Batar


Batar also known as Battar[1][2][3][4] is a clan of the Gurjar community.[5][6] They are mostly found in the Indian states of Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Indian-Kashmir and Pakistani areas of Kashmir and Punjab.[7]

Origin and history

In the Saharanpur district of Uttar Pradesh state of India, the Battar Gurjars possess 52 villages surrounding Gangoh Town.[8]

In Saharanpur, Uttar Pradesh Batar and Rathi Gurjar have their own Khaps and Batar Gurjar khap based in more than twenty one villages in Saharanpur district and nearby areas.[9]

Variants

Variants of this Gurjar clan name includes, Battar,[2] Batar Bhattar, Bhatar

References

  1. Raheja, Gloria Goodwin. The Poison in the Gift: Ritual, Prestation, and the Dominant Caste in a North Indian Village (in en) (1988-09-15)University of Chicago Press. p. 18. ISBN 978-0-226-70729-7.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Jeffrey, Robin. India, Rebellion to Republic: Selected Writings, 1857-1990 (in en) (1990)Sterling Publishers. p. 13. ISBN 978-81-207-1107-5.
  3. Rahi, Javaid. The Gujjars Vol: 01 and 02 Edited by Dr. Javaid Rahi (in en) (2012-01-01)Jammu and Kashmir Acacademy of Art, Culture , Languages , Jammu. p. 667.
  4. Bingley, A. H.. Jats, Gujars and Ahirs (2018-07-20)Government Central Printing Office,Simla. p. 38.
  5. Crooke, William. The Tribes and Castes of the North-western Provinces and Oudh (in en) (1896)Office of the superintendent of government printing. p. 443.
  6. First History Conference on the Gurjars and Their Contribution in History (in hi) (1993)Bhāratīya Gurjara Parishada. p. 30.
  7. Rahi, Javaid. The Gujjars Vol: 01 and 02 Edited by Dr. Javaid Rahi (in en) (2012-01-01)Jammu and Kashmir Acacademy of Art, Culture , Languages , Jammu. p. 301.
  8. Uttar Pradesh functioning under medieval rule: Batar Khap of Gujjars (in en). India Today (2012-07-14). Retrieved 2024-06-14.