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The '''Badgujar''' |
The '''Badgujar''' (also spelt '''Bargujar''' and '''Badgurjar''') is a clan of [[Rajput]]s.<ref name="Mayaram">{{cite book |last=Mayaram |first=Shail |title=Against History, Against State: Counterperspectives from the Margins |date=2003 |publisher=Columbia University Press |isbn=978-0-231-12730-1 |page=22 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Yi6QpFCZBy8C&pg=PA22 |quote=Meo settlement in this area by the tenth century is recorded by the gazetteers of the United Provinces as also their displacement by Rajput clans such as the Dors, Tomars, Bargujars, and Chauhans.}}</ref> They are also a distinct caste in [[Maharashtra]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.setumitra.com/2022/03/Cast-list-in-maharashtra.html | title=LIST OF OBC, SC, ST & VJNT CASTE IN MAHARASHTRA state Government | date=10 March 2022 }}</ref> |
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== History == |
== History and Origin == |
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Similar to other Rajput clans, the Badgujars also claim descent from the ancient Suryavanshi king [[Rama]].{{cn|date=June 2024}} |
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| ⚫ | The Bargujars ruled over Rajorgarh, [[Dausa]], [[Deoti]] and Ghasira, Macheri.<ref name="r">{{cite book |title=The Researcher |date=1965 |publisher=Directorate of Archaeology & Museums, Government of Rajasthan. |pages=75–77 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=LUXjAAAAMAAJ&q=BADaGUJAR+principality |access-date=1 April 2019 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last1=Congress |first1=Indian History |title=Proceedings |date=1964 |pages=152 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=2R7jAAAAMAAJ&q=Bargujar+machari |access-date=10 September 2019 |language=en}}Goga Chauhan of Mahari or Machari and Traditions - Bargujar by D. P. Sharma</ref><ref>{{cite book |last1=India |first1=Archæological Survey of |title=Report[s]. |date=1966 |publisher=Indological Book House |pages=104, 225 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=CC6nXnQDWyIC&q=Bargujar+ |access-date=10 September 2019 |language=en}} Bargujar or Badagujar, Rajas of Machari, Inscriptions at Machari at Samvant 1439</ref><ref>{{cite book |title=Rajasthan |date=1993 |publisher=Apa Publications |isbn=9780395662885 |pages=133 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=fMpTHXzqx4cC&q=Bargujar+machari |access-date=10 September 2019 |language=en}} Alwar : A treasure of Surprises : it was incorporated, along with Dausa. into the large kingdom of Machari. south of Alwar, and ruled by the Bargujar Rajputs.</ref> They were expelled from Dausa, Rajorgarh and Deoti by [[Kachhwaha]] Rajputs when they migrated to Dhundhar, in 11th century [[Dulha Rai]], won the areas of Dausa and Deoti from the Badgujar Rajputs, who were reduced to feudatory or jagirdars.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Kling |first1=Doris Marion |title=The Emergence of Jaipur State: Rajput Response to Mughal Rule, 1562-1743 |date=1993 |publisher=University of Pennsylvania |pages=64 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=gGBuAAAAMAAJ&q=BADaGUJAR+principality |access-date=26 May 2021 |language=en |quote= By the early eleventh century Dulha Rai had wrested Dausa and Deoti from the Badgujar Rajputs and subdued Meenas}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last=Sarkar |first=Jadunath |author-link=Jadunath Sarkar |title=A History of Jaipur: C. 1503–1938 |publisher=Orient Longman Limited |pages=23 |year=1994 |orig-year=1984 |isbn=81-250-0333-9 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=O0oPIo9TXKcC&pg=PA23 }}</ref><ref>{{cite book | last1=Sarkar | first1=J. | last2=Sinh | first2=R. | title=A History of Jaipur: C. 1503-1938 | publisher=Orient Longman | year=1994 | isbn=978-81-250-0333-5 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=O0oPIo9TXKcC | access-date=2022-04-13}}</ref> In 18th century Surajmal with the help of Mughal wazir took the Bargujar stronghold of Ghasera from its ruler Bahadur Singh Badgurjar which was again recovered by Bahadur Singh's son with the help of Imad ul MulK.<ref>{{cite web | title=Fall Of The Mughal Empire Vol.2 : Sarkar, Jadunath | website=Internet Archive | date=2015-06-30 | url=https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.69726 | ref={{sfnref | Internet Archive | 2015}} | access-date=2022-04-13}} |
