Gujjar the Great

Amrutha Gujjar Great Gujjar Student

The Northshore Schools Foundation has announced Amrutha Gujjar, a Woodinville High School senior and National Merit scholar, as the featured keynote speaker at the upcoming All in for Kids Luncheon April 7 at the Lynnwood Convention Center.

Gujjar, was one of nine applicants for the Foundation’s first ever scholarship opportunity. “We were pleased to receive applications representing all four of our high schools and each of the applicants were stellar examples of great students in our community,” said Teri Foose, Northshore Schools Foundation Board member and Luncheon chair person. “It was such a hard decision; I wish we could have granted the scholarship to each of these well-deserved, hardworking students.”

“Amrutha stood out as an outstanding recipient. Her academic excellence, demonstration of business acumen with FBLA, commitment to service and her passion behind computer science and innovation make her an excellent reflection of the quality of students our District is producing.”

Amrutha is ranked in the 99th percentile in the United states as a National Merit Finalist, and she has been invited to speak both with President Obama as a part of the prestigious ALA Girls Nation Program and with the TED-Ex program regarding the future of Computer Science.

“The unbelievably rapid innovation that has happened in the past few decades can be attributed to the collective efforts of people working all around the world,” Said Gujjar in her application to the Foundation. “I want to get involved, so that I can join to effort to change the way of life and improve the standard of living. I also want to take the opportunity to change the dynamics of the field… It is our responsibility to extend the reach of computer science to students of all races, genders and backgrounds so that they can join the collective effort to continue the rapid innovation that has become iconic of the age that we live in”

She has also been recognized by the Woodinville Chamber of Commerce as the Student of the month.

Gujjar has benefited from the Foundations investment in programs for students at Kokanee Elementary, Leota Junior High and Woodinville High school including support for AP Science and Computer Science courses. “The NSF goes beyond just funding school programs though-­‐ it inspires students by rewarding their achievements,” Gujjar said.

Amrutha Gujjar is part of an impressive line-up of presenters at this year Annual All in For Kids Luncheon, including, Kiro 7 Anchorwoman Michelle Millman, Superintendent Larry Francois and several other amazing student speakers, who will speak to the value of the Foundation and Districts commitment to Teacher Excellence.

This year's luncheon festivities will feature a Student Expo with emphasis on Health & Humans services programs within the District including: Sports Medicine, Hospital Services, Event Management Hospitality and Tourism, Garden programs at Crystal Springs and more. The student expo is open from 11:00 a.m. - noon at the Lynnwood Convention Center.

The Luncheon program and Gujjar’s Keynote will follow. Tickets to the event are available at www. NorthshoreSchoolsFoundation.org Funds raised at the event will support innovation and the Foundation's funding initiatives of supporting Literacy and Arts; Career and College Readiness, STEM Education; support for Advanced and Disadvantaged Learners; Health & Enhancement; and Teacher Excellence in all thirty-one (soon to be thirty-two) Northshore schools.

Pir Samiullah gujjar khatana

Pir Samiullah gujjar khatana was the first tribal leader in Swat to raise a lashkar, or tribal army, to oppose the Taliban. He claimed to have organized more than 10,000 tribesmen to oppose the Taliban and protect 20 villages. Samiullah and his followers are members of the Gujjar community, which is a group distinct from the dominant Pashtun tribal confederations that support the Taliban.

Pir was rival tribal and religious leader opposing Mullah Fazlullah's forces in the Matta region of Swat. Pir and eight of his followers were killed in a Taliban assault on Dec. 16 2008. Two of his aides were subsequently beheaded in public, while an estimated 40 of his followers have been captured. The Taliban also torched the houses of Samiullah and 15 elders of his group.

::Huna origin of Gurjara Clans::

::Huna origin of Gurjara Clans::

Dr. Sushil Bhati

Many renowned historian like A. M. T. Jackson, Buhler, Hornle, V. A. Smith and William crook Consider the Gurjaras to be of Huna stock. The way in which inscriptions and literature records frequently bracket Gurjaras with the Hunas suggests that the two races were closely connected. There are evidences that the Gurjaras were originally a horde of pastoral nomads from the Central Asia whose many clans have Huna origin.

Numismatic Evidences- Coins issued by Hunas and Gurjaras have remarkable similarity. In a way coins issued by Gurjaras are continuation of Huna coinage. Coins issued by Hunas and Gurjaras are characterized by motif of ‘Iranian fire altar with attendants’ and are copies of coins issued by Iranian emperors of Sassanian dyanasty. The inferences of Huna’s connection with Gurjaras is strongly supported by numismatic evidences. V. A. Smith has presented these evidences in his paper “The Gurjaras of Rajputana and Kannauj’ in these words, “The barbaric chieftains who led the greedy hordes known by the generic name of Huna to the plunder of the rich Indian plains did not trouble to invent artistic coin dies, and were content to issue rude imitations of the coinage of the various countries subdued. After the defeat of the Persian king Firoz in 484 A.D., the Huns chiefly used degraded copies of the Sassanian coinage, and in India emitted extensive series of coins obviously modelled on the Sassanian type, and consequently classified by numismatists as Indo-Sassanian. Many varieties of this Indo Sassanian coinage, especially those bearing the names of Toramana and Mihiragula or Mihirakula, can be recognized with certainty as Hun issues.

The long series of Gadhiya or Gadhaiya coins in base silver and copper or bronze, although usually without legends or dates, may be assigned now with equal confidence to the Gurjaras. These coins, which present the Sassanian type in its utmost degradation, are found most abundantly in the countries occupied by the Gurjara clans, which quickly developed into Hindu castes, and they evidently formed the ordinary currency of the Gurjara kingdoms in Western India and Rajputana for centuries. A Jain writer relates a legend which expressly connects the origin of the Gadhiya coinage with Bhilmal, the Gurjara capital.

One coin, not of the Gadhiya type, bearing the name of Vyaghramukha has been published. That name being of rare occurrence, the piece, which is of rude fabric and comes from a locality where it was associated with White Hun coins, is almost certainly a coin of Vyaghramukha, the Chapa Raja of Bhilmal in 528 A.D. The Chapas were a branch of the Gurjaras. The coin closely resembles in fabric the undoubted Hun issues, and when I published it I believed it to have been struck by a White Hun chief, but now perceive that it is Gurjara.

The Gurjara lineage of King Mihira Bhoja being an established fact, his Adi-vardlia coins, which imitate the Sassanian coinage in another fashion, must also be classed among the Gurjara issues.”

Presence of Varaha as a motif on coins of Gurjara- Pratiharas also support the theory of Huna origion of Gurjaras. Varaha was tribal deity of Hunas which later evolved into or identified with the incarnation of Vishnu.

Thus, we see that the numismatic connection between the Hunas and the Gurjaras is extremely close.

Common family name of Hunas and the name of Gurjara king Alkhana- According to E. Rtveladze, the name of royal family of Hunas was Alkhon. Humbach proposes that the reading of this name should be “Alkhan”. Alkhan was also the name of a Gujar king of Punjab Gujrat at the close of ninth century which find mention in Kalhan' Rajtarangini.

Mihira as common title among Hunas and Gurjaras- Kosmas Indikopleustes has mentioned a Huna king Gollas in his book Christian topography. The king is identified as MihirGula or Mihirkula by Historians Mihira was probably the title of MihirGula and his actual name was the Gula. Mihira is also the title/name of most famous Gurjara emperor Bhoja (836-885 A D) of Kannauj. It is still a title of honour amongst Ajmer Gurjaras.

