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Pal or Pala is the name of a Kshatriya
Clan. As the name suggests its power, Pal means Protector.
Pala Dynasty is also supposed to originate from this ethic group. This word was in evidence ranging from the Pala Dynasty of Bengal to those of Pallavas of South India.
The "Ain-i-Akbari
" describes them as being a proud, refractory and domineering race of Rajput
s, living in the Basim Sircar and, with numerous armed forces, occupying the forts and controlling the surrounding districts. Their original home is said to be Gokul
Vrindavan
near Mathura. From Gokul they are said to be moved to Mewar
and from Mewar to have spread into Gujarat and Maharashtra
.
/ Yavans Indo-Greeks यवन, Pahlavas-Persians, Kushan कुषाण and other, due to bad circumstances, a group of Kshatriya (mostly Chandravanshi) went to forests. They scattered here and there.
In order to re-organize all the scattered Kshatriya
a Hindu Maha Sammelan was held in 1911 in Jaipur. Consequently, two Mahasabha were established.
This was reaffirmed, confirmed and declared in 1933 in the conference of Hindu Mahasabha which was held at Ajmer.
Because Chandravanshi were further divided into two groups one is Kuruvanshi and another is Yaduvanshi. Commonly, Pal and Yadavs are known as Chandravanshi Kshatriya.
, Pali Rajput
, Rajpal
or Rajpai
, Rajpali
, Baghel in Northern part of country. In certain districts of Haryana
and Rajasthan
, they referred to as Maratha Rajput ( Maratha
/ Mahratta
:Singular or Marathe
/ Mahratte:Plural derived from the word Barhatta or Barhatti, i.e. Hatkar
/ Holkar
)
A well known title for Rajputs was: Rajpali / Rajpai. Some believe it be a race, under the names of Rajpalika
or simply Pala
, and is mentioned by many genealogists, especially those of the Saurashtra
, to which in all probability it was confined. This tends to make it Scythian in origin- a conclusion strengthened by the derivation of the name, meaning Royal Shepherd; it was probably a branch of the ancient Pali
. Some think that this was not a race but honorific title for Rajputs.
They also call themselves Nikhar
which is corrupted form of Nayak / Naik
or Nayakar / Naiker, means Commandant
(नायक). As in case of Holkar Maratha of Indore
, they also call themselves as Assal / Asali Dhangar
. How the word Nikhar came in existence, there are two theories:
During the sixth and fifth centuries, when Buddism was on rise in India
many Kshatriya
converted to Buddhism
, Later in the 8th century, Adi Shankaracharya gave the call for purification. Meanwhile differences arose between the Hinayana
(हीनयान) and Mahayana
(महायान) Buddhists. Consequently, those who took to Buddhism
rejoined the Hindu faith.
They are also called GadhArya or GaDri / GaDeri. It is believed, since they were Custodian or Defender of Fort, they are called GadhArya गढ़-आर्य (Gadha from Hindi
: गढ़ Fort + Arya from Hindi
: आर्य Custodian).
Other belief is, in Sanskrit
GaDri / GaDeri (गड+अरि = गाडरी or गडेरी) means Destroyer of Security or Fence (GaDa from Sanskrit
: गड Security or Fence + Ari from Sanskrit
: अरि Enemy); they must have been Spearhead
ing of attack to destroy security / fence of enemy in the Battle.
It was Raja Ajay Pal, Kanak Pal’s 37th descendant, who established the supremacy of the Panwars after defeating the 52 chieftains who existed in Garhwal, in the early 16th century AD. He shifted from Chandpur Garhi first to Dewalgarh and then to his new capital, Srinagar
. In time, the rulers of Garhwal
consolidated the power and size of their kingdom. In fact, Garhwal was an independent kingdom on which the mighty Mughal
s of Delhi
had neither influence nor supremacy. The suffix ‘Pal’ was changed to ‘Shah’ some time in the 17th century.
In 1803, Garhwal was over-run by the Gorkha
s and the then king, Raja Pradyuman Shah, lost both his life and his kingdom to them. It was Raja Sudarshan Shah who, after wresting his kingdom back from the Gorkhas after 12 years with the help of the British, shifted the capital of the Tehri Riyasat to Tehri in 1815.
However, the court fortune-teller and pandit foresaw doom for the city (a prophesy that did come true as Tehri no longer exits) and urged Raja Narendra Shah, Raja Sudarshan Shah’s successor and the 59th ruler of the dynasty, to shift his capital. Following his court’s advice, Raja Narendra Shah made the new town of Narendra Nagar
his capital in 1919. The town is named after its founding father Narendra Shah. Another reason he may have moved is that, for several generations, the ruler of the Shah Dynasty
always died before the age of 30. He felt that he might avoid the same fate by moving his capital. Some say that he was advised by a doctor to move from Tehri for health reason. One more reason that is cited for shifting the capital is that Narendra Shah wanted to set an example in putting an end to the Prabhu Seva tradition. When the royal family moved from Tehri to Dehradun for the winter, the luggage was carried over the long distance by people caught in this unpleasant tradition. It was felt that Narendra Nagar’s proximity to Dehradun
would help this cause.
The small town of Odathali in the Lower Himalayas was chosen as the site for Narendra Nagar
because of its scenic beauty and its proximity to the plains of north India. Between 1919 and 1936, the town continued to grow. Residential and government buildings were added. Raja Narendra Shah also has the Rishikesh-Narendra Nagar-Tehri and the Rishikesh-Devprayag-Kirtinagar roads constructed.
The neat layout of this erstwhile royal township is in evidence even today. Some of the buildings such as the hospital and the secretariat are still in use. The bazaar buildings too were built in 1919. They earlier housed the king’s staff – the ground floor was used to tether horses while the first floor was used for staff quarters.
In the early 1900s, Narendra Nagar was a popular destination for the British rulers of the time. The Palace 'Annexe' was added to the original palace building in 1910 to house Lord Linlithgow, the then Viceroy of India, and his entourage who visited Narendra Nagar fairly often. Over the years, the Palace has also hosted many distinguished guests—Late Lal Bahadur Shastri
and Late Mrs. Indira Gandhi
, Prime Ministers of India, and spiritual leaders such as Ma Anandmayi and Swami Shivananda as well as the last British Viceroy of India—Lord Louis Mountbatten. The Palace Annexe is now home to the resort Ananda in the Himalayas.
The late Raja Manavendra Shah took over the reins of Tehri-Garhwal from his father Raja Narendra Shah who abdicated due to poor health in 1946. The province was eventually merged with the territory of Uttar Pradesh shortly after India gained her independence.
For four decades, the town remained the headquarters of District Tehri-Garhwal till, in 1989, New Tehri became the headquarters.
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State: Gujarat (Sabarkantha Distt.)
Dynasty: Rathore
Religion: Hindu
Present Ruler:
Rao Shri Raghuvirsingh, 15th Jagirdar of Pal Jagir (1978/-) born 9 November 1931, married at Thikana Lakaroda (Gujarat) and has issue.
Predecessors:
Raja Jaichand of Kannauj
was father of Soningji Rao, First Rathore
ruler of Idar about 1257 AD. His descendant was Rao Bhawani fl. 1406, father of Rao Sujoji, living in the middle of the 15th century, he defeated Palli Bhill and became the 1st Jagirdar of Pal
.
Rulers were...
Pal Haveli, located centrally in front of the clock Tower on the main street in Jodhpur
, Rajasthan
was built by Thakur of Pal Clan in 1847. The house has been inhabited by the Nobel family for more than 150 years. Pal haveli has Fascinated western guests since 1887, when Edwin Lord Weeks Sketched the Pal's Thakur Residence for Harper's Magazines. Now Pal's Haveli welcome another generation of honored guests to Pal Haveli.
province of India, at the Indo-Nepal, Indo-Tibetan border, there was a small state called Askote. This state had been created and owned by a splintered branch of Katyuri kings in the 13th century AD. A well-written history of the Katyuri kings and their empire is not available. However, in 1875, E.T. Atkinson was appointed by the British government to prepare a detailed district-wise report on the then northwestern province of British India. According to him the Katyuri Empire once extended in the east from Bhagalpur, district Bihar (in India) to Kabul (in Afghanistan) in the west. According to a legend prevalent in the Pal family of Askote and as recorded by Atkinson, one Shaliwahan Dev had gone to the Himalayas from Ayodhya and settled in Joshimath, near Badrinath (Garhwal). One of his descendants, Basu Dev, once went out for hunting and upon returning to his residence found a man sleeping in his bed. Enraged by his insolence, regional wars and revolutions, which led to destruction and burning of villages houses and old documents. Atkinson personally met with Pushkar Pal, Rajwar of Askote in 1871, who gave him details about his dynasty and the family history, including the genealogy. Based upon this information and some available copper plate inscriptions, Atkinson wrote about the Askote family in the Himalayan Gazetteer.
The Chand, Gorkhas and the British rulers who occupied the area from time to time had traditionally recognized the uniqueness of the Pal family as an historically important clan. The Pals have been traditionally awarded a very respectable status and exclusivity by all the conquerors of the region. They are the descendants of the Katyuri royal family.
The importance of the Askote state and its Pal rulers did not come from power or wealth. When Abhay Pal migrated to the area in 1279 AD, it was mostly a forest with a probable population of a few hundred individuals. In 1881 AD, 600 years later, the total population of this state was only 5879.
The lifestyle during those days was altogether different. Earlier land revenue used to be collected only in kind, which was a third of the farmers' total produce. It was called "Sirti" and the farmer was termed "Sirtan." The subjects were required, in addition, to provide free food and transport to the Rajwas and his entourage, while he toured his state. Petty fines imposed on the offenders were also a source of income. There were very few crimes or litigations hence revenues from the judiciary sector were meagre.
The Rajwars usually had several wives, plus servants, maids, followers, sycophants and hangers-on. Resources were supplemented by cultivating personal farms and animal stock. Thus the life of the Pal family in the Middle Ages was simple and pristine. There was, presumably, no outside impact or interference until the later part of the 16th century.
In 1681, an officer of the Raja of Almora
subjugated the adjacent rulers of this part of India, including Askote state. During the last decades of the 18th century the Gorkha rulers of Nepal invaded their western neighbours of India and subjugated the rulers of the hill states up to Kangra
(now in Hamanchal Pradesh). They did not interfere with Askote state except that they increased the royalty from Rupees 400 previously fixed by Chand Rajas, to Rupees 2000.
During 1814-1815, a war broke out between the British rulers of India and the Nepalese Gurkha rulers, which led to several pitched battles fought between the hills of Kumaon and Garhwal. The Gurkhas were finally defeated and forced to give up all the area west of the Kali River, which runs adjacent to Askote. In accordance with the Sighauli treaty of 1816 all of that area, including Askote, became part of the British Empire. When India attained independence, Askote became part of independent India.
Rajwar Pushkar Pal informed historian E.T. Atkinson in 1871 that he was in the 221st generation from Uttanpad, the younger son of Manu, who had written the well-known Hindu book, Manusmriti. Rajwar Pushkar Pal received a very rudimentary education since there were no facilities for higher education in the proximity of Askote at that time. The genealogical table provided by Pushkar Pal appears to have been prepared from remembrances passed down from generation to generation. Systematic documentation was not customary in those days. Momentous dates, key names and events were committed to memory and subsequently passed on to the younger members of the family to memorize and reciprocate. Unfortunately, several discrepancies I=exist in the genealogical table. For instance, Rajwar Pushkar Pal is indicated as the 104th generation from Shaliwahan Dev, the founder of Katyuri dynasty. Abhay Pal Dev of the 49th generation is reported to have migrated to the Askote region in 1279 AD.
A generation could be considered to last 25 years, considering a relatively short life span of the heirs at that time. Thus, between 1279 AD and 1882 AD, about 600 years, there could not have been more than 24 generations. If the serial numbers shown in the genealogy are correct, there were 56 generations during this 600-year period. On the other hand, Pushkar Pal told Atkinson that he was the 221st generation from Uttanpad and 104 from Shalivahan Dev to Pushkar Pal. Calculations based on 25 years for each generation indicate that the time of Uttanpad comes to be around 5500 years, and of Shalivahan Dev to be about 2600 years from that of Pushkar Pal. If this theory were correct, there would be only 48 generations within 2000 years, as against 56 generations within 600 years. I procured a copy of the genealogical table from the present Rajwar Tikendra Bahadur Pal. This document bears no names of Rajas from the serial number 54th to the 80th generation. I believe that these missing 27 Rajas were prior to Abhay Pal and not after him.
It is obvious that the genealogy before Abhay Pal is inaccurate. This also explains why the Katyuri kings, who are inscribed on the copper plates, are missing in the genealogy table. This confirms the earlier conclusion that the genealogical table seems to have been prepared from remembrances passed on successively to the young ones by the elders. It is easy to remember the number of generations but not quite precisely hundreds of names of the forefathers.
Furthermore, according to the Hindu religion every highborn male is required to pay homage to his ancestors once a year I a ceremony called "Shradha," which is at the death anniversary and during a fixed period of a fortnight, every year. On this occasion one has to remember the names of three deceased immediate ancestors on the father and the mother's side, and make ritual offerings. Thus it was not impossible to remember the number of generations.
It may be plausible that there were only 29 generations from Abhay Pal to Pushkar Pal, 104 generations from Shalivahan Dev and 221 from Uttanpad. Abhay Pal must have been in the 76th generation from Shalivahan Dev and not in the 49th generation. A thorough research is needed in this area to authenticate the exact dates and names that existed in the Uttarakhand part of the Himalayas for several centuries.
The name Pal does not indicate a particular dynasty. It is a surname adopted by this branch of the Katyuri dynasty after its separation from the main stream. Its members call themselves "Suryavanshi" Kshatriya of Saunak Gotra (followers of the sage Saunak). They worship all the deities of the Hindu pantheon especially Shiva or Mahadev. It remains to be seen how long this clan will retain and maintain its unique identity. The future depends on the will and determination of the living members of the Pal family.
(76th generation from Shalivahan Dev) 76 37
Nirbhay Pal 77 38
Bharat Pal 78 39
Bhairon Pal 79 40
Bhu Pal 80 41
Ratan Pal 81 42
Shankha Pal 82 43
Shyam Pal 83 44
Sai Pal 84 45
Surjan Pal 85 46
Bhoj Pal 86 47
Bharat Pal 87 48
Stuti Pal 88 49
Achhav Pal 89 50
Trilook Pal 90 51
Surya Pal 91 52
Jagat Pal 92 53
Praja Pal 93 54
Rai Pal 94 55
Mahendra Pal 95 56
Jait Pal 96 57
Birbal Pal 97 58
Amar Pal 98 59
Abhay Pal 99 60
, who joined the service of the Peshwa
in 1721, and quickly rose to the ranks of Subedar. He and his descendants ruled as Raja
s and later Maharajas of Indaur (better known as Indore
) in Central India
as an independent member of the Maratha Confederacy until 1818, and afterwards as a princely state
-under protectorate- of British India with a 19-guns salute (21 guns locally; a rare high rank) until India's independence, when the state acceded to the Indian government.
