Jakhar
Jakhar, also known as Jakhu (Devanagari: जाखड, IAST: Jākhaḍ) is a gotra or clan of Jats found in the Indian states of Haryana, Punjab, and in Rajasthan, and in the Pakistani province of Punjab.
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[edit] Etymology
The word "Jakhar" or "Jakhu" is a shortened version of Jakhbhadra, the claimed ancestor of the tribe.
[edit] Origin
Jakhars, Jakhers and Jakhus (originated from Jakhars) are considered to be the descendants of King Jakhbhadra.[citation needed]
They belong to the Satwat lineage of Kshatriyas. W. Crook, in his book Castes of Northwest provinces and Avadh, told the story of the king of Dwaraka: he had a huge bow and arrow and he proposed that whoever broke it would be given a status above the king. The king of the Jakhar clan, Jakhbhadra, tried but failed. The failure made him leave his state and settle in Bikaner, in the area that was then known as Jangladesh. There is also a mention of this by Pandit Amichand Sharma in his book Jat Varna Mimansa. The Jakhar king made his capital at Reni (modern-day Taranagar).[1]
The Jat historian Hukum Singh Panwar (Pauria)[2] writes that Jakhar is derived from Yaksha. This tribe Jakhar claim Jakha or Jakhu, known as Yaksha or Yakshu in Sanskrit, to be their most ancient eponymous progenitor.[3][4] Hukum Singh Panwar writes that Yakshas were one of the tribes who fought the last battle of Dasrajna War (the Battle of Ten Kings) under the leadership of Dasa Raja named Bheda against the Bhāratas tribes on the banks of Yamuna. The other tribes were Ajas, Sigrus, Alinas, Pakthas, Bhalana, Sivas, and Visanin.[2][5] M.L. Bhargava writes that after the defeat on the Yamuna River they migrated to the Amu Darya Valley and named the valley Jaksha or Jaaksha. He opines that Budakhsis and their city Badakshan are known after the combined name of Bheda, the leader of the Yakshas. Bheda is also a Jat clan.[2][6]
At a later date, the Jakhars established a kingdom, the ruins of which can be found at Madhauli, which was in the princely state of Jaipur, probably near the border with Marwar.[1] Fatehpur, Shekhawati was ruled by Muslims during the Middle Ages. There was a war between the Muslims and the Jakhar Jats near Madhauli.[1]
[edit] Geographic distribution
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[edit] In India
In India, the Jakhar are found in the states of Haryana, Punjab and Rajasthan.
[edit] The Jakhars of Haryana and Punjab
A Jakhar chieftain, Lada Singh, ruled a place known as Ladan in the present-day Rohtak district in Haryana. Many Jakhar chieftains have ruled in different parts of the Punjab region and Rajasthan. Ch Saubux Jakhar from Jahazgarh village was the Zaildar during British rule.[1]
In Haryana, they are mainly located near Jhajjar District. They have 36 villages in this district, such as Hamayunpur ,Jharli (sh.Rajveer Singh Jakhar) Sunderehti(Parveen Jakhar), Dhana, Salhawas, Amboli, Mundsa Rinku Jakhar, " Ladan{Lada Singh was my great grandfather and i'm grandson of him Bijender $ingh Jakhar} ",Dhaniya, Bhurawas, Jhanswa, Mohanbari(Ashwini Jakhar, Ravi Jakhar), Akehri madan pur, Sudhrana, Nogawan(Nogama)Suresh Kumar Jakhar (IAF) from Nogawan and Jahazgarh.Krishnan Jakhar from Jhanswa Kalan
There are many villages in Sirsa district. In Fatehabad, some of their villages are Dhabi Kalan, Daiyer, Pili Mamdori, Mehuwala, Manawali, and Dhingsara.
Other villages include Barsi, 10 km away from Hansi and Bigowa, in Bhiwani district. ===villages In Rajasthan,india===Big text There are one village of Jakhars is Chandhat in Palwal District (earlier the part of Faridabad). This is one of the biggest village in Palwal district, situated 10 km. towards palwal to Aligarh Road.
