथान म ह ु आ. द े औ द ु िनया क ेसमत गुजर समाज को हम यही ाथरना कत ेह ैकी हम गुजर समाज एक ऐसा समाज ह ैजो द ेिहत क ेिलए िजया ह ै,हम उप े ित ह ै, आज हमाा भात द े ऐसे गा क ेहाथ म ह ैजो की िदनदहाड़ ेइस द े को ब ेच ह ेह ै,यह हमको आगे बढ़न ेनह दगेयिक सा म व ही गा की औलाद ो ो ो ो ो ो ो ो ो ो ो ो ो ो,व

ही गंदा खू न ब ैठा ह ैिजहन ेअपन ेद ेभत पु ख को अंजो औ व ि ििवधआताओं क ेहाथ मवाया ,हमाी अछी जमीन से हम खद ेडक हमा ेसमाज को िदन औ हीन अवथा को लाया ,यह लोग हमाा भला नह चाहगे,हम,हम गुजर को हमाा अपना ाता अपनाना पड़ ेगा .हम गुजर,

हमा ेआलावा कोई सका या समाज हमाा भला नह क सकता ,हम हमाा

ाता चुनना औ वह ाता चुनक अपन ेतीक ेसे खुदही अपना िवकास कना .एक ऐसे यवथा का िनमण काना जो अपनी खुद की हो

ऐसी गुजर यवथा का िनमण कना ह ै,हम एक द ू स ेको पू क यवथा का िनमण कना ह ै,औ यही ह ैसमय की मग.

हम गुजरयवथा ,गुजर णाली या िफ गुजरीजम का िनमण

कना ह ै,जो की िसफर समत गुजर जाती क ेउथान का ना ही नह बिक इसक ेजिय ेहम ह वह कोि कगे की समाज को अपन े

गत व ैभवाली िदन द ेखन ेको िमले. यह संभव ह ैजत ह ैएक आवाज मा द ेन ेकी

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Turbulences

Gurjar, Gujar, Gajjar, Gujjar, Gojara, Gujaran, Gojar, Gujara etc and so manyto reckon are the names and attributes for Gurjar community, mentioningGurjar here, as I am Gurjar. As Gurjars are living since our culture exists and ruled over maximum territory of the Asia, they were the rulers thus have long, noble and pious history. If I put the entire history here that is not be appropriate as it is out of scope of this document as noble and dignified history of Gurjars cannot be framed into some thousands of pages but that requires millions of pages and one life is not sufficient for writing entire history of Gurjars. However, I consider it necessary to put some historical facts in front of my brothers and sisters, they are necessary and we all should read, understand those pages very carefully, and then think where wearer and what to do? What mistakes we have been committing? To whom, we, at this time, have to consider responsible for such drastic situation of Gurjar Community now days? I completed Engineering and was facing interview then an incident happened and I inspired from the incident. It was when Ihave to go to Mumbai; it was Bombay at the time, for competitiveexamination for the post of Engineer in Telecommunication Department.After finishing written exam, day after tomorrow was the oral examination. On the day of oral examination, I approached the office where the interview was organized. I saw a person passing by, he was Gurjar, I was in crowd, some meters away from him, I called loudly in our own Gurjari language, he stopped, but his bodily reaction was not fair. Even though I reached him asking all the routine questions in Gurjari language, he was calm not uttering single word. I confused, then he told me in pure Marathi to not to speak in Gurjari language. Anyway I finished talking with an oath in my mind to not to speak with that person again in life, continuing the oath until date. The incidence was simple but it had raised so many turbulences in my mind. Why he said me to speak into Marathi only? What are the reasons that developed inferiority complex in Gurjar community? Even when I was schooling I used to ask a question to myself every community is progressing why not Gurjars? Why Gurjars try to hide their caste? Why they do not speak their own Gurjari language in public? Why they hesitate to speak Gurjari Language? Gurjars have great population why they do not have remarkable influence on Indian politics. Why they are not in the main stream of Power and Politics? Who resist them to enter into the main stream? Why there are resisting them? Income of the constituencies Gurjars votes are influential and Gurjar can beeasily elected, then why Gurjar person doesn’t fight election from thatconstituency and rather to become slave of that MLA or MP why he himself come into political power? Why Gurjars do not have any media house yet? While the communities very small in population, not genetically sound,having no noble history at all to count them to be liable for ruling over anyconstituency, they are having a big marriage hall, Samaj Bhavan orcommunity hall? Another very dirty question that always makes me awake from the sleep is, other communities who do not have right history and if it is that have no connection with history of Gurjars, they are snatching our history from us and we are just in the role of audience. Why Gurjar do not protest such matters? Are we really sleeping or pretending to sleep?