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During Crowning Ceremony of Chhtrapati Shivaji, a kanyakubja brahmin named Gagabhatta had been invited for performing rituals. At that time with Gagabhatta 13 Kanyakubja Brahmin families shifted to south maharashtra and mixed with local brahmin.
During Crowning Ceremony of Chhtrapati Shivaji, a kanyakubja brahmin named Gagabhatta had been invited for performing rituals. At that time with Gagabhatta 13 Kanyakubja Brahmin families shifted to south maharashtra and mixed with local brahmin.
Most of the kanyakubj brahmins had large kingdom during the time of pushyamitra shung,which was the kanyakubj brahmin of bhardwaj gotra.Later kanyakubj brahmins retained their kingdom in the forest region of india during muslim ruler.Kanyakubj Brahmins are direct descended of lord parshuraM and rishi bhardwaj.
Most of the kanyakubj brahmins had large kingdom during the time of pushyamitra shung,which was the kanyakubj brahmin of bhardwaj gotra.Later kanyakubj brahmins retained their kingdom in the forest region of india during muslim ruler.Kanyakubj Brahmins are direct descended of lord parshuraM and rishi bhardwaj.

The [[Bhumihar|Bhumihar Brahmins]], of whom many, though not all, belong to the [[Saryupareen Brahmin]] division of [[Kanyakubja Brahmin]]s.<ref>{{cite book
| first = M.A.
| last = Sherring
| authorlink = M.A. Sherring
| title = Hindu Tribes and Castes as Reproduced in Benaras
| publisher = [[Asian Educational Services]]
| location = 6A, Shahpur Jat, New Delhi-110049, India
| year = First ed [[1872]], new ed [[2008]]
| isbn = 978-8120620360
}}</ref> Therefore, there is a lot of brotherhood among these [[Brahmin]] sub-castes and [[Mahavir Prasad Dwivedi]] and Dr. [[Hazari Prasad Dwivedi]] have mentioned it in their writings.<ref>{{cite book
| first = Swami Sahajanand
| last = Saraswati
| authorlink = Swami Sahajanand Saraswati
| title = Swami Sahajanand Saraswati Rachnawali in Six volumes(Brahmarshi Vansha Vistar in Volume 1)
| publisher = Prakashan Sansthan
| location = Delhi
| year = 2003
| isbn = 81-7714-097-3
| pages = 153-519 at pg. 515-19(Volume 1) Parishisht by Acharya Tarineesh Jha
}}</ref> On the Jijhoutia clan of [[Bhumihar|Bhumihar Brahmins]] (eg. [[Swami Sahajanand Saraswati]]), ''William Crooke'' writes, "A branch of the Kanaujia Brahmins ([[Kanyakubja Brahmin]]s) who take their name from the country of Jajakshuku, which is mentioned in the [[Madanpur]] inscription."<ref>{{cite book
| first = William
| last = Crooke
| authorlink = William Crooke
| title = The Tribes and Castes of the North-Western Provinces and Oudh
| publisher = [[Asian Educational Services]]
| location = 6A, Shahpur Jat, New Delhi-110049, India
| year =1999
| isbn = 8120612108
| volumes = 4
}}</ref>

In the 19th and 20th national convention of Kanyakubja Brahmins by Kanyakubja Mahati Sabha, in 1926 and 1927 respectively, it reiterated [[Bhumihar|Bhumihar Brahmins]] to be Kanyakubja Brahmins and appealed for unity among Kanyakubja Brahmins whose different branches included [[Sanadhya]], Pahadi, Jujhoutia, [[Saryupareen Brahmin|Saryupareen]], [[Chattisgadhi]], Bhumihar and different [[Bengali Brahmin]]s.<ref>{{cite book
| first = Swami Sahajanand
| last = Saraswati
| authorlink = Swami Sahajanand Saraswati
| title = Swami Sahajanand Saraswati Rachnawali in Six volumes (in Volume 1)
| publisher = Prakashan Sansthan
| location = Delhi
| year = 2003
| isbn = 81-7714-097-3
| pages = 519 (at p 68-69) (Volume 1)
}}</ref>


== Famous personalities ==
== Famous personalities ==

Revision as of 00:13, 26 July 2010

Kanyakubj Brahmins are a Brahmin community found in central India, mainly in the states of Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh. The word Kanyakubja means Brahmins of the Kannauj region. Kannauj region was spread to border of Vidisha in ancient times.Most of the Kanyakubjas was landlords during the colonial rule in Awadh, Kannauj region and Bhojpuri region of Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Jharkhand and Chattisgarh. During Crowning Ceremony of Chhtrapati Shivaji, a kanyakubja brahmin named Gagabhatta had been invited for performing rituals. At that time with Gagabhatta 13 Kanyakubja Brahmin families shifted to south maharashtra and mixed with local brahmin. Most of the kanyakubj brahmins had large kingdom during the time of pushyamitra shung,which was the kanyakubj brahmin of bhardwaj gotra.Later kanyakubj brahmins retained their kingdom in the forest region of india during muslim ruler.Kanyakubj Brahmins are direct descended of lord parshuraM and rishi bhardwaj.

Famous personalities

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References

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