Johiya
Joiya or Johiya is a Chandravanshi Rajput clan in Northern India and Pakistan. Joiya are one of the twenty-four undivided Rajput clans or 'Eka'. In ancient chronicles they are described as "Lords of Jangladesh," as a tract which comprehended Hariana, Bhattiana, Bhatner and Nagor. They also held, in common with Dahiya with whom their name is always coupled, the banks of the Indus and Sutlej under their influence. Jatts also have a clan named Johiya. Their branches are khichar, kulhari, Gaina and Mahla . They are settled in Rajastan, Uttarpradesh and Haryana, City of Sikar in Rajastan was founded by Veerbhan Khichar.
Joiyas are identified with Yaudheya or Yaudheya Gana who were an ancient tribal confederation who lived in the area between the Indus river and the Ganges river. They are mention in Panini's Ashtadhyayi and Ganapatha. There are other references of them namely in Mahabharata, Mahamayuri, Brihat-Samhita, Puranas, Chandravyakarana and Kashika. References span from writings of early medieval period, and the chronology of Yaudheyas from as early as 500 BCE till 1200 CE. They were in zenith of their power from about 200 BCE to 400 CE.
Origin
The Johiya Rajputs may be modern-day descendants of the ancient Yaudheya warrior tribe that ruled in some areas of northern India until the period of the Gupta empire. This theory - which was proposed by Alexander Cunningham - is not certain and it has also been mooted that they may be connected to another ancient tribe, being the Audumbaras.[1][2]
Later history
Connection with the Chauhan Rajputs
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Dasharatha Sharma writes in his book Early Chauhan Dynasties that the Johiyas had matrimonial relations with the Chauhans of Ajmer. Raja Simhabala Johiya of Marot was the maternal uncle of Maharaja Vigraharaja, the grandfather of Prithiviraj Chauhan, and as well as his chief general. Simhabala's sister Sudhava was married to Raja Arneraja. According to Ramavallabha Somani in his book Prithviraj Chauhan and His Times, Simhabala Johiya ruled Marot from 1160–1175, and after the defeat of Prithviraj Chauhan, Marot was captured by the Turks and the Johiyas were expelled from it. Some of Joyia's royalties took refuge and settled in current Pakistan Punjab's city name Jalalpur Jattan,Distt Gujrat. Where they hide their identities and converted to Islam and emerged as a family of saints. Muhammad Akbar Joyia was a great saint in the early 19th century and his younger brother Hafiz Noor Muhammad Joyia was his successor.
See also
References
- ^ Majumdar, R. C. (1977). Ancient India. Motilal Banarsidass. pp. 129–130, 231. ISBN 9788120804364.
- ^ Gupta, Parmanand (1989). Geography from Ancient Indian Coins & Seals. Concept Publishing Company. pp. 20, 63. ISBN 9788170222484.
- Dasgupta, K.K. A Tribal History of Ancient India: A Numismatic Approach, Calcutta, 1974.
- Lahiri, Bela Indigenous States of Northern India (Circa 200 BC - 320 AD), University of Calcutta, 1974.
- Vedic and Aryan India by H. S Bhatia