They are one of the prestigious Maratha Dynasties whose name became associated with the title of the ruler, which was generally known as Maharaja Holkar or Holkar Maharaja, while the official full title was Maharajadhiraj Raj Rajeshwar Sawai Shri 'personal name' Holkar Bahadur, Maharaja of Indore, with the colonial style of His Highness.
was the first freedom fighter who made an army, in 1803, mostly consisting Dhangar's
to fight with the British and to drive them out of India single-handedly.
He built a factory to manufacture tanks. He appealed to the rest of the Kings of India and said, . His appeal fell on deaf ears as all of them had already signed treaties with the British.
The Dhangar's
took part in the revolt of 1857. Many of them were hanged till death in Berar
(M.P.). The Bristish were so much afraid of Dhangar's
that they made a law banning purchase of land by Dhangar's
stating a reason that they were not Kunbis (Agriculturists). Since then they have been oppressed in all spheres of life, they were never allowed to come forward.
He was the only King in India to whom the British approached to sign a peace treaty. Initially he refused to sign any treaty with the British but when he saw that rest of the Kings were not ready to unite and were interested in personal benefits he was the last to sign a treaty with the British on 24 December 1805 at Rajghat. He didn't accept any condition which would affect his self respect.
Maharaja Yashwant-Rao Holkar was a gifted military leader. If the Battle of Assaye
was Wellesley's first major success, and one that he always held in the highest estimation as his finest battle, surpassing even his victory at the Battle of Waterloo
, then the victory at the Battle of Bharatpur
undoubtedly makes Maharaja Yashwantrao Holkar the Napoleon of India.
: देवी अहिल्याबाई होळकर) (31 May 1725-13 August 1795) (ruled 11 December 1767- 13 August 1795) also known as the Philosopher Queen was a Holkar
dynasty Queen of the Malwa kingdom, India
. She is often compared with Catherine II of Russia
, Elizabeth I of England
, Margaret I of Denmark
. Ahilyabai was born in the village of Chaundi in Jamkhed
, Ahmednagar, Maharashtra
. She moved the capital to Maheshwar
south of Indore
on the Narmada River
.
Rani Ahilyabai was a great builder and patron of many Hindu
temples which embellished Maheshwar and Indore. She also built temples and Dharmshala (free lodging) at sacred sites outside her kingdom, at prominent religious places like Dwarka
in Gujarat east to the Kashi Vishwanath Temple at Varanasi
on the Ganges, Ujjain
, Nasik and Parali Baijnath in Maharashtra. Seeing the destroyed and desecrated temple in Somanath, Rani Ahilyabai built a temple where Lord Shiva is still worshipped by Hindus.
, 1446-1520 CE
Vijayanagara Empire
was founded by the brothers of Sangama Dynasty
, Harihara I
( also called Vira Harihara
or Hakka Raya ) and Bukka Raya I, they were son of Bhavana Sangama. This is stated in inscriptions that they were from the Kuruba
clan.
Some Historian claims that they were Generals (Commandant
- सेनानायक) in the Kakatiya Empire that ended up forming their own empire (Sangama Dynasty
), Some other claims, they were of the five sons of the Hoysala King, another theory claims they were northern officials of the Mughal Empire
sent to administer the territory for them but ended up declaring their independence under the influence of a Hindu sage.
Most reliable historians believe they are originally from Karnataka and from the Kuruba
clan. The Vijayanagara Empire
was founded as the last bastion of Hinduism against Islamic oppression from Tughlaq rule in the Deccan, lasting for more than two centuries as the dominant power in South India.
(Kannada ಸಂಗೊಳ್ಳಿ ರಾಯಣ್ಣ ) (B: 15-Aug-1798 D: 26-Jan-1831) was a prominent freedom fighter from Karnataka
, India
. He fought the British
till his death. He was the Army Chief / Commandant of the Kingdom
of Kittur
ruled at the time by Rani Chennamma.
Sangolli Rayanna continued to fight the British. His land was confiscated, and of what remained of it was heavily taxed. He taxed the landlords and built up an army from the masses. He used guerrilla tactics to attack government property; burnt land records and extracted huge sums of money from notorious landlords and bureaucrats. Rayanna is considered by many historians as the pioneer of guerrilla warfare in India
. He continued this warfare till 1829.
The landlords along with the British forced his father-in-law Laxman to cheat Rayanna. When Rayanna was having a bath in a stream near Dori Benachi, the British soldiers attacked, at that moment Rayanna's sword was in Laxman's hand. When Rayanna asked for his sword, Laxman gave it to British soldiers. Rayanna was overpowered and captured. Thus, he was captured by treachery. Rayanna wsd executed by hanging to death from a Banyan tree about 4 kilometers from Nandagad in Belgaum district. At the time of hanging he said "My last wish is to be born again in the country to fight against the British and drive them away from our sacred soil".
Bana, Baniya, Nihaliya, Kadiwal, Kathuliya, Pathariya, Dandimar, Sude
Bargujar, Sikarwar, Raghuvanshi, Sonchiraiya
Chauhan, Bhadiriya, Pawaya (Parwiya), Gujela (Gajayala), Sapaha (Spah, Sapha, Sarpatha), Harine (Hiranwal, Hiranwar, Hinwar)
Chandel, Guhiya, Chandiya, Rai, Bhesedewale, Manikiwake, Chandaliya
Dhakeriya
Dikshit, Brahamaniya (Bamaniya, Bamania), Surya (Suriya, Siriya, Sheriya), Bhindawar
Gahlot, Nandoliya (Nandoriya, Nadouda), Shishodiya ( Sisodiya), Mongaliya, Bachaliya (Bachriya), Kuchela (Kachela)
Harine (Hiranwal, Hiranwar, Bade, Hinwar, Kharsela, Chalangiya, Shorampuriya, Kalpacha
Kachawa (Kachawahe, Kachawaha), Vikaliya (Bakaliya)
Maurya (Mauri), Mura
Parihar, Padiyar, Padriya
Parmar (Ponwar), Rehar (Riyar), Kuwar (Kunwar), Kokende (Kokande), Raraha (Rarha), Sagar
Panwar (Pawar)
Raikwar (Rainkwar)
Rathod (Rathore), Mohaniya, Phulasunga (Fulsungha), Chiroliya
Sengar
Sikarwal, Sikarwar, Shikarwal
Sisodiya
Solankhi (Solanki), Bamniya
Tomar, Thanmbar, Kourwa (Kourav, Kourava), Shishupal (Shirshawal, Sirsawal, Shirswar), Kasturi (Kasturiya)
Yadav, Tomar (Tanmar), Ahir
Surah
Kul Gotra - Kshatriya
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, Baghel (GaDharya
/ Dhangar
) community in India.
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Kshatriya
*For the Bollywood film of the same name see Kshatriya Kshatriya or Kashtriya, meaning warrior, is one of the four varnas in Hinduism...
Clan. As the name suggests its power, Pal means Protector.
Pala Dynasty is also supposed to originate from this ethic group. This word was in evidence ranging from the Pala Dynasty of Bengal to those of Pallavas of South India.
The "Ain-i-Akbari
Ain-i-Akbari
The Ain-i-Akbari or the "Institutes of Akbar", is a 16th century, detailed document recording the administration of emperor Akbar's empire, written by his vizier, Abu'l-Fazl ibn Mubarak...
" describes them as being a proud, refractory and domineering race of Rajput
Rajput
A Rajput is a member of one of the patrilineal clans of western, central, northern India and in some parts of Pakistan. Rajputs are descendants of one of the major ruling warrior classes in the Indian subcontinent, particularly North India...
s, living in the Basim Sircar and, with numerous armed forces, occupying the forts and controlling the surrounding districts. Their original home is said to be Gokul
Gokul
-In Vedic Scripture:-Geography:Gokul is located at . It has an average elevation of 163 metres .-Demographics: India census, Gokul had a population of 4041. Males constitute 55% of the population and females 45%. Gokul has an average literacy rate of 60%, higher than the national average of...
Vrindavan
Vrindavan
Vrindavan also known as Vraj is a town in the Mathura district of Uttar Pradesh, India...
near Mathura. From Gokul they are said to be moved to Mewar
Mewar
Mewar is a region of south-central Rajasthan state in western India. It includes the present-day districts of Pratapgarh, Bhilwara, Chittorgarh, Rajsamand, Udaipur, Dungarpur, Banswara and some of the part of Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh. The region was for centuries a Rajput kingdom that later...
and from Mewar to have spread into Gujarat and Maharashtra
Maharashtra
Maharashtra is a state located in India. It is the second most populous after Uttar Pradesh and third largest state by area in India...
.
History of the Clan
During the period, when India was attacked by foreign tribes like Sakas / Scythians शक, White Huns श्वेत हुण, IonianIonians
The Ionians were one of the four major tribes into which the Classical Greeks considered the population of Hellenes to have been divided...
/ Yavans Indo-Greeks यवन, Pahlavas-Persians, Kushan कुषाण and other, due to bad circumstances, a group of Kshatriya (mostly Chandravanshi) went to forests. They scattered here and there.
In order to re-organize all the scattered Kshatriya
Kshatriya
*For the Bollywood film of the same name see Kshatriya Kshatriya or Kashtriya, meaning warrior, is one of the four varnas in Hinduism...
a Hindu Maha Sammelan was held in 1911 in Jaipur. Consequently, two Mahasabha were established.
- Akhil Bhartiya Pal KshatriyaPal-PaliPal or Pala is the name of a Kshatriya Clan. As the name suggests its power, Pal means Protector.Pala Dynasty is also supposed to originate from this ethic group...
Mahasabha. - Akhil Bhartia YadavYadavYādav refers to an umbrella group of traditionally non-elite pastoral communities, or castes, in India and Nepal which since the nineteenth and twentieth centuries has claimed descent from the mythological King Yadu as a part of a movement of social and political resurgence.The term 'Yadav' now...
Mahasabha.
This was reaffirmed, confirmed and declared in 1933 in the conference of Hindu Mahasabha which was held at Ajmer.
Because Chandravanshi were further divided into two groups one is Kuruvanshi and another is Yaduvanshi. Commonly, Pal and Yadavs are known as Chandravanshi Kshatriya.
Other Clan Names / Titles
They are also known as Pal KshatriyaPal-Pali
Pal or Pala is the name of a Kshatriya Clan. As the name suggests its power, Pal means Protector.Pala Dynasty is also supposed to originate from this ethic group...
, Pali Rajput
Pal-Pali
Pal or Pala is the name of a Kshatriya Clan. As the name suggests its power, Pal means Protector.Pala Dynasty is also supposed to originate from this ethic group...
, Rajpal
Pal-Pali
Pal or Pala is the name of a Kshatriya Clan. As the name suggests its power, Pal means Protector.Pala Dynasty is also supposed to originate from this ethic group...
or Rajpai
Pal-Pali
Pal or Pala is the name of a Kshatriya Clan. As the name suggests its power, Pal means Protector.Pala Dynasty is also supposed to originate from this ethic group...
, Rajpali
Pal-Pali
Pal or Pala is the name of a Kshatriya Clan. As the name suggests its power, Pal means Protector.Pala Dynasty is also supposed to originate from this ethic group...
, Baghel in Northern part of country. In certain districts of 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...
and Rajasthan
Rajasthan
Rājasthān the land of Rajasthanis, , is the largest state of the Republic of India by area. It is located in the northwest of India. It encompasses most of the area of the large, inhospitable Great Indian Desert , which has an edge paralleling the Sutlej-Indus river valley along its border with...
, they referred to as Maratha Rajput ( Maratha
Maratha
The Maratha are an Indian caste, predominantly in the state of Maharashtra. The term Marāthā has three related usages: within the Marathi speaking region it describes the dominant Maratha caste; outside Maharashtra it can refer to the entire regional population of Marathi-speaking people;...
/ Mahratta
Mahratta
Mahratta may refer to* the Maratha caste, a ruling class of the Indian subcontinent* the Maratha EmpireShips*SS Mahratta , lost in a collision with SS Victoria in 1887 in the River Hoogly.* SS Mahratta , lost on the Goodwin Sands in 1909....
:Singular or Marathe
Marathe
Marathe is an Indian surname. It is typically from the western state of Maharashtra and is pronounced "Ma-Raa-They" with a hard T. It is a Hindu surname found among Chitpavan Konkanastha Brahmins. The origin of the Marathe clan supposedly was in the district of Raigad in the Konkan region of...
/ Mahratte:Plural derived from the word Barhatta or Barhatti, i.e. Hatkar
Hatkar
-History:A British commentator, Captain Fitzgerald, once an assistant commissioner in Berar Division, made the following observation:...
/ Holkar
Holkar
The Holkar dynasty , whose earliest known clan-man was Malhar Rao, who joined the service of the Peshwa in 1721, and quickly rose to the ranks of Subedar...
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A well known title for Rajputs was: Rajpali / Rajpai. Some believe it be a race, under the names of Rajpalika
Pal-Pali
Pal or Pala is the name of a Kshatriya Clan. As the name suggests its power, Pal means Protector.Pala Dynasty is also supposed to originate from this ethic group...
or simply Pala
Pala
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, and is mentioned by many genealogists, especially those of the Saurashtra
Saurashtra
Saurashtra is a region of western India, located on the Arabian Sea coast of Gujarat state. It is a peninsula also called Kathiawar after the Kathi Darbar who ruled part of the region once. The Peninsula is shared with the Kachchh region which occupies the north, Saurashtra or Sorath forming the...
, to which in all probability it was confined. This tends to make it Scythian in origin- a conclusion strengthened by the derivation of the name, meaning Royal Shepherd; it was probably a branch of the ancient Pali
Páli
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. Some think that this was not a race but honorific title for Rajputs.
They also call themselves Nikhar
Pal-Pali
Pal or Pala is the name of a Kshatriya Clan. As the name suggests its power, Pal means Protector.Pala Dynasty is also supposed to originate from this ethic group...
which is corrupted form of Nayak / Naik
Naik
Naik is an administrative title and surname derived from the Sanskrit word "vash" means to control. Naik is a surname attributed to the Anavil Brahmin caste.Naik may refer to:...
or Nayakar / Naiker, means Commandant
Commandant
Commandant is a senior title often given to the officer in charge of a large training establishment or academy. This usage is common in anglophone nations...
