Origin

The Bachgoti claim descent from Chauhan

Chauhan

Chauhan, Chouhan or Chohan , , - is a clan who ruled parts of northern India in the Middle Ages. The clan is most famous for Rajput King Maharaja Prithviraj Chauhan...

 Rajput

Rajput

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s, settled in Mainpuri

Mainpuri

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. These Mainpuri

Mainpuri

Mainpuri is a city and a municipal board in Mainpuri district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It is the administrative headquarters of the Mainpuri district and is situated to the north-east of Agra.-Geography:...

 Chauhan

Chauhan

Chauhan, Chouhan or Chohan , , - is a clan who ruled parts of northern India in the Middle Ages. The clan is most famous for Rajput King Maharaja Prithviraj Chauhan...

 fled Delhi

Delhi

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 under the leadership of Bariar Singh. The fugitives settled in Sultanpur

Sultanpur

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 in eastern Uttar Pradesh

Uttar Pradesh

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. According to their traditions, they are descended from Rana Sangat, a great nephew of Prithviraj Chauhan, the last Hindu

Hindu

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 ruler of North India

North India

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. The rana

Rana

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 wished to marry a woman, and she only agreed to marry him on the condition that were they to have a son, he would succeed the family estate. The Rana accepted this condition, and the woman bore him a son. This led to the exile of his sons by his other wives, one of which was Bariar Singh. Bariar Singh is supposed to have conquered a large part of eastern Awadh

Awadh

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 from the Bhar

Bhar

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s, a local tribe. The Bachgoti trace their descent from the three sons of Bariar Singh, Asal Singh, Gajraj Singh, Ghatam Deo and Raj Sah. From Raj Sah descend the Muslim

Muslim

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 Bachgoti Khanzada

Bachgoti Khanzada

The Bachgoti Khanzada are a Muslim community found in the state of Uttar Pradesh in India. They are sub-group with in the larger Khanzada community of eastern Uttar Pradesh. Common surnames include khan and kunwar.- Origin :...

 community. They are found mainly in the districts of Sultanpur

Sultanpur District

Sultanpur District is a district in the state of Uttar Pradesh in northern India. The district is a part of Faizabad Division. Its administrative head is Sultanpur.-History:...

, Allahabad

Allahabad District

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, Faizabad

Faizabad District

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 and Pratapgarh.