Ranghar
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Ranghar are a Muslim
ethnic group
, which is found in Sindh
and Punjab
provinces of Pakistan
and Haryana
and Uttar Pradesh
states of India
. Ranghar were native to Indian state of Haryana
and also found in the Doab
region of Uttar Pradesh
, as well as Delhi
in India
. Presently, the Haryana
Ranghar are now found in the provinces of Sindh
and Punjab
of Pakistan
, while those of western Uttar Pradesh
remain in India
. Please note the term Ranghar is very rarely used by the community itself, who prefer the self-designation Musalman Rajput. The Ranghar use the titles of Rao
, Rana
and Kunwar, prefixed to their given names, and use Khan
as a surname. In Haryana
, the Ranghar spoke a dialect of their own, called Ranghari, which is itself a dialect of Haryanvi, and many in Pakistan
still use the language. Those of Uttar Pradesh
speak Khari Boli among themselves, and Urdu with outsiders. After independence of Pakistan
in 1947, many Uttar Pradesh
Ranghars also migrated to Sindh
in Pakistan
and mostly settling in Karachi
. They are entirely Sunni Hanafi
Muslim
s and follow Deobandi
and Barelvi
schools of South Asia
.
The term Ranghar has also been used for closely related Muslim communities, the Pachhada and the Muslim Taga
s of Haryana
and the Muley Jat
s. In addition, the Odh community in Pakistan
are also often known as Ranghar. Yaduvanshi Ahirs who were converted to Islam are also known as Ranghars.
words rana garh, which means the house (garh in Hindi
) of a lord(rana
). There is another definition of Ranghar that it is combination of two words run and garh. Run is said to mean a battle field while Garh means that who fought bravely on the battle field. But the term Ranghar was also somewhat contemptuously applied by the local Hindu
community in Haryana
and western Uttar Pradesh
to any Rajput
, who converted to Islam
. As such the term Ranghar is rarely used by the community itself.
Different communities of Ranghar had different accounts of their conversion to Islam
. Thus in Jind
, the local Ranghar claimed descent from a Firuz, who converted to Islam during the rule of the Mughal Emperor
Aurangzeb
. These converted Rajputs kept many Hindu practices, such as keeping Brahmin
priests, and practicing clan exogamy
. The Chauhan
Ranghar of Bulandshahr District
have a tradition that their ancestor murdered a Muslim governor, and saved himself by converting to Islam. While the Moradabad District
Chauhan claim they converted to Islam, after they had adopted the custom of widow remarriage, an activity proscribed in Hinduism.
The Ranghar were pastoralists, and as such came into conflict with the British
imperial authorities, as the British colonial policy favoured settled agricultural communities such as the Ror
and Jat, at the expense of these pastoralists. But they were also actively recruited by the British in the Indian army
, and were dubbed a martial race.
The Ranghar can be roughly divided into sub-groups, conveniently divided by the Yamuna
river. Those to the west of the river remained as pastoralists much longer than the cis Yamuna Ranghar, who were all settled agriculturist by the start of the 19th century. The partition of India
further divided these two groups, with the trans Yamuna Ranghar emigrating to Pakistan
, while those of the Doab
region remaining in India. They comprise a large numbered of dispersed intermarrying clans. These exogamous groups are made up of myriad landholding patrilineages of varying genealogical depth, ritual, and social status called biradaries or brotherhoods scattered in the various districts of western Uttar Pradesh. The biradari, or lineage is one of the principal point of reference for the Ranghars, and all biradaris claim descent from a common ancestor. Often biradaris inhabit a cluster of villages called chaurasis (84 villages), chatisis (36 villages) and chabisis (26 villages).[ An example of a chatisa is that of the Chauhan
Ranghar of the Agauta pargana of Bulandshahr District
. The Chauhan
, Bhatti and Panwar form the principal biradaris of the Ranghar, with large communities in Chauhan and Bhatti predominating in Uttar Pradesh
and the Tomar
and Panwar being found among the western Ranghar.
, the Haryana Ranghar have settled down mainly in the districts of Lahore
, Sheikhupura
, Bhakkar
, Bahawalnagar
, Rahim yar Khan District (specially in Khanpur tehsil)Okara
, Layyah
, Vehari
, Sahiwal
and Multan
of Punjab
. They speak a Haryanvi dialect which is often called Ranghari. Ranghar communities are also found in Mirpur Khas
and Nawabshah
Districts of Sindh
. Recent studies of the Ranghar communities in Pakistan
have confirmed that they maintain a distinct identity. They have maintained the system of exogamous marriages, the practice of not marrying with in ones clan, which marks them out from neighbouring Punjabi
Muslim
communities, which prefer marriages with first cousins. In districts of Pakpattan
, Okara
, and Bahawalnagar
which have the densest concentrations of Rangarh, they consist mostly of small peasants, with many serving in the army, police and Civil Services. They maintain an overarching tribal council (panchayat in the Rangharhi dialect), which deals with a number of issues, such as punishments for petty crime or co-operation over village projects.
Most Ranghar are now bilingual, speaking Punjabi
and Sindhi
, as well as still speaking Ranghari. A large number of Ranghars are also found in the capital city of Islamabad
. They speak Urdu with Ranghari accent.
The Ranghar of western Uttar Pradesh
have by and large remained in India
, with only a small trickle migrating to Pakistan
. This community is endogamous, and divided into three broad categories, the Agnivanshi, the Chandravanshi and Suryavanshi, which are again divided into several biradaris or gotra
s. The community is distinct from other neighbouring Muslim
communities, in that follow the custom of gotra exogamy, the practice of not marrying among one's father's or mother's clan. The community's primary function has remained agriculture. Animal husbandry and poultry are also secondary occupations. Like their Pakistan
i counterparts, the Uttar Pradesh
Rangarh also have a tribal council. Offences that are dealt by the tribal council include adultery, elopement, disputes over land, water and theft. They are entirely Sunni, and town of Deoband
is in the centre of Rangarh territory, and many Rangarh are now Deobandi
.
The community in mainly distributed in the Doab
region, a tract of land between Ganges and Yamuna
rivers, which forms the western part of the state of Uttar Pradesh
. There main clans are the Pundir
, Chauhan
, Bargujar and Bhatti. Starting with Saharanpur District
, their northern most settlement, their main distribution by clan is as follows; the Chauhan are found mainly in Saharanpur and Nakur, the Pundir
are found mainly in the Katha tract. Other clans include the Jadaun
, Bhatti, Tomar
and Rawat
, almost all of whom live in Saharanpur
Tehsil, while the Panwar and Bargujar are found in Deoband
Tehsil. The Ranghars of the village of Kunda Kalan
played an important role in the events of the 1857 Indian Mutiny.
In Muzaffarnagar District
, the main clans are the Chauhan, with smaller numbers of Bargujars, Panwars, Tomars and Bhattis. They are confined to the Kairana
and Budhana
tehsils. The only other family of importance are Sombansi of the village of Ainchauli
, who are said to have come from Awadh
. In neighbouring Meerut District
, their main clans are Chauhan and Tomar
.There are three main villages of Panwar rajputs Jasad Sultan Nagar, Zainpur (Dewli Khera) and Gotka in Sardhana Tehsil of Meerut district. The Pundir
of Bajhera village are one of the important Rajput families in Ghaziabad district. Other clans include the Bargujar, Bhatti, Bhale Sultan
and Sisodia
. The Sisodia
have nine villages in the district, while the Tomar
have eight in Hapur
and three in Baghpat (now a separate district). In total, they have forty-five villages in total.
In Bulandshahr District
, they belong mainly they belong mainly to the Chauhan, Bhatti and Bargujar clans, while there are also considerable number of Panwar, Bais
, Tomar
and Bhale Sultan
. The Bargujar are further divided into five clans, the Lalkhani
, Ahmadkhani, Bikramkhani, Kamalkhani and Raimani. The Lalkhani
s have consider themselves distinct from other Rajput communities, having held large estates such that of Chhattari State and Pahasu State. In Aligarh district
there are also a number of Ranghar settlements. They are found mainly in Khair
and Aligarh tehsils. There main clans are the Chauhan and Bargujar, including the famous Lalkhani family. The Chauhan Ranghar of Aligarh trace their descent from Rana Sengat, whose great grandfather was Chahara Deva, the brother of Prithviraj Chauhan. There are also a considerable number of Gehlot in Hathras
, Rathore
in Khair
, Bais
in Atrauli
and Khair
and Bhadauria in Atrauli
.
In Mathura District
, the Ranghar are found mainly in the tehsil
s of Mathura, Chhata and Mahaban
. They belong for the most part to the Bhale Sultan
biradari, with a smaller number of Chauhan and Jaiswar. These Bhale Sultan trace their ancestry to the Solanki
rulers of Gujarat. According to the traditions of the Mathura Bhale Sultan, they descend from a Kirat Singh, and played an important role in the history of the district during Muslim
rule. The district is also home to Jaiswar clan, and the Jaiswar Ranghar are said to have been converted to Islam
during the rule of the Mughal
Emperor Aurangzeb
. They trace their descent to the town of Jais in Awadh
, and their ancestor Jas Ram was a leper who came to Mathura as a pilgrim, and was miraculously cured. He settled down at Bhadanwara in Mat
tehsil
. In addition to the clans already referred to, this district and neighbouring Agra
are also home to a community known as the Malkana
. Unlike the Ranghar, the Malkana community is of a more mixed origin. Those in Mathura
found mainly in and around the town of Sadabad
are for the most part Gaurwa
s and Jats. This distinction also reinforced by the fact that there is no intermarriage between the Malkana
and recognized Ranghar clans such as the Bhale Sultan
.
In Agra District
, the Ranghar communities are found mainly in trans Yamuna
tract of this district. They belong for the most part to the Kachwaha
clan, found in villages in and around the towns of Fatehabad
and Kiraoli
. This community are also found near Etmadpur
and near the city of Agra
. There is also settlements of Chauhan Ranghar in Firozabad District, who claim a connection with the famous family of Mainpuri Chauhans. Other than these two clans, there are small number of Tomar
, Panwar and Sikarwar
s found scattered throughout the district. The Sikarwar are said to have given the name to Fatehpur Sikri
, the legendary capital of the Mughal
Emperor Akbar. Most of the Sikri Sikarwars were converted to Islam
during the 16th Century. Like Mathura, Agra is also home to a large number of Malkana
s. They are found mainly in six villages near the town of Kiraoli
. The Kiraoli
Malkana trace their descent from a Jat, while other Malkanas such as those in Etmadpur
claim to have originally been Panwar
, while those in Fatehabad
claim to have been Parihar
, and those in Kheragarh
to have originally been Bania
s. Like in Mathura
, the two Rajput groupings do not intermarry. The Ranghar groups are by and large fairly orthodox, while the Malkana have preserved a lot more of their Hindu
traditions.
In Etah District
, there main clans are the Bhatti, Chauhan and Bhale Sultan. The Chauhans are descended from the famous Chauhan family of Mainpuri
. They are found mainly in Aliganj
and Kasganj
. The Bhattis are found mainly in Azamnagar Tehsil
, with Bhargain
being their most important settlememt. While the Bhale Sultan
are found mainly in Mohanpur
, and are related to the Bhale Sultan of Bulandshahr District
.
Here is a list of the Ranghar clans tabulated for 1891 Census of India.
Please Note: that Meerut District
has now been divide into three districts, Baghpat, Ghaziabad and Meerut. Similarly Aligarh District
too has been divided into Hathras and Aligarh.
The Muslim Rajputs of the Rohilkhand
region are also referred to as Ranghar. They belong mainly to the Bhatti and Chauhan clans. Starting with Moradabad district
, the Ranghar are found mainly in Sambhal
, and Bilari
. The Chauhans are concentrated in Sambhal
, the Rathore
in Thakurdwara
and Bilari
. Other clans are the Bargujars of Sambhal, the Katehria in Moradabad, and Sombansis found in the entire district. In addition, the district is also home to a large colony of Khokhar Rajputs, who settled in the district during the rule of the Mughal Emperor
Babar
. They are said to have come originally from Sialkot in Punjab, where they are still are a large and important Rajput tribe. In the neighbouring Jyotiba Phule Nagar District
, the Ranghar are found mainly in the tehsils of Hasanpur
and Amroha
. The Gaur are found mainly in Hasanpur, the Bargujars in Amroha,the Katehria of Hassanpur, the Bhatti in Hassanpur, and the Tomar in Hasanpur and Amroha.