(नायक). As in case of Holkar Maratha of Indore
Indore
Indore is one of the major city in India, the largest city and commercial center of the state of Madhya Pradesh in central India. Indore is located 190 km west of the state capital Bhopal. According to the 2011 Indian census, Indore city has a population of 1,960,631...
, they also call themselves as Assal / Asali Dhangar
Dhangar
The Dhangar caste is primarily located in the Indian state of Maharashtra...
. How the word Nikhar came in existence, there are two theories:
During the sixth and fifth centuries, when Buddism was on rise 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...
many Kshatriya
Kshatriya
*For the Bollywood film of the same name see Kshatriya Kshatriya or Kashtriya, meaning warrior, is one of the four varnas in Hinduism...
converted to Buddhism
Buddhism
Buddhism is a religion and philosophy encompassing a variety of traditions, beliefs and practices, largely based on teachings attributed to Siddhartha Gautama, commonly known as the Buddha . The Buddha lived and taught in the northeastern Indian subcontinent some time between the 6th and 4th...
, Later in the 8th century, Adi Shankaracharya gave the call for purification. Meanwhile differences arose between the Hinayana
Hinayana
Hīnayāna is a Sanskrit and Pāli term literally meaning: the "Inferior Vehicle", "Deficient Vehicle", the "Abandoned Vehicle", or the "Defective Vehicle". The term appeared around the 1st or 2nd century....
(हीनयान) and Mahayana
Mahayana
Mahāyāna is one of the two main existing branches of Buddhism and a term for classification of Buddhist philosophies and practice...
(महायान) Buddhists. Consequently, those who took to Buddhism
Buddhism
Buddhism is a religion and philosophy encompassing a variety of traditions, beliefs and practices, largely based on teachings attributed to Siddhartha Gautama, commonly known as the Buddha . The Buddha lived and taught in the northeastern Indian subcontinent some time between the 6th and 4th...
rejoined the Hindu faith.
- Those who rejoined through the purification began to call themselves Nikhar (निखर) i.e. purified.
- Those who didn't accept BuddhismBuddhismBuddhism is a religion and philosophy encompassing a variety of traditions, beliefs and practices, largely based on teachings attributed to Siddhartha Gautama, commonly known as the Buddha . The Buddha lived and taught in the northeastern Indian subcontinent some time between the 6th and 4th...
and remain HinduHinduHindu refers to an identity associated with the philosophical, religious and cultural systems that are indigenous to the Indian subcontinent. As used in the Constitution of India, the word "Hindu" is also attributed to all persons professing any Indian religion...
are considered Pure / Bleach. Thus, the word got mixed with purity and Nayak / Nayakar became Nikhar (निखर). (Holkar Maratha are Hatkar or Bargi-Dhangar, they also use titles Naik / Nayak or Rao / Rav).
They are also called GadhArya or GaDri / GaDeri. It is believed, since they were Custodian or Defender of Fort, they are called GadhArya गढ़-आर्य (Gadha from Hindi
Hindi
Standard Hindi, or more precisely Modern Standard Hindi, also known as Manak Hindi , High Hindi, Nagari Hindi, and Literary Hindi, is a standardized and sanskritized register of the Hindustani language derived from the Khariboli dialect of Delhi...
: गढ़ Fort + Arya from Hindi
Hindi
Standard Hindi, or more precisely Modern Standard Hindi, also known as Manak Hindi , High Hindi, Nagari Hindi, and Literary Hindi, is a standardized and sanskritized register of the Hindustani language derived from the Khariboli dialect of Delhi...
: आर्य Custodian).
Other belief is, in Sanskrit
Sanskrit
Sanskrit , is a historical Indo-Aryan language and the primary liturgical language of Hinduism, Jainism and Buddhism.Buddhism: besides Pali, see Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Today, it is listed as one of the 22 scheduled languages of India and is an official language of the state of Uttarakhand...
GaDri / GaDeri (गड+अरि = गाडरी or गडेरी) means Destroyer of Security or Fence (GaDa from Sanskrit
Sanskrit
Sanskrit , is a historical Indo-Aryan language and the primary liturgical language of Hinduism, Jainism and Buddhism.Buddhism: besides Pali, see Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Today, it is listed as one of the 22 scheduled languages of India and is an official language of the state of Uttarakhand...
: गड Security or Fence + Ari from Sanskrit
Sanskrit
Sanskrit , is a historical Indo-Aryan language and the primary liturgical language of Hinduism, Jainism and Buddhism.Buddhism: besides Pali, see Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Today, it is listed as one of the 22 scheduled languages of India and is an official language of the state of Uttarakhand...
: अरि Enemy); they must have been Spearhead
Spearhead
A spearhead is the sharpened tip of a spear.Spearhead may also refer to:-Armed conflict:* Armoured spearhead, a tactical formation* Spearhead, nickname of the U.S. 3rd Armored Division in the U.S...
ing of attack to destroy security / fence of enemy in the Battle.
Pal or Panwar Dynasty
Founder of the Pal or Panwar dynasty – of which the present raja is the 61st descendant—was Kanak Pal, who came to Uttarakhand in the 9th century AD, possibly from Maharashtra. He married the daughter of Bhanu Pratap, a chieftain of Chandpur Garhi, and thus himself became the chieftain at this fortress town.It was Raja Ajay Pal, Kanak Pal’s 37th descendant, who established the supremacy of the Panwars after defeating the 52 chieftains who existed in Garhwal, in the early 16th century AD. He shifted from Chandpur Garhi first to Dewalgarh and then to his new capital, Srinagar
Srinagar
Srinagar is the summer seasonal capital of Jammu and Kashmir. It is situated in Kashmir Valley and lies on the banks of the Jhelum River, a tributary of the Indus. It is one of the largest cities in India not to have a Hindu majority. The city is famous for its gardens, lakes and houseboats...
. In time, the rulers of Garhwal
Garhwal Kingdom
Garhwal Kingdom was a princely state in north-western Uttarakhand, India, ruled by the Panwar dynasty. It was founded in 888 AD and existed until it was annexed by the Gorkhas in 1803...
consolidated the power and size of their kingdom. In fact, Garhwal was an independent kingdom on which the mighty Mughal
Mughal Empire
The Mughal Empire , or Mogul Empire in traditional English usage, was an imperial power from the Indian Subcontinent. The Mughal emperors were descendants of the Timurids...
s of Delhi
Delhi
Delhi , officially National Capital Territory of Delhi , is the largest metropolis by area and the second-largest by population in India, next to Mumbai. It is the eighth largest metropolis in the world by population with 16,753,265 inhabitants in the Territory at the 2011 Census...
had neither influence nor supremacy. The suffix ‘Pal’ was changed to ‘Shah’ some time in the 17th century.
In 1803, Garhwal was over-run by the Gorkha
Gorkha
Gurkha are people from Nepal who take their name from the 8th century Hindu warrior-saint Guru Gorakhnath.Gurkha, Ghurkha, or Gorkha may also refer to:-People:...
s and the then king, Raja Pradyuman Shah, lost both his life and his kingdom to them. It was Raja Sudarshan Shah who, after wresting his kingdom back from the Gorkhas after 12 years with the help of the British, shifted the capital of the Tehri Riyasat to Tehri in 1815.
However, the court fortune-teller and pandit foresaw doom for the city (a prophesy that did come true as Tehri no longer exits) and urged Raja Narendra Shah, Raja Sudarshan Shah’s successor and the 59th ruler of the dynasty, to shift his capital. Following his court’s advice, Raja Narendra Shah made the new town of Narendra Nagar
Narendra Nagar
Narendra Nagar is a city and a municipal board in Tehri Garhwal district in the Indian state of Uttarakhand.-Geography:Narendra Nagar is located at . It has an average elevation of 1,326 metres .-Demographics:...
his capital in 1919. The town is named after its founding father Narendra Shah. Another reason he may have moved is that, for several generations, the ruler of the Shah Dynasty
Shah dynasty
The Shah dynasty was the ruling dynasty of the Kingdom of Nepal.-The Rajput Lineage :The former royal family of Nepal claims descent from the Parmar Rajput dynasty of the Narsinghgarh state in Malwa . The famous kings of the Malwa region were Raja Bhrathari, Samrat Vikramaditya, and Raja Bhoj....
always died before the age of 30. He felt that he might avoid the same fate by moving his capital. Some say that he was advised by a doctor to move from Tehri for health reason. One more reason that is cited for shifting the capital is that Narendra Shah wanted to set an example in putting an end to the Prabhu Seva tradition. When the royal family moved from Tehri to Dehradun for the winter, the luggage was carried over the long distance by people caught in this unpleasant tradition. It was felt that Narendra Nagar’s proximity to Dehradun
Dehradun
- Geography :The Dehradun district has various types of physical geography from Himalayan mountains to Plains. Raiwala is the lowest point at 315 meters above sea level, and the highest points are within the Tiuni hills, rising to 3700 m above sea level...
would help this cause.
The small town of Odathali in the Lower Himalayas was chosen as the site for Narendra Nagar
Nagar
Nagar can refer to:*-nagar, a term meaning "settlement" in Sanskrit and other Indo-Aryan languages*the Nagar Valley in northern Pakistan**Nagar, Pakistan, a town in northern Pakistan...
because of its scenic beauty and its proximity to the plains of north India. Between 1919 and 1936, the town continued to grow. Residential and government buildings were added. Raja Narendra Shah also has the Rishikesh-Narendra Nagar-Tehri and the Rishikesh-Devprayag-Kirtinagar roads constructed.
The neat layout of this erstwhile royal township is in evidence even today. Some of the buildings such as the hospital and the secretariat are still in use. The bazaar buildings too were built in 1919. They earlier housed the king’s staff – the ground floor was used to tether horses while the first floor was used for staff quarters.
In the early 1900s, Narendra Nagar was a popular destination for the British rulers of the time. The Palace 'Annexe' was added to the original palace building in 1910 to house Lord Linlithgow, the then Viceroy of India, and his entourage who visited Narendra Nagar fairly often. Over the years, the Palace has also hosted many distinguished guests—Late Lal Bahadur Shastri
Lal Bahadur Shastri
Lal Bahadur Srivastava Shastri was the second Prime Minister of the Republic of India and a significant figure in the Indian independence movement.-Early life:...
and Late Mrs. Indira Gandhi
Indira Gandhi
Indira Priyadarshini Gandhara was an Indian politician who served as the third Prime Minister of India for three consecutive terms and a fourth term . She was assassinated by Sikh extremists...
, Prime Ministers of India, and spiritual leaders such as Ma Anandmayi and Swami Shivananda as well as the last British Viceroy of India—Lord Louis Mountbatten. The Palace Annexe is now home to the resort Ananda in the Himalayas.
The late Raja Manavendra Shah took over the reins of Tehri-Garhwal from his father Raja Narendra Shah who abdicated due to poor health in 1946. The province was eventually merged with the territory of Uttar Pradesh shortly after India gained her independence.
For four decades, the town remained the headquarters of District Tehri-Garhwal till, in 1989, New Tehri became the headquarters.
Pal-Yadav Karauli Rajvansh - Jagir
Villages: 34Revenue: 40,000Rs
Accession date:
State: Gujarat (Sabarkantha Distt.)
Dynasty: Rathore
Rathore
The Rathore is a Suryavanshi Rajput clan same caste as Lohana. Their Kuldevi is Nagnechiya Mata and "Karani Mata". Rathores are originally from Kannauj in Uttar Pradesh. Rathores are historically considered the samurais of India...
Religion: Hindu
Hindu
Hindu refers to an identity associated with the philosophical, religious and cultural systems that are indigenous to the Indian subcontinent. As used in the Constitution of India, the word "Hindu" is also attributed to all persons professing any Indian religion...
Present Ruler:
Rao Shri Raghuvirsingh, 15th Jagirdar of Pal Jagir (1978/-) born 9 November 1931, married at Thikana Lakaroda (Gujarat) and has issue.
- Bhanwar Pradyumansinh
- Bhanwar Lokendrasinh
- Bhanwar Nagendrasinh
Predecessors:
Raja Jaichand of Kannauj
Kannauj
Kannauj , also spelt Kanauj, is a city, administrative headquarters and a municipal board or Nagar Palika Parishad in Kannauj district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. The city's name is traditionally derived from the term Kanyakubja . Kannauj is an ancient city, in earlier times the capital...
was father of Soningji Rao, First Rathore
Rathore
The Rathore is a Suryavanshi Rajput clan same caste as Lohana. Their Kuldevi is Nagnechiya Mata and "Karani Mata". Rathores are originally from Kannauj in Uttar Pradesh. Rathores are historically considered the samurais of India...
ruler of Idar about 1257 AD. His descendant was Rao Bhawani fl. 1406, father of Rao Sujoji, living in the middle of the 15th century, he defeated Palli Bhill and became the 1st Jagirdar of Pal
PAL
PAL, short for Phase Alternating Line, is an analogue television colour encoding system used in broadcast television systems in many countries. Other common analogue television systems are NTSC and SECAM. This page primarily discusses the PAL colour encoding system...
.
Rulers were...
- Rao RUNMALJI
- Rao MESDANJI, Thakur of Khalwad
- Rao SHESMALJI
- Rao BHAVANISINHJI
- Rao SUJOJI, 1st Jagirdar of Pal
- Thakur Shri ACHALSINHJI
- Thakur Shri UGARSINHJI
- Thakur Shri JAYSINHJI
- Thakur Shri GAJSINHJI
- Thakur Shri MAKANSINHJI
- Thakur Shri DOLATSINHJI
- Thakur Shri JORAVARSINHJI
- Thakur Shri AWALSINHJI
- Thakur Shri MOHOBATSINHJI
- Thakur Shri KHUMANSINHJI
- Thakur Shri HAMIRSINHJI GULABSINHJI 1864/1889, died 1889.
- Thakur Shri PRATHISINHJI HAMIRSINHJI 1889/-, born 1872, succeeded 24 October 1889, married and had issue.
- Thakur Shri JASHWANTSINHJI PRATHISINHJI (qv)
- Thakur Shri JASHWANTSINHJI PRATHISINHJI -/1934, married at Shemari Jagir in Rajasthan, and had issue.
- Rao Shri HIMMATSINHJI JASHWANTSINHJI Sahib (qv)
- Rao Shri HIMMATSINHJI JASHWANTSINHJI Sahib 1934/1978, born 18 September 1911, educated at Scott College, Sadra; married at Mohanpur State in Gujarat, and had issue. He died 23 March 1978.