Mehrauli- Mehrauli, one of the seven ancient cities that make up the present state of Delhi, was earlier known as Mihirawali means abode of Mihiras or row of houses of Mihiras. According to Campbell Mihira is just the another name of Huna tribe. It was probably founded by Hunas during the reign of Emperor Mihirkula as he has tradition of founding the new cities. According to kalhana’s Rajtarangani Mihirkula also founded the city named Mihirpur in Kashmir. Mehrauli area is still inhabited by four villages of Bidhuri clan of Gurjaras which do not intermarry with their Huna clan as they consider themselves as one and the same. Mehrauli area also have twelve villages of Tomara/ Tanwar Gurjaras which also have Huna origin as per the testimony of pehowa inscription and are considered to be the descendent of Javula Tormana, the celebrated Huna Chief and father of Emperor Mihirkula..

Common Varaha worship among Hunas and Gurjaras- Prevalence of Varaha worship and Varaha as title among Pratiharas also support the theory of Huna origin of Pratiharas. According to H Goetz, Varaha was tribal diety of Hunas which later evolved into or identified with the incarnation of Vishnu. Hunas worshipped the Varaha as Varahamihir. Tormana,s inscription of first year of his rule is found on the Varaha statue from Eran in Central India. Later Gurjara Pratiharas not only promoted the Varaha Worship but also adopted Varaha as their general title. Contemporary Arab scholars call Pratihara rulers Baura (Varaha). According to Goetz most of the Varaha temples were constructed during Huna-Gurjara Reign.

Clan Study of Modern Gujaras also suggest their Huna origion-

Huna has been an important Clan of Gurjara from remote past. Mansukh Gurjar, the friend of Puranic King Nal belonged to Huna clan of Gurjaras There are atleast twelve villages of Huna Gurjaras in Meerut and Hapur districts. There are four Huna Gurjara Villages in laksar tehsil of Haridwar district of Uttrakhand state and around seven villages in Alwar District of Rajasthan. Huna Gurjaras are most numerous in Bundi and Kota areas of Rajasthan that was once known as Huna Pradesh.

Marid is a sub-clan of Huna clan that does not intermarry with Huna clan because they consider themselves one and the same. Manohara is prominent village of Marid Hunas in Sahranpur district.

Bidhuri is also a sub-clan of Huna Gurjaras, which have sizeable number in Delhi and Rajasthan. Mehrauli area is still inhabited by four villages of Bidhuri clan of Gurjaras which do not intermarry with the Huna clan as they consider themselves as one and the same.

Paramara/Panwar clan also seems to be of Huna stock. According to one legend recorded by Col. Todd Shiva temple of Badoli in Kota district of Rajasthan was built by Huna Raj of Panwar dynasty. The legend supports the Huna origin of Panwars. In Pakistan the Hun/Hon Tribe of Potohar district Claims its descent from Jugdeo Panwar which proves the oneness of Panwars with the Hunas. Furthur this relation of oneness is proved by the fact that the Bidhuris sub clan of Huna Gurajaras also claim their descent from Jagdeo Panwar. Khoobad sub-clan of Panwar Gurjaras have 84 villages in Sahranpur district. They also claim their descent from the Jagdeo Panwar. The khoobar have a remarkable phonetic similarity with the name of Kabar tribe of Hungary which claim a descent from Attila’s Huns. According to the bhats of Khoobad Panwars they have migrated to Saharanpur from Dhar of Malwa. Malwa remained the strong hold of Hunas for a long time and after their defeat by Yashodharman they dispersed in all the direction.The legend of Jugdeo Panwar as their ancestor is of special importance among many Gurjar clans as many clan including Huna consider him their ancestor. Historicity of this legendary hero is proved by Jainad inscription from former Hyderabad state according to which Jagaddeva Paramara conquered the Arbuda region in 1093 A D. Early History of Gurjaras including Panwaras is connected with Arbuda/Abu region is proven fact.

Lohmor- Like Hon/ Hun of Punjab, Bidhuris of Delhi and Khoobar Panwaras of Saharanpur Lohmor clan of Gujaras also claim its origin from Jugdeo Panwar.Thus like three others it also have the Huna origin. The transliteration of Lohmor is Iron Peacock. Peacock was the important motif found on Huna coins.

Mundan/Mandar is a sub-clan of Panwar, thus it have a Huna origin. Bali near Baghpat is a important village of Mundans.

The Hathwal clan of Gurjaras is found in Saharanpur and Haryana The clan name seems to be the Indian version of Haftal/ Hephtelite, the another name of white Hunas.

Mori- Gwalior and Chittor grew in political importance during the Huna period. Probably forts at both the places were constructed by Mihirkula. Mori clan ruled from fort of Chittor before the Bapa Rawal took the fort in his Command. Probably Moris ruled at Chittor on behalf of their Huna Emperor. The Mori Gujaras are still found in the nearby area of Chittor. Mori means pertaining to Mor i.e. Peacock. Peacock is an important motif on Huna coinage as already been said.

Chapa or Chaprana, Chavda and Chapotkat Chapa or Chaprana, Chavda and Chapotkat all are the variation of the same clan of Gurjaras. The word Chapa means arch and the word Chapotkat means the best archer. Hunas were supposed to be the best cavaliers and archers of the contemporary world. King Vyaghramukha who ruled the Gurjardesha (Modern Rajasthan) from Bhinmal in seventh century belonged to the Chap clan of the Gurjaras. His coin resembled the Huna coins so much that it was termed as Huna coin of Vyagrmukha by V. A. Smith. Chapranas and Huna Gurjaras are known as Pag-palta brother in Chambal division of Madhya Pradesh. Vanraj Chavda who founded the city of Anhilvada was the Panwar and Panwar are Gujaras of Huna origin, thus Chap, Chaprana, Chavda and Chapotkat are also of Huna origin.

Peelwan in Hindi mean the elephant owner. After their victory over Gupta Empire Huna organized a vast Elephantry for the war purpose which was feared much by the other power. Greek writer casmos indikoplestes tells in his book ‘The Christian Topography’ that Hunas King moved along with a large cavalary and atleast 2000 elephants. Some Gujara clans might have connection with this Huna attribute, Peelwan is one of them.

Pathaa or Pataya is a sub clan of Peelwan. Patha of Akhoda Kalan calls them Pratihara. Infact when a word of an Apbhransa or a Prakrit or an alien language was adopted in Sanskrit extra r (र) were added sometimes to it to suit the phonetics of the new language, e.g. Gujara becomes with one extra r (र) to Gurjara, Munda becomes Murunda and Jat becomes Jarta. It is possible that original word for Pratihara might be or like Pathaa which on addition of two r (र) changed to Prathar/Pratihar in Sanskrit. Antwada, Bhatoda etc in Muzaffanagar district are the important Village of this Gujara clan.

Gajgahi- Like Peelwan clan Gajgahi clan might have connection with the Huna Elephantary.

Tomara or Tanwar - There is a proverb in Hindi “Dilli tanwaro ki”which means that Delhi belongs to Tanwaras.AS already mentioned Mehrauli area of Delhi still have twelve villages of Tomara/ Tanwar Gujaras which also have Huna origin as per the testimony of pehowa inscription and are considered to be the descendent of Javula Tormana, the celebrated Huna Chief. Tomara/Tanwar Chief Anangpal Constructed the Lalkot fort at Mehrauli and Shifted his Capital from kannauj to Lalkot. There is Gujara village Anangpur named after this king not far from Mehrauli in Faridabad district. The first inscription of Tanwara clan is found from pehowa in Karnal. There is very large Gujara Tanwara Village Kyodaka near Pehowa. The place of earliest History of Tanwara clan, Pehoea and Delhi, are still inhabited by Gujara Tanwaras.

