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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 Gurj...

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) ---------------ca...

Sajjad To Chair MEP's Code of Conduct Committee

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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 kno...

Anangpal Tanwar

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Anangpal Tanwar was the first ruler to make ancient Delhi his capital. Little is known of Anangpal Tanwar, who was from the Gurjar Tanwar clan and whose ancestors had settled in the Aravalli Hills around the end of the first millennium AD. Some archaeological evidence survives of earlier settlements survive in the area and may be related to a ruler called Surajpal . Of Anangpal, the primary source for information comes from the Prithviraj Raso , a history of Prithviraj Chauhan which was written much later. Physical evidence at Lal Kot (literally Red Fort), which he is thought to have built and which is the oldest identifiable city in the area, suggests that he lived in the eleventh century. [1] [2] The Tanwar rule at Delhi passed to his son, Ausan Singh (Tejpal) and then his grandson Kosal Dev Singh (Mahipal) before the dynasty collapsed when challenged by Prithviraj Chauhan (1149-1192).

The Asian Age report on Gujjar Dance

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Dance of Gujjar

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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, ...