- Rao Shri RAGHUVIRSINH (qv)
- Kumar Shri Ajitsinh, married at Thikana Banedia (Rajasthan) and has issue.
- Bhanwar Premsinh, married Baiji Lal Supragya Kumari, daughter of Thakur NARAIN SINGH of Khandela-Junior.
- Kumar Shri Jayendrasinh, married the daughter of Thakur Sahib Bhawani Sinh of Kathiwada (M.P.), and has issue.
- Bhanwar Pushpendrasinh, married Baisa Harinandini Devi, daughter of Thakur Saheb Mahendrasinhji, Maharawal of Chorangala (Distt. Baroda, Gujarat).
- Baisa Archana Kumari, married Kumar Akshaysinhji, son of Thakur Saheb Shri Surendrasinhji Shaktawat of Baval (M.P.)
- Kumar Shri Mahendrasinh
- Rao Shri RAGHUVIRSINH (see above)
Pal Haveli - Jodhpur
The Term haveli describes the traditional Indian mansion or Courtyard house, a large Family residence built around one or several Central Courtyard, with external walls rising directly against public streets.Pal Haveli, located centrally in front of the clock Tower on the main street in Jodhpur
Jodhpur
Jodhpur , is the second largest city in the Indian state of Rajasthan. It is located west from the state capital, Jaipur and from the city of Ajmer. It was formerly the seat of a princely state of the same name, the capital of the kingdom known as Marwar...
, Rajasthan
Rajasthan
Rājasthān the land of Rajasthanis, , is the largest state of the Republic of India by area. It is located in the northwest of India. It encompasses most of the area of the large, inhospitable Great Indian Desert , which has an edge paralleling the Sutlej-Indus river valley along its border with...
was built by Thakur of Pal Clan in 1847. The house has been inhabited by the Nobel family for more than 150 years. Pal haveli has Fascinated western guests since 1887, when Edwin Lord Weeks Sketched the Pal's Thakur Residence for Harper's Magazines. Now Pal's Haveli welcome another generation of honored guests to Pal Haveli.
Introduction of Pal family
On the northern fringe of the present day Uttar PradeshUttar 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...
province of India, at the Indo-Nepal, Indo-Tibetan border, there was a small state called Askote. This state had been created and owned by a splintered branch of Katyuri kings in the 13th century AD. A well-written history of the Katyuri kings and their empire is not available. However, in 1875, E.T. Atkinson was appointed by the British government to prepare a detailed district-wise report on the then northwestern province of British India. According to him the Katyuri Empire once extended in the east from Bhagalpur, district Bihar (in India) to Kabul (in Afghanistan) in the west. According to a legend prevalent in the Pal family of Askote and as recorded by Atkinson, one Shaliwahan Dev had gone to the Himalayas from Ayodhya and settled in Joshimath, near Badrinath (Garhwal). One of his descendants, Basu Dev, once went out for hunting and upon returning to his residence found a man sleeping in his bed. Enraged by his insolence, regional wars and revolutions, which led to destruction and burning of villages houses and old documents. Atkinson personally met with Pushkar Pal, Rajwar of Askote in 1871, who gave him details about his dynasty and the family history, including the genealogy. Based upon this information and some available copper plate inscriptions, Atkinson wrote about the Askote family in the Himalayan Gazetteer.
Askote and the Pal family
There are not many Khshatriya (Rajput) dynasties in India that can claim as long a genealogy as that of the Pal family of Askote. This fact has been recognized for hundreds of years and that is why the Pals have enjoyed respect and security.The Chand, Gorkhas and the British rulers who occupied the area from time to time had traditionally recognized the uniqueness of the Pal family as an historically important clan. The Pals have been traditionally awarded a very respectable status and exclusivity by all the conquerors of the region. They are the descendants of the Katyuri royal family.
The importance of the Askote state and its Pal rulers did not come from power or wealth. When Abhay Pal migrated to the area in 1279 AD, it was mostly a forest with a probable population of a few hundred individuals. In 1881 AD, 600 years later, the total population of this state was only 5879.
The lifestyle during those days was altogether different. Earlier land revenue used to be collected only in kind, which was a third of the farmers' total produce. It was called "Sirti" and the farmer was termed "Sirtan." The subjects were required, in addition, to provide free food and transport to the Rajwas and his entourage, while he toured his state. Petty fines imposed on the offenders were also a source of income. There were very few crimes or litigations hence revenues from the judiciary sector were meagre.
The Rajwars usually had several wives, plus servants, maids, followers, sycophants and hangers-on. Resources were supplemented by cultivating personal farms and animal stock. Thus the life of the Pal family in the Middle Ages was simple and pristine. There was, presumably, no outside impact or interference until the later part of the 16th century.
In 1681, an officer of the Raja of Almora
Almora
Almora is a municipal board, a cantonment town in the Almora district in the state of Uttarakhand, India. Almora was founded in 1568.It is a town bustling with activity and a rich cultural heritage and history. It is considered the cultural heart of the Kumaon region of...
subjugated the adjacent rulers of this part of India, including Askote state. During the last decades of the 18th century the Gorkha rulers of Nepal invaded their western neighbours of India and subjugated the rulers of the hill states up to Kangra
Kangra district
Kangra is the most populous district of the state of Himachal Pradesh, India. Dharamsala is the administrative headquarters of the district.-Geography:Kangra district of Himachal Pradesh is situated in Western Himalayas between 31°2 to...
(now in Hamanchal Pradesh). They did not interfere with Askote state except that they increased the royalty from Rupees 400 previously fixed by Chand Rajas, to Rupees 2000.
During 1814-1815, a war broke out between the British rulers of India and the Nepalese Gurkha rulers, which led to several pitched battles fought between the hills of Kumaon and Garhwal. The Gurkhas were finally defeated and forced to give up all the area west of the Kali River, which runs adjacent to Askote. In accordance with the Sighauli treaty of 1816 all of that area, including Askote, became part of the British Empire. When India attained independence, Askote became part of independent India.
Rajwar Pushkar Pal informed historian E.T. Atkinson in 1871 that he was in the 221st generation from Uttanpad, the younger son of Manu, who had written the well-known Hindu book, Manusmriti. Rajwar Pushkar Pal received a very rudimentary education since there were no facilities for higher education in the proximity of Askote at that time. The genealogical table provided by Pushkar Pal appears to have been prepared from remembrances passed down from generation to generation. Systematic documentation was not customary in those days. Momentous dates, key names and events were committed to memory and subsequently passed on to the younger members of the family to memorize and reciprocate. Unfortunately, several discrepancies I=exist in the genealogical table. For instance, Rajwar Pushkar Pal is indicated as the 104th generation from Shaliwahan Dev, the founder of Katyuri dynasty. Abhay Pal Dev of the 49th generation is reported to have migrated to the Askote region in 1279 AD.
A generation could be considered to last 25 years, considering a relatively short life span of the heirs at that time. Thus, between 1279 AD and 1882 AD, about 600 years, there could not have been more than 24 generations. If the serial numbers shown in the genealogy are correct, there were 56 generations during this 600-year period. On the other hand, Pushkar Pal told Atkinson that he was the 221st generation from Uttanpad and 104 from Shalivahan Dev to Pushkar Pal. Calculations based on 25 years for each generation indicate that the time of Uttanpad comes to be around 5500 years, and of Shalivahan Dev to be about 2600 years from that of Pushkar Pal. If this theory were correct, there would be only 48 generations within 2000 years, as against 56 generations within 600 years. I procured a copy of the genealogical table from the present Rajwar Tikendra Bahadur Pal. This document bears no names of Rajas from the serial number 54th to the 80th generation. I believe that these missing 27 Rajas were prior to Abhay Pal and not after him.
It is obvious that the genealogy before Abhay Pal is inaccurate. This also explains why the Katyuri kings, who are inscribed on the copper plates, are missing in the genealogy table. This confirms the earlier conclusion that the genealogical table seems to have been prepared from remembrances passed on successively to the young ones by the elders. It is easy to remember the number of generations but not quite precisely hundreds of names of the forefathers.
Furthermore, according to the Hindu religion every highborn male is required to pay homage to his ancestors once a year I a ceremony called "Shradha," which is at the death anniversary and during a fixed period of a fortnight, every year. On this occasion one has to remember the names of three deceased immediate ancestors on the father and the mother's side, and make ritual offerings. Thus it was not impossible to remember the number of generations.
It may be plausible that there were only 29 generations from Abhay Pal to Pushkar Pal, 104 generations from Shalivahan Dev and 221 from Uttanpad. Abhay Pal must have been in the 76th generation from Shalivahan Dev and not in the 49th generation. A thorough research is needed in this area to authenticate the exact dates and names that existed in the Uttarakhand part of the Himalayas for several centuries.
The name Pal does not indicate a particular dynasty. It is a surname adopted by this branch of the Katyuri dynasty after its separation from the main stream. Its members call themselves "Suryavanshi" Kshatriya of Saunak Gotra (followers of the sage Saunak). They worship all the deities of the Hindu pantheon especially Shiva or Mahadev. It remains to be seen how long this clan will retain and maintain its unique identity. The future depends on the will and determination of the living members of the Pal family.
Genealogy
ABHAY PAL(76th generation from Shalivahan Dev) 76 37
Nirbhay Pal 77 38
Bharat Pal 78 39
Bhairon Pal 79 40
Bhu Pal 80 41
Ratan Pal 81 42
Shankha Pal 82 43
Shyam Pal 83 44
Sai Pal 84 45
Surjan Pal 85 46
Bhoj Pal 86 47
Bharat Pal 87 48
Stuti Pal 88 49
Achhav Pal 89 50
Trilook Pal 90 51
Surya Pal 91 52
Jagat Pal 92 53
Praja Pal 93 54
Rai Pal 94 55
Mahendra Pal 95 56
Jait Pal 96 57
Birbal Pal 97 58
Amar Pal 98 59
Abhay Pal 99 60
Great Holkar Rajvansh
The Holkar Dynasty , was founded by Malhar RaoMalhar Rao Holkar
Malhar Rao Holkar was a noble of the Maratha Empire, in present day India. Malhar Rao is particularly known for being the first Maratha Subhedar of Malwa in Central India. Born in a Dhangar family he was the first prince from the Holkar family which ruled the state of Indore...
, who joined the service of the Peshwa
Peshwa
A Peshwa is the titular equivalent of a modern Prime Minister. Emporer Shivaji created the Peshwa designation in order to more effectively delegate administrative duties during the growth of the Maratha Empire. Prior to 1749, Peshwas held office for 8-9 years and controlled the Maratha army...
in 1721, and quickly rose to the ranks of Subedar. He and his descendants ruled as Raja
Raja
Raja is an Indian term for a monarch, or princely ruler of the Kshatriya varna...
s and later Maharajas of Indaur (better known as Indore
Indore
Indore is one of the major city in India, the largest city and commercial center of the state of Madhya Pradesh in central India. Indore is located 190 km west of the state capital Bhopal. According to the 2011 Indian census, Indore city has a population of 1,960,631...
) in Central 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...
as an independent member of the Maratha Confederacy until 1818, and afterwards as a princely state
Princely state
A Princely State was a nominally sovereign entitity of British rule in India that was not directly governed by the British, but rather by an Indian ruler under a form of indirect rule such as suzerainty or paramountcy.-British relationship with the Princely States:India under the British Raj ...
-under protectorate- of British India with a 19-guns salute (21 guns locally; a rare high rank) until India's independence, when the state acceded to the Indian government.
They are one of the prestigious Maratha Dynasties whose name became associated with the title of the ruler, which was generally known as Maharaja Holkar or Holkar Maharaja, while the official full title was Maharajadhiraj Raj Rajeshwar Sawai Shri 'personal name' Holkar Bahadur, Maharaja of Indore, with the colonial style of His Highness.
Yashwantrao Holkar
The Great Maharaja Yashwantrao HolkarYashwantrao Holkar
H. H. Maharajadhiraj Raj Rajeshwar Sawai Shrimant Yashwant Rao Holkar Bahadur, Nusrat Jang, Maharaja of Maratha Empire, was born on 3 December 1776...
was the first freedom fighter who made an army, in 1803, mostly consisting Dhangar's
Dhangar
The Dhangar caste is primarily located in the Indian state of Maharashtra...
to fight with the British and to drive them out of India single-handedly.
He built a factory to manufacture tanks. He appealed to the rest of the Kings of India and said, . His appeal fell on deaf ears as all of them had already signed treaties with the British.
The Dhangar's
Dhangar
The Dhangar caste is primarily located in the Indian state of Maharashtra...
took part in the revolt of 1857. Many of them were hanged till death in Berar
Berar
Berar may refer to:*Berar Sultanate, a Deccan sultanate established 1490*Berar Subah, a Subah of the Mughal empire from 1596 to 1724*Berar Province, a province of British India*Berar , a sailing ship built in 1863-See also:...
(M.P.). The Bristish were so much afraid of Dhangar's
Dhangar
The Dhangar caste is primarily located in the Indian state of Maharashtra...
that they made a law banning purchase of land by Dhangar's
Dhangar
The Dhangar caste is primarily located in the Indian state of Maharashtra...
stating a reason that they were not Kunbis (Agriculturists). Since then they have been oppressed in all spheres of life, they were never allowed to come forward.
He was the only King in India to whom the British approached to sign a peace treaty. Initially he refused to sign any treaty with the British but when he saw that rest of the Kings were not ready to unite and were interested in personal benefits he was the last to sign a treaty with the British on 24 December 1805 at Rajghat. He didn't accept any condition which would affect his self respect.
Maharaja Yashwant-Rao Holkar was a gifted military leader. If the Battle of Assaye
Battle of Assaye
The Battle of Assaye was a major battle of the Second Anglo-Maratha War fought between the Maratha Confederacy and the British East India Company...
was Wellesley's first major success, and one that he always held in the highest estimation as his finest battle, surpassing even his victory at the Battle of Waterloo
Battle of Waterloo
The Battle of Waterloo was fought on Sunday 18 June 1815 near Waterloo in present-day Belgium, then part of the United Kingdom of the Netherlands...
, then the victory at the Battle of Bharatpur
Battle of Bharatpur
The Siege of Bharatpur took place between 2 January and 22 February 1805 in what is now Rajasthan, India, during the Second Anglo-Maratha War. Forces of the British East India Company, led by General Gerard Lake, were four times repulsed in attempts to storm the fortress...
undoubtedly makes Maharaja Yashwantrao Holkar the Napoleon of India.