Padiyar or Pratihar- It is interesting to note that there is still the Gujaras of Padhiyar clan nearby the Ujjain, the original seat of imperial Pratiharas of Kannauj. It is another evidence of imperial Pratiharas of Kannauj being a Gujara Clan. According to A. Cunningham and Rudolph Hoernle Pratiharas were Tomaras. Hornle said that the Anangpal Tomara Who built The Lalkot fort at Mehrauli was Scion of the imperial Pratihara family of Kannauj. As Tomaras are descendents of Huna King Tormana, Pratiharas were also of Huna origin. As I have already said earlier prevalence of Varaha worship and Varaha as title among Pratiharas also support the theory of Huna origin of Pratiharas. Varaha was tribal diety of Hunas that later evolved into or was identified with the incarnation of Vishnu. Numismatic evidences also suggest Huna connection of Pratiharas. Pratiharas imitated the sassanid type coin of Hunas.

Chalukyas or Solanki- Accoding to Hornle a section of Hunas moved to south India after their defeat in a battle with Yashodharman in Malwa. This section under the leadership of Chalukya Clan established the kingdom Of Vatapi in the latter half of the sixth century A. D. Later another branch from North established a kingdom named Gurjar or Gurjara mandala or Gurjartta in modern Gujrat. Solanki clan is still found among Dore Gujaras of Maharastra and among Gurjaras of Bareilly district of Uttar Pradesh.

Khari- Kharis clan of Gujaras seems to have Huna ancestory. Their family bards claim that Khari clan has migrated to Delhi from Sialkot, the Capital of Hunas. In Rajasthan Gujaras have two sub-division namely Lor and Khari and there Huna clan belongs to Khari Sub-division of Gurjaras.

Hara or Hada Chauhan- This clan of Hadoti region of Rajasthan seems to belong to Hara- Huna section of Hunas. This region of Rajasthan was once known as Huna Pradesha due to predominance of Hara-Hunas. there is still a large population of Huna Clan of Gujaras in mainly the kota and Bundi districts of Hadoti region. Even Bundi City has some Huna Gujara Families. Hadoti region is still inhabited by Chauhan Gurjaras of Hara Huna origion.

Guhilot- Guhilot clan originated from Maitrakas Of Valabhi. Term Maitrak means pertaining to Mithra or Mihira. Mihira was just another name of Hunas. Mihir is a title used by Huna Emperor Mihir Gula and Gurjara Emperor Mihir Bhoj. Mihir is still title of honour among Ajmer Gujaras. According to D R Bhandarkar Guhilots were originally Mihiras/Mers of Huna-Gurjara group.51 Chittorgarh region once the seat of power of Guhilots still has few Huna Gujara villages.

The Gujars are a well-known and powerful caste, numerous in Rajasthan, parts of the Panjab, the northern districts of the Uttar Pradesh, and Central India. Gujaras are primarily a pastoral people, with a strong tendency to a life of rapine like historical Hunas but in modern times they are largely devoted to agriculture. In recent past Gujaras followed Polyandry like Hunas. Thus peculiarities of the Modern Gujars also indicate that their ancestors were members of a pastoral horde.

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Pakistan Army ..............Gujjar Pakistani Soldiers

Pakistan Army ..............Gujjar Pakistani Soldiers

There are several Gujjar who served in the different core of Pakistan Army. They are un-countable number of Gujjar sons and daughters who served in Pakistan Armed Forces but in this list only those will be mentioned who reached the ranks of Generals, Air Chief Marshalland other respective higher ranks,

Major General Muzaffar-ud-Din, Governor of East Pakistan 1966 AD to 1968 AD.

Lt General (R)Sajjad Akram Ex Cor Commander Pakistan Army

Lt General Muzmal

Air Marshal Rahim Khan Commander in Chief Pakistan Air Force

Air Vice Marshal Asif Chauhan Additional Secretary Ministry of Defence Pakistan

Major General Muhammad Afzal Chaudhry (E & ME)

Flight Lt. Salman Mahmood Chaudhry (No. 27 Squadron Pakistan Air Force ............................................ ..... Air Marshal (R)Arshad Ch .............................................. Maj General(R) Javeed Iqbal .............................

Maj General(R) Liaquat Ali

........................ Maj General(R) Zia Ul Haq Noor ................ Maj General(R) Sardar M Khalid ........... Maj General(R) Dr M Anwer .......... Air Vice Marshal( R) Sardar Asif ............. Air Vice Marshal( R) Shahzad Ch .......... Air Vice Marshal( R) Saleem Arshad......... Air Marshal( R) M.Yousaf

Role of Gujjars for Islam in subcontinent.

Role of Gujjars for Islam in subcontinent.

1) Muhammad Qasim Nanotvi main teacher of Tableegi jammat and leader of Deoband school of thought.
He was an Islamic Scholar and the main person responsible for establishing an Islamic sect, called deobandism. Nanotvi was born in a GUJJAR family in 1833 in Nanota, a village near Saharanpur, India. He completed his early education in his hometown and then he was sent to Deoband, where he studied in Maulvi Mahtab Ali's madrassa. Then, he travelled to Saharanpur, where he remained with his maternal grandfather. In Saharanpur, he studied elementary kitabs of Arabic grammar and syntax under Maulvi Nawaz. At the end of 1843, Mamluk-Ul-Ali escorted him to Delhi. There, he studied Kafia and various kitabs. Later he was admitted to Madrassa Gaziuddin Khan.
his close relative, Muhammad Yaqub Nanotvi wrote:

"My late father enrolled him at the Arabic Madrasa and said, 'Study Euclid yourself and complete the arithmetical exercises.' After a few days, he had attended all of the ordinary discourses and completed the arithmetical exercises. Munshi Zakatullah asked a few questions of him, which were difficult. Because he was able to solve them, he became well-known. When the annual examination drew near, he did not write it and left the madrasa. The whole staff of the madrasa, particularly the headmaster, regretted this very much".

Prior to his enrollment at Madrassa Gaziuddin Khan, he had studied kitabs on logic, philosophy, and scholastic theology under Mamluk Ali at his house. he joined a study circle, which possessed a central position in India with regards to the teaching of the sciences of the Qur'an and Hadith. He studied hadith under Abdul Ghani Mujaddidi.
After the completion of his education, he became the editor of the press at Matbah-e-Ahmadi. During this period, at Ahmad Ali's insistence, He wrote a scholium on the last few portions of Sahihul Bukhari. Before the establishment of Darul Uloom Deoband, he taught Euclid for some time at the Chhatta Masjid. His lectures were delivered within the printing press. His teaching produced a group of accomplished Ulama, the example of which had not been seen since Shah Abul Ghani's time. He went on to establish Darul Uloom Deoband.
In 1860, he performed Hajj and, on his return, he accepted a profession of collating books at Matbah-e-Mujtaba in Meerut. He remained attached to this press until 1868. he performed Hajj for the second time and, thereafter, he accepted a job at Matbah-e-Hashimi in Meerut.
He conformed to the Shari'a and Sunnah and tried his best to motivate people to do so as well. It was through his efforts that a prominent madrasa for impartation of Islamic education of religious sciences was established in Deoband and a fine masjid was built. Besides this, through his efforts and endeavours, Islamic madaris were established at various other locations as well.