In Bijnor District, there main clans are the Chauhans found in Dhampur, Nagina and Bijnor tehsils, Panwar and Bhatti in the western part of the district, and Sisodia in Dhampur.[26] The Ranghar in Rampur District, for the most part belonged to the Katehriya and Bhatti clans. They are pretty evenly distributed all over the district.
The Ranghar in Bareilly District
are found mainly in Bareilly
, Baheri
and Nawabganj
. In terms of importance, the Jadaun
of Aonla
are perhaps to the most prominent family in the district. Other clans include the Chauhan, Sombansi and Bhatti. The village of Thiriya Nizamat Khan
is an important Bhatti settlement in Bareilly District.
In Badaun District
, the main Ranghar clans are the Bargujar, Bhatti, Chauhan and Panwar. The Chauhan are found mainly in Bisauli
, Dataganj
and Badaun. In numbers, they are the largest clan. The Bargujar are found mainly in Dataganj and Gunnaur, and belong to the Lalkhani
family, while the Panwar are found in Gunnaur. Kakrala
is an important Bhatti village in Badaun District.
The Ranghar of Shahjahanpur District
, for the most part belonged to the Chauhan, Katehriya and Sombansi tribes. The former are concentrated in Tilhar, the other two clans are found throughout the district.
Here is a list of the main tribes, as tabulated by 1891 Census of India.
, during the reign of the Mughal
Emperor Aurangzeb
. The conversion initially is said to have had little effect on the community. Their social customs remained unaltered, their rules of marriage and inheritance remained unaltered, save that they shaved their scalp lock and upper edge of their moustache. The community was historically connected with the Ranghar of Haryana
, but their emigration to Pakistan
has led to commencement of relations with the Ranghar of the Doab
. A good many of the Delhi
Ranghar have also emigrated to Pakistan
, and are now found mainly in Mirpurkhas District, in Sindh
. There main clans are the Badpyar, Bhatti, Chauhan
and Tomar
.
According to the 1911 Census of India the main clans were as follows:
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ethnic group
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, which is found in Sindh
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and Punjab
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provinces of Pakistan
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and Haryana
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and Uttar Pradesh
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states of India
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. Ranghar were native to Indian state of Haryana
Haryana
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and also found in the Doab
Doab
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region of Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh
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, as well as Delhi
Delhi
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in India
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. Presently, the Haryana
Haryana
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Ranghar are now found in the provinces of Sindh
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and Punjab
Punjab (Pakistan)
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of Pakistan
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, while those of western Uttar Pradesh
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remain in India
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. Please note the term Ranghar is very rarely used by the community itself, who prefer the self-designation Musalman Rajput. The Ranghar use the titles of Rao
Rao (surname)
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, Rana
Rana (title)
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and Kunwar, prefixed to their given names, and use Khan
Khan (name)
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as a surname. In Haryana
Haryana
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, the Ranghar spoke a dialect of their own, called Ranghari, which is itself a dialect of Haryanvi, and many in Pakistan
Pakistan
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still use the language. Those of Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh
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speak Khari Boli among themselves, and Urdu with outsiders. After independence of Pakistan
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in 1947, many Uttar Pradesh
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Ranghars also migrated to Sindh
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in Pakistan
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and mostly settling in Karachi
Karachi
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. They are entirely Sunni Hanafi
Hanafi
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Muslim
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s and follow Deobandi
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and Barelvi
Barelvi
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schools of South Asia
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.
The term Ranghar has also been used for closely related Muslim communities, the Pachhada and the Muslim Taga
Tyagi (Muslim)
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s of Haryana
Haryana
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and the Muley Jat
Muley Jat
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s. In addition, the Odh community in Pakistan
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are also often known as Ranghar. Yaduvanshi Ahirs who were converted to Islam are also known as Ranghars.
History and origin
There are various theories as to the origin of the term Ranghar. According to one of the traditions, the name come from the HindiHindi
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words rana garh, which means the house (garh in Hindi
Hindi
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) of a lord(rana
Rana (title)
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). There is another definition of Ranghar that it is combination of two words run and garh. Run is said to mean a battle field while Garh means that who fought bravely on the battle field. But the term Ranghar was also somewhat contemptuously applied by the local Hindu
Hindu
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community in 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 western Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh
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to any Rajput
Rajput
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, who converted to Islam
Islam
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. As such the term Ranghar is rarely used by the community itself.
Different communities of Ranghar had different accounts of their conversion to Islam
Islam
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. Thus in Jind
Jind
Jind is a town in Jind District, Harayana state, India.It is one of the oldest districts of Harayana. It is one of the first Sikh Kingdoms. It lies in central Haryana and is the fourth district of the Jat belt .The city is beautiful...
, the local Ranghar claimed descent from a Firuz, who converted to Islam during the rule of the Mughal Emperor
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...
Aurangzeb
Aurangzeb
Abul Muzaffar Muhy-ud-Din Muhammad Aurangzeb Alamgir , more commonly known as Aurangzeb or by his chosen imperial title Alamgir , was the sixth Mughal Emperor of India, whose reign lasted from 1658 until his death in 1707.Badshah Aurangzeb, having ruled most of the Indian subcontinent for nearly...
. These converted Rajputs kept many Hindu practices, such as keeping Brahmin
Brahmin
Brahmin Brahman, Brahma and Brahmin.Brahman, Brahmin and Brahma have different meanings. Brahman refers to the Supreme Self...
priests, and practicing clan exogamy
Exogamy
Exogamy is a social arrangement where marriage is allowed only outside of a social group. The social groups define the scope and extent of exogamy, and the rules and enforcement mechanisms that ensure its continuity. In social studies, exogamy is viewed as a combination of two related aspects:...
. The Chauhan
Chauhan
Chauhan, Chouhan or Chohan , , - is a clan who ruled parts of northern India in the Middle Ages. The clan is most famous for Rajput King Maharaja Prithviraj Chauhan...
Ranghar of Bulandshahr District
Bulandshahr District
Bulandshahar District is a district of Uttar Pradesh state in northern India. Bulandshahr city is the district headquarters.-Geography:...
have a tradition that their ancestor murdered a Muslim governor, and saved himself by converting to Islam. While the Moradabad District
Moradabad District
Moradabad district is one of the districts of Uttar Pradesh state of India, and Moradabad town is the district headquarters. Moradabad district is a part of Moradabad division...
Chauhan claim they converted to Islam, after they had adopted the custom of widow remarriage, an activity proscribed in Hinduism.
The Ranghar were pastoralists, and as such came into conflict with the British
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
imperial authorities, as the British colonial policy favoured settled agricultural communities such as the Ror
Ror
The Ror is a Kshatriya community and numbers between 750,000 and 1,000,000. They hold nearly 270 villages in Haryana and 52 more in Western Uttar Pradesh and the Haridwar district of Uttarakhand....
and Jat, at the expense of these pastoralists. But they were also actively recruited by the British in the Indian army
Indian Army
The Indian Army is the land based branch and the largest component of the Indian Armed Forces. With about 1,100,000 soldiers in active service and about 1,150,000 reserve troops, the Indian Army is the world's largest standing volunteer army...
, and were dubbed a martial race.
The Ranghar can be roughly divided into sub-groups, conveniently divided by the Yamuna
Yamuna
The Yamuna is the largest tributary river of the Ganges in northern India...
river. Those to the west of the river remained as pastoralists much longer than the cis Yamuna Ranghar, who were all settled agriculturist by the start of the 19th century. The partition of India
Partition of India
The Partition of India was the partition of British India on the basis of religious demographics that led to the creation of the sovereign states of the Dominion of Pakistan and the Union of India on 14 and 15...
further divided these two groups, with the trans Yamuna Ranghar emigrating to Pakistan
Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
, while those of the Doab
Doab
A Doab is a term used in India and Pakistan for a "tongue" or tract of land lying between two confluent rivers...
region remaining in India. They comprise a large numbered of dispersed intermarrying clans. These exogamous groups are made up of myriad landholding patrilineages of varying genealogical depth, ritual, and social status called biradaries or brotherhoods scattered in the various districts of western Uttar Pradesh. The biradari, or lineage is one of the principal point of reference for the Ranghars, and all biradaris claim descent from a common ancestor. Often biradaris inhabit a cluster of villages called chaurasis (84 villages), chatisis (36 villages) and chabisis (26 villages).[ An example of a chatisa is that of the Chauhan
Chauhan
Chauhan, Chouhan or Chohan , , - is a clan who ruled parts of northern India in the Middle Ages. The clan is most famous for Rajput King Maharaja Prithviraj Chauhan...
Ranghar of the Agauta pargana of Bulandshahr District
Bulandshahr District
Bulandshahar District is a district of Uttar Pradesh state in northern India. Bulandshahr city is the district headquarters.-Geography:...
. The Chauhan
Chauhan
Chauhan, Chouhan or Chohan , , - is a clan who ruled parts of northern India in the Middle Ages. The clan is most famous for Rajput King Maharaja Prithviraj Chauhan...
, Bhatti and Panwar form the principal biradaris of the Ranghar, with large communities in Chauhan and Bhatti predominating in Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh abbreviation U.P. , is a state located in the northern part of India. With a population of over 200 million people, it is India's most populous state, as well as the world's most populous sub-national entity...
and the Tomar
Tomar
Tomar 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...
and Panwar being found among the western Ranghar.
In Pakistan
After independence of PakistanPakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
, the Haryana Ranghar have settled down mainly in the districts of Lahore
Lahore District
Lahore District is a district in the Punjab province of Pakistan that contains the city of Lahore, the district and provincial capital. The total area is...
, Sheikhupura
Sheikhupura District
Sheikhupura District is a district of Punjab province, Pakistan. Sheikhupura is the headquarters of Sheikhupura District. According to the 1998 census of Pakistan, the district had a population of 3,321,029 of which 25.45% were urban....
, Bhakkar
Bhakkar District
Bhakkar is a District in the Punjab province of Pakistan. The district was created in 1981 with Bhakkar city as the capital. It is located between 31° 10' and 32° 22' N. and 70° 47' and 72° E. with an area of , most of it lies in the desolate plain of the Thal, but the Kachhi or strip of...
, Bahawalnagar
Bahawalnagar
Bahawalnagar is the capital city of Bahawalnagar District in the Punjab province of Pakistan. As well as being district capital it also the administrative headquarters of the tehsil.-Administration:...
, Rahim yar Khan District (specially in Khanpur tehsil)Okara
Okara, Pakistan
Okara is the capital city of Okara District in the Punjab province of Pakistan. The name Okara is derived from Okaan, a name of a tree, the city is located south-west to the city of Lahore and is famous for its agriculture-based economy and cotton mills...
, Layyah
Layyah
Layyah, also spelt Leiah , is the capital city of the Layyah District in the Punjab province of Pakistan. It is located at 30°58'0N 70°56'0E with an altitude of 143 metres .-Old History:...
, Vehari
Vehari
Vehari is a city in the Punjab province in Pakistan. The city, which is the capital of the district and tehsil of the same name, is located at 30°1'0N 72°21'0E at an altitude of 135m , lies about from the regional metropolis of Multan and about north of the river Sutlej - the southernmost of...
, Sahiwal
Sahiwal District
Sahiwal District is a district in the Punjab province of Pakistan. As of 1998, it had a population of 1,843,194 people, 16.27% of which were located in urban areas. Since 2008, Sahiwal District along with Okara District and Pakpattan District has comprised the Sahiwal Division...
and Multan
Multan District
Multan District is a district in the Punjab province of Pakistan. According to the 1998 census of Pakistan it had a population of 3,116,851 of which 41.64% were urban. Its capital is the city of Multan....
of Punjab
Punjab (Pakistan)
Punjab is the most populous province of Pakistan, with approximately 45% of the country's total population. Forming most of the Punjab region, the province is bordered by Kashmir to the north-east, the Indian states of Punjab and Rajasthan to the east, the Pakistani province of Sindh to the...