Ahilyabai Holkar
Punyashlok Rajmata Devi Ahilyabai Holkar (MarathiMarathi language
Marathi is an Indo-Aryan language spoken by the Marathi people of western and central India. It is the official language of the state of Maharashtra. There are over 68 million fluent speakers worldwide. Marathi has the fourth largest number of native speakers in India and is the fifteenth most...
: देवी अहिल्याबाई होळकर) (31 May 1725-13 August 1795) (ruled 11 December 1767- 13 August 1795) also known as the Philosopher Queen was a Holkar
Holkar
The Holkar dynasty , whose earliest known clan-man was Malhar Rao, who joined the service of the Peshwa in 1721, and quickly rose to the ranks of Subedar...
dynasty Queen of the Malwa kingdom, 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...
. She is often compared with Catherine II of Russia
Catherine II of Russia
Catherine II, also known as Catherine the Great , Empress of Russia, was born in Stettin, Pomerania, Prussia on as Sophie Friederike Auguste von Anhalt-Zerbst-Dornburg...
, Elizabeth I of England
Elizabeth I of England
Elizabeth I was queen regnant of England and Ireland from 17 November 1558 until her death. Sometimes called The Virgin Queen, Gloriana, or Good Queen Bess, Elizabeth was the fifth and last monarch of the Tudor dynasty...
, Margaret I of Denmark
Margaret I of Denmark
Margaret I was Queen of Denmark, Norway and Sweden and founder of the Kalmar Union, which united the Scandinavian countries for over a century. Although she acted as queen regnant, the laws of contemporary Danish succession denied her formal queenship. Her title in Denmark was derived from her...
. Ahilyabai was born in the village of Chaundi in Jamkhed
Jamkhed
Jamkhed is a census town in Ahmednagar district in the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is situated on the Ahmednagar-Beed State Highway, 78 kilometres from Ahmednagar.-Geography:...
, Ahmednagar, Maharashtra
Maharashtra
Maharashtra is a state located in India. It is the second most populous after Uttar Pradesh and third largest state by area in India...
. She moved the capital to Maheshwar
Maheshwar
Maheshwar is a town in Khargone district of Madhya Pradesh state, in central India. It is located 13 km east of National Highway 3 and 91 km from Indore, the commercial capital of the state. The town lies on the north bank of the Narmada River.-Etymology:The name Maheshwar comes from...
south of Indore
Indore
Indore is one of the major city in India, the largest city and commercial center of the state of Madhya Pradesh in central India. Indore is located 190 km west of the state capital Bhopal. According to the 2011 Indian census, Indore city has a population of 1,960,631...
on the Narmada River
Narmada River
The Narmada , also called Rewa is a river in central India and the fifth largest river in the Indian subcontinent. It is the third largest river that completely flows within India after Ganges and Godavari...
.
Rani Ahilyabai was a great builder and patron of many Hindu
Hindu
Hindu refers to an identity associated with the philosophical, religious and cultural systems that are indigenous to the Indian subcontinent. As used in the Constitution of India, the word "Hindu" is also attributed to all persons professing any Indian religion...
temples which embellished Maheshwar and Indore. She also built temples and Dharmshala (free lodging) at sacred sites outside her kingdom, at prominent religious places like Dwarka
Dwarka
Dwarka also spelled Dvarka, Dwaraka, and Dvaraka, is a city and a municipality of Jamnagar district in the Gujarat state in India. Dwarka , also known as Dwarawati in Sanskrit literature is rated as one of the seven most ancient cities in the country...
in Gujarat east to the Kashi Vishwanath Temple at Varanasi
Varanasi
-Etymology:The name Varanasi has its origin possibly from the names of the two rivers Varuna and Assi, for the old city lies in the north shores of the Ganga bounded by its two tributaries, the Varuna and the Asi, with the Ganges being to its south...
on the Ganges, Ujjain
Ujjain
Ujjain , is an ancient city of Malwa region in central India, on the eastern bank of the Kshipra River , today part of the state of Madhya Pradesh. It is the administrative centre of Ujjain District and Ujjain Division.In ancient times the city was called Ujjayini...
, Nasik and Parali Baijnath in Maharashtra. Seeing the destroyed and desecrated temple in Somanath, Rani Ahilyabai built a temple where Lord Shiva is still worshipped by Hindus.
- Malharrao Holkar
- Yashwantrao HolkarYashwantrao HolkarH. H. Maharajadhiraj Raj Rajeshwar Sawai Shrimant Yashwant Rao Holkar Bahadur, Nusrat Jang, Maharaja of Maratha Empire, was born on 3 December 1776...
: A great freedom fighter - Ahilyabai HolkarAhilyabai HolkarPunyashlok Rajmata Devi Ahilyabai Holkar , also known as the Philosopher Queen, was a Holkar dynasty Queen of the Malwa kingdom, India. She is often compared with Catherine II of Russia, Elizabeth I of England, Margaret I of Denmark...
: female great women - Bhimabai Holkar,first female freedom fighter of India.
Vijaynagar Empire
Vijayanagara EmpireVijayanagara Empire
The Vijayanagara Empire , referred as the Kingdom of Bisnaga by the Portuguese, was an empire based in South Indian in the Deccan Plateau region. It was established in 1336 by Harihara I and his brother Bukka Raya I of the Yadava lineage. The empire rose to prominence as a culmination of attempts...
, 1446-1520 CE
Vijayanagara Empire
Vijayanagara Empire
The Vijayanagara Empire , referred as the Kingdom of Bisnaga by the Portuguese, was an empire based in South Indian in the Deccan Plateau region. It was established in 1336 by Harihara I and his brother Bukka Raya I of the Yadava lineage. The empire rose to prominence as a culmination of attempts...
was founded by the brothers of Sangama Dynasty
Sangama Dynasty
The Sangama Dynasty was the first dynasty of the Vijayanagara Empire. Founded by the brothers, Harihara I and Bukka Raya I, they were sons of Bhavana Sangama...
, Harihara I
Harihara I
Harihara I , also called Hakka ಹಕ್ಕ and Vira Harihara I, was the founder of the Vijayanagara empire. He was Bhavana Sangama’s eldest son, belonged to the Kuruba clan and was founder of the Sangama dynasty, the first among the four dynasties that ruled Vijayanagara...
( also called Vira Harihara
Harihara I
Harihara I , also called Hakka ಹಕ್ಕ and Vira Harihara I, was the founder of the Vijayanagara empire. He was Bhavana Sangama’s eldest son, belonged to the Kuruba clan and was founder of the Sangama dynasty, the first among the four dynasties that ruled Vijayanagara...
or Hakka Raya ) and Bukka Raya I, they were son of Bhavana Sangama. This is stated in inscriptions that they were from the Kuruba
Kuruba
Kuruba / Kuruba Gowda or Kuruma is a caste of Hindus who mainly were shepherds in the past. The community is present in Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu. They are known as Dhangars in Maharashtra, Kurumba / Kurumans / Kurumbar in Tamil Nadu, Kuruba Gowda or Halumatha Gowda in...
clan.
Commandant
Commandant is a senior title often given to the officer in charge of a large training establishment or academy. This usage is common in anglophone nations...
- सेनानायक) in the Kakatiya Empire that ended up forming their own empire (Sangama Dynasty
Sangama Dynasty
The Sangama Dynasty was the first dynasty of the Vijayanagara Empire. Founded by the brothers, Harihara I and Bukka Raya I, they were sons of Bhavana Sangama...
), Some other claims, they were of the five sons of the Hoysala King, another theory claims they were northern officials of the Mughal Empire
Mughal Empire
The Mughal Empire , or Mogul Empire in traditional English usage, was an imperial power from the Indian Subcontinent. The Mughal emperors were descendants of the Timurids...
sent to administer the territory for them but ended up declaring their independence under the influence of a Hindu sage.
Most reliable historians believe they are originally from Karnataka and from the Kuruba
Kuruba
Kuruba / Kuruba Gowda or Kuruma is a caste of Hindus who mainly were shepherds in the past. The community is present in Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu. They are known as Dhangars in Maharashtra, Kurumba / Kurumans / Kurumbar in Tamil Nadu, Kuruba Gowda or Halumatha Gowda in...
clan. The Vijayanagara Empire
Vijayanagara Empire
The Vijayanagara Empire , referred as the Kingdom of Bisnaga by the Portuguese, was an empire based in South Indian in the Deccan Plateau region. It was established in 1336 by Harihara I and his brother Bukka Raya I of the Yadava lineage. The empire rose to prominence as a culmination of attempts...
was founded as the last bastion of Hinduism against Islamic oppression from Tughlaq rule in the Deccan, lasting for more than two centuries as the dominant power in South India.
Sangolli Rayanna
Sangolli RayannaSangolli Rayanna
Sangolli Rayanna was a prominent freedom fighter from Karnataka, India. He fought the British till his death. He was the army chief of the Kingdom of Kittur ruled at the time by Rani Chennamma. Rayanna was born in the small village of Sangolli, he belonged to the Kuruba / Dhangar caste and hence...
(Kannada ಸಂಗೊಳ್ಳಿ ರಾಯಣ್ಣ ) (B: 15-Aug-1798 D: 26-Jan-1831) was a prominent freedom fighter from Karnataka
Karnataka
Karnataka , the land of the Kannadigas, is a state in South West India. It was created on 1 November 1956, with the passing of the States Reorganisation Act and this day is annually celebrated as Karnataka Rajyotsava...
, 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...
. He fought the British
United Kingdom
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till his death. He was the Army Chief / Commandant of the Kingdom
Monarchy
A monarchy is a form of government in which the office of head of state is usually held until death or abdication and is often hereditary and includes a royal house. In some cases, the monarch is elected...
of Kittur
Kittur
Kitturu , also called Kittur is a village in Belgaum District of Karnataka state. It is part of the Bailahongal taluk in Belgaum district. It is a place of historical significance because of the resistance of Rani Chennamma of Kitturu to the British Raj.-History:On the outskirts of the town lies...
ruled at the time by Rani Chennamma.
Sangolli Rayanna continued to fight the British. His land was confiscated, and of what remained of it was heavily taxed. He taxed the landlords and built up an army from the masses. He used guerrilla tactics to attack government property; burnt land records and extracted huge sums of money from notorious landlords and bureaucrats. Rayanna is considered by many historians as the pioneer of guerrilla warfare 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...
. He continued this warfare till 1829.
The landlords along with the British forced his father-in-law Laxman to cheat Rayanna. When Rayanna was having a bath in a stream near Dori Benachi, the British soldiers attacked, at that moment Rayanna's sword was in Laxman's hand. When Rayanna asked for his sword, Laxman gave it to British soldiers. Rayanna was overpowered and captured. Thus, he was captured by treachery. Rayanna wsd executed by hanging to death from a Banyan tree about 4 kilometers from Nandagad in Belgaum district. At the time of hanging he said "My last wish is to be born again in the country to fight against the British and drive them away from our sacred soil".
Bana / Baniya
- Lineage(Vansh): Suryavanshi
- Kul Gotra: Bhains
- Rishi Gotra: Bharadwaj
- PravarasPravarasLiterally, Pravara means the most excellent . Pravara is the number of the most excellent rishis who belonged to that particular gotra to which the wearer of sacred thread belongs. Gotra is the name of the founding father...
: - Surnames:-
Bana, Baniya, Nihaliya, Kadiwal, Kathuliya, Pathariya, Dandimar, Sude
Bargujar
- Lineage(Vansh): Chandravanshi
- Kul Gotra: Bargujar
- Rishi Gotra: Kashyapa
- PravarasPravarasLiterally, Pravara means the most excellent . Pravara is the number of the most excellent rishis who belonged to that particular gotra to which the wearer of sacred thread belongs. Gotra is the name of the founding father...
: - Surnames:-
Bargujar, Sikarwar, Raghuvanshi, Sonchiraiya
Chauhan
- Lineage(Vansh): Yaduvanshi
- Kul Gotra: ChauhanChauhanChauhan, 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...
- Rishi Gotra: VatsaVatsaVatsa was one of the solasa Mahajanapadas of Uttarapatha of ancient India mentioned in the Anguttara Nikaya....
- PravarasPravarasLiterally, Pravara means the most excellent . Pravara is the number of the most excellent rishis who belonged to that particular gotra to which the wearer of sacred thread belongs. Gotra is the name of the founding father...
: - Surnames:-
Chauhan, Bhadiriya, Pawaya (Parwiya), Gujela (Gajayala), Sapaha (Spah, Sapha, Sarpatha), Harine (Hiranwal, Hiranwar, Hinwar)
Chandel
- Lineage(Vansh): Yaduvanshi
- Kul Gotra: Chandrel
- Rishi Gotra: Parashar
- PravarasPravarasLiterally, Pravara means the most excellent . Pravara is the number of the most excellent rishis who belonged to that particular gotra to which the wearer of sacred thread belongs. Gotra is the name of the founding father...
: - Surnames:-
Chandel, Guhiya, Chandiya, Rai, Bhesedewale, Manikiwake, Chandaliya
Dhekaha
- Lineage(Vansh): Agnivanshi
- Kul Gotra: Ponwar
- Rishi Gotra: Kashyapa
- PravarasPravarasLiterally, Pravara means the most excellent . Pravara is the number of the most excellent rishis who belonged to that particular gotra to which the wearer of sacred thread belongs. Gotra is the name of the founding father...
: - Surnames:-
Dhakeriya
Dikshit
- Lineage(Vansh): Suryavanshi
- Kul Gotra: DikshitDikshitDixit , is a Hindu family name. In English, it is often pronounced or spelled as "Dixit". The word Dixit is an adjective form of the Sanskrit word diksha, meaning religious initiations...
- Rishi Gotra: Kashyapa
- Surnames:-
Dikshit, Brahamaniya (Bamaniya, Bamania), Surya (Suriya, Siriya, Sheriya), Bhindawar
Gahlot
- Lineage(Vansh): Suryavanshi
- Kul Gotra: GahlotGahlotGahlot is a Rajput clan in India, which traces its ancestry to the Suryavanshi Kshatriyas. The variations of the name include Gehlot, Guhila, Gohil or Guhilote. As a clan name, Gahlot and its variations are found among a number of communities which includes the Rajputs,& GurjarsThe royal Gahlots...
- Rishi Gotra: Kasyapa
- PravarasPravarasLiterally, Pravara means the most excellent . Pravara is the number of the most excellent rishis who belonged to that particular gotra to which the wearer of sacred thread belongs. Gotra is the name of the founding father...
: - Surnames:-
Gahlot, Nandoliya (Nandoriya, Nadouda), Shishodiya ( Sisodiya), Mongaliya, Bachaliya (Bachriya), Kuchela (Kachela)
Harine
- Lineage(Vansh): Agnivanshi
- Kul Gotra: ChauhanChauhanChauhan, 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...
