Bhar

Bhar

Regions with significant populations
India
Languages
• Hindi
Related ethnic groups
• chhatriya,before britsh,by british they wanted as criminal because they have fight for freedom of india and have losses of of own rajya samarajya and merged with jungle life •

The Bhar are a Hindu caste found in North India. They are also known as Rajbhar. British historian General Cunningham said that Bhars are branch of the [[Bharg]Mirzapur gazetteer, Lorikayan Dr. Arjun Das Kesari And Nagar palika 105 vars] tribe.

History and origin

Bhar is a word derived from tribal languages like Gondi and Munda, which means "warrior". The tribal society of central India used to have its own hierarchy, with clans ranging from Brahmins (priestly class), warriors to service or menial class. The tribal society had special respect for its warriors and martial clans. Bhar is one such clan, which in the Medieval period had its own small principalities in various parts of North India. The Bhar formed small kingdoms in the Eastern Uttar Pradesh region, until they were disposed by invading Rajput and Muslim groups in the later Middle Ages. The last Bhar raja was killed by Ibrahim Shah Sharqi, the Sultan of Jaunpur.

Present

The Bhar are primarily a community of small cultivators who supplement their income by wage labour. Landholdings are small, and many Bhar work on fields owned land. The Bhar are an Hindu community, and have customs similar to other Hindu communities of the Awadh region. They speak Awadhi and Bhojpuri. The community are found in the districts of Azamgarh, Jaunpur, Ghazipur, Gonda, Gorakhpur, Varanasi, Ambedkar Nagar and Faizabad.