. They speak a Haryanvi dialect which is often called Ranghari. Ranghar communities are also found in Mirpur Khas
Mirpur Khas District
Mirpur Khas District is one of the districts in the province of Sindh, Pakistan. According to the 1998 census of Pakistan, it had a population of 1,569,030 of which 18.60%-Administration:* Digri* Kot Ghulam Muhammad* Mirpurkhas...
and Nawabshah
Nawabshah District
Shaheed Benazirabad District is one of the districts in the province of Sindh, Pakistan. The district was renamed in September 2008 when most of MPAs of Nawabshah demanded renaming the district to honour the late party leader...
Districts of Sindh
Sindh
Sindh historically referred to as Ba'ab-ul-Islam , is one of the four provinces of Pakistan and historically is home to the Sindhi people. It is also locally known as the "Mehran". Though Muslims form the largest religious group in Sindh, a good number of Christians, Zoroastrians and Hindus can...
. Recent studies of the Ranghar communities in Pakistan
Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
have confirmed that they maintain a distinct identity. They have maintained the system of exogamous marriages, the practice of not marrying with in ones clan, which marks them out from neighbouring Punjabi
Punjabi people
The Punjabi people , ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ), also Panjabi people, are an Indo-Aryan group from South Asia. They are the second largest of the many ethnic groups in South Asia. They originate in the Punjab region, which has been been the location of some of the oldest civilizations in the world including, the...
Muslim
Muslim
A Muslim, also spelled Moslem, is an adherent of Islam, a monotheistic, Abrahamic religion based on the Quran, which Muslims consider the verbatim word of God as revealed to prophet Muhammad. "Muslim" is the Arabic term for "submitter" .Muslims believe that God is one and incomparable...
communities, which prefer marriages with first cousins. In districts of Pakpattan
Pakpattan District
Pakpattan District is a district of Punjab Province in Pakistan, Pakpattan is the district capital. According to the 1998 census of Pakistan, it had a population of 1,286,680 of which 14% were urban...
, Okara
Okara District
Okara District is a district of Punjab, Pakistan. The Multan Road connects the district capital, Okara with tLahore 110 km away. Okara began as a small town about 40 km from the city of Sahiwal. It later become a city in its own right. According to the 1998 census, the district had a...
, and Bahawalnagar
Bahawalnagar District
Bahawalnagar District is a district of Punjab province in Pakistan. The district is situated on the border, before the independence of Pakistan, Bahawal Nagar was a part of Bahawalpur state governed by the Nawab of Bahawalpur...
which have the densest concentrations of Rangarh, they consist mostly of small peasants, with many serving in the army, police and Civil Services. They maintain an overarching tribal council (panchayat in the Rangharhi dialect), which deals with a number of issues, such as punishments for petty crime or co-operation over village projects.
Most Ranghar are now bilingual, speaking Punjabi
Punjabi language
Punjabi is an Indo-Aryan language spoken by inhabitants of the historical Punjab region . For Sikhs, the Punjabi language stands as the official language in which all ceremonies take place. In Pakistan, Punjabi is the most widely spoken language...
and Sindhi
Sindhi language
Sindhi is the language of the Sindh region of Pakistan that is spoken by the Sindhi people. In India, it is among 22 constitutionally recognized languages, where Sindhis are a sizeable minority. It is spoken by 53,410,910 people in Pakistan, according to the national government's Statistics Division...
, as well as still speaking Ranghari. A large number of Ranghars are also found in the capital city of Islamabad
Islamabad
Islamabad is the capital of Pakistan and the tenth largest city in the country. Located within the Islamabad Capital Territory , the population of the city has grown from 100,000 in 1951 to 1.7 million in 2011...
. They speak Urdu with Ranghari accent.
In Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh abbreviation U.P. , is a state located in the northern part of India. With a population of over 200 million people, it is India's most populous state, as well as the world's most populous sub-national entity...
have by and large remained 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...
, with only a small trickle migrating to Pakistan
Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
. This community is endogamous, and divided into three broad categories, the Agnivanshi, the Chandravanshi and Suryavanshi, which are again divided into several biradaris or gotra
Gotra
In the Hindu society, the term Gotra broadly refers to people who are descendants in an unbroken male line from a common male ancestor. Panini defines gotra for grammatical purposes as apatyam pautraprabhrti gotram , which means "the word gotra denotes the progeny beginning with the son's son"...
s. The community is distinct from other neighbouring Muslim
Muslim
A Muslim, also spelled Moslem, is an adherent of Islam, a monotheistic, Abrahamic religion based on the Quran, which Muslims consider the verbatim word of God as revealed to prophet Muhammad. "Muslim" is the Arabic term for "submitter" .Muslims believe that God is one and incomparable...
communities, in that follow the custom of gotra exogamy, the practice of not marrying among one's father's or mother's clan. The community's primary function has remained agriculture. Animal husbandry and poultry are also secondary occupations. Like their Pakistan
Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
i counterparts, the Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh abbreviation U.P. , is a state located in the northern part of India. With a population of over 200 million people, it is India's most populous state, as well as the world's most populous sub-national entity...
Rangarh also have a tribal council. Offences that are dealt by the tribal council include adultery, elopement, disputes over land, water and theft. They are entirely Sunni, and town of Deoband
Deoband
Deoband is a city and a municipal board in Saharanpur district in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India. It is located in the upper Doab region of Uttar Pradesh. Deoband used to be surrounded by dense forests, and was believed to be the abode of the Goddess Durga, according to one tradition this is...
is in the centre of Rangarh territory, and many Rangarh are now Deobandi
Deobandi
Deobandi is a movement of Sunni Islam. The movement began at Darul Uloom Deoband in Deoband, India, where its foundation was laid on 30 May 1866.-History:...
.
In the Doab
The community in mainly distributed in the Doab
Doab
A Doab is a term used in India and Pakistan for a "tongue" or tract of land lying between two confluent rivers...
region, a tract of land between Ganges and Yamuna
Yamuna
The Yamuna is the largest tributary river of the Ganges in northern India...
rivers, which forms the western part of the state of Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh abbreviation U.P. , is a state located in the northern part of India. With a population of over 200 million people, it is India's most populous state, as well as the world's most populous sub-national entity...
. There main clans are the Pundir
Pundir
The Pundir is a Suryavanshi branch of Rajputs. The word itself is derived from the Sanskrit word Purandara literally meaning "the destroyer of forts". The Pundir Rajputs hold riyasat in Nahan, Garhwal, Nagaur and Saharanpur where their Kuldevis are situated...
, Chauhan
Chauhan
Chauhan, Chouhan or Chohan , , - is a clan who ruled parts of northern India in the Middle Ages. The clan is most famous for Rajput King Maharaja Prithviraj Chauhan...
, Bargujar and Bhatti. Starting with Saharanpur District
Saharanpur District
Saharanpur district is the northernmost of the districts of Uttar Pradesh state, India. Bordering the states of Haryana and Uttarakhand, and close to the foothills of Shivalik range, it lies in the northern part of the Doab region...
, their northern most settlement, their main distribution by clan is as follows; the Chauhan are found mainly in Saharanpur and Nakur, the Pundir
Pundir
The Pundir is a Suryavanshi branch of Rajputs. The word itself is derived from the Sanskrit word Purandara literally meaning "the destroyer of forts". The Pundir Rajputs hold riyasat in Nahan, Garhwal, Nagaur and Saharanpur where their Kuldevis are situated...
are found mainly in the Katha tract. Other clans include the Jadaun
Jadaun
The Jadaun are a clan of Chandravanshi Rajputs found in North India and Pakistan.-Origins:...
, Bhatti, Tomar
Tomar
Tomar 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...
and Rawat
Rawat
Rawat may refer to:* Rawat, Murree, a town in Punjab, Pakistan* Rawat Fort, early 16th century fort built by the Gakhars in Punjab, PakistanCommunities* Rawat Rajputs, ethnic group of India* Van Rawats, a native minority group from Uttarakhand, India....
, almost all of whom live in Saharanpur
Saharanpur
Saharanpur is a city and a Municipal Corporation in the state of Uttar Pradesh in northern India. It is the administrative headquarters of Saharanpur District as well as Saharanpur Division...
Tehsil, while the Panwar and Bargujar are found in Deoband
Deoband
Deoband is a city and a municipal board in Saharanpur district in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India. It is located in the upper Doab region of Uttar Pradesh. Deoband used to be surrounded by dense forests, and was believed to be the abode of the Goddess Durga, according to one tradition this is...
Tehsil. The Ranghars of the village of Kunda Kalan
Kunda Kalan
Kunda Kalan a village situated in the Gangoh Mandal of Saharanpur District in Uttar Pradesh, India. It is located 12.64 kilometres from the mandal headquarters at Gangoh and is 488 kilometres from the state capital in Lucknow...
played an important role in the events of the 1857 Indian Mutiny.
In Muzaffarnagar District
Muzaffarnagar District
Muzaffarnagar district is a district of Uttar Pradesh state in northern India. It is part of Saharanpur division. The town of Muzaffarnagar is the district headquarters.-Communication:...
, the main clans are the Chauhan, with smaller numbers of Bargujars, Panwars, Tomars and Bhattis. They are confined to the Kairana
Kairana
Kairana is a historical city and a municipal board and tehsil in Muzaffarnagar district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.-Geography:Kairana is located at . It has an average elevation of 242 metres .It is also near of river Yamuna...
and Budhana
Budhana
Budhana is a village, Block , Tehsil and a Nagar Panchayat in Muzaffarnagar district in the state of uttar pradesh, India.- Geography :Budhana is located at . It has an average elevation of 231 metres ....
tehsils. The only other family of importance are Sombansi of the village of Ainchauli
Inchauli
Inchauli is a village situated in the Khatauli Mandal of Muzaffarnagar District in Uttar Pradesh, India. The village is 11.7 kilometres from the Mandal headquarters at Khatauli and 23.7 kilometres from the district headquarters at Muzaffarnagar....
, who are said to have come from Awadh
Awadh
Awadh , also known in various British historical texts as Oudh or Oude derived from Ayodhya, is a region in the centre of the modern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, which was before independence known as the United Provinces of Agra and Oudh...
. In neighbouring Meerut District
Meerut District
Meerut district , is one of the districts of Uttar Pradesh state of India, and Meerut is the district headquarters. Meerut district is a part of Meerut division.-Demographics:...
, their main clans are Chauhan and Tomar
Tomar
Tomar 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...
.There are three main villages of Panwar rajputs Jasad Sultan Nagar, Zainpur (Dewli Khera) and Gotka in Sardhana Tehsil of Meerut district. The Pundir
Pundir
The Pundir is a Suryavanshi branch of Rajputs. The word itself is derived from the Sanskrit word Purandara literally meaning "the destroyer of forts". The Pundir Rajputs hold riyasat in Nahan, Garhwal, Nagaur and Saharanpur where their Kuldevis are situated...
of Bajhera village are one of the important Rajput families in Ghaziabad district. Other clans include the Bargujar, Bhatti, Bhale Sultan
Bhale Sultan
- Origin :The Bhale Sultan get their name from the Sanskrit bhala or javelin and the Arabic word sultan or ruler. Their name therefore means the ruler’s javelin or spear, and this name is said to have been bestowed upon them by the Mohammed Ghori. There are two traditions as to the origin of the...
and Sisodia
Sisodia
The 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...
. The Sisodia
Sisodia
The 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...
have nine villages in the district, while the Tomar
Tomar
Tomar 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...
have eight in Hapur
Hapur
Hapur is a city with a population of 216,100 located 65 kilometers east of the capital of India and noted as manufacturing hub of making Stainless Steel Pipes and Tubes, Hapur is also famous for paper cones and tubes....
and three in Baghpat (now a separate district). In total, they have forty-five villages in total.
In Bulandshahr District
Bulandshahr District
Bulandshahar District is a district of Uttar Pradesh state in northern India. Bulandshahr city is the district headquarters.-Geography:...
