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*Choudhry Nadeem Ashgar Kaira ex Teh Nazim [[Kharian]]
*Choudhry Nadeem Ashgar Kaira ex Teh Nazim [[Kharian]]
*Chaudhry Saadat Nawaz Ajnala ex Teh Nazim [[Gujrat]]
*Chaudhry Saadat Nawaz Ajnala ex Teh Nazim [[Gujrat]]
*[[Azam Tariq]] (Sipah e Sahabha)


== Military ==
== Military ==

Revision as of 19:00, 31 July 2011

The Gurjar (Sanskrit: गुर्जर Gurjara,[1] Gujari: गुर्जर, گُرجر, Prakrit/Apabhraṃśa:Gujar/Gujjar, گجر) are an ethnic group in India, Afghanistan[2] and Pakistan. Alternative spellings include Gurjara, Gujar and Gurjjar.

The following is a partial list of notable Gurjars, arranged by category.

Rulers

Template:Gurjar Pratihar Kings

Main articles: Gurjara-Pratihara, Solanki, Chauhan, Tomara, Parmara, Kasana (gotra), and Chapa (Gurjara) Dynasty

Historian Vincent Arthur Smith wrote about the Gurjara-Pratihara empire.[3] Scholars such as K. M. Munshi also stated that the Pratiharas, the Parmaras and the Solankis were imperial Gujjars.[4] Scholars such as K. Jamanadas,[5] D. B. Bhandarkar and Ramesh Chandra Majumdar[6] stated that the Pratiharas were a clan of imperial Gurjars and they established Kannauj as their capital.[7][8][9] Dasharatha Sharma pointed out that the Gurjaras and the Pratihars were not identical.[10] But Sharma's view has been discarded by most scholars. That the Pratiharas belonged to the same clan as that of Gurjaras was ostensibly proven by the phrase "Gurjara Pratiharanvayah" inscribed in the "Rajor inscription".[11] It is known that the Pratiharas belonged to the Gurjara clan. The Rashtrakuta records and the Arabian chronicles also identify the Pariharas with Gurjaras. According to some versions, the Solanki rulers got the status of Agnikula Kshatriyas after the Mount Abu legend,[12] while historian Suryanath Kamath believes that Solankis were of Karnataka origin.[13]

According to a number of scholars, Chauhan was a prominent clan of Gurjaras.[14][15] Historian Sir Jervoise Athelstane Baines states that the Gurjars were forefathers of the Sisodiyas.[16]

Freedom fighters

  • Vijay Singh Pathik[18]
  • Kotwal Dhan Singh Gurjar, Indian freedom fighter; the first sepoy to revolt against the British in Meerut in 1857[19]
  • Jograj Singh Gurjar belonged to the Parmar (Khubed) clan of Gurjars who chased Timur to Ambala and did not allow him to loot his kingdom. He hailed from a village near Haridwar called Kunja. Later this village was uprooted and destroyed by the Mughals. The clan of the Jograj Singh escaped from this village and reached Landhaura, where they settled and again established the Lundora Gurjar Kingdom.
  • Ram Pyari Gurjar, a lady commander who fought against Timur
  • Rao Kadam Singh of Parikshitgarh
  • Raja Fathua
  • Ganga Singh Gurjar
  • Arjun Singh Gurjar,[20] freedom fighter of India
  • Ramdayal Singh Gurjar(Rousha), Hardayal Singh Gurjar(Rousa) and Nirmal Singh Gurjar(Rousha) Gotra rosse/Rousa of Village Sharakpur (now in Greater Noida) led an armed rebellion against the British in Bilaspur. Bilaspur was known as Iskaner Estate by the British. The Gurjars attacked Sikendrabad and captured the police station and tehsil. The trio were hanged on a big mango tree at a chowk in Bulandshahar. That chowk was declared as "Kala-Aam Chowk" because of the hanging of the three brothers and several other Gurjars. Now it is known as "Shahid-Chowk".[21][22][23]
  • Gujjar Singh Banghi great Sikh warrior who ruled Lahore over 30 years
  • Rani Lakshmibai Rani of Jahansi

Politicians

India

  • Sardar Patel
  • Kirori Singh Bainsla, leader of an Indian Gurjar caste protest movement, Rajasthan
  • Rajesh Pilot, ex-Home Minister (State) - Government of India, Minister of Surface Transport, Minister of Telecom
  • Sachin Pilot, youngest Member of Parliament, Minister of IT & Telecom, Government of India
  • Avtar Singh Bhadana, Member of Parliament, Faridabad
  • Dilip Singh Judeo, Member of Parliament, Chhatisgarh(UP)
  • Govind Singh Gurjar, ex-Lieutenant Governor Puducherry, six-time MLA from Nasirabad (Ajmer) and former Minister of Rajasthan
  • Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed, former President of India[24]
  • Om Prakash Gurjar, who won the International Children's Peace Prize
  • Vedram Bhati, cabinet minister UP, MLA from Sikandrabad (UP)[25]
  • Kanwar Singh Tanwar, India's richest candidate of the last Loksabha election[26]
  • Malook Nagar from Meerut (Uttar Pradesh's second richest candidate of Lok Sabha)[27]
  • Lakhiram Nagar, State minister of UP [28]
  • Madhu Gurjar, Mayor of Meerut (Uttar Pradesh)[28]
  • dhram singh chokker(panipat)
  • Prashant Chaudhary, MLC Ghaziabad-Meerut-Bagpat[29]
  • Anil Awana, MLC Noida (Uttar Pradesh)[30]
  • Kunwar Pranav Singh Champion MLA, Laksar, Haridwar, also ex-minister of Utrakhand[31]
  • Ramsewak Singh Babu Ji, ex-MP Gwalior[32]
  • Subhash Chaudhary MLA, Palwal, Haryana[33]
  • N Dharam Singh ex chief minister of Karnataka

Pakistan

Military

Art and literature

Sports

  • Bhim Singh (Gotra Bhati) - Won gold medal in the 1966 British Empire & Commonwealth Games: Wrestling - Men's Heavyweight Division (100 kg); Arujna Award Winner. He is famous with the name of Bhim Pehlwan and he belongs to Village Rani-Rampur, Greater Noida.[38]
  • Shoaib Akhtar,[39] Pakistani fast bowler
  • Yogesh Nagar, IPL Player with the Delhi DareDevils
  • Arnika Gurjar, international basketball player[40]
  • Khivraj Gurjar, gymnast[41]
  • Om Prakash Karhana, Olympic shotput athlete[42]
  • Anita Mavi, Asian champion of Kabaddi[43]
  • Yogesh Bhati, wrestler, 100 kg Bronze champion[44]
  • Saurabh Singh Gurjar, arm wrestler of 110 kg[45]
  • amit rawal(international kho-kho player)panipat
  • The Great GamaRutam e Hind
  • Mohammad Asif Pakistani fast bowler
  • Mohammad Amir
  • Mohammad Azharuddin

National Bravery Award

See also


References

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