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'''Ahirwal''' is a region spanning parts of southern [[Haryana]] and north-eastern [[Rajasthan]], both of which are present-day states in India.<ref>{{cite journal |title=Hindu Cosmology and the Orientation and Segregation of Social Groups in Villages in Northwestern India |first1=Jai Pal |last1=Singh |first2=Mumtaz |last2=Khan |journal=Geografiska Annaler |series=B (Human Geography) |volume=81 |issue=1 |year=1999 |pages=27–28 |publisher=Wiley on behalf of the Swedish Society for Anthropology and Geography |jstor=491040 |doi=10.1111/j.0435-3684.1999.00046.x}} {{subscription required}}</ref> The region was once a small [[principality]] based from the town of [[Rewari]] and controlled by members of the [[Ahir]] community from around the time when the [[Mughal empire]] was in decline.<ref>{{cite journal |title=Imperial Impact on Rajputana: The Case of Alwar, 1775-1850 |first=Edward S. |last=Haynes |journal=Modern Asian Studies |volume=12 |issue=3 |year=1978 |pages=423–424 |publisher=Cambridge University Press |jstor=312228 |doi=10.1017/s0026749x00006223}} {{subscription required}}</ref>
'''Ahirwal''' is a region spanning parts of southern [[Haryana]] and north-eastern [[Rajasthan]], both of which are present-day states in India.<ref>{{cite journal |title=Hindu Cosmology and the Orientation and Segregation of Social Groups in Villages in Northwestern India |first1=Jai Pal |last1=Singh |first2=Mumtaz |last2=Khan |journal=Geografiska Annaler |series=B (Human Geography) |volume=81 |issue=1 |year=1999 |pages=27–28 |publisher=Wiley on behalf of the Swedish Society for Anthropology and Geography |jstor=491040 |doi=10.1111/j.0435-3684.1999.00046.x}} {{subscription required}}</ref> The region was once a small [[principality]] based from the town of [[Rewari]] and controlled by members of the [[Ahir]] community from around the time when the [[Mughal empire]] was in decline.<ref>{{cite journal |title=Imperial Impact on Rajputana: The Case of Alwar, 1775-1850 |first=Edward S. |last=Haynes |journal=Modern Asian Studies |volume=12 |issue=3 |year=1978 |pages=423–424 |publisher=Cambridge University Press |jstor=312228 |doi=10.1017/s0026749x00006223}} {{subscription required}}</ref>


The name translates as "Land of the Ahirs".<ref name="Michelutti">{{cite book |title=The vernacularisation of democracy: politics, caste, and religion in India|first=Lucia |last=Michelutti |publisher=Routledge |year=2008 |isbn=9780415467322 |pages=41–42}}</ref> J. E. Schwartzberg has described it as a "folk region"<ref>{{cite book |first=J. E. |last=Schwartzberg |year=1985 |chapter=Folk regions in northwestern India |editor1-first=A. B. |editor1-last=Mukerji |editor2-first=A. |editor2-last=Ahmad |title=India: Culture Society and Economy |publisher=Inter India Publications |location=New Delhi |pages=205–235}}</ref> and Lucia Michelutti as a "cultural-geographic region&nbsp;... which includes parts of the districts of Alwar, Bharatpur in Rajasthan and Mahendragarh, Gurgaon in the state of Haryana."<ref name="Michelutti" /> The Ahirwal region in southern Haryana has 11 assembly segments spread over three Lok Sabha seats — [[Bhiwani]]-Mahendergarh, Gurgaon and [[Rohtak]] (one segment only) — having a sizeable presence of Ahir voters.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/gurgaon/Gurgaon-MP-s-exit-to-change-political-equation-in-south-Haryana/Article1-1126308.aspx |title=Gurgaon MP’s exit to change political equation in south Haryana |publisher=Hindustan Times |date=2013-09-24 |accessdate=2014-01-06}}</ref>
The name translates as "Land of the Ahirs".<ref name="Michelutti">{{cite book |title=The vernacularisation of democracy: politics, caste, and religion in India|first=Lucia |last=Michelutti |publisher=Routledge |year=2008 |isbn=9780415467322 |pages=41–42}}</ref> J. E. Schwartzberg has described it as a "folk region"<ref>{{cite book |first=J. E. |last=Schwartzberg |year=1985 |chapter=Folk regions in northwestern India |editor1-first=A. B. |editor1-last=Mukerji |editor2-first=A. |editor2-last=Ahmad |title=India: Culture Society and Economy |publisher=Inter India Publications |location=New Delhi |pages=205–235}}</ref> and Lucia Michelutti as a "cultural-geographic region&nbsp;... which includes parts of the districts of Alwar, Bharatpur in Rajasthan and Mahendragarh, Gurgaon in the state of Haryana."<ref name="Michelutti" /> The Ahirwal region in southern Haryana has 11 assembly segments spread over three Lok Sabha seats — [[Bhiwani]]-Mahendergarh, Gurgaon and [[Rohtak]] (one segment only) — having a sizeable presence of Ahir voters.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/gurgaon/Gurgaon-MP-s-exit-to-change-political-equation-in-south-Haryana/Article1-1126308.aspx |title=Gurgaon MP’s exit to change political equation in south Haryana |publisher=Hindustan Times |date=2013-09-24 |accessdate=2014-01-06 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203152645/http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/gurgaon/gurgaon-mp-s-exit-to-change-political-equation-in-south-haryana/article1-1126308.aspx |archivedate=3 December 2013 }}</ref>