, they belong mainly they belong mainly to the Chauhan, Bhatti and Bargujar clans, while there are also considerable number of Panwar, Bais
Bais Rajput
The Bais Rajput , are an ancient Rajput clan consisting of the wealthy, warriors, entrepreneurs and Zamindar .The Bais Rajput are one of the Chattis Rajkul - 36 Royal Rajput lineages...
, Tomar
Tomar
Tomar 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...
and Bhale Sultan
Bhale Sultan
- Origin :The Bhale Sultan get their name from the Sanskrit bhala or javelin and the Arabic word sultan or ruler. Their name therefore means the ruler’s javelin or spear, and this name is said to have been bestowed upon them by the Mohammed Ghori. There are two traditions as to the origin of the...
. The Bargujar are further divided into five clans, the Lalkhani
Lalkhani
The Lalkhani are a Muslim Rajput community, found in North India. They are a sub-division of the Bargujar clan of Rajputs. The community is found mainly in the districts of Aligarh and Bulandshahr in Uttar Pradesh. They are found in Dataganj and Gunnaur tehsils of Badaun District...
, Ahmadkhani, Bikramkhani, Kamalkhani and Raimani. The Lalkhani
Lalkhani
The Lalkhani are a Muslim Rajput community, found in North India. They are a sub-division of the Bargujar clan of Rajputs. The community is found mainly in the districts of Aligarh and Bulandshahr in Uttar Pradesh. They are found in Dataganj and Gunnaur tehsils of Badaun District...
s have consider themselves distinct from other Rajput communities, having held large estates such that of Chhattari State and Pahasu State. In Aligarh district
Aligarh District
Aligarh District is a district in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. Its district seat is located in the city of Aligarh .The Aligarh District belongs to Aligarh Division...
there are also a number of Ranghar settlements. They are found mainly in Khair
Khair
Khair is a city and a municipal board in Aligarh district in the Indian state....
and Aligarh tehsils. There main clans are the Chauhan and Bargujar, including the famous Lalkhani family. The Chauhan Ranghar of Aligarh trace their descent from Rana Sengat, whose great grandfather was Chahara Deva, the brother of Prithviraj Chauhan. There are also a considerable number of Gehlot in Hathras
Hathras
Hathras is a city and a municipal board in Mahamaya Nagar district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It is the headquarters of the district that was created on 3 May 1997 by incorporating parts of Aligarh, Mathura and Agra districts. It forms a part of Aligarh Division...
, 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...
in Khair
Khair
Khair is a city and a municipal board in Aligarh district in the Indian state....
, Bais
Bais Rajput
The Bais Rajput , are an ancient Rajput clan consisting of the wealthy, warriors, entrepreneurs and Zamindar .The Bais Rajput are one of the Chattis Rajkul - 36 Royal Rajput lineages...
in Atrauli
Atrauli
Atrauli is a city and a municipal board in Aligarh district in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India.It is around 30 km far from Aligarh, which is famous for Aligarh Muslim University. Ex Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh MR...
and Khair
Khair
Khair is a city and a municipal board in Aligarh district in the Indian state....
and Bhadauria in Atrauli
Atrauli
Atrauli is a city and a municipal board in Aligarh district in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India.It is around 30 km far from Aligarh, which is famous for Aligarh Muslim University. Ex Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh MR...
.
In Mathura District
Mathura District
Mathura District is a district of Uttar Pradesh state of northern India. The historic town of Mathura is the district headquarters.The district is bounded on the northeast by Aligarh District, on the southeast by Hathras District, on the south by Agra District, and on the west by Rajasthan and...
, the Ranghar are found mainly in the tehsil
Tehsil
A Tehsil or Tahsil/Tahasil , also known as Taluk and Mandal, is an administrative division of some country/countries of South Asia....
s of Mathura, Chhata and Mahaban
Mahaban
Mahaban is a town and a nagar panchayat in Mathura district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.-Geography:Mahaban is located at . It has an average elevation of 176 metres .-Demographics:...
. They belong for the most part to the Bhale Sultan
Bhale Sultan
- Origin :The Bhale Sultan get their name from the Sanskrit bhala or javelin and the Arabic word sultan or ruler. Their name therefore means the ruler’s javelin or spear, and this name is said to have been bestowed upon them by the Mohammed Ghori. There are two traditions as to the origin of the...
biradari, with a smaller number of Chauhan and Jaiswar. These Bhale Sultan trace their ancestry to the Solanki
Solanki
The Solanki was a royal Hindu Indian dynasty that ruled parts of western and central India between the 10th to 13th centuries. A number of scholars including V. A. Smith assign them Gurjar origin....
rulers of Gujarat. According to the traditions of the Mathura Bhale Sultan, they descend from a Kirat Singh, and played an important role in the history of the district during Muslim
Muslim
A Muslim, also spelled Moslem, is an adherent of Islam, a monotheistic, Abrahamic religion based on the Quran, which Muslims consider the verbatim word of God as revealed to prophet Muhammad. "Muslim" is the Arabic term for "submitter" .Muslims believe that God is one and incomparable...
rule. The district is also home to Jaiswar clan, and the Jaiswar Ranghar are said to have been converted to Islam
Islam
Islam . The most common are and . : Arabic pronunciation varies regionally. The first vowel ranges from ~~. The second vowel ranges from ~~~...
during the rule of the 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...
Emperor Aurangzeb
Aurangzeb
Abul Muzaffar Muhy-ud-Din Muhammad Aurangzeb Alamgir , more commonly known as Aurangzeb or by his chosen imperial title Alamgir , was the sixth Mughal Emperor of India, whose reign lasted from 1658 until his death in 1707.Badshah Aurangzeb, having ruled most of the Indian subcontinent for nearly...
. They trace their descent to the town of Jais in Awadh
Awadh
Awadh , also known in various British historical texts as Oudh or Oude derived from Ayodhya, is a region in the centre of the modern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, which was before independence known as the United Provinces of Agra and Oudh...
, and their ancestor Jas Ram was a leper who came to Mathura as a pilgrim, and was miraculously cured. He settled down at Bhadanwara in Mat
Mat
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tehsil
Tehsil
A Tehsil or Tahsil/Tahasil , also known as Taluk and Mandal, is an administrative division of some country/countries of South Asia....
. In addition to the clans already referred to, this district and neighbouring Agra
Agra District
Agra District is one of the 70 districts of Uttar Pradesh state of India, and the historical city of Agra is the district headquarters. Agra district is a part of Agra division.-Geography:...
are also home to a community known as the Malkana
Malkana
The Malkana are a Muslim community found in Pakistan and North India. They are also known as Musalman Rajput.-History and origin:According to the traditions of the Farukhabad District Malkanas, they were originally members of the Hindu Rajput caste. They were converted during the reign of the...
. Unlike the Ranghar, the Malkana community is of a more mixed origin. Those in Mathura
Mathura District
Mathura District is a district of Uttar Pradesh state of northern India. The historic town of Mathura is the district headquarters.The district is bounded on the northeast by Aligarh District, on the southeast by Hathras District, on the south by Agra District, and on the west by Rajasthan and...
found mainly in and around the town of Sadabad
Sadabad
Sadabad is a town and a nagar panchayat in Mahamaya Nagar district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. As a part of " Brij Ksetra", it enjoys the rich cultural heriatge.-Geography:Sadabad is located at...
are for the most part Gaurwa
Gaurwa
The Gaurwa are a Rajput community, found in the Punjab province of Pakistan, and the states of Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and Delhi in India.-History and origin:...
s and Jats. This distinction also reinforced by the fact that there is no intermarriage between the Malkana
Malkana
The Malkana are a Muslim community found in Pakistan and North India. They are also known as Musalman Rajput.-History and origin:According to the traditions of the Farukhabad District Malkanas, they were originally members of the Hindu Rajput caste. They were converted during the reign of the...
and recognized Ranghar clans such as the Bhale Sultan
Bhale Sultan
- Origin :The Bhale Sultan get their name from the Sanskrit bhala or javelin and the Arabic word sultan or ruler. Their name therefore means the ruler’s javelin or spear, and this name is said to have been bestowed upon them by the Mohammed Ghori. There are two traditions as to the origin of the...
.
In Agra District
Agra District
Agra District is one of the 70 districts of Uttar Pradesh state of India, and the historical city of Agra is the district headquarters. Agra district is a part of Agra division.-Geography:...
, the Ranghar communities are found mainly in trans Yamuna
Yamuna
The Yamuna is the largest tributary river of the Ganges in northern India...
tract of this district. They belong for the most part to the Kachwaha
Kachwaha
Kachwaha are a Suryavanshi Kshatriya clan who ruled a number of kingdoms and princely states in India such as Alwar, Maihar, Talcher, while the largest kingdom was Jaipur which was founded by Maharaja Sawai Jai Singh II in 1727...
clan, found in villages in and around the towns of Fatehabad
Fatehabad
Fatehabad may refer to:* Fatehabad, Afghanistan* Fatehabad, Haryana a town in Haryana, India* Fatehabad district, a district in Haryana, India* Fatehabad, Madhya Pradesh, a city in Madhya Pradesh, India* Fatehabad, Agra, a village in Uttar Pradesh, India...
and Kiraoli
Kiraoli
Kiraoli is a town and a nagar panchayat in Agra district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.-Geography:Kiraoli is located at . It has an average elevation of 168 metres ....
. This community are also found near Etmadpur
Etmadpur
Etmadpur is a town in Agra district in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India. It's located at a distance of 19 km from Agra towards the east of the city of Agra. It is 274 km far from state capital Lucknow.-Demographics:...
and near the city of Agra
Agra
Agra a.k.a. Akbarabad is a city on the banks of the river Yamuna in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh, India, west of state capital, Lucknow and south from national capital New Delhi. With a population of 1,686,976 , it is one of the most populous cities in Uttar Pradesh and the 19th most...
. There is also settlements of Chauhan Ranghar in Firozabad District, who claim a connection with the famous family of Mainpuri Chauhans. Other than these two clans, there are small number of Tomar
Tomar
Tomar 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...
, Panwar and Sikarwar
Sikarwar
Sikarwar is a clan of Rajputs found around Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh. Sikarwars were the founders of Vijaypur Sikri by Babur.Some Jatt clans have adopted 'Sikarwar' as their Gotras....
s found scattered throughout the district. The Sikarwar are said to have given the name to Fatehpur Sikri
Fatehpur Sikri
Fatehpur Sikri is a city and a municipal board in Agra district in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India. Built near the much older Sikri, the historical city of Fatehabad, as it was first named, was constructed by Mughal emperor Akbar beginning in 1570...
, the legendary capital of the 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...
Emperor Akbar. Most of the Sikri Sikarwars were converted to Islam
Islam
Islam . The most common are and . : Arabic pronunciation varies regionally. The first vowel ranges from ~~. The second vowel ranges from ~~~...
during the 16th Century. Like Mathura, Agra is also home to a large number of Malkana
Malkana
The Malkana are a Muslim community found in Pakistan and North India. They are also known as Musalman Rajput.-History and origin:According to the traditions of the Farukhabad District Malkanas, they were originally members of the Hindu Rajput caste. They were converted during the reign of the...
s. They are found mainly in six villages near the town of Kiraoli
Kiraoli
Kiraoli is a town and a nagar panchayat in Agra district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.-Geography:Kiraoli is located at . It has an average elevation of 168 metres ....
. The Kiraoli
Kiraoli
Kiraoli is a town and a nagar panchayat in Agra district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.-Geography:Kiraoli is located at . It has an average elevation of 168 metres ....
Malkana trace their descent from a Jat, while other Malkanas such as those in Etmadpur
Etmadpur
Etmadpur is a town in Agra district in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India. It's located at a distance of 19 km from Agra towards the east of the city of Agra. It is 274 km far from state capital Lucknow.-Demographics:...
claim to have originally been Panwar
Paramara
Paramara is a Maratha, Gurjar,& Rajput clan of India.The Paramara clan belongs to the Agnivansha of Rajputs ancient Kshatriyas...