Establishment of the madaris

His greatest achievement was the revival of an educational movement for the renaissance of religious sciences in India and the creation of guiding principles for the madaris on which their survival depends. Under his attention and supervision, madaris were established in various areas such as Thanabhavan, Galautti, Kerana, Danapur, Meerut, and Muradabad. Most of them continue to exist, rendering educational and religious services in their vicinity. During his lifetime, Christianity began to rise in India and prodigious efforts were made to convert the people of India to Christianity in every possible way. When he, during his sojourn in Delhi, witnessed this situation, he ordered his pupils to stand in the bazaars and deliver sermons against Christianity. One day, he himself, without introduction or the statement of his name, attended a gathering and repulsed Christianity publicly in the bazaar.
On May 8, 1876, a "Fair for God-Consciousness" was held at Chandapur village, near Shahjahanpur (U.P.), under the auspices of the local Zamindar, Piyare Lal Kabir-panthi, under the management of Padre Knowles, and with the support and permission of the collector of Shahjahanpur, Mr. Robert George. Representatives of all the three religions, Christian, Hindu and Muslim, were invited through posters to attend and prove the truthfulness of their respective religions. At the suggestion of Muhammad Munir Nanautawi and Maulawi Ilahi Bakhsh Rangin Bareillwi, Nanautawi, accompanied by numerous colleagues also participated. All these Ulama delivered speeches at this fair, causing the desired effect. In repudiation of the Doctrine of Trinity and Polytheism, and on affirmation of Divine Unity (Monotheism), he Nanautawi spoke so well that the audience, both those who were against and those who were for him, were convinced. One newspaper wrote:

"In the gathering of 8 May of the current year (1876), Muhammad Qasim gave a lecture and stated the merits of Islam. The Padre Sahib explained the Trinity in a strange manner, saying that in a line are found three attributes: length, breadth and depth, and thus Trinity is proven in every way. The said Maulawi Sahib confuted it promptly. Then, while the Padre Sahib and the Maulawi Sahib were debating regarding the speech, the meeting broke up, and in the vicinity and on all sides arose the outcry that the Muslims had won. Wherever a religious divine of Islam stood, thousands of men would gather around him. In the meeting of the first day the Christians did not reply to the objections raised by the followers of Islam, while the Muslims replied the Christians word by word and won."

Next year this "fair" was held again in March 1877. On this occasion, Prof. Muhammad Ayyub Qadiri, writing in Ahmed Hasan Nanautawi's biography, wrote that:

"One thing specially deserves deliberation here that the fair for God consciousness at Shahjahanpur was held consecutively for two years with announcement and publicity, throwing in a way.

Death

Nanotvi died in 1880, aged 47. His grave is to the north of the Darul-Uloom. This place is known as Qabrastan-e-Qasimi, where countless Deobandi scholars, students, and others are buried.
Mr Nanotvi is known with great respect in Muslims as he had done a great piece of work for Islam in his 47 years of age.

Source: wikipedia
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Poonch was ruled over by Sango Gujjar

In eighteenth century Poonch was ruled over by Sango Gujjar who was a brave king. K.D Maini in 'Tareekh Poonch" writes


Great scholar Dr. Jamil Jalbi of Pakistan has written in his book 'Urdu Adab ki Tareekh' at page 79 in his first edition in this way, "One form of Urdu language is found in Gujarat which is called as Gojri or Gujarat dialect. History tells us that Gujjar community entered India as conquerors and divided its southern occupied areas into three parts: the biggest was called as Maharath, second as Gujrath and the third as Swarath. The conquerors from Turkey found it difficult to pronounce Gujrath so they modified it to Gujarat."


One usually finds the proofs of presence and rule of Gujjars in Kashmir form the external aggressions. According to history, Mohd. Gaznavi attacked Kashmir twice but he failed both the times and many kingdoms came up in Kashmir from 1038 A.D to 1326 A.D. Tung Rai Gujjar was the commander in chief opposite Mohd. Gaznavi. This was the period when king Tarlochan Pal Khattana sought refuge to J&K. Sarvari Kasana writes in his essay, 'Jammu Kashmir par Gujjron ki Hakumat' about acceptance of Islam by Gujjars as, "in 1301, King Ranjan appointed Shah Mir Gujjar as his minister, who had already adopted Islam. Shah Mir sat on the throne of Kashmir as Wazir Shamsudin. The proof of his being a Gujjar can be traced in chapter Kashmir of'Ain-e-Akbari'.There is also written that Shah Mir considered himself as descendants of Pandavas. Four sons of Shah Shamsudin were rulers of Kashmir. One of them had ruled over Lohar Kot which is now known by the name of Loren in district Poonch.K.D Maini in 'Tareekh Poonch" writes in eighteenth century that Poonch was ruled over by Sango Gujjar who was a brave king.

Anangpal Tanwar

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).

DR. MUHAMMAD AMJAD SAQIB

DR. MUHAMMAD AMJAD SAQIB

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A medical graduate from King Edward Medical College, Dr. Amjad Saqib was selected for the nation’s topmost bureaucratic institution, the elite Civil Service of Pakistan with great distinction in 1985. Having stood out as a public servant, right when his career was about to move towards higher echelons, he resigned in 2003 with the intent to dedicate himself to becoming a social entrepreneur and make a difference in societal change through Akhuwat – which had already been founded and launched by him in 2001 and had meanwhile started taking strides towards the force it was to become.

The salient feature of his public service career – one that perhaps changed the course of his life – was his last assignment, a five-year stint as general manager of the Punjab Rural Support Programme (PRSP) from 1998 to 2003.

It is here that he had the opportunity to closely examine the various initiatives of poverty alleviation, participatory development and conventional microfinance. And this made him realize that “something different had to be done”. This desire to do ‘something different’, something more effective as a panacea for the poor spurred him on to conceive and introduce an interest-free microfinance model based on the idea of Mawakhat or brotherhood.

This makes Akhuwat a unique microfinance organization – indeed the first of a kind. The model has by now been replicated in two countries but at close to $100 million in base capital Akuwat remains the largest such institution in the world.
Meanwhile, Dr. Amjad Saqib took his Master’s degree in Public Administration through Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship from the American University, Washington D.C., USA. He also studied at LUMS, where he completed the one-year LUMS - McGill University Program in Social Enterprise & Management.

Dr. Saqib is founder of Akhuwat and Akhuwat is his real passion but he also renders honorary other services for many other NGOs. He is Vice Chairman Punjab Educational Endowment Fund, Chairman Management Committee Fountain House, Honorary Managing Director Punjab Welfare Trust for the Disabled, Member Board of Director Punjab Education Foundation, Member Syndicate Punjab University, Member Syndicate University of Education, Commissioner Punjab Health Care Commission, Member Punjab Red Crescent Society. Recently, Prime Minister of Pakistan appointed him Chairman Steering Committee for Prime Minister’s Interest Free Loan Programme.

Work:
Besides his pro bono work for Akhuwat, for a living Dr. Amjad Saqib is a highly sought after consultant, and has provided consultancy to various highbrow international development agencies, such as the Asian Development Bank, International Labour Organization, the UNICEF, the World Bank, Canadian International Development Agency, USAID and DFID.

This consultancy work has also been in his core area of interest: poverty alleviation, microfinance, social mobilization and education management.

Dr. Amjad Saqib is also a regular guest speaker at the Civil Services Academy (CSA), the National Institute of Public Administration (NIPA), the Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS) and many other professional forums. He has also been among the visiting faculty at the Kinnaird College, Lahore, the Institute of Leadership and Management (ILM) and the University of Punjab. He has spoken at Harvard, Cambridge, Oxford, LSE, Warrick and Kings College London.

In recognition of his services across many spheres, on March 23, 2010 the President of Pakistan honoured him with Sitara-a-Imtiaz, a most coveted civil award.