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=== Origin === |
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The Badgujar clan of Rajputs originated from the Gurjar's @[[vadnagar]] and are a part of [[36 Royal Races]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.diss.fu-berlin.de/diss/servlets/MCRFileNodeServlet/FUDISS_derivate_000000007165/01_Text.pdf |title=The Hephthalites: Archaeological and Historical Analysis |last=Kurbanov |first=Aydogdy |page=243 |year=2010 |access-date=11 January 2013 |quote=As a result of the merging of the Hephthalites and the Gujars with population from northwestern India, the Rajputs (from Sanskrit "rajputra" – "son of the rajah") formed.}}</ref> |
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In its survey of ''[[The People of India]]'', the [[Anthropological Survey of India]] (AnSI) – noted that {{quote|The Gurjars/Gujjars were no doubt a remarkable people spread from Kashmir to Gujarat and Maharashtra, who gave an identity to Gujarat, established kingdoms, entered the Rajput groups as the dominant lineage of Badgujar, and survive today as a pastoral and a tribal group with both Hindu and Muslim segments.<ref name="Kumar Suresh Singh 2004">{{Cite book|title=People of India: Maharashtra|author=Kumar Suresh Singh|author2=B. V. Bhanu |author3=Anthropological Survey of India |publisher=Popular Prakashan|year=2004|page=xxviii|isbn=978-81-7991-101-3|author-link=Kumar Suresh Singh}}</ref>}} |
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==Machari== |
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==Princely State & Jagirs controlled by Bargujars== |
==Princely State & Jagirs controlled by Bargujars== |
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Among small petty states ruled by Bargujar Rajputs were [[Daria Kheri]],<ref>{{cite book |title=Who's who in India, Containing Lives and Portraits of Ruling Chiefs, Notables, Titled Personages, and Other Eminent Indians |date=1911 |publisher=Newul Kishore Press |pages=117 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=YbssAQAAMAAJ&q=bargujar+rajput |accessdate=19 June 2019 |language=en}}</ref>{{full citation needed|date=January 2024}} [[Kamalpur, Madhya Pradesh|Kamalpur]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Lorimer |first1=John Gordon |title=Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf, ʻOmān, and Central Arabia |date=1970 |publisher=Gregg |pages=118 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=NL0sAQAAMAAJ&q=bargujar+rajput |accessdate=19 June 2019 |language=en}}</ref> |
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Other [[Jagir]]s once controlled by Badgujars [[Barauli Rao]].<ref name=xa>{{cite book |last1=Mann |first1=Michael |title=British Rule on Indian Soil: North India in the First Half of the Nineteenth Century |date=1999 |publisher=Manohar Publishers & Distributors |isbn=978-81-7304-271-3 |pages=200–201 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=aku6AAAAIAAJ&q=barauli |access-date=28 July 2021 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last1=Ahmad |first1=Ateeque |title=System of Rural Settlements in India: A Histogenetic Perspective |date=2006 |publisher=Icon Publications |isbn=978-81-88086-30-6 |pages=79 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8ezsAAAAMAAJ&q=barauli+Badgujar |access-date=28 July 2021 |language=en}}</ref>{{full citation needed|date=January 2024}} |
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==Heritage== |
==Heritage== |
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The [[Ghasera Fort]] and [[Khandar Fort|Khandar F]][[Samthar|ort]]<ref>{{cite web|title= UP Places of Interest |url=http://uttarpradesh.gov.in/en/events/events/33003100 |website=Uttar Pradesh Government |accessdate=25 January 2020}}</ref> are among the two major forts built by Bargujar Rajput rulers. |
