Bargujar
The Badgujar or Bargujar is a clan of Rajputs in India.[1]
History
Maharajadhiraj Mathandev a feudatory of Kannauj’s Pratihar Vijaypala (956–960) was the progenitor of vadagurjara or bargurjar clan , mentioned in line 8 of Macheri inscription(1382 CE) - the very first recorded instance of the term “Bargujar” for the subclan. This was the only Pratihar dynasty that used the demonym “Gurjar” (like Gurjar Jains or Gurjar Gaur brahmins) to indicate their presence in Gurjaradesa The cadet branch of Pratihar Rajputs that stayed on in Bhinmal gradually became Deval Pratihar Rajputs while another splinter group that migrated out of Bhinmal to Rajor (near Alwar), became the first to use this Toponymic term to identify itself as “Gurjara-Pratihara”. As per Rajor inscription dated 960 AD, Manthandev Pratihar identified himself as “Gurjara-Pratihar”, who eventually became the progenitor of the Bargujar Rajputs, which as per all historians is another of Pratihar or Parihar Rajput subclans. The phrase "BarGujar" बड़ गुजर translates to Big Gurjar,Eventually, it became Bargujar, underlining authority over non-Kshatriya groups of same demonym. Pratihar Vyaghraraja Bargujar was a Bargujar who (as per oral folklore) established Rajgarh city , Baghor/Vyaghrapattika village and a Baghola Talab[2][3] [4][5] [6] The Bargujar held considerable possessions in Dhundhar, and their capital was the hill fortress of Rajor in the principality of Macheri. Rajgarh and Alwar also had their possessions.[7][8][9][10]
The title of Rao was first used by Raja Pratap Singh, the founder king of Barauli Rao. Bargujar Rajput's Bajgarhi state at the time of Raja Pirthvi Raj and was prefixed to the name of the eldest son Rao Raja Raghuraj Singh. In 1931 title of Rao of Barauli was made hereditary by British.[citation needed] In 1185 CE, Bargujars from Rajorgarh led by Rao Pratapsimha migrated to Bulandshahr (Baran) where he married the daughter of the Dor Parmar Ruler and received a jagir of 150 villages. In 17th century, Anuprai Bargujar had saved Mughal emperor Jehangir from a lion while on a royal hunt. In return, the pleased Emperor gave him some lands in Bulandshahr district - the modern Anupshahr City in Bulandshahr district was established by and named after him [11]
- Rao Raj Kunwar Singh, M.L.A., the last jagirdar of Barauli Estate[12][need quotation to verify]
Distribution
They are mainly distributed parts of present-day Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh.[13][need quotation to verify][14][need quotation to verify]
See also
References
- ^ Land and people of Indian states and union territories : (in 36 volumes) By S. C. Bhatt pg.38
- ^ HR Neville; Balia: Gazetter of Oudh and Northewest Provinces; p. 72
- ^ Epigraphia Indica, III, pp. 263
- ^ Epigraphia Indica, III, No. 36;
- ^ Rajor Inscription of Mathandev VS 1016 by F Kielhorn
- ^ Dr Raghavendra Singh Manohar; Rajasthan ke Prachin Nagar aur Kasbe; p. 28
- ^ The Researcher. Directorate of Archaeology & Museums, Government of Rajasthan. 1965. pp. 75–77. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
- ^ Congress, Indian History (1964). Proceedings. p. 152. Retrieved 10 September 2019.Goga Chauhan of Mahari or Machari and Traditions - Bargujar by D. P. Sharma
- ^ India, Archæological Survey of (1966). Report[s]. Indological Book House. pp. 104, 225. Retrieved 10 September 2019. Bargujar or Badagujar, Rajas of Machari, Inscriptions at Machari at Samvant 1439
- ^ Rajasthan. Apa Publications. 1993. p. 133. ISBN 9780395662885. Retrieved 10 September 2019.Alwar : A treasure of Surprises : it was incorporated, along with Dausa. into the large kingdom of Machari. south of Alwar, and ruled by the Bargujar Rajputs.
- ^ Bulandshahr: Uttar Pradesh District Gazetteer; 1980; p.25
- ^ Indian & Pakistan Year Book & Who's who. Bennett, Coleman & Company. 1950. p. 770.
- ^ Uttara Bhārata kī Buksā janajāti: sāmājika-sāṃskr̥tika-sarvekshaṇa by Rāmajīta Śukla. Sañjaya Prakāśana, 1981 - Bhoksa (Indic people). 1981. p. 56. Retrieved 4 April 2019.
- ^ Pal, Hamendar Bhisham; India Ministry of Tourism and Civil Aviation (1991). Rājasthāna ke devālaya - Temples in Rajasthan (in Hindi). Sāmayika Prakāśana. p. 71. Retrieved 4 April 2019.