The events at the battle of [[Rezang La]] on 18 November 1962 involved many soldiers from the Ahirwal region, who were greatly outnumbered by their Chinese opponents.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/LAND-FORCES/History/1962War/414-Rezang-La.html |title=Land Forces Site - Unforgettable Battle of 1962 : 13 Kumaon at Rezang La |publisher=Bharat Rakshak |date= |accessdate=2014-01-06}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=Mohan Guruswamy |url=http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/lead/dont-forget-the-heroes-of-rezang-la/article4112584.ece |title=Don’t forget the heroes of Rezang La |publisher=The Hindu |date=2012-11-20 |accessdate=2014-01-06}}</ref>
The events at the battle of [[Rezang La]] on 18 November 1962 involved many soldiers from the Ahirwal region, who were greatly outnumbered by their Chinese opponents.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/LAND-FORCES/History/1962War/414-Rezang-La.html |title=Land Forces Site - Unforgettable Battle of 1962 : 13 Kumaon at Rezang La |publisher=Bharat Rakshak |date= |accessdate=2014-01-06 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222213439/http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/LAND-FORCES/History/1962War/414-Rezang-La.html |archivedate=22 February 2014 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=Mohan Guruswamy |url=http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/lead/dont-forget-the-heroes-of-rezang-la/article4112584.ece |title=Don’t forget the heroes of Rezang La |publisher=The Hindu |date=2012-11-20 |accessdate=2014-01-06}}</ref>


==See also==
==See also==

Revision as of 07:55, 28 June 2017

Ahirwal
Country India
StatesThree
DistrictsFive
CapitalRewari
Languages
 • OfficialHindi
 • SpokenAhirwati
Castes
 • dominateYadav(Aheer)
 • OtherJat, Gurjar, Rajput
Lok Sabha constituencySix
First CM Delhi Chaudhary Brahm Prakash Yadav
2nd CM HaryanaRao Birender Singh Yadav

Ahirwal is a region spanning parts of southern Haryana and north-eastern Rajasthan, both of which are present-day states in India.[1] The region was once a small principality based from the town of Rewari and controlled by members of the Ahir community from around the time when the Mughal empire was in decline.[2]

The name translates as "Land of the Ahirs".[3] J. E. Schwartzberg has described it as a "folk region"[4] and Lucia Michelutti as a "cultural-geographic region ... which includes parts of the districts of Alwar, Bharatpur in Rajasthan and Mahendragarh, Gurgaon in the state of Haryana."[3] The Ahirwal region in southern Haryana has 11 assembly segments spread over three Lok Sabha seats — Bhiwani-Mahendergarh, Gurgaon and Rohtak (one segment only) — having a sizeable presence of Ahir voters.[5]

The events at the battle of Rezang La on 18 November 1962 involved many soldiers from the Ahirwal region, who were greatly outnumbered by their Chinese opponents.[6][7]

See also

References

  1. ^ Singh, Jai Pal; Khan, Mumtaz (1999). "Hindu Cosmology and the Orientation and Segregation of Social Groups in Villages in Northwestern India". Geografiska Annaler. B (Human Geography). 81 (1). Wiley on behalf of the Swedish Society for Anthropology and Geography: 27–28. doi:10.1111/j.0435-3684.1999.00046.x. JSTOR 491040. (subscription required)
  2. ^ Haynes, Edward S. (1978). "Imperial Impact on Rajputana: The Case of Alwar, 1775-1850". Modern Asian Studies. 12 (3). Cambridge University Press: 423–424. doi:10.1017/s0026749x00006223. JSTOR 312228. (subscription required)
  3. ^ a b Michelutti, Lucia (2008). The vernacularisation of democracy: politics, caste, and religion in India. Routledge. pp. 41–42. ISBN 9780415467322.
  4. ^ Schwartzberg, J. E. (1985). "Folk regions in northwestern India". In Mukerji, A. B.; Ahmad, A. (eds.). India: Culture Society and Economy. New Delhi: Inter India Publications. pp. 205–235.
  5. ^ "Gurgaon MP's exit to change political equation in south Haryana". Hindustan Times. 24 September 2013. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 6 January 2014. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  6. ^ "Land Forces Site - Unforgettable Battle of 1962 : 13 Kumaon at Rezang La". Bharat Rakshak. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 6 January 2014. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  7. ^ Mohan Guruswamy (20 November 2012). "Don't forget the heroes of Rezang La". The Hindu. Retrieved 6 January 2014.

Further reading

  • The Panjab Past and Present. Vol. 32. Department of Punjab Historical Studies, Punjabi University. 2001. pp. 71–75.

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