[edit] Villages In Punjab, India
- In Sangrur District: Maniana
- In Abohar District: Killianwali, Bhaguwala
[edit] village in rajasthan, india
Jakhars are located in Alwar, Sikar, and Jhunjhunu. The main occupation is farming. In Nagaur district, they are found in the villages of Ladnun, Jhardia, Rol, and Surpalia. In Churu district, they are found in Sujangarh, Bidasar, Sarothia, Ridi, Lalgarh (Rajasthan), Chubkiya Taal, Rajgarh, and Bigga.
In Jhunjhunu district, the Jakhars live in Dhamora, Guda gor ji ka, Bharunda, Killiwali, and Abohar. In Sikar District, the Jakhar are found in Badhadar, Bari, Bhadwasi, Bhauj Ki Dhani, Bhikanwasi, Chaukdi, Chudi Miyan,shankhu, Dasa Ki Dhani Gokulpura, Gokulpura, Gyanpura, Hardayalpura, Haripura, Jana Via-Losal, Chhagan Ji Jakhar Ki Dhani Jankpuri, Jakhar Ki Dhani Malikpura, Jankipura, Jerthi, Jetpura, Kasi ka bas, Katrathal, Likhmakabas, Laxmangarh, Mundwara, Puranabas, Rahanawa, Salwadi, Sankhoo, Sewa, Sikar, Sarothia, Sutod, Salamsingh Ki Dhani, Birodi Badi,In Jaipur District Gadoti,Dudu.
In Jodhpur The jakhar live in jalkha and kosana(jakhdo ki dhani)near of pipar city ,The main occupation is farming. In jodhpur district, they are found in the villages of jalkha,in jalkha living rugaram jakhar's sons of sukharam and ramdeen jakhar, sukharam ji jakhar .
[edit] Distribution in Madhya Pradesh
In Madhya Pradesh, Jakhars live in Bhopal District and Harda District.
[edit] Distribution In Uttar Pradesh
In Uttar Pradesh, Jakhars live in Meerut District, in the villages of Pillona and Khalidpur.Jakhars of Pillona village changed their surname to Jackeray,but still their Gotra is Jakhar
[edit] Distribution In Punjab (Pakistan)
The Jakhars of Pakistan are found mainly in the south of Punjab, in the districts of Layyah, Sargodha, Muzaffargarh, Okara, the village of Jakhar in Toba Tek Singh District, Sahiwal and Faisalabad district near small towns of Mamukanjan and Chak Jakharanwala. They claim to have come from Rajasthan in the fifteenth century, crossing the Thar Desert, and settling in the valleys of the Sutlej and Chenab rivers, and eventually converting to Islam.
Jakhars are found in Tehsil kharian near bhaddar District Gujrat and Haroon tehsil in Bahawalnagar District. In Layyah District, they are found in Jhakkar Kacha and Jhakkar Pakka. In Dera Ghazi Khan District, they are found in Jakhar Imamudin.
[edit] Notable Jakhars
- (vinod kumar jakhar)-social worker of jat samaj
- Balram Jakhar – Governor of Madhya Pradesh
- Badri Ram Jakhar – MP, Pali Rajasthan
- Ramavtar Singh Jakhar – volleyball player
- Geetika Jakhar – wrestler
- Tilaram Jakhar – first engineer (kosana)
humayun pervaiz jakhar
- Vedpal Singh Jackeray(Jakhar)-Ex-Senior state vice president,Samajwadi Party, Legal Cell,Uttar Pradesh;Advocate Supreme Court,New Delhi
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d Thakur Deshraj, Jat Itihas (Hindi), Maharaja Suraj Mal Smarak Shiksha Sansthan, Delhi, 1934, 2nd edition 1992 page 594-95.
- ^ a b c Hukum Singh Panwar (Pauria), The Jats – Their Origin, Antiquity & Migrations (1993). Publisher – Manthan Publications, Rohtak, Haryana, ISBN 81-85235-22-8, p. 150-151
- ^ Yoginder Pal Shastri, op. cit., p. 468
- ^ Amichand Sharma, Jat Varna mimansa, v.s. 1967
- ^ Buddha Prakash, op. cit., p. 77
- ^ M.L. Bhargava, Geography of the Rigvedic India, Lucknow, 1964, p. 129
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