, while those in Fatehabad
Fatehabad
Fatehabad may refer to:* Fatehabad, Afghanistan* Fatehabad, Haryana a town in Haryana, India* Fatehabad district, a district in Haryana, India* Fatehabad, Madhya Pradesh, a city in Madhya Pradesh, India* Fatehabad, Agra, a village in Uttar Pradesh, India...
claim to have been Parihar
Parihar
Parihar 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...
, and those in Kheragarh
Kheragarh
Kheragarh is a town and a nagar panchayat in Agra district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. The distance of the town from Agra is 40 kilometers.-Demographics:...
to have originally been Bania
Bania (caste)
Bania is an occupational caste of bankers, money-lenders, dealers in grains, spices and in modern times numerous commercial enterprises. Baniya is a distinct caste mostly coming from Western India and Central India but spread now all over India...
s. Like in Mathura
Mathura District
Mathura District is a district of Uttar Pradesh state of northern India. The historic town of Mathura is the district headquarters.The district is bounded on the northeast by Aligarh District, on the southeast by Hathras District, on the south by Agra District, and on the west by Rajasthan and...
, the two Rajput groupings do not intermarry. The Ranghar groups are by and large fairly orthodox, while the Malkana have preserved a lot more of their 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...
traditions.
In Etah District
Etah District
Etah district is one of the districts of Uttar Pradesh state of India, and Etah town is the district headquarters. Etah district is a part of Aligarh Division. It is dominated by Yadavs and Rajputs.-Economy:...
, there main clans are the Bhatti, Chauhan and Bhale Sultan. The Chauhans are descended from the famous Chauhan family of Mainpuri
Mainpuri
Mainpuri is a city and a municipal board in Mainpuri district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It is the administrative headquarters of the Mainpuri district and is situated to the north-east of Agra.-Geography:...
. They are found mainly in Aliganj
Aliganj
Aliganj is a city and a municipal board in Etah district in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India.-Geography:Aliganj is located at . It has an average elevation of 154 metres .-Demographics:...
and Kasganj
Kasganj
Kasganj is a city and a district headquarters of Kanshi Ram Nagar district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.-Geography:Kasganj is located at . It has an average elevation of 177 metres . Situated on the banks of river Kali, the town is in proximity of the Himalayas foothills...
. The Bhattis are found mainly in Azamnagar Tehsil
Tehsil
A Tehsil or Tahsil/Tahasil , also known as Taluk and Mandal, is an administrative division of some country/countries of South Asia....
, with Bhargain
Bhargain
Bhargain is a town and a nagar panchayat in Etah district in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India.-Demographics: India census, Bhargain had a population Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Bhargain has an average literacy rate of 36%, lower than the national average of 59.5%;...
being their most important settlememt. While the Bhale Sultan
Bhale Sultan
- Origin :The Bhale Sultan get their name from the Sanskrit bhala or javelin and the Arabic word sultan or ruler. Their name therefore means the ruler’s javelin or spear, and this name is said to have been bestowed upon them by the Mohammed Ghori. There are two traditions as to the origin of the...
are found mainly in Mohanpur
Mohanpur
-In India:*Mohanpur, Uttar Pradesh, a town in Etah district, Uttar Pradesh*Mohanpur , a division in West Midnapore district, West Bengal*Mohanpur, Bihar, a village in Darbhanga district, Bihar...
, and are related to the Bhale Sultan of Bulandshahr District
Bulandshahr District
Bulandshahar District is a district of Uttar Pradesh state in northern India. Bulandshahr city is the district headquarters.-Geography:...
.
Here is a list of the Ranghar clans tabulated for 1891 Census of India.
| Tribe | Saharanpur District Saharanpur District Saharanpur district is the northernmost of the districts of Uttar Pradesh state, India. Bordering the states of Haryana and Uttarakhand, and close to the foothills of Shivalik range, it lies in the northern part of the Doab region... | Muzaffarnagar District Muzaffarnagar District Muzaffarnagar district is a district of Uttar Pradesh state in northern India. It is part of Saharanpur division. The town of Muzaffarnagar is the district headquarters.-Communication:... | Meerut District Meerut District Meerut district , is one of the districts of Uttar Pradesh state of India, and Meerut is the district headquarters. Meerut district is a part of Meerut division.-Demographics:... | Bulandshahr District Bulandshahr District Bulandshahar District is a district of Uttar Pradesh state in northern India. Bulandshahr city is the district headquarters.-Geography:... | Aligarh District Aligarh District Aligarh District is a district in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. Its district seat is located in the city of Aligarh .The Aligarh District belongs to Aligarh Division... | Mathura District Mathura District Mathura District is a district of Uttar Pradesh state of northern India. The historic town of Mathura is the district headquarters.The district is bounded on the northeast by Aligarh District, on the southeast by Hathras District, on the south by Agra District, and on the west by Rajasthan and... | Agra District Agra District Agra District is one of the 70 districts of Uttar Pradesh state of India, and the historical city of Agra is the district headquarters. Agra district is a part of Agra division.-Geography:... | Etah District Etah District Etah district is one of the districts of Uttar Pradesh state of India, and Etah town is the district headquarters. Etah district is a part of Aligarh Division. It is dominated by Yadavs and Rajputs.-Economy:... | Etawah District Etawah District Etawah district is a district in the southwestern portion of Uttar Pradesh state of India. Etawah town is the district headquarters. Etawah district is part of Kanpur Division. The district covers an area of 2311 km²... |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bargujar | 64 | 1,092 | 147 | 4,006 | 9 | 140 | 9 | 106 | 5,573 | |
| Bhale Sultan Bhale Sultan - Origin :The Bhale Sultan get their name from the Sanskrit bhala or javelin and the Arabic word sultan or ruler. Their name therefore means the ruler’s javelin or spear, and this name is said to have been bestowed upon them by the Mohammed Ghori. There are two traditions as to the origin of the... |
27 | 4,790 | 3 | 4,820 | ||||||
| Bhatti | 443 | 343 | 576 | 2,455 | 49 | 49 | 2,671 | 6,577 | ||
| Chauhan Chauhan Chauhan, Chouhan or Chohan , , - is a clan who ruled parts of northern India in the Middle Ages. The clan is most famous for Rajput King Maharaja Prithviraj Chauhan... |
7,766 | 4,056 | 6,730 | 7,236 | 2,604 | 416 | 154 | 943 | 173 | 30,078 |
| Gautam Gautam Rajputs -History and origin:The Gautam claim descent from a Brahmin called Siringhi, who married a daughter of the Gaharwar rajah. For his dowry he obtained all the country between Allahabad to Haridwar. They are said to have originated in the region above or around the doab area of the upper Gangetic plain... |
106 | 106 | ||||||||
| Gehlot | 8 | 165 | 376 | 1,304 | 1,391 | 173 | 26 | 14 | 32 | 3,489 |
| Jadaun Jadaun The Jadaun are a clan of Chandravanshi Rajputs found in North India and Pakistan.-Origins:... |
413 | 38 | 151 | 81 | 683 | |||||
| Jaiswar | 58 | 1,000 | 1,058 | |||||||
| Lalkhani Lalkhani The Lalkhani are a Muslim Rajput community, found in North India. They are a sub-division of the Bargujar clan of Rajputs. The community is found mainly in the districts of Aligarh and Bulandshahr in Uttar Pradesh. They are found in Dataganj and Gunnaur tehsils of Badaun District... |
2 | 170 | 3 | 127 | 43 | 345 | ||||
| Malkana Malkana The Malkana are a Muslim community found in Pakistan and North India. They are also known as Musalman Rajput.-History and origin:According to the traditions of the Farukhabad District Malkanas, they were originally members of the Hindu Rajput caste. They were converted during the reign of the... |
1,000 | 4,546 | 28 | 5,574 | ||||||
| Panwar | 313 | 486 | 885 | 567 | 210 | 2,686 | 3,999 | |||
| Pundir Pundir The Pundir is a Suryavanshi branch of Rajputs. The word itself is derived from the Sanskrit word Purandara literally meaning "the destroyer of forts". The Pundir Rajputs hold riyasat in Nahan, Garhwal, Nagaur and Saharanpur where their Kuldevis are situated... |
7,267 | 3,875 | 15,680 | 79 | 89 | 26,990 | ||||
| Tomar Tomar Tomar 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... |
62 | 32 | 3,016 | 607 | 210 | 38 | 43 | 26 | 57 | 4,091 |
Please Note: that Meerut District
Meerut District
Meerut district , is one of the districts of Uttar Pradesh state of India, and Meerut is the district headquarters. Meerut district is a part of Meerut division.-Demographics:...
has now been divide into three districts, Baghpat, Ghaziabad and Meerut. Similarly Aligarh District
Aligarh District
Aligarh District is a district in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. Its district seat is located in the city of Aligarh .The Aligarh District belongs to Aligarh Division...
too has been divided into Hathras and Aligarh.
In Rohilkhand
The Muslim Rajputs of the Rohilkhand
Rohilkhand
Rohilkhand is a region of northwestern Uttar Pradesh state of India.Rohilkhand lies on the upper Ganges alluvial plain and has an area of about 25,000 km²/10,000 square miles...
region are also referred to as Ranghar. They belong mainly to the Bhatti and Chauhan clans. Starting with Moradabad district
Moradabad District
Moradabad district is one of the districts of Uttar Pradesh state of India, and Moradabad town is the district headquarters. Moradabad district is a part of Moradabad division...
, the Ranghar are found mainly in Sambhal
Sambhal
Sambhal is a town and tehsil and headquarters of Bhimnagar district in the North Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. Sambhal is an ancient settlement that was also important during the period of Muslim rule and was one of Sikandar Lodi ’s provincial capitals in the late 15th and early 16th...
, and Bilari
Bilari
Bilari is a city and a municipal board in Moradabad district in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India.-Demographics: India census, Bilari has a population of 30,246, of whom 15,992 are males and 14,254 are females. Children aged less than or equal to six years total 5,229, of which 2,697 are males and...
. The Chauhans are concentrated in Sambhal
Sambhal
Sambhal is a town and tehsil and headquarters of Bhimnagar district in the North Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. Sambhal is an ancient settlement that was also important during the period of Muslim rule and was one of Sikandar Lodi ’s provincial capitals in the late 15th and early 16th...
, the 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...
in Thakurdwara
Thakurdwara
Thakurdwara is a city and in Moradabad district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh and 19th largest tehsil of Uttar Pradesh.-Geography:Thakurdwara is located at . It has an average elevation of . This is .The city is situated on Kashipur-Moradabad, The world famous Jim Corbett National Park is...
and Bilari
Bilari
Bilari is a city and a municipal board in Moradabad district in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India.-Demographics: India census, Bilari has a population of 30,246, of whom 15,992 are males and 14,254 are females. Children aged less than or equal to six years total 5,229, of which 2,697 are males and...
. Other clans are the Bargujars of Sambhal, the Katehria in Moradabad, and Sombansis found in the entire district. In addition, the district is also home to a large colony of Khokhar Rajputs, who settled in the district during the rule of the Mughal Emperor
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...
Babar
Babar
Babar means Lion. Babar may refer to:Names* Babur , 16th-century ruler of Indian subcontinent and founder of the Mughal Empire* Babar Luck, musician from England...
. They are said to have come originally from Sialkot in Punjab, where they are still are a large and important Rajput tribe. In the neighbouring Jyotiba Phule Nagar District
Jyotiba Phule Nagar District
Jyotiba Phule Nagar district is one of the 72 districts of Uttar Pradesh state in northern India. Amroha town is the district headquarters. According to Government of India, the district is one of the Minority Concentrated District in India on the basis of the 2001 census data on population,...
, the Ranghar are found mainly in the tehsils of Hasanpur
Hasanpur
Hasanpur is a city and a municipal board in Jyotiba Phule Nagar district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.-Education:RGM Computer Education & V.T.I. Near munsifi Branch...
and Amroha
Amroha
Amroha is a small town in the north-western Uttar Pradesh state in northern India. It is located north-west of Moradabad, near the Sot River...