- Rishi Gotra: VatsaVatsaVatsa was one of the solasa Mahajanapadas of Uttarapatha of ancient India mentioned in the Anguttara Nikaya....
- PravarasPravarasLiterally, Pravara means the most excellent . Pravara is the number of the most excellent rishis who belonged to that particular gotra to which the wearer of sacred thread belongs. Gotra is the name of the founding father...
: - Surnames:-
Harine (Hiranwal, Hiranwar, Bade, Hinwar, Kharsela, Chalangiya, Shorampuriya, Kalpacha
Kachawahe
- Lineage(Vansh): Suryavanshi
- Kul Gotra: Kachwahe
- Rishi Gotra: Gautama
- PravarasPravarasLiterally, Pravara means the most excellent . Pravara is the number of the most excellent rishis who belonged to that particular gotra to which the wearer of sacred thread belongs. Gotra is the name of the founding father...
: - Surnames:-
Kachawa (Kachawahe, Kachawaha), Vikaliya (Bakaliya)
Maurya
- Lineage(Vansh): Suryavanshi
- Kul Gotra: Maurya
- Rishi Gotra: Gautama
- PravarasPravarasLiterally, Pravara means the most excellent . Pravara is the number of the most excellent rishis who belonged to that particular gotra to which the wearer of sacred thread belongs. Gotra is the name of the founding father...
: - Surnames:-
Maurya (Mauri), Mura
Parihar
- Lineage(Vansh): Agnivanshi
- Kul Gotra: PariharPariharParihar is a clan which is part of many communities including Rajputs, Gurjars and Jats. According to the Handbook on Rajputs by famous British historian A. H...
- Rishi Gotra: Kasyapa
- PravarasPravarasLiterally, Pravara means the most excellent . Pravara is the number of the most excellent rishis who belonged to that particular gotra to which the wearer of sacred thread belongs. Gotra is the name of the founding father...
: - Surnames:-
Parihar, Padiyar, Padriya
Parmar
- Lineage(Vansh): Agnivanshi
- Kul Gotra: Pramar
- Rishi Gotra: Vasishta
- PravarasPravarasLiterally, Pravara means the most excellent . Pravara is the number of the most excellent rishis who belonged to that particular gotra to which the wearer of sacred thread belongs. Gotra is the name of the founding father...
: - Surnames:-
Parmar (Ponwar), Rehar (Riyar), Kuwar (Kunwar), Kokende (Kokande), Raraha (Rarha), Sagar
Pramar
- Lineage(Vansh): Agnivanshi
- Kul Gotra: Pramar
- Rishi Gotra: Vasishta
- PravarasPravarasLiterally, Pravara means the most excellent . Pravara is the number of the most excellent rishis who belonged to that particular gotra to which the wearer of sacred thread belongs. Gotra is the name of the founding father...
: - Surnames:-
Panwar (Pawar)
Raikwar
- Lineage(Vansh): Chandravanshi
- Kul Gotra: Rathod
- Rishi Gotra: Bharadwaj
- PravarasPravarasLiterally, Pravara means the most excellent . Pravara is the number of the most excellent rishis who belonged to that particular gotra to which the wearer of sacred thread belongs. Gotra is the name of the founding father...
: - Surnames:-
Raikwar (Rainkwar)
Rathod
- Lineage(Vansh): Chandravanshi
- Kul Gotra: Rashtrakut
- Rishi Gotra: Gautama
- PravarasPravarasLiterally, Pravara means the most excellent . Pravara is the number of the most excellent rishis who belonged to that particular gotra to which the wearer of sacred thread belongs. Gotra is the name of the founding father...
: - Surnames:-
Rathod (Rathore), Mohaniya, Phulasunga (Fulsungha), Chiroliya
Sengar
- Lineage(Vansh): Yaduavanshi
- Kul Gotra: SengarSengarSengar are a clan of Rajputs. One of the 36 clan Rajput Kshatriya, they are mainly found in Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Madhya Pradesh states of India.- Origin :...
- Rishi Gotra: Gautama
- PravarasPravarasLiterally, Pravara means the most excellent . Pravara is the number of the most excellent rishis who belonged to that particular gotra to which the wearer of sacred thread belongs. Gotra is the name of the founding father...
: - Surnames:-
Sengar
Sikarwar
- Lineage(Vansh): Suryavanshi
- Kul Gotra: Sikarwal
- Rishi Gotra: Bharadwaj
- PravarasPravarasLiterally, Pravara means the most excellent . Pravara is the number of the most excellent rishis who belonged to that particular gotra to which the wearer of sacred thread belongs. Gotra is the name of the founding father...
: - Surnames:-
Sikarwal, Sikarwar, Shikarwal
Sisodiya
- Lineage(Vansh): Yaduvanshi
- Kul Gotra:
- Rishi Gotra:
- PravarasPravarasLiterally, Pravara means the most excellent . Pravara is the number of the most excellent rishis who belonged to that particular gotra to which the wearer of sacred thread belongs. Gotra is the name of the founding father...
: - Surnames:-
Sisodiya
Solankhi
- Lineage(Vansh): yaduvanshi
- Kul Gotra: Solankhi
- Rishi Gotra: Bharadwaj
- PravarasPravarasLiterally, Pravara means the most excellent . Pravara is the number of the most excellent rishis who belonged to that particular gotra to which the wearer of sacred thread belongs. Gotra is the name of the founding father...
: - Surnames:-
Solankhi (Solanki), Bamniya
Tomar
- Lineage(Vansh): Chandravanshi
- Kul Gotra: TomarTomarTomar Municipality has a total area of 351.0 km² and a total population of 43,007 inhabitants.The municipality is composed of 16 parishes, and is located in Santarém District...
- Rishi Gotra:
- PravarasPravarasLiterally, Pravara means the most excellent . Pravara is the number of the most excellent rishis who belonged to that particular gotra to which the wearer of sacred thread belongs. Gotra is the name of the founding father...
:
- Surnames:-
Tomar, Thanmbar, Kourwa (Kourav, Kourava), Shishupal (Shirshawal, Sirsawal, Shirswar), Kasturi (Kasturiya)
Yadav
- Lineage(Vansh): Chandravanshi
- Kul Gotra: Yadav
- Rishi Gotra: Kaudinya
- PravarasPravarasLiterally, Pravara means the most excellent . Pravara is the number of the most excellent rishis who belonged to that particular gotra to which the wearer of sacred thread belongs. Gotra is the name of the founding father...
: - Surnames:-
Yadav, Tomar (Tanmar), Ahir
Unknown
Becholia, Katrya, Rotella/Rautele, Nigote, Padariya, Pindwar/Pandwar, RanaSurah
Kul Gotra - Kshatriya
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- Ajpal Chauhan. Founder of AjmerAjmerAjmer , formerly written as Ajmere, is a city in Ajmer District in Rajasthan state in India. Ajmer has a population of around 800,000 , and is located west of the Rajasthan state capital Jaipur, 200 km from Jodhpur, 274 km from Udaipur, 439 km from Jaisalmer, and 391 km from...
city, Chauhan Dynasty.- Prithvi Raj Chauhan
- Bappa RawalBappa RawalBappa Rawal , eighth ruler of the Guhilot Rajput Dynasty and founder of the Mewar Dynasty in present-day Rajasthan, India...
. Founder of GahlotGahlotGahlot is a Rajput clan in India, which traces its ancestry to the Suryavanshi Kshatriyas. The variations of the name include Gehlot, Guhila, Gohil or Guhilote. As a clan name, Gahlot and its variations are found among a number of communities which includes the Rajputs,& GurjarsThe royal Gahlots...
/SisodiaSisodiaThe Sisodia are Chattari Rajputs of the Suryavanshi lineage who ruled the kingdom of Mewar in Rajasthan. Prior to Rana Hamir the clan was known as Gehlot or Guhilot. In 1303 CE Alla-ud-din Khilji attacked Chittor...
/MewarMewarMewar is a region of south-central Rajasthan state in western India. It includes the present-day districts of Pratapgarh, Bhilwara, Chittorgarh, Rajsamand, Udaipur, Dungarpur, Banswara and some of the part of Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh. The region was for centuries a Rajput kingdom that later...
Dynasty. Descendant of Lord RamaRamaRama or full name Ramachandra is considered to be the seventh avatar of Vishnu in Hinduism, and a king of Ayodhya in ancient Indian...
.- Maharana Pratap
- Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj. Founder of Marhatta EmpireMaratha EmpireThe Maratha Empire or the Maratha Confederacy was an Indian imperial power that existed from 1674 to 1818. At its peak, the empire covered much of South Asia, encompassing a territory of over 2.8 million km²....
- HolkarHolkarThe Holkar dynasty , whose earliest known clan-man was Malhar Rao, who joined the service of the Peshwa in 1721, and quickly rose to the ranks of Subedar...
s (Marhatta EmpireMaratha EmpireThe Maratha Empire or the Maratha Confederacy was an Indian imperial power that existed from 1674 to 1818. At its peak, the empire covered much of South Asia, encompassing a territory of over 2.8 million km²....
)- Malhar Rao HolkarMalhar Rao HolkarMalhar Rao Holkar was a noble of the Maratha Empire, in present day India. Malhar Rao is particularly known for being the first Maratha Subhedar of Malwa in Central India. Born in a Dhangar family he was the first prince from the Holkar family which ruled the state of Indore...
- Punyaslok Rajmata Ahilyadevi Holkar - ("Catherine the GreatCatherine II of RussiaCatherine II, also known as Catherine the Great , Empress of Russia, was born in Stettin, Pomerania, Prussia on as Sophie Friederike Auguste von Anhalt-Zerbst-Dornburg...
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, MargaretMargaret I of DenmarkMargaret I was Queen of Denmark, Norway and Sweden and founder of the Kalmar Union, which united the Scandinavian countries for over a century. Although she acted as queen regnant, the laws of contemporary Danish succession denied her formal queenship. Her title in Denmark was derived from her...
of India”) - Maharaja Tukojirao Holkar II.
- The Great Maharaja Yashwantrao HolkarYashwantrao HolkarH. H. Maharajadhiraj Raj Rajeshwar Sawai Shrimant Yashwant Rao Holkar Bahadur, Nusrat Jang, Maharaja of Maratha Empire, was born on 3 December 1776...
("NapoleonNapoleon I of FranceNapoleon Bonaparte was a French military and political leader during the latter stages of the French Revolution.As Napoleon I, he was Emperor of the French from 1804 to 1815...
of India") - Bhimabai Holkar.
- Malhar Rao Holkar
- Hoysalas
- Kadamba
- Karande
- Raghuji Karande. GeneralGeneralA general officer is an officer of high military rank, usually in the army, and in some nations, the air force. The term is widely used by many nations of the world, and when a country uses a different term, there is an equivalent title given....
of ArmyArmyAn army An army An army (from Latin arma "arms, weapons" via Old French armée, "armed" (feminine), in the broadest sense, is the land-based military of a nation or state. It may also include other branches of the military such as the air force via means of aviation corps...
of Nagpur kingdomNagpur kingdomThe Kingdom of Nagpur was a kingdom in east-central India founded by the Gond rulers of Deogarh in the early 18th century. It came under the rule of Marathas of the Bhonsle dynasty in the mid-18th century...
of Raghoji I BhonsleRaghoji I BhonsleRaghoji I Bhonsle was a Maratha general who took control of the Nagpur Kingdom in east-central Indiaduring the reign of Shahu. His successors ruled the kingdom until 1853....
. - Krishnaji Karande. Subedar (Governor or Military and Administrative head) in Nagpur kingdomNagpur kingdomThe Kingdom of Nagpur was a kingdom in east-central India founded by the Gond rulers of Deogarh in the early 18th century. It came under the rule of Marathas of the Bhonsle dynasty in the mid-18th century...
of Bhonsle.
- Raghuji Karande. General
- Maurya
- Chandragupta MauryaChandragupta MauryaChandragupta Maurya , was the founder of the Maurya Empire. Chandragupta succeeded in conquering most of the Indian subcontinent. Chandragupta is considered the first unifier of India and its first genuine emperor...
("Alexander of India") - Ashoka the Great
- Chandragupta Maurya
- Novsaji Naik.
- Pallavas
- Rashtrakutas
- AmoghavarshaAmoghavarshaAmoghavarsha I was a Rashtrakuta emperor, the greatest ruler of the Rashtrakuta dynasty, and one of the great emperors of India. His nominal reign of 64 years is the longest precisely dated monarchical reign on record in India and one of the longest documented reigns of all monarchy since...
the Great.- Rao SheojiRao SheojiRao Seoji was a Rajput belonging to the Rathore clan. His father was Setram Rathore.-History:Rao Sheoji fought many battles against his own relatives and was responsible for killing many of them. This prompted him to undertake a pilgrimage to Dwarka. On the way to Dwarka, he received customary...
of Rathod Clan - Rao JodhaRao JodhaRao Jodha was a Rajput ruler of Mandore . He was the son of Rao Ranmal of the Rathore clan. He is known for founding the city of Jodhpur in 1459.-Ancestry:...
founder of JodhpurJodhpurJodhpur , is the second largest city in the Indian state of Rajasthan. It is located west from the state capital, Jaipur and from the city of Ajmer. It was formerly the seat of a princely state of the same name, the capital of the kingdom known as Marwar...
city.
- Rao Sheoji
- Amoghavarsha
- Sangolli RayannaSangolli RayannaSangolli Rayanna was a prominent freedom fighter from Karnataka, India. He fought the British till his death. He was the army chief of the Kingdom of Kittur ruled at the time by Rani Chennamma. Rayanna was born in the small village of Sangolli, he belonged to the Kuruba / Dhangar caste and hence...
- Vijaynagar Empire
- Baghel/Vaghela of Rewa (Madhya Pradesh)
- Seuna Yadavas of Devagiri.
Community population
About 19 crore peoples belongs to PalPal-Pali
Pal or Pala is the name of a Kshatriya Clan. As the name suggests its power, Pal means Protector.Pala Dynasty is also supposed to originate from this ethic group...
, Baghel (GaDharya
Pal-Pali
Pal or Pala is the name of a Kshatriya Clan. As the name suggests its power, Pal means Protector.Pala Dynasty is also supposed to originate from this ethic group...
/ Dhangar
Dhangar
The Dhangar caste is primarily located in the Indian state of Maharashtra...
) community in India.
Most Populated states
- Uttar PradeshUttar PradeshUttar 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...