Publications:
Dr Amjad Saqib has also authored six books. These are: Shehr-e Lab-e-Darya (Khushal Khan Khattak Literary Award Winner), AikYadgarMushaira, Gautam Kay Des Mein (A travelogue to Nepal), published by Sang-e-Meel Publications), and Ghurbat aur Microcredit. Subsequently, he wrote another travelogue Akhuwat Ka Safar, and a compilation based on real life stories of victims of loan sharks, Dasht-e Zulmat. Another book, under the title Shahab-e Saqib is under publication.

Dr. Amjad Saqib indeed is a prolific writer, and his exceptionally well-written columns appear quite frequently for leading Urdu dailies Nawa-i-Waqt, Jang, Pakistan, Nai Baat and Jinnah. These are mostly on current affairs, events, ideas and personalities, and, according to critics, have the pleasing touch of a litterateur.


Books

Dr. Amjad Saqib has written following books:
• Shahar-e-lab-e-Darya (Khush –Hal Khan Khattak Literary Award Winner)
• Aik Yadgar Mushaira
• Gotham Kay Des Main (A travelogue to Nepal, Sang-e-Meel Publications)
• Ghurbat aur Microcredit
• Shahab-e-Saqib (under publication)
• Dasht-e-Zulmat
• Akhuwat Ka Safar

He has edited following book:
• Devolution and Governance – Reforms in Pakistan (Oxford University Press)


Voluntary Assignments
1. Executive Director, Akhuwat - (2001 – to date)
Akhuwat is an interest free microcredit programme that provides small loans to the poor and helps them start a business and come out of poverty. It is first ever and the largest interest free microfinance programme in Pakistan and has so far served more than 47,000 poor families in fifteen cities.

2. Vice Chairman, Punjab Educational Endowment Fund (PEEF) – (Dec 2008 – to date)
PEEF is the largest educational fund in the country created by Government of the Punjab with initial seed money of Rs. 4 billion. It provides financial assistance to talented but needy students. Chief Minister Punjab is the Chairman of PEEF.

3. Managing Director, Punjab Welfare Trust for the Disabled (PWTD) – (Dec 2007 – to date)
PWTD endeavors for the treatment and rehabilitation of the persons with the disabilities. It is the largest endowment fund in the country for the disabled and works in collaboration with 80 NGOs working for the visually impaired, hearing impaired, mentally retarded and physically incapacitated persons. PWTD has served more than 2.8 million patients in last fifteen years.

4. Member Governing Body/Executive Committee, Punjab Red Crescent Society (2007-to date)
Red Crescent is one of the oldest international NGOs and a part of global network for humanitarian support and relief efforts. Governor of the Punjab is the President of Governing body.

5. Chairman, Farrukh Amjad Trust (FA Trust) – (July 2008 – to date)
FA Trust is founded by Dr. Muhammad Amjad Saqib, his family and close friends. This Trust aims at supporting the poor, widows and the disabled.

6. Member Board of Directors of:
• Fountain House Lahore (A project of Lahore Mental Health Association for the treatment and rehabilitation of mentally ill patients)
• Abroo Welfare Trust (Educational Trust for education of poor students living in slums)
• Abroo Welfare Trust (Educational Trust for education of poor students living in slums)
• Line of help (An NGO working for disaster relief and rehabilitation of earthquake victims)
• Anjuman Sulemania (Custodian of one of the biggest orphanage houses in Lahore)
• Hum Pakistani Trust (An organization working for relief of disaster)
• Punjab Fund for Rehabilitation of Special Persons (A State of the Art Rehabilitation Centre for Disabled Persons) owned by Government of the Punjab
• Member Board of Governors Children Library Complex
• Member Provincial Consumer Protection Council (PCPC), constituted under Section 24 of Punjab Consumer Protection Act, 2005
• Member of the Committee of Citizen Feed Back Model Project Government of the Punjab
• Member of the Committee to Improve Services in Education Sector
• Member of the Committee of Punjab Health Strategic Plan
• Member of the Committee of Punjab Day Care Fund Society
• Member of the Syndicate, University of the Punjab
• Member of the Syndicate, University of the Education
• Vice Chairman of the Committee of Prime Minister’s Microfinance Scheme
Education
• MBBS (King Edward Medical College, Lahore)
• Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship in Public Administration (One year training programme in best universities and institutions in the USA) 1993-1994
• Masters in Public Administration - MPA (The American University, Washington D.C. USA) 1994-1995
• Graduate of LUMS – McGill University Social Enterprise & Management Programme (Lahore University of Management Sciences – LUMS) 2003-2004

In the beginning of the 17th century,

In the beginning of the 17th century,

In the beginning of the 17th century, the decline of the Mughal emperor Aurangzeb 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

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 Bhind, Murena and Dholpur and a portion to the district Agra of Uttar Pradesh. Every Gurjar in Gurjar Ghar holds its own territory. The ancestors of the Gujjars inMaharashtra had been destroted 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.

Khatan Gujjar

Khatana Gotra belong to Gujjar Kusha Era and Gujjar Khatana rulers used the same title as Gujjar Kushans.

Rajatiraya ( Rajaon ka Raja) and Saha-nu Shahi ( Shahon ka Shah) were the title used by the Gujjars during the days of Gujjar Kushan Empire. Later the same title was used by Gujjar Pratihar as PMP ( Param Bhattaraka Maharajadhiraja Parmeshwar). The Mughals copied the title of Gujjar Kushans as Shah-nu-Sahi or Shahanshah, since they were ruled by the Gujjars during the Gujjar Kushan Empire.
Samarkand was the winter capital of Gujjar Kushan which is located in Uzbekistan, the birth place of Babar.
Here is the historical evidence of Gujjar Emperor Vijai Singh Khatana.
The first concrete evidence of an Iranian presence in the country is found in a document probably of the 3rd century, discovered by M. A. Stein at the site of Endere (facsimile in Stein, 1921, pl. xxxviii; transcription in Boyer and Senart, p. 249; tr. 1940, p. 137; cf. Emmerick, 1979, p. 168 and n. 7). It was written in a local Middle Indian dialect in Kharoṣṭhî script by Khotana maharaya rayatiraya hinajha Vij’ida Siṃha “General Vijida Simha, great king, king of kings of Khotan” in his tenth chuna (< Khot. kṣuṇa) “regnal year.” The Khotanese title hînâysa (pronounced hînâza, lit. “army leader”) is also attested in much later indigenous texts.
This imformation is taken from one of the Iranian records.
That confirm that Iran was also under Gujjar control during the Gujjar Kushan Empire.
I would like to mention that the Gujjar Gotras of Kasana and Khatana are mentioned in the original Kushan inscriptions as "Kasano" and "Khatano" as spoken among Gujjars in Gojari language even today.

