Taank
Taank[1], Taunk, Takshak, Thak, Tonk, or Tank is a clan of the Kshatriya Rajputs that ruled several parts of Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat.[2] Takshak or Taanks are included in the list of 36 royal races by James Todd. The Asirgarh Fort of Madhya Pradesh was built by Tak Rajputs, who held the fort and surrounding territories since early 9th century. Taunk Rajputs have been mentioned as allies of Prithviraj Chauhan and to have fought alongside him against Muhammad of Ghor.[3][4]
Taunk Rajputs took part in the Revolt of 1857. Ratnaji Taunk lead the Taunk Rajputs against British along with Tatya Tope. One Nandaji Taunk led the peasants during agrarian revolt known as the Deccan Riots of 1857.[5] In India, they are mostly found in Gujarat, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, and Jammu and Kashmir. In Pakistan they are found in Azad Kashmir, Balochistan, and Punjab.[6]
Origin
They claim descent from the Nagavansh, also known as the Nāgas.[7]
References
- ↑ Thar Gotra ( Indian Gotra ) थर गोत्र (in en-US). Hindu Cultural Center (2019-05-08). Retrieved 2023-11-10.
- ↑ Fuchs, Stephen. The Children of Hari: A Study of the Nimar Balahis in the Central Provinces of India (in en) (1951)Praeger.
- ↑ Tod, James. The Annals and Antiquities of Rajastʾhan: Or the Central and Western Rajpoot States of India (in en) (1899)Indian Publication Society.
- ↑ Pradesh, India Superintendent of Census Operations, Madhya. District Census Handbook, Madhya Pradesh: East Nimar (in en) (1964)Government of Madhya Pradesh.
- ↑ टाँक (क्षत्रिय कुमावत) मेवाड़ का इतिहास नामक पुस्तक का विमोचन आज Udaipur_News :: pressnote.in (in hi). www.pressnote.in. Retrieved 2026-04-10.
- ↑ Ḍhāḍhī, Bāhādara. Salakhiyāṇṇa sujasa: arthāt, Rāṭhauṛa Salakhā ke putroṃ kā yaśa-gāna aura Mālānī tathā vahāṃ ke śāsakoṃ kā pandrahavīṃ śatābdī kā itihāsa (in hi) (1978)Rājasthānī Sāhitya Kuṭīra.
- ↑ Mittal, J. P.. History Of Ancient India (a New Version) : From 7300 Bb To 4250 Bc (in en) (2006)Atlantic Publishers & Dist. p. 43. ISBN 978-81-269-0615-4.