The [[Ghasera Fort]] and [[Khandar Fort|Khandar F]][[Samthar|ort]]<ref>{{cite web|title= UP Places of Interest |url=http://uttarpradesh.gov.in/en/events/events/33003100 |website=Uttar Pradesh Government |accessdate=25 January 2020}}</ref> are among the two major forts built by Bargujar Rajput rulers. |
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[[File:Kangure.jpg|Khandar Fort|right|thumb]] |
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==Distribution== |
==Distribution== |
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They are mainly distributed parts of present-day [[Rajasthan]], [[Uttar Pradesh]] and [[Madhya Pradesh]].<ref>{{cite book |title=Uttara Bhārata kī Buksā janajāti: sāmājika-sāṃskr̥tika-sarvekshaṇa by Rāmajīta Śukla |date=1981 |publisher=Sañjaya Prakāśana, 1981 - Bhoksa (Indic people) |pages=56 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=cyQbAAAAMAAJ&q=%E0%A4%AC%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%97%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%9C%E0%A4%B0 |access-date=4 April 2019}}</ref>{{ |
They are mainly distributed parts of present-day [[Rajasthan]], [[Uttar Pradesh]] and [[Madhya Pradesh]].<ref>{{cite book |title=Uttara Bhārata kī Buksā janajāti: sāmājika-sāṃskr̥tika-sarvekshaṇa by Rāmajīta Śukla |date=1981 |publisher=Sañjaya Prakāśana, 1981 - Bhoksa (Indic people) |pages=56 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=cyQbAAAAMAAJ&q=%E0%A4%AC%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%97%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%9C%E0%A4%B0 |access-date=4 April 2019}}</ref>{{Request quotation|date=May 2019}}<ref>{{cite book |last1=Pal |first1=Hamendar Bhisham |last2=India Ministry of Tourism and Civil Aviation |title=Rājasthāna ke devālaya - Temples in Rajasthan |date=1991 |publisher=Sāmayika Prakāśana |pages=71 |isbn=9788171380435 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Bt3VAAAAMAAJ&q=%E0%A4%AC%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%97%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%9C%E0%A4%B0 |access-date=4 April 2019 |language=hi}}</ref>{{Request quotation|date=May 2019}} |
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==Notable people== |
==Notable people== |
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* [[Raj Kunwar Singh]] |
* [[Raj Kunwar Singh]] |
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==See |
==See also== |
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*Mahida Rajput |
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*[[Lalkhani]] |
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==References== |
==References== |
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Latest revision as of 15:06, 26 October 2024
The Badgujar (also spelt Bargujar and Badgurjar) is a clan of Rajputs.[1] They are also a distinct caste in Maharashtra.[2]
History and Origin
[edit]Similar to other Rajput clans, the Badgujars also claim descent from the ancient Suryavanshi king Rama.[citation needed]
The Bargujars ruled over Rajorgarh, Dausa, Deoti and Ghasira, Macheri.[3][4][5][6] They were expelled from Dausa, Rajorgarh and Deoti by Kachhwaha Rajputs when they migrated to Dhundhar, in 11th century Dulha Rai, won the areas of Dausa and Deoti from the Badgujar Rajputs, who were reduced to feudatory or jagirdars.[7][8][9] In 18th century Surajmal with the help of Mughal wazir took the Bargujar stronghold of Ghasera from its ruler Bahadur Singh Badgurjar which was again recovered by Bahadur Singh's son with the help of Imad ul MulK.[10]
Princely State & Jagirs controlled by Bargujars
[edit]Among small petty states ruled by Bargujar Rajputs were Daria Kheri,[11][full citation needed] Kamalpur.[12]
Other Jagirs once controlled by Badgujars Barauli Rao.[13][14][full citation needed]
Heritage
[edit]The Ghasera Fort and Khandar Fort[15] are among the two major forts built by Bargujar Rajput rulers.