. The Gaur are found mainly in Hasanpur, the Bargujars in Amroha,the Katehria of Hassanpur, the Bhatti in Hassanpur, and the Tomar in Hasanpur and Amroha.
In Bijnor District, there main clans are the Chauhans found in Dhampur, Nagina and Bijnor tehsils, Panwar and Bhatti in the western part of the district, and Sisodia in Dhampur.[26] The Ranghar in Rampur District, for the most part belonged to the Katehriya and Bhatti clans. They are pretty evenly distributed all over the district.
The Ranghar in Bareilly District
Bareilly District
Bareilly district is one of the districts of Uttar Pradesh state in northern India. City of Bareilly is the district headquarters. The district consists of six tehsils. These are: Aonla, Baheri, City of Bareilly, Faridpur, Meerganj and Nawabganj. Bareilly district is a part of Bareilly Division....
are found mainly in Bareilly
Bareilly
Bareilly is a prominent city in Bareilly district in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. Standing on the Ramganga river, it is the capital of the Bareilly division and the geographical region Rohilkhand...
, Baheri
Baheri
Baheri is a town and a municipal board in Bareilly district in the state of Uttar pradesh, India.-History:It was a part/village of Kurmanchal kingdom of Kumaon....
and Nawabganj
Nawabganj
Nawabganj may refer to:Places in Bangladesh:* Nawabganj District,* Nawabganj Upazila, Dhaka,* Nawabganj Upazila, Dinajpur.Places in India:* Uttar Pradesh**Nawabganj, Kanpur**Nawabganj, a tehsil in Barabanki**Nawabganj, Bareilly**Nawabganj, Gonda...
. In terms of importance, the Jadaun
Jadaun
The Jadaun are a clan of Chandravanshi Rajputs found in North India and Pakistan.-Origins:...
of Aonla
Aonla
Aonla may mean:*Indian gooseberry is a deciduous tree of the Phyllanthaceae family*Aonla, Uttar Pradesh - a place in Uttar Pradesh, India*Aonla Aonla was a capital of Rohilkand...
are perhaps to the most prominent family in the district. Other clans include the Chauhan, Sombansi and Bhatti. The village of Thiriya Nizamat Khan
Thiriya Nizamat Khan
Thiriya Nizamat Khan is a town and a nagar panchayat in Bareilly district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. India census, Thiriya Nizamat Khan had a population of 25,251. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Thiriya Nizamat Khan has an average literacy rate of 72%, higher...
is an important Bhatti settlement in Bareilly District.
In Badaun District
Badaun District
Budaun district is one of the districts of Uttar Pradesh state of India, and Budaun town is the district headquarters. Budaun district is a part of Bareilly division. The district covers an area of 5168 km²...
, the main Ranghar clans are the Bargujar, Bhatti, Chauhan and Panwar. The Chauhan are found mainly in Bisauli
Bisauli
Bisauli is a city and a municipal board in Badaun district in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India.Bisauli's old name was Bansauri and Dude Khan was the Last Nabab of Bisauli. Bisauli is a Tehsil of District Badaun which has now set on growth as various Indian and multinationals started finding...
, Dataganj
Dataganj
Dataganj is a town and a nagar panchayat in Badaun district in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India.-Geography:Dataganj is located at . It has an average elevation of 158 metres .-Demographics:...
and Badaun. In numbers, they are the largest clan. The Bargujar are found mainly in Dataganj and Gunnaur, and belong to the Lalkhani
Lalkhani
The Lalkhani are a Muslim Rajput community, found in North India. They are a sub-division of the Bargujar clan of Rajputs. The community is found mainly in the districts of Aligarh and Bulandshahr in Uttar Pradesh. They are found in Dataganj and Gunnaur tehsils of Badaun District...
family, while the Panwar are found in Gunnaur. Kakrala
Kakrala
Kakrala is a city and municipal board in Badaun district in Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.-Demographics: India census, Kakrala had a population of 54,000. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Kakrala has an average literacy rate of 43%, lower than the national average of 59.5%:...
is an important Bhatti village in Badaun District.
The Ranghar of Shahjahanpur District
Shahjahanpur District
Shahjahanpur district is one of the historical districts of Uttar Pradesh in the republic of India. It is a part of Bareilly division. The main town is Shahjahanpur and its Tehsils are: Powayan, Tilhar, Jalalabad, and Kanth....
, for the most part belonged to the Chauhan, Katehriya and Sombansi tribes. The former are concentrated in Tilhar, the other two clans are found throughout the district.
Here is a list of the main tribes, as tabulated by 1891 Census of India.
| Tribe | Bareilly District Bareilly District Bareilly district is one of the districts of Uttar Pradesh state in northern India. City of Bareilly is the district headquarters. The district consists of six tehsils. These are: Aonla, Baheri, City of Bareilly, Faridpur, Meerganj and Nawabganj. Bareilly district is a part of Bareilly Division.... | Bijnor District Bijnor District Bijnor is a district of Uttar Pradesh state of India. Bijnor city is the district headquarters.-Geography :... | Badaun District Badaun District Budaun district is one of the districts of Uttar Pradesh state of India, and Budaun town is the district headquarters. Budaun district is a part of Bareilly division. The district covers an area of 5168 km²... | Moradabad District Moradabad District Moradabad district is one of the districts of Uttar Pradesh state of India, and Moradabad town is the district headquarters. Moradabad district is a part of Moradabad division... | Shahjahanpur District Shahjahanpur District Shahjahanpur district is one of the historical districts of Uttar Pradesh in the republic of India. It is a part of Bareilly division. The main town is Shahjahanpur and its Tehsils are: Powayan, Tilhar, Jalalabad, and Kanth.... | Pilibhit District Pilibhit District Pilibhit district is one of the districts in the state of Uttar Pradesh in India, and Pilibhit city is the district headquarters. Pilibhit district is a part of Bareilly Division.The city is famous for its contribution to Bollywood, Urdu literature and its involvement in Politics of India... | Rampur State Rampur State Rampur State was a princely state of India.- History:The Rohilla War of 1774-5 began when the Rohillas reneged on a debt they owed the Nawab of Oudh for military assistance against the Marathas in 1772. The Rohillas were defeated and driven from their former capital of Bareilly by the Nawab of Oudh... | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bachgoti Bachgoti - Origin :The Bachgoti claim descent from Chauhan Rajputs, settled in Mainpuri. These Mainpuri Chauhan fled Delhi under the leadership of Bariar Singh. The fugitives settled in Sultanpur in eastern Uttar Pradesh. According to their traditions, they are descended from Rana Sangat, a great nephew of... |
119 | 119 | ||||||
| Bais Bais Rajput The Bais Rajput , are an ancient Rajput clan consisting of the wealthy, warriors, entrepreneurs and Zamindar .The Bais Rajput are one of the Chattis Rajkul - 36 Royal Rajput lineages... |
15 | 212 | 173 | 400 | ||||
| Bargujar | 321 | 363 | 156 | 40 | 880 | |||
| Bhatti | 3,762 | 514 | 605 | 4,881 | ||||
| Chandel Chandel Chandela may refer to* Chandela, a Rajput clan in India* Chandel district, a district in Manipur, India* Suresh Chandel, Indian politician... |
29 | 85 | 114 | |||||
| Chauhan Chauhan Chauhan, Chouhan or Chohan , , - is a clan who ruled parts of northern India in the Middle Ages. The clan is most famous for Rajput King Maharaja Prithviraj Chauhan... |
239 | 2,100 | 283 | 1,228 | 375 | 13 | 2,138 | |
| Gehlot | 63 | 13 | 15 | 91 | ||||
| Panwar | 123 | 123 | ||||||
| Sombansi | 197 | 386 | 8 | 591 | ||||
| Tomar Tomar Tomar 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... |
207 | 70 | 107 | 4 | 388 | |||
In Delhi
The Ranghar of Delhi are said to have converted to IslamIslam
Islam . The most common are and . : Arabic pronunciation varies regionally. The first vowel ranges from ~~. The second vowel ranges from ~~~...
, during the reign of the 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...
Emperor Aurangzeb
Aurangzeb
Abul Muzaffar Muhy-ud-Din Muhammad Aurangzeb Alamgir , more commonly known as Aurangzeb or by his chosen imperial title Alamgir , was the sixth Mughal Emperor of India, whose reign lasted from 1658 until his death in 1707.Badshah Aurangzeb, having ruled most of the Indian subcontinent for nearly...
. The conversion initially is said to have had little effect on the community. Their social customs remained unaltered, their rules of marriage and inheritance remained unaltered, save that they shaved their scalp lock and upper edge of their moustache. The community was historically connected with the Ranghar 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...
, but their emigration to Pakistan
Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
has led to commencement of relations with the Ranghar of the Doab
Doab
A Doab is a term used in India and Pakistan for a "tongue" or tract of land lying between two confluent rivers...
. A good many of the 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...
Ranghar have also emigrated to Pakistan
Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
, and are now found mainly in Mirpurkhas District, in Sindh
Sindh
Sindh historically referred to as Ba'ab-ul-Islam , is one of the four provinces of Pakistan and historically is home to the Sindhi people. It is also locally known as the "Mehran". Though Muslims form the largest religious group in Sindh, a good number of Christians, Zoroastrians and Hindus can...
. There main clans are the Badpyar, Bhatti, Chauhan
Chauhan
Chauhan, Chouhan or Chohan , , - is a clan who ruled parts of northern India in the Middle Ages. The clan is most famous for Rajput King Maharaja Prithviraj Chauhan...
and Tomar
Tomar
Tomar 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...
.
According to the 1911 Census of India the main clans were as follows:
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Tribe Sonepat Tehsil Delhi DelhiDelhi , 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...
TehsilBalabgarh Tehsil
Total Awan Awan (Pakistan)Awan , is a South Asian Zamindar tribe, putatively of Arab origin, living predominantly in northern, central, and western parts of Punjab, Pakistan...
1,520 2,172 3,821 7,513 Badpyar 137 851 988 Chauhan ChauhanChauhan, 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...
1,098 1,313 265 2,676 Jawal 219 8 47 288
The Ranghar in 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...
were found mainly in villages, around the city. Their most important settlement was OkhlaOkhlaOkhla, is a neighbourhood around the old village in South Delhi district, though it is most known as the Okhla Industrial Area or Okhla Industrial Estate, an industrial suburb of New Delhi in South Delhi and mainly divided in three phases...
, which now been incorporated into the city. The spread of 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...
has led to the incorporation of many other Ranghar villages into the city. There are still a small number of Ranghar villages in the west of 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...
, along the border with Rohtak DistrictRohtak DistrictRohtak district is one of the 21 districts of Haryana state in northern India. It is located in the southeast of Haryana and northwest of Delhi, bounded by Jind and Sonipat districts to the north, Jhajjar and Sonipat districts to the east, and Hissar, Sirsa, and Bhiwani districts to the west...
. They are remnants of the large communities of Panwar and Chauhan communities in region. Much of the Ranghar land was taken over by the Delhi Development AuthorityDelhi Development AuthorityThe Delhi Development Authority was created in 1955 under the provisions of the Delhi Development Act "to promote and secure the development of Delhi".-History:...
in the 1950s and 60s. This has led to landlessness, and many are now engaged as industrial labourers. There has thus been a marked decline in the fortunes of the Rajputs.
The community is entirely Sunni MuslimMuslimA Muslim, also spelled Moslem, is an adherent of Islam, a monotheistic, Abrahamic religion based on the Quran, which Muslims consider the verbatim word of God as revealed to prophet Muhammad. "Muslim" is the Arabic term for "submitter" .Muslims believe that God is one and incomparable...
, and many are now gravitating towards the orthodox DeobandiDeobandiDeobandi is a movement of Sunni Islam. The movement began at Darul Uloom Deoband in Deoband, India, where its foundation was laid on 30 May 1866.-History:...
sect. They remain endogamous, only rarely marrying out, and then only with other Rajput communities in Meerut, and still maintain gotraGotraIn the Hindu society, the term Gotra broadly refers to people who are descendants in an unbroken male line from a common male ancestor. Panini defines gotra for grammatical purposes as apatyam pautraprabhrti gotram , which means "the word gotra denotes the progeny beginning with the son's son"...
exogamy. The traditional tribal council is no longer as effective, as the community has rapidly urbanized.