The Gurjar Samrat Dev Pal was last Hindu Emperor of India

The Gurjar Samrat Dev Pal was last Hindu Emperor of India. He was killed by Rawat Allat, one of his own vassal of Chittor


The Gurjar Samrat Dev Pal was last Hindu Emperor of India. He was killed by Rawat Allat, one of his own vassal of Chittor. The ancestors of Rawal Allat, Bappa Rawal, who was a small chieftain eralier, was given Chittor to rule by Gujjar Parmars on behalf of their Gujjar overlords, when Gujjar Pratihars moved out of Malwa (Ujjain), to their new capital Kannauj, the Malwa was given to Gujjar Parmars and Chittor was given Bappa Rawal, of Guhila gotra of Gujjars.
When in 953 AD the Gujjar Chauhans of Sakambri, a fuedatory king of Gujjar Pratihars captured Salwan, a Gujjar of Tanwar gotra, another fuedatory of Gujjar Pratihars, King Dev Pal went to Sakambri in person to release Salwan.
While he was returning he was killed by his own Vassal Allat. This happened because he was not suspecting his own Vassal who was appointed by Gujjar Parmars for personal security.
Here are the Historical details and evidences and sequential description of the events.
"Delhi was founded by Gujjar Tanwars (Tuars,Toors, Tomar) in 736AD. The earliest reference Of Gujjar Tanwars is found in an inscription at Pehowa, ancient Prithudaka, in Karnal district of present day Haryana of the reign of Gujjar Pratihar king MahendraPal I of Kannuaj. It states that their was a king Juala of the Gujjar Tanwar dynasty who obtained prosperity by looking after the affairs of Gujjar Pratihar king. The Gujjar Chauhan king Guaka II of Sakambri,the Son of Gujjar Chauhan king Chandan killed Gujjar Tanwar king Rudrena in the battle. The foundation of the religious buildings at Pushkar were laid by the wife of Gujjar Chauhan king Chandan at that point of time. At that time all the kings like Gujjar Tanwars of Delhi, Gujjar parmars of Malwa,Gujjar Chauhans of Sakambri, Gujjar Solankis of Patan, Gujjar Guhilots of Mewar, Gujjar Chandels of Bundelkhand were the Fuedatories (Samants) of Gujjar Pratihars overlords. The other Non Gujjar fuedatories of Gujjars were Rathores, Kalchuris, Kachwahas etc. etc. foundation of the religious buildings at Pushkar were laid by the wife of Gujjar Chauhan king Chandan at that point of time. The Son and successor of Gujjar Chauhan Guaka was Vakpatiraja I who ruled in the first quarter of tenth century and he stated to have harrased TantraPal who was on his way to Anant Gochara (seems to be country near Sikar) with a message of his overlord, the Gujjar Pratihars of kannaj. This statement makes it clear that at this point of the Gujjar Chauhans acquired enough power to defy the authority of Gujjar Pratihars the overlords of all kings of india. Gujjar Chauhan VakpatiRaj built a Shiva temple at Pushkar. He had three sons Simharaja, Vatsraja and Lakshmana. Laksman founded a kingdom at Naddulla, in southren Marwar where his sucessors ruled for several centuries.Simhraja atscended the throne after Vakpati raja. He defeated the Gujjar Tomar general named Salvan and put in to prison a number of Gujjar Tanwars princes. In order to liberate them, the Gujjar Pratihar king of Kannauj the Devpal came to the house of Gujjar Chauhan at Sakambri in person. This was obviously to resolve the issue amicably between to Gujjar clans, the Chauhans and Tanwars and the Tanwar prices were freed by the Chauhan) Subsequently the Simraja who ruled in the third quarter of tenth century freed his territories from the suzerainty of the Gujjar Pratihars who had about the time lost their imperial position. He is the first among the Gujjar Chahaman kings to assume the title of Maharajadhiraj. He granted a number of villages to the temple of Harshnath, which was constructed in AD 956 and lies near the village of harshnath about seven miles of Sikar. The Gujjar Tanwars continued to rule Haryan till the middle of twelfth century when they were overthrown by Gujjar Chauhan king Vishaladev ( The famous Beesal Dev). King Beesal Dev was the real brother of Mandalji, the grandfarher of God DevNarayan. Mandalji built a big water tank ant Mandalgarh near Bhilwara, which is still there. PrthiviRaj Chauhan was born in this branch of Gujjar Chauhans with Gujjar Tanwar mother, a princes of Delhi and thus became the king of Delhi since his maternal grandfather Anangpal, the Gujjar Tanwar king of Delhi had no son and adopted his grandson Prithviraj Chauhan.
After the sack of Delhi Muhammad Ghori appointed Kootubudin Aibak, a slave, as his viceroy of Delhi and left for Ghor. Kootubudin placed one "Gola" (Salve, born from Gujjar Chauhan prince with slave mother) upon the throne of Ajmer mistaking this of the last appellation of the natural brother of the last Hindu Gujjar Chauhan King. This Gola could not claim that he was a Gujjar since he was not born from a Gujjar mother and hence informed that he is a Rajput (which is a true statement since he was son of king but not from the queen). This fact is recorded by Ferrista, a Muslim scholar and translated by Dow.
The Gurjar Emperor Dev Pal (948-953) while returning from the house of Gujjar Chauhans at Sakambri, was killed on the way back to kannauj by Rawal ALLAT of guhilot dynasty of Chittor, who was a fuedatory king of Gujjar Pratihars.
This was probably done because Rawat Allat may have formed a secret alliaance with Gujjar Chauhans of Sakambri and was put by Gujjar Parmars security of the Samrat Dev Pal.
Rawat Allat had to pay for this treachury and he was immedaitely put to death by the Gujjar Parmar king Munja of Malwa, his direct lord and another fuedatory of the Gujjar Pratihars. After this event not only that the Guhilas were driven out of Chittor and no body from this dynasty was allowed to rule for long period to come but his children were relocated at Ahar and hence a new branch of Guhilots, the Ahrias emerged.It was Gujjar parmars of Malwa who were given to rule this territory on behalf of the Gujjar Pratihars overlords later.Hence the Chittor which was given to Bappa Rawal,to rule, by Gujjar Parmars( The mother of Bappa Rawal was from Gujjar Parmar gotra and Guhilas are from the Gujjar Solankis of Gujarat), on behalf of their Gujjar Pratihars overlords was taken back in 954 by the death of Rawat Allat. It was only after a long gap of 310 years the Guhilots were able to get back to Chittor from Ahar.
After the fall of Gujjar Pratihar empire in 1018, another clan of Gujjars from Gujrat, the Solankis defeated the Gujjar Parmars of Malwa and Chittor was taken by Sid Raj Jai Singh Solanki from Parmars and Guhilots became the Fuedatories of this Gujjar clan afterwards till the dynasties of these premier Gujjar clans, like Chauhans,Solankis,Chandilas,Parmars etc. came to an end. That was made possible due to infighting among themselves and constant attacks in series by Muslim invaders. This infighting of various Gujjar clans gave the opportunity to the various Muslim invaders get some foothold at this point of time but it was only when all these fuedatories of the Greatest empire of India- the Gujjar empire asserted independence, these invaders became successful by exploiting the situation and fighting only one clan of Gujjars at a time, like Gujjar Chandilas, Gujjar Solankis, Gujjar Chauhans etc,
The Founder of this Gujjar Solanki dynasty of Patan, who ruled over Chittor later was Mulraj Solanki who was appointed as a fuedatory king of Gujjar Pratihars by the Emperor Mahi Pal in 941, just one year before of his death.
This fact of history can be seen at the follwing site. However this site will certainly hide their status as the fuedatory of third rank to Gujjar Pratihar rank since that was the job of their bards, who were paid handsome amount of money to avoid such references.
Possibly near start of reign, Allat driven from Chittor by Paramara king of Malwa, Munja Raja who rules Chittor followed by nephew Raja Bhoj. Allat establishes new capital at ancient Ahar. 953, death of Allat. (No successor for 8 years while Paramaras attack Ahar. 961, Paramara king Vakpati Raj of Malwa rules Chittor).
Also see the Mewar's Lost Generations for further confirmation of this fact at the following site though the fact is hidden in this site.Actually the mother of Bappa Rawal was from Parmar clan of Gujjars and when the Gujjar pratihars moved from Malwa, the Gujjar Parmars were appointed as fuedatory king of Malwa by them and Bappa Rawal who was a chieftain under Mori prince till that time was appointed as vassal of Chittor through the Gujjar Parmars, the fuedatory of Gujjar pratihars of second rank.
For a period of about three hundred and ten years, the records of Mewar's history are vague to non-existent, apart from a chronological list of the rulers and the years of their reign. However, it is known that Mewar's capital, Chittor, was invaded, possibly by Paramaras from Malwa retaking their ancient capital, which was taken from them by Bappa Rawal in 734. It is also known that Ahar, the ancient southern city (now an eastern suburb of Udaipur) became the new capital for many generations. It is also known that Chittor was finally redeemed, but by whom or when is also unclear (most likely it was Jaitra Singh).
The Gurjar Emperor Dev Pal (948-954) while returning from the house of his fuedatory kings , the Gujjar Chauhans at Sakambri, he was killed on the way back to kannauj by Rawal ALLAT of guhilot dynasty of Chittor, who was a third rank fuedatory king of Gujjar Pratihars through the second rank fuedatory kings, the Gujjar Parmar of Malwa. This was probably done by the mistake since the Gujjar Emperor Dev Pal did not carry much of his army since he came on this trip to amicably resolve the issue between two clans of Gujjars themselves, the Gujjar Tanwars of Delhi and Gujjar Chauhans of Sakambri and did not expect any trouble. Though probably by mistake but Rawat Allat had to pay for this mistake and he was immedaitely put to death by his lords, the Gujjar Parmara king Munja Raja and the a fuedatory of second rank of the Gujjar Pratihar overlords. Not only that the Guhilots were expelled from Chittor and no body from this dynasty was allowed to rule for more than 200 years. Munj Raj and Raja Bhoj Parmar of Malwa ruled over this territory on behalf of the Gujjar Pratihars overlords.Hence the Chittor which was given to Bappa Rawal,to rule, by Gujjar Parmars( The mother of Bappa Rawal was from Gujjar Parmar gotra and Guhilas are from the Gujjar Solankis of Gujarat) of Abu, on behalf of their Gujjar Pratihars overlords of Malwas was taken back in 954 by the death of Rawat Allat. After few years these Guhilots were allowed to rule from Ahar and that is the begining of another clan of Guhilots called Ahrias.
After the fall of Gujjar Pratihar empire in 1018, another clan of Gujjars from Gujrat, the Solankis defeated the Gujjar Parmars of Malwa and Chittor was taken by Sid Raj Jai Singh Solanki from Parmars of this dynasty and Guhilots became the Fuedatories of this Gujjar clan afterwards till the dynasties of these premier Gujjar clans came to an end, due to infighting among themselves and continiuous attacks by Muslim invaders.
The Founder of this Gujjar Solanki dynasty of Patan was Mulraj who was appointed as a fuedatory king of Gujjar Pratihars by the Emperor Mahi Pal in 941, just one year before of his death.
How Delhi went in to the Hands of Gujjar Chauhans from the hands of Gujjar Tanwars. Delhi was founded by Gujjar Tanwars (Tuars,Toors, Tomar) in 736AD. The earliest reference Of Gujjar Tanwars is found in an inscription at Pehowa, ancient Prithudaka, in Karnal district of present day Haryana of the reign of Gujjar Pratihar king MahendraPal I of Kannuaj. It states that their was a king Juala of the Gujjar Tanwar dynasty who obtained prosperity by looking after the affairs of Gujjar Pratihar king. The Gujjar Chauhan king Guaka II of Sakambri,the Son of Gujjar Chauhan king Chandan killed Gujjar Tanwar king Rudrena in the battle. The foundation of the religious buildings at Pushkar were laid by the wife of Gujjar Chauhan king Chandan at that point of time. At that time all the kings like Gujjar Tanwars of Delhi, Gujjar parmars of Malwa,Gujjar Chauhans of Sakambri, Gujjar Solankis of Patan, Gujjar Guhilots of Mewar, Gujjar Chandels of Bundelkhand were the Fuedatories (Samants) of Gujjar Pratihars overlords. The other Non Gujjar fuedatories of Gujjars were Rathores, Kalchuris, Kachwahas etc. etc. foundation of the religious buildings at Pushkar were laid by the wife of Gujjar Chauhan king Chandan at that point of time.
The Son and successor of Gujjar Chauhan Guaka was Vakpatiraja I who ruled in the first quarter of tenth century and he stated to have harrased TantraPal who was on his way to Anant Gochara (seems to be country near Sikar) with a message of his overlord, the Gujjar Pratihars of kannaj. This statement makes it clear that at this point of the Gujjar Chauhans acquired enough power to defy the authority of Gujjar Pratihars the overlords of all kings of india. Gujjar Chauhan VakpatiRaj built a Shiva temple at Pushkar. He had three sons Simharaja, Vatsraja and Lakshmana. Laksman founded a kingdom at Naddulla, in southren Marwar where his sucessors ruled for several centuries.Simhraja atscended the throne after Vakpati raja. He defeated the Gujjar Tomar general named Salvan and put in to prison a number of Gujjar Tanwars princes. In order to liberate them, the Gujjar Pratihar king of Kannauj the Devpal came to the house of Gujjar Chauhan at Sakambri in person. Iskla Matlab ye ki Gujjaron ki Panchayat ne faisla kar ke Delhi Wapas Gujjar Tanwars ko Dilwa dee. Subsequently the Simraja who ruled in the third quarter of third century freed his territories from the suzerainty of the Gujjar Pratihars who had about the time lost their imperial position. He is the first among the Gujjar Chahaman kings to assume the title of Maharajadhiraj. He granted a number of villages to the temple of Harshnath, which was constructed in AD 956 and lies near the village of harshnath about seven miles of Sikar. The Gujjar Tanwars continued to rule Haryan till the middle of twelfth century when they were overthrown by Gujjar Chauhan king Vishaladev ( The famous Beesal Dev). King Beesal Dev was the real brother of Mandalji, the grandfarher of God DevNarayan. Mandalji built a big water tank ant Mandalgarh near Bhilwara, which is still there.
PrthiviRaj Chauhan was born in this branch of Gujjar Chauhans with Gujjar Tanwar mother, a princes of Delhi and thus became the king of Delhi since his maternal grandfather Anangpal, the Gujjar Tanwar king of Delhi had no son and adopted his grandson Prithviraj Chauhan