( About 1.6 Crore)8% population - Madhya PradeshMadhya PradeshMadhya Pradesh , often called the Heart of India, is a state in central India. Its capital is Bhopal and Indore is the largest city....
( About 1 Crore) - Maharastra ( Maharastra have 18% population of Dhangar)
- KarnatakaKarnatakaKarnataka , the land of the Kannadigas, is a state in South West India. It was created on 1 November 1956, with the passing of the States Reorganisation Act and this day is annually celebrated as Karnataka Rajyotsava...
(Karnataka have 18% population of Dhangar) - Uttrakhand
- DelhiDelhiDelhi , officially National Capital Territory of Delhi , is the largest metropolis by area and the second-largest by population in India, next to Mumbai. It is the eighth largest metropolis in the world by population with 16,753,265 inhabitants in the Territory at the 2011 Census...
(8% population) - RajasthanRajasthanRājasthān the land of Rajasthanis, , is the largest state of the Republic of India by area. It is located in the northwest of India. It encompasses most of the area of the large, inhospitable Great Indian Desert , which has an edge paralleling the Sutlej-Indus river valley along its border with...
- GujratGujratGujrat is a city in Pakistan. It is the capital of Gujrat District and the Gujrat Tehsil subdivision in the Punjab Province. People living in Gujrat refer to themselves as Gujratis, which sometimes leads to confusion with people from the Indian state of Gujarat which adjoins Pakistan...
- HaryanaHaryanaHaryana 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...
- www.palbaghel.com
Secondary populated states
- Jammu & Kashmir (Pal Baghel are known as Bakerwal in J&K)
- Chattisgarh
- West BengalWest BengalWest Bengal is a state in the eastern region of India and is the nation's fourth-most populous. It is also the seventh-most populous sub-national entity in the world, with over 91 million inhabitants. A major agricultural producer, West Bengal is the sixth-largest contributor to India's GDP...
- BiharBiharBihar is a state in eastern India. It is the 12th largest state in terms of geographical size at and 3rd largest by population. Almost 58% of Biharis are below the age of 25, which is the highest proportion in India....
- JharkhandJharkhandJharkhand is a state in eastern India. It was carved out of the southern part of Bihar on 15 November 2000. Jharkhand shares its border with the states of Bihar to the north, Uttar Pradesh and Chhattisgarh to the west, Orissa to the south, and West Bengal to the east...
Judiciary
- Hon'ble Justice Kumud Pal UP
- Ruma Pal (born 1941), Indian Supreme Court judge
- Radhabinod Pal (1886–1967)
- Hon'ble justice Bani singh nirala Baghel senior A.D.J.( u.p.)
Political
- Mahadeo Jankar, Founder President, Rashtriya Samaj PakshaRashtriya Samaj PakshaRashtriya Samaj Paksha is an Indian political party based in Maharashtra and founded in 2003. Mahadeo Jankar is the founder and national president....
- Shri Brahm Prakash Pal , National President' Bhartiya Sarvodya Kranti Party
- Guddu Baghel,block pramukh. Tundla
- Ramu Pal, Parshad Adil Nagar , Lucknow
- bablu pal,block pramukh. allahabad
Member of Parliament
- H Vishwanath, 14 Loksabha M.P. Mysore (Karnataka)
- Raja Ram Pal (born 1960),M.P. Akbarpur, Kanpur
- Shri Ram Pal M.P. (Rajya Sabha), Jaluan
- Sarika Singh Baghel, (Hathras). 5th Youngest M.P. in India
- Shaitan singh Pal (M.P)
- Prof. S P Singh Baghel M.P.( Rajya sabha )
Member of Legislative Assembly
- Sri Siddharamaiya, Congress MLA Mysore, Opposition Leader of Karnataka.
- Sri KS Eshwarappa, BJP MLA Shivmogga, Karnataka Pradesh BJP President.
- Sri Varthur Prakash, MLA Kolar, Textile Minister of Karnataka.
- Bandaru DattatreyaBandaru DattatreyaBandaru Dattatreya is an Indian politician. He was the president of the Andhra Pradesh unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party . He is succeeded as president by Kishan Reddy. He has been elected thrice as member of parliament from Secunderabad Lok Sabha constituency in India and was a Union Minister in...
, BJP Pradesh President, Andhra Pradesh. - Sri Ganpatrao Deshmukh, M.L.A. Maharastra(10 times m.l.a.)
- Ayodhya Prasad Pal, M.L.A. Hasua, Fathehpur ,Cabinet Minister (Sports Minister) Uttar Pradesh
- Seth Kishan Lal Baghel, M.L.A. Dayal Bagh, Agra
- Hukum Chand Yadav MLA
- Rajesh Yadav
- Raju Pal.
- Srimati Pooja Pal MLA
- Sundersingh Baghel. M.L.A. (U.P.)
- Smt. Mithlesh Pal M.L.A. Morna, Muzzafarnagar
- Smt. Ranjana Baghel, MLA Cabinet Minister M.P.
- Rajendra Singh Baghel, MLA Madhya Pradesh
- Lakhan Singh Baghel, MLA Madhya Pradesh
- Ratan Dewasi, MLA Rajasthan
- Ottaram Dewasi(Rebari), MLA Rajasthan
- Smt. Anita Baghel, MLA Ajmer
- Sukhram Oraon, M.L.A.Chakradharpur,Jharkhand
- Samir Oraon, M.L.A. Sisai Lohardaga, Jharkhand
- SHRI BHAVANBHAI JIVANBHAI BHARVAD, limbdi Gujrat( INC)
- RABARI GOVABHAI HAMIRABHAI, Dessa Gujrat(INC)
- BHARWAD JETHABHAI GHELABHAI, Shahra,Gujrat(BJP)
- Ramkaran Pal. (M.L.C.) (Bihar)
- Pratap Singh Baghel - MLC (Agra, U.P.)
- Smt. Prabhawati Pal M.L.C. Jaunpur (U.P.)
- Pratap Singh Baghel M.L.C. AGRA
- Shri Ram Das Pal, Ex MLA Derapur, Kanpur
Social workers / reformists
- KempaiahKempaiahKempaiah IPS is a police officer from Karnataka, India. The high point of his career was successfully hunting down Rajiv Gandhi's assassins in Bangalore....
, IPS Officer of Karnataka, Fought against Chandan chor Veerappan. - Naganath Metre, Social Activist of Karnataka.
- Lokendra Singh, Social Worker, Delhi, 09717891733
- Vijaypal Baghel, Noted Environmentalist, +919312644122, vijaypalbaghel@gmail.com
- Lakhmi Chand Pal, Social Worker, Faridabad, Mo.09811444654 lchrd@rediffmail.com.
- * Dr. Shyam Singh Shashi (awarded Padma Shri in 1990)
- Shivaji B. Mahanvar , President- Tejaswini Charitable Trust & President - Bharashtachar Nirmulan Sangharsh Samit, Navi Mumbai Mob : 09769685920 Off:Shop No.1, Sai Milan CHS,Plot No.1, Sector 1, Ghansoli, Navi Mumbai - 400 701 Email : sbmahanvarin@indiatimes.com Website : www.sbmahanvarin.com
- M. Ramarao Holkar
- Shri Uma Shankar Pal General Secretary, A.B.P.M.S U.P.
- Prakash Pal, Serior Vice President. A.B.P.M.S U.P. Krishi Vigyan Kendra. Ghaziabad mob.9452574716
- VIVEK GADERIYA President PAL YUVA TIGER's allahabad uttar pradesh India
- Dr. Sriram pal siniour s.w.&writer history of kuruvans allahabad
- Bihari lal pal president A.B.D.S.M. DIST.MAHOBA UP 09935389300
- Kamlesh kumar pal president A.B.D.S.M. DIST. hamirpur mo.9453621073
- Karan Singh Baghel, President Baghel Samaj Bharatpur Raj. 09413159551
- S.K.Rana,President,Akhil bhartiya pal baghel Holkar Yuva mahasangh,09411112694
- Charan Singh Baghel Koshadhyaksha, Holkar Kshatri Gangarsoli, Kumher
- Ghansyam Holkar, President Holkar Yuva Mahasangh Rajasthan
- Sandeep Ghugare(National Youth President: All India Dhangar Samaj Mahasangh(sandeeprsp2@gmail.com) 8087351212)
- Ravi Pratap Singh, Director of infosystems
- Prof ND Shastry, MSJ College Bharatpur Rajasthan, Sect. AS
- SHRI BHOLA SINGH PAL Pratavi Raj marg Morar Gwalior ( social worker) pal samaj 9301923202
- Shivom Pal Executive(Project) PRADAN (Proffesional Assistance for Development Action)From- Oon, Muzaffarnagar (U.P)09993163108
Women
- Sampat Devi Pal (bundelkhand ki serni)
- Bachendri Pal - 1st Indian woman (5th in world) to climb Mount Everest.
- Ratnatai Choudhary (Social Worker) (Cong (I))
- Rukhminitai Baburao Pawar(Awarded Padma Shri in 1994)- Former President,Shree Mahila Grih Udyaog Lijjat Papad, Mumbai.
- Sanjo Baghel, Alahha singer
Media
- Pal Kshatriya Samachar Patra from New Delhi.
- Shivaji B. Mahanvar - Sub Editor CITIZEN 21st Centuary City, Navi Mumbai
- Mahendra Pratap Singh, State News Coordinator Patrika Group,Raipur.
- Indrajeet Pal. Purvanchal samachar Mumbai.
- Ramesh Thakur, Bhopal
- Babu Lal Rajpal Ex. Editor and Manager PK Samchar
- Ram Sawroop Pal. Editor- PAL Today. Lucknow
- Prakash Pal, Press Reporter, Amar Ujala
- Sudama Pal, Press Reporter, Rashtriya Sahara
- Rajesh Pal, Press Reporter, Amar Ujala, Vanaras
- Kundan Pal Press Reporter, D.L.A., Hindustan Express
- Ghanshyam Holkar Press Reporter, Dainik Bhashkar
- Harish Pal chief Editor, Pal Baghel Suman, New Delhi
- Ummed Singh Rabari, Editor, Rajasthan Lok Disha, Jaipur
- Roshan Lal Pal, Editor, Pal Bharti Patrika, Gwalior
- B.P.N.Times, Daily news Paper Gwalior Chief Editor B.S. baghel
- Jeetu Baghel (Sound Engineer) Delhi 09971374580
- S.K.Rana,President,Akhil Bhartiya Pal Baghel Holkar Yuva mahasangh
Writers/poets
- Principal Dipa G. Mahanvar, writer of autobiography'Vimukti' T-02169-226145
- N. D. Mahanor awarded Padma Shri
- S.L.Akkisagar,Mumbai
- Dr. Dharmaveer Shastri of Aligarh,
- Dr. Dharmaveer Singh of Bulandshahar,
- Dr. Shri Ram Pal of Allahabad,
- Madhusudanrao Holkar
- Mahendra Pratap Singh,Lucknow.
- Lt. Sh. Ram Sewak Pal - Editor of Pal Kshatriyas Samachar Patra
- Shivkumar deepak of Hathras
- J. N. Pal, History Department Allahabad University
Scientists
- Anadish Pal (born 1963), inventor and poet
- Yash Pal, physicist
- Sankar K. Pal, scientist and researcher
- Saurabh Pal
- Dr. Anil kumar Pal, Chemistry and researcher
- Bharat Prasad Pal, Asst. Professor, GBPUA&T
- Shri Bhausaheb hake, ISRO
- Abhishek Pal, ISRO
- Smt. suraksha Pal,Asst. professor C.C.S University meerut
- Smt Sarika Pal, Asst. Professor, K.I.E.T. Ghaziabad
- Narendra Pal, Asst. Professor, Rajkumat Goel Engg. College Ghaziabad
- Er.Gangeshwar Pal Asst.Engg. P.W.D. Saharanpur U.P.
- Er.Biri Singh Baghel Asst. Engg.P.W.D. Aligarh U.P.
- Er.Balveer Singh Junior Engg. Ere. Aligarh U.P.
Entertainment
- Anuradha Pal, International Tabla Vadak
- Niranjan Pal (1889–1959), screenwriter and director, son of Bipin Chandra Pal
- Colin Pal (1923–2005), actor and director, grandson of Bipin Chandra Pal
- Urmila Dhangar, Marathi Singer ,Winner of saregamapa on Zee Marathi
- Pratibha Singh Baghel, singer SaReGaMaPa Sony channel
- Tapas Pal, Bengali actor
- Mohit Baghel, comedian colors tv
- Amitabh Nikhar,Actor
- Surendra Hiranwar, dehati film director, director of "Desi Spiderman"
Bollywood
- Sunil PalSunil PalSunil Pal was born in Chandrapur. He is a popular Indian comedian and actor, and the 2005 winner of The Great Indian Laughter Challenge on STAR One...
, comedian and actor. (Comedy King) - Sagarika GhatgeSagarika GhatgeSagarika Ghatge is an Indian actress. She was born in Kolhapur, Maharashtra, in a maratha family and went to Chatrapati Shahu Vidyalaya in Kolhapur until 8th grade. She completed her 10th and 12th grades at Mayo College Girls School, Ajmer, Rajasthan and her graduation from HR college, Mumbai...
, Actoress (Chak de India). Grand daughter of Sri Tukojee Rao Holkar - Surendra PalSurendra PalSurendra Pal is an Indian film and television character actor who is best known for his television roles of Dronacharya in Mahabharat, Amatya Rakshas in Chanakya and Tamraj Kilvish in Shaktiman.Surendra Pal was born in 1953....
, Actor - Vijayendra GhatgeVijayendra GhatgeVijayendra Ghatge is an actor from Indian TV and movie industry. He has acted in Buniyaad among other serials and several of movies such as Prem Rog and Devdas. He is descendant of Holkars family,the ex-royal family of Indore thru his mother Sita Raje Ghatge. He is the father of Chak De India...
,work in Garv, work in more than 70 bollywood film, Decend of Royal Holkar family - B.V. Radha - Veteran Character Actor in Kannada Movies.
- Duniya VijayDuniya VijayDuniya Vijay is a Kannada film star. Who started of as a junior film artist in the industry assaying small insignificant roles, before he got the big break in 'Duniya'. Vijay is married and has three children...
- Actor in Kannada Movies, Duniya Moview. - Sharad Yashwant Goekar. - National award: Best Child Artist : TingyaTingyaTingya is a 2008 Marathi-language movie. It is the directorial début of Mangesh Hadawale. The movie is based on a life of a rural boy and his love and friendship with his bull. It concentrates on the hardships faced by the farmers in the state of Maharashtra, India...
