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
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 2.0 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.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Bingley, A. H.. Jats, Gujars and Ahirs (2018-07-20)Government Central Printing Office,Simla. p. 38.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ First History Conference on the Gurjars and Their Contribution in History (in hi) (1993)Bhāratīya Gurjara Parishada. p. 30.
- ↑
- Gurjar Gotra (2023-12-10). Retrieved 2024-05-31.
- Gujjar history by Ali Hassan Chauhan Gurjar (2017-08-18). Retrieved 2024-05-31.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Uttar Pradesh functioning under medieval rule: Batar Khap of Gujjars (in en). India Today (2012-07-14). Retrieved 2024-06-14.