Gujjar in Bukhara

according to book " lahore to ta khak e Bukhra samarqand " gujjar are living in this area before Alexander the great and their religion was Buddhism  

Chaudhry Anwar Aziz Gujjar

Chaudhry Anwar Aziz

Chaudhary Anwer Aziz
Wednesday, 06 February 2013 00:00
Written by The Spokesman
By Amir Mateen


Chaudhary Anwer Aziz claims he is a retired politician. Well, politicians don’t retire. Chaudhary Aziz-definitely not. He may have passed on his Shakargarh constituency to son, Daniyal Aziz but politics remains the lifeblood that keeps him kicking even at the ripe age of 82. Ripe because, at 82, who else can swim 24 lengths in a row and drive from that last corner of Pakistan, Shakargarh, to Islamabad, sometimes at the speed of 120 km per hour on GT Road. Then return to Lahore the next morning after a late wholesome sitting with friends who may comprise a strange mix. You will find in his company the choicest journalists, politicians, intellectuals and then a ‘Shakargaria’ clerk or a watchman who may have dropped by to say Salaam. You can rest assure that the watchman will always get equal respect if not more.


Discussion on such evenings swings from politics to philosophy to anything that flows with the mood but one always gets up feeling a little wiser--or tipsy. One can’t tell the difference sometimes though. It usually ends up with Chaudhary Saheb, as we call him affectionately, reciting poetry and concluded by a cherry on top—a singing session of Mian Mohammad Baksh’s Saiful Malook.