Community records
- Bhimabai Holkar; first Indian women to fight against Britishers
- Bachendri PalBachendri Pal-Early life:Bachendri Pal was born into a family of very moderate means, in 1954, in a village named Nakuri in kashi District of Garhwal Hari k govind hill at NIM, she climbed Gangotri I and Rudugaria...
: First Indian women & Fifth in the World to climb on Mt. Everesr. - Sarika Singh Baghel: Fifth youngest Member of Parliament.
- Sampat Devi Pal: First Indian women who make gang(Gulabi GangGulabi gangThe Gulabi gang is a group of women vigilantes and activists originally from Banda in Bundelkhand district, Uttar Pradesh, India, but reported to be active across North India as of 2010...
) to fight against crime on women. - Sunil PalSunil PalSunil Pal was born in Chandrapur. He is a popular Indian comedian and actor, and the 2005 winner of The Great Indian Laughter Challenge on STAR One...
: first Indian to win Great Indian Laughter Challenge. - Ganpatrao Deshmukh, 10 times M.L.A. from Maharastra
- S.K.Rana, Great Achievers award for business Development.
Sports
- Gostha Pal (1896–1976), football player
- Subrata Pal, football player
- Josef Pal, American soccer player
- Rajinder Pal, cricketer
- Bachendri Pal, first Indian woman to climb Mount Everest
- Rambabu Pal, best player of Uttar Pradesh Cricket team
Others
- Krishna Pal (1762–1822), early Indian convert to Christianity
- Murugan Pal, entrepreneur
- Gogi Saroj PalGogi Saroj PalGogi Saroj Pal is an eminent Indian artist. She works in many media, including gouache, oil, ceramic and weaving. Her works usually have women as their subject, and many of her paintings have a fantastical element that still comments on the female condition...
, artist - Vishnu Kant Verma , Librarian.
- Dr. Arvind Burungale
- Dr. Babasaheb P. Bandgar, V.C. Solapur University
- Sh. R. D. Pal,LokPal U.P. Power Corporation Ltd. Lucknow
- Smt. Rachna Pal, State comminisoner U.P.
- S. K. Rana,Entrepreneur,Ph. 09411112694
Crime
- Rambabu-Dayaram Gadaria Gang,Chambal Valley[Rambabu-Dayaram Gadaria gang is the king of Chambal Valley
Rambabu Gadderia
Dayaram Gadderia
Vijay Gadderia
Pratap Gadderia
Gopal Gadderia
Raghuveer Gadderia
- Balwaan Gadaria Gang , Chambal Valley
- Uttam Gadaria Gang , Chambal Valley
- Prakash Gadaria Gang , Chambal Valley
- Surrender Baghel
- Udai Singh Gaderia, chambal valley
- Ramesh Gadderia Gang, Chambal
Community book
- Holkar's Ka Itihas-By Madhusudan Rao Holkar
- Kuruvansh Ka Itihas- By Dr. Sri Ram Pal
- Chandra Gupta Mourya ka itihas - Sh. Ram sewak Pal
- Maharani Ahilya bai Holker- Smt Pushpa Pal
- Bharat ki pashupalak Jatiya - Dr. Shyam Singh Sashi
- Karouli ka Pal rajvansh - Sh. Ram Sewak Pal
- Hamara Samaj- Dr. Shyam Singh Shashi
- Badal Aamhi Ghadvinar in MarathiMarathi languageMarathi is an Indo-Aryan language spoken by the Marathi people of western and central India. It is the official language of the state of Maharashtra. There are over 68 million fluent speakers worldwide. Marathi has the fourth largest number of native speakers in India and is the fifteenth most...
by Mahadeo Jankar - Satyashodhak,Dandnayak - Saint Kanakadass (in Marathi) by S.L.Akkisagar
- Gadriyo Ka itihas- Dr Jai Jai Ram Arun pal delhi
Place on the name of community
- Devi Ahilyabai Holkar AirportDevi Ahilyabai Holkar AirportDevi Ahilyabai Holkar Airport is a public airport that principally serves Indore, the largest city of the central Indian state Madhya Pradesh. It is the busiest airport in the state of and is located 8 km south east of Indore....
, Indore
- Devi Ahilyabai Holkar Park, Arthala Anand Ind. Estate, Mohan Nagar, Ghaziabad (U.P.)
- Devi Ahilya Bai Holker Sports Stadium, Aligarh (U.P.)
- Devi Ahilyabai Holkar Chowk,Sasni Gate, Aligarh (U.P.)
- Devi Ahilya University, Indore
- Holkar Science CollegeHolkar Science CollegeHolkar Science College is a prominent educational institute in Indore, Madhya Pradesh. The college is officially known as Government Model Autonomous Holkar Science College and popularly referred to with a short name, Holkar College...
, Indore
- Holkar Cricket Stadium(formly Usharaje Cricket Stadium), Indore
- Gadderiapurwa , kanpur
- Devi Ahilyabai Holkar Chauraha, Muzaffarnagar (U.P.)
- Pura Gadderia, Allahabad
- Kuru Nadu, old name of Karanataka (Kuru is the name of Kuruvanshior Gadderia)
- Kashmir( kuruvanshi rulars rules on this land the this land is called Kashmir, The Aryans(Gadaryans) was first enters the India and herd theirs goats ans sheeps on this land. At present time thede gadderias people are known as Bakerwal
- Dhangar Waterfall, Maharastra(100 ft. high)
- Kurushetra, a place on the name of Kuruvanshi (KAURAVA & PANDAVA). the great gaDharya.
- GadarwaraGadarwaraGadarwara is a city and a municipality since 1867 in Narsinghpur district in the state of Madhya Pradesh, India. The city's major temple, Damru Ghaanti, with its large statue of Shiva and Shivalinga, receives thousands of devotees each year for the festival of Mahashivaratri.Gadarwara is the...
previously Gadariya Kheda
Community monthly book
- Pal Kshitriya patrika, Delhi
- Vishwacha Yashwant Nayak, Mumbai
- Pal Today, Lucknow
- Pal Bharti Gwalior
- Pal Samaj Vani, Patiyala
- The Great Holkar Times Delhi
- Pal Baghel Kshatriya Samachar, Meerut
- Pal Baghel Suman, Delhi
- Avadh Pal Ptrika, Jaunpur
Military
- Conoel Krishn Pal, Played a great role in Kargil WarKargil WarThe Kargil War ,, also known as the Kargil conflict, was an armed conflict between India and Pakistan that took place between May and July 1999 in the Kargil district of Kashmir and elsewhere along the Line of Control...
. - Saheed Naik Surrendra Pal, Saheed in Kargil WarKargil WarThe Kargil War ,, also known as the Kargil conflict, was an armed conflict between India and Pakistan that took place between May and July 1999 in the Kargil district of Kashmir and elsewhere along the Line of Control...
. - General Satyawant Mallannah ShrinageshSatyawant Mallannah ShrinageshGeneral Satyawant Mallannah Shrinagesh , commonly known as S. M. Shrinagesh, served as 3rd Chief of Army Staff of the Indian Army from 14 May 1955 till 7 May 1957...
.(1903–1977) was the second Indian to become Chief of Army Staff.
Freedom fighters
- Bhimabai Holkar: First Indian women to fight against Britishers
- Yashwantrao HolkarYashwantrao HolkarH. H. Maharajadhiraj Raj Rajeshwar Sawai Shrimant Yashwant Rao Holkar Bahadur, Nusrat Jang, Maharaja of Maratha Empire, was born on 3 December 1776...
- Veergana Mamkaur Gdderia, She was a great freedom fighter in 1857 revolt
- jokhai pal, allahabad uttar pradesh
- sheetal prashad pal, bhadohi uttar pradesh
- Sh. Ramgopal Pal, Gwalior
- Sangolli RayannaSangolli RayannaSangolli Rayanna was a prominent freedom fighter from Karnataka, India. He fought the British till his death. He was the army chief of the Kingdom of Kittur ruled at the time by Rani Chennamma. Rayanna was born in the small village of Sangolli, he belonged to the Kuruba / Dhangar caste and hence...
(Kannada ಸಂಗೊಳ್ಳಿ ರಾಯಣ್ಣ )(B: 15-Aug-1798 – D: 26-Jan-1831) was a prominent freedom fighter from Karnataka, India. He fought the British till his death. He was the army chief of the Kingdom of Kittur ruled at the time by Rani Chennamma. Rayanna was born in the small village of Sangolli, he belonged to the Kuruba / Dhangar caste and hence a warrior. A film was made on his life and achievements. - Mailara MahadevappaMailara MahadevappaMailara Mahadevappa was a prominent Indian freedom fighter from Haveri district of Karnataka state, India. Milara Mahadevappa, had accompanied Gandhiji in his famous Dandi March. He organized a group of youths and commenced a sort of guerilla warfare against the government...
- Kollur MallappaKollur MallappaKollur Mallappa was the first President of Hyderabad Pradesh Congress Committee, prior to the merger of Hyderabad state into Andhra Pradesh. He was Member of Parliament from Raichur, now in Karnataka for several terms. He was mentor of late Indian Prime Minister P. V. Narasimha Rao, several...
History
- Bahaur Gadderia, Sena pati of BharatpurBharatpurBharatpur may refer to:Nepal*Bharatpur, Nepal, a city in Nepal.*Bharatpur, Dhanusa, village in Nepal*Bharatpur, Mahottari, village in NepalIndia*Bharatpur, Rajasthan, a city, Rajasthan, India....
Jat king army - Great KauravaKauravaThe term Kaurava is a Sanskrit term, that means the descendants of Kuru, a legendary king who is the ancestor of many of the characters of the Mahābhārata.The term is used in the Mahābhārata with two meanings:...
from Kaurava and PandavaPandavaIn the Hindu epic Mahābhārata, the Pandava are the five acknowledged sons of Pandu , by his two wives Kunti and Madri. Their names are Yudhisthira, Bhima, Arjuna, Nakula and Sahadeva. Although, Karna is told by Lord Krishna that according to the laws and ethics he is the first son of Kunti making...
(Kuruvanshi). The MahabharataMahabharataThe Mahabharata is one of the two major Sanskrit epics of ancient India and Nepal, the other being the Ramayana. The epic is part of itihasa....
War was fought by them. - Great PorusPorusKing Porus was the King of Paurava, an ancient state within the territory of modern day Punjab located between the Jhelum and the Chenab rivers, and later of dominions extending to the Beas...
was also Kuruvanshi who fought with Alexender. - Veergana Mamkaur Gdderia, She was a great freedom fighter in 1857 revolt
- Narayanrao Bargal, a great soldier in UdaipurUdaipurUdaipur , also known as the City of Lakes, is a city, a Municipal Council and the administrative headquarters of the Udaipur district in the state of Rajasthan in western India. It is located southwest of the state capital, Jaipur, west of Kota, and northeast from Ahmedabad...
Maharana army. - Vito Jee Bule, a sardar in maratha empireMaratha EmpireThe Maratha Empire or the Maratha Confederacy was an Indian imperial power that existed from 1674 to 1818. At its peak, the empire covered much of South Asia, encompassing a territory of over 2.8 million km²....
Dhangar Rulers
- Great KauravaKauravaThe term Kaurava is a Sanskrit term, that means the descendants of Kuru, a legendary king who is the ancestor of many of the characters of the Mahābhārata.The term is used in the Mahābhārata with two meanings:...
from Kaurava and PandavaPandavaIn the Hindu epic Mahābhārata, the Pandava are the five acknowledged sons of Pandu , by his two wives Kunti and Madri. Their names are Yudhisthira, Bhima, Arjuna, Nakula and Sahadeva. Although, Karna is told by Lord Krishna that according to the laws and ethics he is the first son of Kunti making...
(Kuruvanshi). The MahabharataMahabharataThe Mahabharata is one of the two major Sanskrit epics of ancient India and Nepal, the other being the Ramayana. The epic is part of itihasa....
War was fought by them. - AryanAryanAryan is an English language loanword derived from Sanskrit ārya and denoting variously*In scholarly usage:**Indo-Iranian languages *in dated usage:**the Indo-European languages more generally and their speakers...
(Gadd-AryansPal-PaliPal or Pala is the name of a Kshatriya Clan. As the name suggests its power, Pal means Protector.Pala Dynasty is also supposed to originate from this ethic group...
) they were the first ruler of Indian Sub-Continent. - Great KauravaKauravaThe term Kaurava is a Sanskrit term, that means the descendants of Kuru, a legendary king who is the ancestor of many of the characters of the Mahābhārata.The term is used in the Mahābhārata with two meanings:...
& PandavaPandavaIn the Hindu epic Mahābhārata, the Pandava are the five acknowledged sons of Pandu , by his two wives Kunti and Madri. Their names are Yudhisthira, Bhima, Arjuna, Nakula and Sahadeva. Although, Karna is told by Lord Krishna that according to the laws and ethics he is the first son of Kunti making...
(Mahabharat) - King PorusPorusKing Porus was the King of Paurava, an ancient state within the territory of modern day Punjab located between the Jhelum and the Chenab rivers, and later of dominions extending to the Beas...
who fought with Alexander the Great. - Maurya Kingdom
- Chandel Kingdom (Bundelkhand)
- Baghel Ruler (Baghelkhand)
- Great Vijaynagar Empire (Kuruba Dhangar)
- Pala EmpirePala EmpireThe Pāla Empire was one of the major middle kingdoms of India existed from 750–1174 CE. It was ruled by a Buddhist dynasty from Bengal in the eastern region of the Indian subcontinent, all the rulers bearing names ending with the suffix Pala , which means protector. The Palas were often described...
, West Bengal (They Fought With Gujar Ruler And Rules Kannauj) - Great Holkar Empire, Indore Mp
- Anhil Bharwad Empire, Gujrat
- Khushrao Bharwad Empire, Gujrat
Gadderia candidate for 2012 election
- Smt. Sampat Devi Pal, (Congress), Banda
- Seth Kishan Lal Baghel (SP), Dayalbagh Agra
- dr. Prem singh Baghel(SP), Etmadpur , Agra
- smt. Pooja Pal (BSP) Allahabad West
- Ayodhya Prashad Pal,Fathehpur
- Mathura pal , (Congress) Kanpur
- Ashok Kumar Pal, (SP), Phulpur , Allahabad (pending decision)
Community Dharamshala
- Dhangar Dharmshala, Govardhan, Mathura (U.P.)
- Baghel Dharmshala,Agra
- Pal Kshitriya Dharamshala kalkajee,Delhi
- Pal Baghel Dharamshala , Ghaziabad
- Pal Kshitriya Dharamshala, Haridwar
- Pal Dharamshala, Kurushetra
- Baghel Dharamshala, Delhi