Clans of the Haryana Ranghar
Here is a brief description, with reference of the historic distribution of the Rajput clans of 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...
.
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...
The 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...
Muslim Chauhans all claimed descent from Rana Har Rai, and connect themselves with Prithvi Raj, the last Chauhan Raja of North IndiaNorth IndiaNorth India, known natively as Uttar Bhārat or Shumālī Hindustān , is a loosely defined region in the northern part of India. The exact meaning of the term varies by usage...
. Perhaps the most widespread of the Ambala Division tribe, found in almost every district. In Karnal and Ambala, they were found all along the valley of the Yamuna. In the Rewari Tehsil of Gurgaon District, they formed important communities. According to 1911 Census of India, they numbered 73,604.
Bargujar
The Muslim branch of the Bargujar were found mainly in JhajjarJhajjarJhajjar is a town in Jhajjar district in the Indian state of Haryana.-Geography:Jhajjar is located at . It has an average elevation of 220 metres .-Demographics:...
- Beri, RewariRewariRewari is a city and a municipal council in Rewari district in the Indian state of Haryana. It is located in south-west Haryana around from Delhi and from Gurgaon.- Etymology :...
TehsilTehsilA Tehsil or Tahsil/Tahasil , also known as Taluk and Mandal, is an administrative division of some country/countries of South Asia....
of GurgaonGurgaonGurgaon is the second largest city in the Indian state of Haryana. Gurgaon is the industrial and financial center of Haryana. It is located 30 km south of national capital New Delhi, about 10 kilometers from Dwarka Sub City and 268 km south of Chandigarh, the state capital...
District.
MandaharMandaharThe Mandahar are tribe of Rajputs, once found in Kaithal , Haryana . They are now found in Pakistan. A few Mandahar are also found in Saharanpur District in Uttar Pradesh.-Origin:...
The Mandahars claim descent from Loa, son of RamRamaRama or full name Ramachandra is considered to be the seventh avatar of Vishnu in Hinduism, and a king of Ayodhya in ancient Indian...
and grandson of Raja JasrathDasarathaDasharatha was a king of Ayodhya of the Ikshvaku dynasty whose life story is narrated principally in the Hindu epic Ramayana...
of 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...
traditions. They converted to Islam in time of the Firuz Shah Tughlaq, Sultan of Delhi, in the 14th century. The tribe was found almost entirely in the old Karnal DistrictKarnal DistrictKarnal district is one of the 21 districts of Haryana state in northern India. Karnal town is the administrative headquarters of the district. Other major towns in this district are Assandh, Gharaunda, Nilokheri, Indri and Uncha Siwana. This district is part of Rohtak Division.-History:Karnal...
, and as well as a few around SamanaSamana-Dominican Republic:*Samaná Province*Samaná, Dominican Republic, or Santa Bárbara de Samaná, the capital of Samaná Province*Samaná Peninsula*Cape Samana on Samaná Peninsula*Samaná Bay, a body of water in the Atlantic next to the Samaná Peninsula...
in Patiala.
Panwar
In Haryana, the PanhwarPanhwarPanhwar or Panwar are a Sindhi Muslim Rajput tribe found in Sindh, Punjab and Azad Kashmir in Pakistan. The term Panwhar is used for the Parmar Rajputs clans that have converted to Islam, and are settled in what is now Pakistani territory.-History:...
or Puar were after the Chauhan, the principal tribe. They used Rao as a title. The Ranghar in Rohtak DistrictRohtak DistrictRohtak district is one of the 21 districts of Haryana state in northern India. It is located in the southeast of Haryana and northwest of Delhi, bounded by Jind and Sonipat districts to the north, Jhajjar and Sonipat districts to the east, and Hissar, Sirsa, and Bhiwani districts to the west...
were almost entirely Panhwar, and acorrding to the 1911 Census of India they numbered 18,352. According to their tradition, the Panwhar immigrated from DharDharDhār is located in the Malwa region of western Madhya Pradesh state in central India. It is the administrative headquarters of Dhar District. The town is located west of Mhow, above sea level...
anagri (a place said to be somewhere in Deccan), and intermarried with the Chauhans, who gave them lands around RohtakRohtakRohtak City is a Municipal Corporation in Rohtak district that styles itself as the "Heart of Haryana". It is located 70 km Northwest of New Delhi and 210 km South of the state capital Chandigarh at the NH 10...
and KalanaurKalanaurKalanaur is a town and a nagar panchayat in Gurdaspur district in the Indian state of Punjab.-Demographics:As per the 2001 census of India, Kalanaur has a population of 12,915. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Those under 6 years of age constitute 13% of the population. The...
.
They have all emigrated to Pakistan, after 1947, and are found in OkaraOkara DistrictOkara District is a district of Punjab, Pakistan. The Multan Road connects the district capital, Okara with tLahore 110 km away. Okara began as a small town about 40 km from the city of Sahiwal. It later become a city in its own right. According to the 1998 census, the district had a...
, KasurKasurKasur , the capital of Kasur District in Pakistan. Kasur is located adjacent to the border of Ganda Singh Wala between Pakistan and India, and is a tourist attraction because of the daily occurring Flags lowering ceremony...
and SahiwalSahiwalSahiwal is a city in Punjab, Pakistan. It is the administrative centre of Sahiwal District and Sahiwal Division. Sahiwal is approximately 180 km from the major city Lahore and is the city between Lahore and Multan...
districts.
PundirPundirThe Pundir is a Suryavanshi branch of Rajputs. The word itself is derived from the Sanskrit word Purandara literally meaning "the destroyer of forts". The Pundir Rajputs hold riyasat in Nahan, Garhwal, Nagaur and Saharanpur where their Kuldevis are situated...
The Pundir were found mainly in what is now Yamunanagar district, along the banks of the YamunaYamunaThe Yamuna is the largest tributary river of the Ganges in northern India...
river. A second settlement was near the town of ThanesarThanesarThanesar is an old and historic town on the banks of the Sarsawati Ghaggar river in the state of Haryana in northern India. It is located in Kurukshetra District, approximately 160 km northwest of Delhi...
Jatu
The Jatu are a Tonwar clan, who were settled mainly in SirsaSirsa districtSirsa district is one of the districts of Haryana state, India. Sirsa is the district headquarters, and is located on National Highway 10 and 250 km away from Delhi.-Origin of name:The district is named after its headquarters, Sirsa...
, RaniaRania-Places:India* Rania, Haryana, a City in Sirsa District, Haryana state of India.* Ranya, a district in Sulaymaniyah Governorate, Iraqi Kurdistan...
, HissarHisar, IndiaHisar city, previously spelled Hissar, is the administrative headquarters of Hisar district, in the state of Haryana, in northwestern India. Hisar was founded in 1354 CE, as Hissar-e-Firoza by Firoz Shah Tughlaq, who reigned over the Sultanate of Delhi from 1351 to 1388. on the demolished ruins...
and JindJindJind is a town in Jind District, Harayana state, India.It is one of the oldest districts of Harayana. It is one of the first Sikh Kingdoms. It lies in central Haryana and is the fourth district of the Jat belt .The city is beautiful...
districts. They are now found mainly in Okara and Kasur districts.
Raghubansi
The Raghubansi were found mainly in Hissar, Jind and Bhattinda.
RathoreRathoreThe 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...
The Rathore are a Suryavanshi Rajput clan. In Haryana, Muslim Rathore were found mainly in Hissar District.
TaoniTaoniThe Toani are Rajput tribe, found in the province of Punjab in Pakistan, and the states of Punjab and Haryana in India.-History and origin:The Taoni claim to be of Jadaun Rajput ancestry. According to the traditions of the tribe, their ancestor, Rai Tan, was a grandson of the famous Raja Salvahan...
The Taoni claim a connection with the Bhatti Rajputs. They were found mainly in Ambala DistrictAmbala DistrictAmbala district is one of the 21 districts of Haryana state in India. Ambala town is the administrative headquarters of the district. The district has an area of 1568.85 km².-History:...
.
Tonwar
The Tonwar were found mainly in Delhi, Rohtak, Hissar and Sirsa. The Jatu and Satraola, found in Hissar were clans of the Tonwar.
Population of Major Ranghar clans of Haryana from the 1911 Census of India
The last census of India to give a breakdown of the clans of the Ranghar community was that of 1911.
Tribe Ambala District Ambala DistrictAmbala district is one of the 21 districts of Haryana state in India. Ambala town is the administrative headquarters of the district. The district has an area of 1568.85 km².-History:...
Delhi District DelhiDelhi , 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...
Gurgaon District Gurgaon DistrictGurgaon district is one of the 21 districts of Haryana state in northern India. Gurgaon city is the administrative headquarters of the district. The population is 1,660,289 . .It is the southern-most district of Haryana...
Hissar District Karnal District Karnal DistrictKarnal district is one of the 21 districts of Haryana state in northern India. Karnal town is the administrative headquarters of the district. Other major towns in this district are Assandh, Gharaunda, Nilokheri, Indri and Uncha Siwana. This district is part of Rohtak Division.-History:Karnal...
Rohtak District Rohtak DistrictRohtak district is one of the 21 districts of Haryana state in northern India. It is located in the southeast of Haryana and northwest of Delhi, bounded by Jind and Sonipat districts to the north, Jhajjar and Sonipat districts to the east, and Hissar, Sirsa, and Bhiwani districts to the west...
Total Awan Awan (Pakistan)Awan , is a South Asian Zamindar tribe, putatively of Arab origin, living predominantly in northern, central, and western parts of Punjab, Pakistan...
7,513 7,513 Badpyar 988 988 Bargujar 805 805 Baryah Varya RajputsVarya jatt/rajput are a Suryavanshi Rajput tribe of Punjab region of both India and Pakistan. In Pakistan, they are known as Rana Rajput.-History and origin:...
1,416 589 611 2,616 Bhatti 1,416 7,094 488 8,998 Chauhan ChauhanChauhan, 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...
22,833 2,676 4,221 10,929 27,316 6,545 74,520 Dahya 3,620 3,620 Gaurwa GaurwaThe Gaurwa are a Rajput community, found in the Punjab province of Pakistan, and the states of Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and Delhi in India.-History and origin:...
475 475 Ghorewaha GhorewahaGhorewaha are a sub-clan of Rajputs in India and Pakistan who are descendants of Raja Hawaha , who became recognized for his equestrian prowess, hence the name "Ghorewaha" or "expert equestrian"....
2,949 2,949 Jadaun JadaunThe Jadaun are a clan of Chandravanshi Rajputs found in North India and Pakistan.-Origins:...
46 119 165 Jatu 482 9,644 805 2,011 12,942 Jawal 288 288 Joiya JohiyaJohiya , also known as Joia, Joiya, Joyia, Joya, Joyea, and Joeya, is a Chandravanshi Rajput clan in Northern India and Pakistan. The Johiyas are one of the twenty-four undivided Rajput clans or eka. In ancient chronicles, they are described as "Lords of Jangladesh", a region that included Haryana,...
4,785 4,785 Jora 834 834 Khanzada KhanzadaThe Khanzada, or Khanzadah, is a subdivision of Rajputs, now found mainly in the Rajasthan, Haryana and Western Uttar Pradesh of India; and Sindh, Punjab provinces of Pakistan. Khanzadahs, the royal family of Muslim Jadon Rajputs, accepted Islam on their association with the Sufi Saints...
3,439 3,439 Kharal Kharal-History:Kharal are Panwar Rajputs. Panwar is Sub division of Paramara Rajputs.The Paramara belongs to the Agnivansha of Rajputs....
840 840 Mahaar MahaarThe Mahaar are a Jutt tribe found in the Punjab province of Pakistan. The Mahaar are entirely distinct from the Mahar, another tribe of Jutt origin found in Sindh and Punjab.-History and origin:...
792 792 Mandahar MandaharThe Mandahar are tribe of Rajputs, once found in Kaithal , Haryana . They are now found in Pakistan. A few Mandahar are also found in Saharanpur District in Uttar Pradesh.-Origin:...