I am always impressed by his zest for life. He lives a wholesome life that a few can claim. Details of the 24 hours that I spent with him to attend a wedding in Karachi should explain. He literally dragged me to swimming the moment we checked-in at Beach Luxury. A small ferry waited for us at the hotel wharf that took us to deep sea ‘crabbing.’ You could trust Chaudhary Saheb, a good chef that he is, for quality cooking. After a moon-lit breezy evening at sea we went to the mehndi ceremony. Once there, he took the lady of the House to the dance floor. The whole party, as always, revolved around him—dancing, singing and laughing at his jokes. The night did not end before he made me watch, once again, the film “Scent of a Woman,” just to prove a point of discussion that Al Pachino makes in his speech at the end—not to mention his tango as a blind man. Before we flew back he made sure that we, among other things, had Karachi’s famous Burns Road nihari. This was more than what some people do in a lifetime. And it’s always this way that he lives his day.


It’s not because of material luxuries actually. It’s his attitude. Nothing is ordinary for him. He will make a simple food seem as a sumptuous cuisine by garnishing it with a sauce, salad or a lassi and then having it on rooftop under winter sunshine. He prefers GT Road over the Motorway in travelling because it has a soul. It’s called as the ‘Royal journey.’ It has all the ingredients of a picnic; the holy water, holier music and, of course, the holiest discussion. The climax comes at Jhelum River where we eat the best Mahasher fish that his jail mate from the Martial Law days, Babbu Khan, always keeps on the side.


His modest demeanor and inquisitiveness for information can be deceptive to the naïve who often take him for a country cousin—basically paindoo. His rapt attention usually encourages the immodest variety to brag a little extra. That’s a mouse-trapper. The moment Chaudhary makes a small observation, quoting Toynbee, Gibbons or Machiavelli’s Prince that he remembers word by word, the other person realizes the vastness of his knowledge and wisdom. It’s always enjoyable for the people who know where the ‘mouse’ is headed.


The range of his interest is exceptionally vast—swinging from Beethoven to soybeans to bio gas. He is perhaps one of the few living Pakistanis who may have the credentials to claim expertise on such a broad spectrum of issues. Fewer have lived the rich life that he has led. Chaudhary saw the trauma of the Partition in his teens. He was groomed by teachers like Sufi Tabassam, Pitras Bokhari, Dr Nazir at the Government College, Lahore. His peers at the GC represented the cream of northern India. Chaudhary lived in the very hostel room where Allama Iqbal stayed. His life-long friends from Iqbal Hostel, to name a few, included Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto’s Military Secretary, the late Major General Imtiaz, Abid Ali Shah, the guru of public relations who had the honour to introduce singer Mohammad Rafi to Bombay, scholar Dr Anwaar Syed and the famous ‘Defender of Lahore,’ Shafqat Baloch who as major deterred two Indian divisions with just two companies in the 1965 war.


Chaudhary represented Pakistan as a swimmer in 1948 Olympics. I saw his friends Shoaib and Saleema Hashmi do this skit about him in a New York ballroom fund-raiser. It describes the announcement of medals. “The bronze goes to England, silver to Canada, gold to Australia and Pakistan’s Chaudhary Anwer Aziz still swimming.” He affectionately curses Shoaib every time the joke is narrated.


He went on a Fulbright Scholarship to Michigan University in the 1950s, where he met his wife Kathleen, and later became District Attorney of California. From those lofty heights, he flew back straight to his village in Shakargarh which in those days did not even have a toilet, let alone a toilet paper that Kathleen was used to. Kathy aunty, as everybody called her, laced her English with chaste Punjabi. The Shakargarhias loved the couple living in their midst—a maim helping them in daily chores in Punjabi. They expressed their fondness by voting the Chaudhary to power time and again.


Chaudhary is perhaps the only living member from the 1964 Assembly, winning against the will of the ruthless Nawab of Kalabagh, the second person being Chaudhary Zahoor Elahi. He became Federal Minister in the Cabinets of Prime Ministers Zulfiqar Bhutto and Mohammad Khan Junejo. The credit for giving Ziaul Haq his first shock by defeating his candidate for Speakership, Khawaja Safdar, in the 1985 National Assembly goes largely to the Chaudhary. Junejo’s defiance against the dictator could also be partially attributed to Chaudhary. A whole generation of journalists such as Nusrat Javed, Shaheen Sehbai, Mohmmad Malick, Zafar Abbas and myself, has learnt the ropes of politics from him. He is equally sought by the younger lot of Rauf Klasra, Arshad Sharif and Asma Shirazi and the grandies such as Munoo Bhai, Abbas Athar and Nazir Naji.


It’s a treat when he is around. His literary credentials are no less. He was the host when Mustafa Zaidi was introduced by Sufi Tabussam as Tegh Allahabadi who then recited his famous poem Tarash-i-Aazrana for the first time. Jalib considered his house as his second home. So did Jafar Tahir, whose long epic poem ‘Wapsi’ we always insist him to recite. Intellectuls Ismat Alig lived in his house for years and he was close to the firebrand orators Abdullah Butt and Shorish Kashmiri, writer Abdullah Malik, painter Sadeqain, Punjabi poets Imam Din Gujrati and Sharif Kunjahi. He discussed political theory with scholar Samuel Huntington and hosted the Kennedys, Henry Kissinger, Yasir Arafat, among others, as a Protocol Minister. If this is not enough reason to envy him, our generation particularly, what is?


But I respect Chaudhary Sahib more because of his love for the common man. He is constantly thinking about what he can do for the poor and the needy. Anybody who has ever met him will have a story to tell. Why-and-how-he-did-what kind of stories. How he always gave a hike to anybody who raised a hand while travelling; how he always paid money to every beggar who approached him; how he sat, ate or stood up--there was always this Chaudray style of doing things.


He pioneered milk pasteurization by introducing Tetrapack in Pakistan as Bhutto’s advisor on Livestock. We sometimes laugh about his passions but he is always up to something. He tried to improve the economy of commoners by distributing Angora rabbits, known for their long and soft wool. He tried schemes to promote cows, goats and vegetables. He distributed the newly arrived Broiler chickens among his people hoping they will return eggs, thus starting a chain to boost their economy and poultry. Some did and most did not. But this did not stop him from bringing sacks full of new seeds that he distributed for free. He spent years promoting cheaper soya milk as he believes the ‘robber barons’ will let the price of milk come down and that normal milk cannot fulfil the nutrition requirement of Pakistan. Many of his may not have worked but this has not deterred him. He is now busy devising ways to cure brackish water through solar energy. How do you draw your energy, I asked him once. “From the poor people in Shakargarh,” pat came the response.


“Shakargarh, Shakargarh, Shakargarh—I am sick of hearing this from Chaudhary Anwer Aziz all my life,” this is how Abbas Athar started his column on him. And this is what defines him. I have not seen a politician who is as much in love with his voters—actually people he considers as his extended family--as Chaudhary is. Last time when I we had the ‘royal journey’ he was so proud to show me the trees on both sides of the road that leads from Narowal to Shakargarh. The only time I ever saw him bragging, spark in his eyes: “I grew them, many of them literally with my own hands.”


I had the privilege to play cards with the exclusive club of his childhood mates on Eid for many years. A stage came when we missed a member or two every year because of their death. Age, I suppose. We stopped praying for them as it turned the game into a condolence meeting. We had to stop the practice as the club came down to little, very little, two years ago. It has been my honour knowing him for almost a quarter of a century. May you live for 182 years, Chaudhary sahib. No retirement!


Edittor: Chaudhary Anwer Aziz has consented to do a blog for us where he will share his ideas with our viewers. This article explains the vastness of his expertise. We have named the blog as Baabay Di Gall. Considering his vigour, he is the last man to be called as Baaba but this is how people in Shakargarh address him affectionately.

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