Gorah Salathian

Gurah Salathian Gurah Salathian
Village
Gurah Salathian Location in Jammu and Kashmir, India Gurah Salathian Gurah Salathian (India)
Coordinates: 32.62625°N 75.0047°E / 32.62625; 75.0047
Country	India
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Jammu
Population  (2011)
• Total	4,629
Languages
• Official	Dogri
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
181143	181143

Gurah Salathian is a village and notified area in the Samba district of the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir.It is the mother land of the bravest men born in Jammu and Kashmir. The place is well known for its Amma ka Mandir where the Rajput families unite once a year. The M.L.A of the village is Mr. Surjjet Singh Slathia. The village has produced many brave sons and daughters who serve the nation in various defense services like Mr. Sanjeev Singh Salathia and Mr. Sagar Singh Salathia. The village also is the birth place of famous Bollywood singer Siddarth Slathia. It is better known as the village of Rajputs, it's located at 30 km from south of Jammu.

Demographics

Gorah Salathian is the only village in Jammu and Kashmir with a population exceeding 4,600 (4,629 according to a census in 2011). In 1975, 90% of families living there had at least one member serving in the Indian Army. Gorah Salathian is more urbanized than the surrounding villages. There are well maintained two-lane roads, athletic stadiums, playgrounds, hospitals, and schools. There are 8 wards in Gorah Salathian that may be referred to as Mandi: Grota Mandi, Ugh Mandi, Garh Mandi, Sani Mandi, Rajgarh Mandi, Paddar Mandi, Dabbar Mandi, and Andrarh Mandi.

The Slathias are Suryavanshi Rajputs that belong to the Dogra region and are mainly found in Jammu, Samba, and Udhampur. The Jamwal Clan is made up of sub-clans formed by brothers of the reigning Maharajahs. They settled at various places around Jammu as Rajahs after they were allotted Jagirs.

The sub-clans include:

• Jandi Wala
• Panjgrain Wala
• Bhalwal Wala
• Saruinsar Wala
• Raipuria
• Kahna Chak Wala
• Panchor Wala; Jandria
• Purani Mandi Wala
• Sohal Wala
• Agore Wala
• Jagti Wala
• Painthal wa Dansal Wala
• Sahanu wa Taru Wala
• Dalpatia; Narania
• Shobilia; Birpuria
• Balbadria
• Ram Gharia
• Fateh Khania
• Tambar Dahojia
• Manalia
• Kapur Dyalia
• Markalia
• Ala Khania
• Raduwal
• Bahu Wala
• Slathia
• Surkhania
• Dagoria
• Jasrotia
• Lakhanpuria
• Samyal
• Sangramia
• Mankotia
• Udhamolia Jamwalas
• Chillhals
• Deonias

History

Slathia's Raja Hamir Dev ruled the Jammu kingdom between Bikarmi from 1456 to 1483. He had two popular sons: Ajaib Dev and Hasil Dev. The younger son, Hasil Dev, became the Wazir of Raja Ajaib Dev of Jammu kingdom. Raja Ajaib Dev died in Bikarmi in 1514. Wazir Hasil Dev cared for the young prince and helped him with his administrative duties.

The Badshah of Delhi Legend

According to a legend, Badshah of Delhi, who belonged to the Lodhi or Sadat dynasty, called Beeram Dev "very charming". Badshah arranged for Beeram Dev to marry him to his daughter who had fallen in love at first sight with the Raja Dev of Jamm. He ordered Raja Beeram Dev to convert and commit himself to Islam before the marriage, but the Raja refused to change his religion. Despite this fact, he still wished to marry Badsha's daughter. The Badshah became furious at Raja Beeram Dev's refusal to change his religion. After Badshah conferred with the Qadi, he ordered Raja Beeram Dev's killing. Wazir Hasil Dev came to Raja Beeram Dev's rescue and asked the Badshah to hand the Raja to him for the agreed-upon change and marriage to his (Badshah's) daughter. Sensing the volatility of the situation, Wazir Hasil sent Raja Beeram Dev back to Jammu in the night along with a few sepoys. Badshah caught hold of Wazir Hasil Dev and ordered to kill him. He was scalped alive. Then Badshah sent his forces to capture Raja Beeram Dev, who was also later killed. Wazir Hasil Dev had two sons, Data Ram and Owali. The descendants of Data Ram got Jagir in Mangla (Manawar) and sobriquet as Mangalia Rajput. The descendants of the younger brother, Owali, settled in village Gurha, later named Gurha Slathian, and descendants of this village are known as Slathia Rajputs. Maharaja Gulab Singh later allotted Jagirs in Kashmir to the Manglia Rajputs. The Slathia community was also given Jagirs in Kashmir and still, few were given Jagir in Dada Seeba.