Baranwal

Barnwal (also spelled Baranwal, Burnwal, Varnwal, Warnwal or Barnawal) is a community of India that descended from the Yaudheya principality during the 5th century BCE in North India. Today they are engaged in trade, commerce and services. They are considered part of the vaishya community.

Legend

The Barnwal community claim to be descended from King Ahibaran, a Suryavanshi Kshatriya of Rajput origin and sometimes assumed to be the great-grandson of the legendary king Agrasen.^[1]

References

^ Asian Folklore Institute; Society for Asian Folklore (1972). Asian Folklore Studies. Asian Folklore Institute.^{[page needed]}

[1] Asian Folklore Institute; Society for Asian Folklore (1972). Asian Folklore Studies. Asian Folklore Institute.^{[page needed]}

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