525 617 20,857 21,999 Naru 561 561 Panwar 850 6,236 1,499 15,730 24,315 Pundir PundirThe Pundir is a Suryavanshi branch of Rajputs. The word itself is derived from the Sanskrit word Purandara literally meaning "the destroyer of forts". The Pundir Rajputs hold riyasat in Nahan, Garhwal, Nagaur and Saharanpur where their Kuldevis are situated...
265 720 985 Qaimkhani QaimkhaniKaimkhani or Qaimkhani is a Muslim Rajput clan that resides in Sindh and Punjab, Pakistan and Rajasthan, India.- History :Kaimkhanis are the descendants of Nawab Kaim Khan, born Karamchand, the son of Raja Motay Rai Chauhan, the ruler of Dorayra or Dadrewa...
2,020 2,020 Raghubansi 2,135 2,135 Rathore RathoreThe 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...
534 534 Sakhri 743 743 Satraola 544 >- Taoni TaoniThe Toani are Rajput tribe, found in the province of Punjab in Pakistan, and the states of Punjab and Haryana in India.-History and origin:The Taoni claim to be of Jadaun Rajput ancestry. According to the traditions of the tribe, their ancestor, Rai Tan, was a grandson of the famous Raja Salvahan...
8,531 742 9,273 Tonwar 1,197 265 637 10,573 29 12,701 Warha 664 664 Wattu WattuThe Wattoo or Wattu are Muslim Rajput tribe found in Punjab, Pakistan.-History and origin:Accoding to some traditions, the Wattoo are descended from a Rajah Junhar, a descendant of the famous Raja Salvahan of Sialkot. This Raja Junhar settled in Bhatner, where he had two sons, Jaipal and Rajpal...
2,849 2,849
Pachada
The Pachada were a pastoralPastoralThe adjective pastoral refers to the lifestyle of pastoralists, such as shepherds herding livestock around open areas of land according to seasons and the changing availability of water and pasturage. It also refers to a genre in literature, art or music that depicts such shepherd life in an...
tribe, and early British historians connected them with tribes found in along the SutlejSutlejThe Sutlej River is the longest of the five rivers that flow through the historic crossroad region of Punjab in northern India and Pakistan. It is located north of the Vindhya Range, south of the Hindu Kush segment of the Himalayas, and east of the Central Sulaiman Range in Pakistan.The Sutlej...
such as the WattuWattuThe Wattoo or Wattu are Muslim Rajput tribe found in Punjab, Pakistan.-History and origin:Accoding to some traditions, the Wattoo are descended from a Rajah Junhar, a descendant of the famous Raja Salvahan of Sialkot. This Raja Junhar settled in Bhatner, where he had two sons, Jaipal and Rajpal...
and KharalKharal-History:Kharal are Panwar Rajputs. Panwar is Sub division of Paramara Rajputs.The Paramara belongs to the Agnivansha of Rajputs....
, who were also pastoral. During the 1857 War of Independence, the Pachadas played a key part in the disturbances that occurred in western 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...
and northern 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...
.
At the time of independence of PakistanPakistanPakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
in 1947, the Pachadas like other Muslim Rajputs tribes moved en mass to Pakistan. They are now found throughout Punjab, with concentrations in KasurKasurKasur , the capital of Kasur District in Pakistan. Kasur is located adjacent to the border of Ganda Singh Wala between Pakistan and India, and is a tourist attraction because of the daily occurring Flags lowering ceremony...
and OkaraOkara DistrictOkara District is a district of Punjab, Pakistan. The Multan Road connects the district capital, Okara with tLahore 110 km away. Okara began as a small town about 40 km from the city of Sahiwal. It later become a city in its own right. According to the 1998 census, the district had a...
Districts.
There are still however, in Bikaner are a small number of Pachadas of the RathRath (tribe)The Rath are a Muslim Rajput community, found in the state of Rajasthan in India. They also settled in Punjab and Sindh provinces Pakistan...
clan.
The main Pacchada clans are:
Sohu
The Sohu claim descent from the Chauhan Rajputs, through Lal, son of Jata, who is said to have founded Bhirana in Haryana. Jata is said to have come originally from Rawalpindi, and migrated via Bhatner and Rania and eventually settling in Hissar.
Hinjroan
The Hinjroan claim descent from the Saroha Rajputs, and claim a kinship with the HanjraHanjraHanjrah is a clan of Jats found in the Punjab, Pakistan and Northern Indian state of Punjab.Raja Jagnath, was the younger son of Raja Giyal, the conqueror of Makhiala...
Jats.
Other communities
Included with in the Ranghar category are the Tyagi (Muslim)Tyagi (Muslim)Muslim Tyagis are a part of the Tyagi community that follows Islam. Tyagis are a mixed Hindu and Muslim Brahmin community of North India and Pakistan. Muslim Tyagis are also known as Mulla Brahmin and in Moradabad District, and they are known as Chaudhry...
from the old districts of RohtakRohtakRohtak City is a Municipal Corporation in Rohtak district that styles itself as the "Heart of Haryana". It is located 70 km Northwest of New Delhi and 210 km South of the state capital Chandigarh at the NH 10...
and KarnalKarnalKarnal is an important city and the headquarters of Karnal District in the Indian state of Haryana.Karnal is said to have been founded by the Kauravas in the Mahabharata era for the king Karna, a mythological hero and a key figure in the epic tale...
in what is now the 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...
state of IndiaIndiaIndia , 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...
. They are now found mainly in MuzaffargarhMuzaffargarhMuzaffargarh is a city in southwestern Punjab, Pakistan, located on the bank of the Chenab River. The Town of Muzaffargarh was founded in 1794 by the Governor of Mulran Nawab Muzaffar Khan.The Meaning of Muzaffargarh is "Fort of Muzaffar" because the old town lies inside the walls of a fort built...
and LayyahLayyahLayyah, also spelt Leiah , is the capital city of the Layyah District in the Punjab province of Pakistan. It is located at 30°58'0N 70°56'0E with an altitude of 143 metres .-Old History:...
districts of Punjab.
The term Muley JatMuley JatThe Muley Jat, or sometimes pronounced as Mola/Mula Jat are a Muslim community found in the state of Uttar Pradesh in India, and the province of Punjab in Pakistan...
was used to describe MuslimMuslimA Muslim, also spelled Moslem, is an adherent of Islam, a monotheistic, Abrahamic religion based on the Quran, which Muslims consider the verbatim word of God as revealed to prophet Muhammad. "Muslim" is the Arabic term for "submitter" .Muslims believe that God is one and incomparable...
Jat clans settled in the KarnalKarnalKarnal is an important city and the headquarters of Karnal District in the Indian state of Haryana.Karnal is said to have been founded by the Kauravas in the Mahabharata era for the king Karna, a mythological hero and a key figure in the epic tale...
, HissarHisar, IndiaHisar city, previously spelled Hissar, is the administrative headquarters of Hisar district, in the state of Haryana, in northwestern India. Hisar was founded in 1354 CE, as Hissar-e-Firoza by Firoz Shah Tughlaq, who reigned over the Sultanate of Delhi from 1351 to 1388. on the demolished ruins...
and RohtakRohtakRohtak City is a Municipal Corporation in Rohtak district that styles itself as the "Heart of Haryana". It is located 70 km Northwest of New Delhi and 210 km South of the state capital Chandigarh at the NH 10...
regions of Haryana. They are sometime included with in the Ranghar category, as many are settled in Okara and Sahiwal, among communities of Muslim Rajputs. However, the term Ranghar has historically been restricted to the RajputRajputA 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...
community.
The main Mulla clans include the MalikMalik (Jat)Malik is a clan of Hindu Jatt, Muslim Jat and a few Sikh Jat, found primarily in Haryana, India, but also found in other Indian states as well as Pakistan. There are both Hindu, Muslim, and Sikh Jats...
, GodaraGodaraGodara may refer to:*Godara , a gotra or surname found in Jat community in India.*"Godara",a place in Afghanistan...
, Nain, KhatriKhatri (Jat)Khatri is a Jat gotra found in North India, mainly in the state of Haryana. A small number of Muslim Khatri Jats are now found in Pakistan. -History and origin:...
, Dandiwal, Bacchal, Baidwan and AhlawatAhlawatAhlawat is a clan or gotra of Jats found in Rajasthan, Haryana, Delhi and Uttar Pradesh in Northern India. Are a part of the Kshatriya caste along with the other Jat gotras...
.
Politics
- Liaquat Ali KhanLiaquat Ali KhanFor other people with the same or similar name, see Liaqat Ali Nawabzada Liaquat Ali Khan was a Pakistani statesman who became the first Prime Minister of Pakistan, Defence minister and Commonwealth, Kashmir Affairs...
– former Prime Minister of PakistanPrime Minister of PakistanThe Prime Minister of Pakistan , is the Head of Government of Pakistan who is designated to exercise as the country's Chief Executive. By the Constitution of Pakistan, Pakistan has the parliamentary democratic system of government... - Rana Phool Muhammad KhanRana Phool Muhammad KhanRana Phool Muhammad Khan is a Rajput Muslim Pakistani politician. He was a member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab , representing Bhai Pheru in 1971, 1977, 1985 and 1990....
– Senior Politicians - Rao Sikandar IqbalRao Sikandar Iqbal-Biography:Born in 1943, Iqbal took his primary education in Quetta, after which he joined the Forman Christian College in Lahore. He held a LLB from Punjab University Law College, and he was the Secretary General of the Students Union of the University ....
– Defence Minister of PakistanDefence Minister of PakistanThe Defence Minister of Pakistan heads the Ministry of Defence, under which serve the three armed forces of the country, Pakistan Army, Pakistan Air Force, and Pakistan Navy...
from 2002 to 2007 - Rao Muhammad Afzal KhanRao Muhammad Afzal KhanRao Muhammad Afzal Khan was a politician in Pakistan. In 1952, he was elected as MPA from Sahiwal District Tehsil Depalpur. He went on to win election an additional four times as Member of the Provincial Assembly and twice as a Member of the National Assembly in 1985 and 1988.-Biography:In 1952,...
(born 1925 in Kalanore, India) – a politician in Pakistan. In 1952, he was elected as MPA from Sahiwal District tehsil Depalpur. He went on to win election an additional four times as Member Provincial Assembly and twice as a Member National Assembly in 1985 and 1988. - Rana Muhammad Iqbal KhanRana Muhammad Iqbal KhanRana Muhammad Iqbal Khan is a Punjabi and Pakistani politician. Since 2008 he has been the speaker of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab. Following the assassination of Salmaan Taseer on the 4th of January 2011, Khan became acting Governor of Punjab....
– Speaker of the Punjab Assembly
See also
- Muslim RajputsMuslim RajputsMuslim Rajputs or Musulman Rajputs are Muslims belonging to the Hindu Rajput Kshatriya groups of Indian subcontinent, who converted to Islam.-History:...
- Yaduvanshi Ahirs
- Punjabi RajputPunjabi RajputRajputs during the medieval period were a dominant caste in Northwestern India, including the Punjab region.According to the 1911 census in British India, the total Rajput population in the Punjab was 1,635,578, of which 1,222,024 were Muslim, 388,744 were Hindu and were Sikh.Traditionally,...
- JhojhaJhojhaThe Jhojha are a Muslim community or caste found in the state of Uttar Pradesh, in India. Some members of this community migrated to Pakistan in 1947 and have settled in Karachi, Sindh.-History and origin:...
- GarhaGarhaThe Garha or sometimes pronounced Gara and occasionally Gada are a Muslim community or caste found in the states of Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh, India.-History and origin:...
- GaurwaGaurwaThe Gaurwa are a Rajput community, found in the Punjab province of Pakistan, and the states of Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and Delhi in India.-History and origin:...
- BighotoBighotoBighoto is a tract of country starting from Delhi terrritory , from Rewari on the borders of Mewat to the Bikaner frontier and was dominated by Yaduvanshi Ahirs who today are known as Yadavs. Bighoto is a term mainly used by the British...
- Liaquat Ali Khan