Distribution
[edit]They are mainly distributed parts of present-day Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh.[16][need quotation to verify][17][need quotation to verify]
Notable people
[edit]See also
[edit]- Mahida Rajput
- Lalkhani
References
[edit]- ^ Mayaram, Shail (2003). Against History, Against State: Counterperspectives from the Margins. Columbia University Press. p. 22. ISBN 978-0-231-12730-1.
Meo settlement in this area by the tenth century is recorded by the gazetteers of the United Provinces as also their displacement by Rajput clans such as the Dors, Tomars, Bargujars, and Chauhans.
- ^ "LIST OF OBC, SC, ST & VJNT CASTE IN MAHARASHTRA state Government". 10 March 2022.
- ^ The Researcher. Directorate of Archaeology & Museums, Government of Rajasthan. 1965. pp. 75–77. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
- ^ Congress, Indian History (1964). Proceedings. p. 152. Retrieved 10 September 2019.Goga Chauhan of Mahari or Machari and Traditions - Bargujar by D. P. Sharma
- ^ India, Archæological Survey of (1966). Report[s]. Indological Book House. pp. 104, 225. Retrieved 10 September 2019. Bargujar or Badagujar, Rajas of Machari, Inscriptions at Machari at Samvant 1439
- ^ Rajasthan. Apa Publications. 1993. p. 133. ISBN 9780395662885. Retrieved 10 September 2019. Alwar : A treasure of Surprises : it was incorporated, along with Dausa. into the large kingdom of Machari. south of Alwar, and ruled by the Bargujar Rajputs.
- ^ Kling, Doris Marion (1993). The Emergence of Jaipur State: Rajput Response to Mughal Rule, 1562-1743. University of Pennsylvania. p. 64. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
By the early eleventh century Dulha Rai had wrested Dausa and Deoti from the Badgujar Rajputs and subdued Meenas
- ^ Sarkar, Jadunath (1994) [1984]. A History of Jaipur: C. 1503–1938. Orient Longman Limited. p. 23. ISBN 81-250-0333-9.
- ^ Sarkar, J.; Sinh, R. (1994). A History of Jaipur: C. 1503-1938. Orient Longman. ISBN 978-81-250-0333-5. Retrieved 13 April 2022.
- ^ "Fall Of The Mughal Empire Vol.2 : Sarkar, Jadunath". Internet Archive. 30 June 2015. Retrieved 13 April 2022.
- ^ Who's who in India, Containing Lives and Portraits of Ruling Chiefs, Notables, Titled Personages, and Other Eminent Indians. Newul Kishore Press. 1911. p. 117. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
- ^ Lorimer, John Gordon (1970). Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf, ʻOmān, and Central Arabia. Gregg. p. 118. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
- ^ Mann, Michael (1999). British Rule on Indian Soil: North India in the First Half of the Nineteenth Century. Manohar Publishers & Distributors. pp. 200–201. ISBN 978-81-7304-271-3. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
- ^ Ahmad, Ateeque (2006). System of Rural Settlements in India: A Histogenetic Perspective. Icon Publications. p. 79. ISBN 978-81-88086-30-6. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
- ^ "UP Places of Interest". Uttar Pradesh Government. Retrieved 25 January 2020.
- ^ Uttara Bhārata kī Buksā janajāti: sāmājika-sāṃskr̥tika-sarvekshaṇa by Rāmajīta Śukla. Sañjaya Prakāśana, 1981 - Bhoksa (Indic people). 1981. p. 56. Retrieved 4 April 2019.
- ^ Pal, Hamendar Bhisham; India Ministry of Tourism and Civil Aviation (1991). Rājasthāna ke devālaya - Temples in Rajasthan (in Hindi). Sāmayika Prakāśana. p. 71. ISBN 9788171380435. Retrieved 4 April 2019.