Deshwal
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Deshwal or Deswal is a gotra
or clan of Jats and Ahirs in the states of Punjab, Haryana
Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh
in India
and the province of Punjab
in Pakistan
.
, Deshwal, Mann and Sihag
called the four clans as the descendants of Dhanna Rao. However, this is subject to dispute since gotras like Mann and Sihag existed long before Dhanna Rao.
In the present day however, Dalals, Deshwals (also spelt as Deswals), Manns and Sihags consider themselves as brothers, because of the tables prepared by the bards which describe them as descendants of the same person. So there cannot be any marriage between boys and girls having these gotras.
in Pakistan and in Rohtak, Jind, Panipat and Jhajjar districts in Haryana. Deshwals also have four of villages in western Uttar Pradesh
Muzzafarnagar district; villages (Basera and Badheo and chota kesharwa and bada kesharwa and Shahjuddi)
According to sir H.M Elliot the Deswal of Baghpat are all Ahirs.
Gotra
In the Hindu society, the term Gotra broadly refers to people who are descendants in an unbroken male line from a common male ancestor. Panini defines gotra for grammatical purposes as apatyam pautraprabhrti gotram , which means "the word gotra denotes the progeny beginning with the son's son"...
or clan of Jats and Ahirs in the states of Punjab, Haryana
Haryana
Haryana is a state in India. Historically, it has been a part of the Kuru region in North India. The name Haryana is found mentioned in the 12th century AD by the apabhramsha writer Vibudh Shridhar . It is bordered by Punjab and Himachal Pradesh to the north, and by Rajasthan to the west and south...
Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh abbreviation U.P. , is a state located in the northern part of India. With a population of over 200 million people, it is India's most populous state, as well as the world's most populous sub-national entity...
in India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
and the province of Punjab
Punjab (Pakistan)
Punjab is the most populous province of Pakistan, with approximately 45% of the country's total population. Forming most of the Punjab region, the province is bordered by Kashmir to the north-east, the Indian states of Punjab and Rajasthan to the east, the Pakistani province of Sindh to the...
in Pakistan
Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
.
Origin
The genealogical tables prepared by the bards of the four gotras of DalalDalal
Dalal is a surname of a family which is mainly found in Bangladesh. This gotra is mainly found in Sirajganj Sirajgonj and Munshiganj Distrit of Bangalsdeh. Dalal is a clan or gotra of Jats found in Bangladesh and India also.In India this gotra is mainly found at Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and Delhi...
, Deshwal, Mann and Sihag
Sihag
Sihag , Siyag , Sehwag , or Asiagh is a clan of Jat people found in Rajasthan, Haryana, Western Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and Punjab region in India...
called the four clans as the descendants of Dhanna Rao. However, this is subject to dispute since gotras like Mann and Sihag existed long before Dhanna Rao.
In the present day however, Dalals, Deshwals (also spelt as Deswals), Manns and Sihags consider themselves as brothers, because of the tables prepared by the bards which describe them as descendants of the same person. So there cannot be any marriage between boys and girls having these gotras.
Geographic distribution
This gotra is smaller than the Dalal gotra and people belonging to this gotra have a few villages in Bhatinda in Punjab (India), some in the erstwhile princely state of BahawalpurState of Bahawalpur
Bahawalpur was a princely state, stretching along the southern bank of the Sutlej and Indus Rivers, with its capital city at Bahawalpur. The state was counted amongst the Rajputana states...
in Pakistan and in Rohtak, Jind, Panipat and Jhajjar districts in Haryana. Deshwals also have four of villages in western Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh abbreviation U.P. , is a state located in the northern part of India. With a population of over 200 million people, it is India's most populous state, as well as the world's most populous sub-national entity...
Muzzafarnagar district; villages (Basera and Badheo and chota kesharwa and bada kesharwa and Shahjuddi)
According to sir H.M Elliot the Deswal of Baghpat are all Ahirs.
See also
- Jat peopleJat peopleThe Jat people are a community of traditionally non-elite tillers and herders in Northern India and Pakistan. Originally pastoralists in the lower Indus river-valley of Sindh, Jats migrated north into the Punjab region in late medieval times, and subsequently into the Delhi Territory,...
- SihagSihagSihag , Siyag , Sehwag , or Asiagh is a clan of Jat people found in Rajasthan, Haryana, Western Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and Punjab region in India...