Batar

Batar also spell Battar[1][2][3][4] is a royal clan of the Gujjar ethnic community.[5][6] they are mostly found in the Indian states of Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Haryana, Indian-Kashmir and Pakistani areas of Kashmir and Punjab.[7]

Origin and history

The Bhattar or Batar Gurjars is a subclan of Maitrak Gujjars and are the descendants of Vallabh Bhattarak who was the senapati of Gupta dynasty and later founder of the Maitraka dynasty of Gujarat (G.I. chapter 5).[8][9]

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

In Saharanpur, Uttar Pradesh Battar and Rathi Gujjar have their own Khaps and Batar Gujjar khap based in more than seven villages in Saharanpur district and nearby areas.[10]

Variants

Variants of this Gujjar clan name includes, Battar,[2] Batar Bhattar, Bhatar, Bhatarak or Bhatarik.[8]

References

  1. Raheja, Gloria Goodwin (1988-09-15). The Poison in the Gift: Ritual, Prestation, and the Dominant Caste in a North Indian Village. University of Chicago Press. p. 18. ISBN 978-0-226-70729-7.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Jeffrey, Robin (1990). India, Rebellion to Republic: Selected Writings, 1857-1990. Sterling Publishers. p. 13. ISBN 978-81-207-1107-5. Here excessive, differential taxation appears to have been a major grievance, whether among the backward Pundir and Batar (Battar) Gujars of Saharanpur district, or the advanced cash-crop Jat farmers of western Meerut and north-eastern.
  3. Rahi, Javaid (2012-01-01). The Gujjars Vol: 01 and 02 Edited by Dr. Javaid Rahi. Jammu and Kashmir Acacademy of Art, Culture , Languages , Jammu. p. 667.
  4. Bingley, A. H. (2018-07-20). Jats, Gujars and Ahirs. Government Central Printing Office,Simla. p. 38.
  5. Crooke, William (1896). The Tribes and Castes of the North-western Provinces and Oudh. Office of the superintendent of government printing. p. 443.
  6. First History Conference on the Gurjars and Their Contribution in History (in हिन्दी). Bhāratīya Gurjara Parishada. 1993. p. 30.
  7. 8.0 8.1 8.2 Rahi, Javaid (2012-01-01). The Gujjars Vol: 01 and 02 Edited by Dr. Javaid Rahi. Jammu and Kashmir Acacademy of Art, Culture , Languages , Jammu. p. 301.
  8. "Gujjar history by Ali Hassan Chauhan Gurjar". 2017-08-18. Archived from the original on 2017-08-18. Retrieved 2024-05-31.
  9. "Uttar Pradesh functioning under medieval rule: Batar Khap of Gujjars". India Today. 2012-07-14. Retrieved 2024-06-14.