| JAKHAR Jakhar, Jakhad, Jakhar is a gotra of Jats found in Rajasthan, Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh and Delhi. They live in Pakistan. Dilip Singh Ahlawat has mentioned it as one of the ruling Jat clans in Central Asia. They are called Jaki in Afghanistan. Zakarya / Zakar / Zakori / Zakuri / Zigar / Jakar for Jakhar Jats used in Afghanistan. They were supporters of Saroya Confederacy.
Sangu, Jakhu and Kada were in relation and they are said to have given names to Sangwan, Jakhar and Kadyan Jat gotras.
Origin
:
Villages
founded by Jakhar clan :
Jakhron
Ka Tala - Village in Chohtan Tahsil of Barmer district in Rajasthan.
They are mostly Muslims of the Western undivided Punjab. According to the 'Ain-I Akbari ', Ladh Singh, the Jakhar leader of Haryana, fought with the Mughals and the Pathans. They have 12 villages in district Rohtak and they are found in large numbers in Rajasthan, Bhawalpur, Bikaner and Pakistan.
Dilip Singh Ahlawat has mentioned it as one of the ruling Jat clans in Central Asia.
Hukum Singh Panwar (Pauria) writes that Jakhar is derived from Yaksh. This tribe Jakhar claim Jakha or Jakhu, known as Yaksh or Yakshu in Sanskrit, to be their most ancient eponymous progenitor. Hukum Singh Panwar further writes that Yakshas were one of the tribes who fought the last battle of Dasrajna War (the battle of ten kings) under the leadership of Dasa Raja named Bheda against Bharatas tribes on the banks of Yamuna. The other tribes were Ajas, Sigrus, Alinas, Pakthas, Bhalana, Sivas, and Visanin. M.L. Bhargav writes that after the defeat on the Yamuna River they migrated to the Oxus (Geek name) valley and gave the name to valley as Jaksh or Jaaksh. He opines that Budakhsis and their city Badakshan are known after the combined name of Bheda, the leader of the Yakshas and that of the latter, Bheda is also a Jat clan.
Hukum Singh Panwar writes: The Soviet Scientists found to their surprise that Yakutian nationality, living in remote Siberia, have in their blood the "HLA - B 70" antigen, which is possessed only by the Hindus of north India (The Indian Express, Chandigarh, dt. Oct. 24,1988). We surmise that, as the name suggests, the Yakuts must be Yakhus = Jakhus or in Sanskrit Yakshus and in Prakrit Jakhus (Jakhar Jats), who lived in the Drishad and Sarasvati Doab in the Rigvedic period and who were expelled to northern countries after their defeat in the last battle of the Dasharajna wars by the Bharatas and who, according to M.L. Bhargav, (who made an elaborate ethno-geographical study of the Sapta-Saindhava country of the Rigvedic period), gave their name as Yakhu (Oxus in Greek) and Yakshar (Jaxartes in Greek) to two rivers between the Aral sea and lake Balkhas (infra, ch. IX on migrations of Jats).
The above theory seems correct as Jakhars gave name to the river Syr Darya. Syr Darya also transliterated Syrdarya or Sirdaryo) is a river in Central Asia, sometimes known as the Jaxartes or Yaxartes from its Ancient Greek name. The Greek name is derived from Old Persian, Yakhsh Art ("Great Pearly"), a reference to the color of the river's water. In medieval Islamic writings, the river is uniformly know as Sayhoun - after one of the four rivers of Paradise. (Amu Darya was likewise known as Jayhoun, the name of another one of the four).
According to Bhim Singh Dahiya, Jakhars are the Jaguda of Mahabharat period mentioned as saffron growing people. That places them in the north of Kashmir or beyond, further in the north i.e. Central Asian region of Balkh, famous for its saffron since ages. They are the Jakhad clan people.
The Mahabharat Tribe - Jagud is mentioned in Vana Parv, Mahabharat / Book III Chapter 48 verse 21 along with Takhar, Sindh, Moond Jat clans.
Mr. W. Crook in his book "Castes of North-west states and Avadh" has mentioned that the king of Dwarika had a huge bow and arrow and he proposed that whoever breaks this would be given a status above the king. The Jakhar King tried but failed. The failure made him leave his state and settled in Bikaner that was known as Jangladesh. This finds a mention by Pandit Amichand Sharma in his book "Jat Varna Mimansa".
The evidences of kingdom of Jakhars can be found at Madhauli (Mandoli) , which was in Jaipur state probably near Marwar boarder. Muslims ruled Fatehpur, Shekhawati at that time. There was a war between Muslims and Jakhars near Madhauli. One Jakhar chieftain Lad Singh ruled at place known as Ladan in Rohtak district. Thus many chieftains of Jakhars have ruled in Punjab and Rajasthan.
Dasharath Sharma in "Early Chauhan Dynasties" [Page-178] writes about Jalor Chauhan ruler - Chachigadeva. According to Nainsi, Chachigadeva had three sons, Samantasimha, Chahadadeva and Chandra (Khyat: I, p. 183). His Prime Minister in V. 1323 was Jakshdev. The mahamatya Jarav mentioned in the Ratanpur Inscription of V. 1333 might be a misreading for Jakha, the Prakritised form of Jaksha. We can conclude from this that Jakshdev or Jakha, The Prime Minister or amatya of Chachigadeva, is a person of Jakh / Jakhar Jat clan. This fact is also supported from contemporary local tradition in the form of Bigga Ji Jakhar.
We find mention of Jakhars in Umarkot in the Sindh province of Pakistan. According to H A Rose tradition says that the Surar, Subhago, Silro and Chacha tribes were once slaves of Raja Bunga Rai, Raja of Amrkot, and that Jam Jhakhar redeemed them, and there is a saying :
"Surar,
Subhago (or Subhaga), Silro (or Silra), (these three) and a fourth
tribe, the Chachar were the slaves of Bunga Rai; it was Jam Jhakhar
who brought them," (effecting their emancipation from Bunga
Rai).
Jhakkar,
Channar, Kanjun, Nun teatera,
According to H.A. Rose Jakhar is a tribe of Deswali Jats, claiming (Chauhan or Udhi) descent. Jaku, their eponym, migrated from Bikaner to Jhajjar in Rohtak. A Raja of Dwarka had a bow which Jaku failed to bend, in spite of the promised reward. In shame he left his native land and settled in Bikaner. The legend clearly points to the loss of military status by the Jakhars. Of the same stock are the Sangwan, Piru, and Kadian Jats. The Jakhar are almost confined to Gurgaon and the adjoining Jhajjar tahsil of Rohtak. They also own a large village in Hansi. Jakhar is also a Muhammadan Jat or Rajput clan (agricultural) found in Montgomery, where they appear also as a clan of the Bhattis.
According to H.A. Rose Jat clans Jakhar is derived from Ude.
Jhakkar, son of Jai and eponym of a tribe in Multan.
James Todd writes - The various tribes inhabiting the desert and valley of the Indus would alone form an ample subject of investigation, which would, in all probability, elicit some important truths. Amongst the converts to Islam the inquirer into the pedigree of nations would discover names, once illustrious, but which, now hidden under the mantle of a new faith, might little aid his researches into the history of their origin. He would find the Sodha, the Kathi, the Mallani, affording in history, position, and nominal resemblance grounds for inferring that they are the descendants of the Sogdoi, Kathi, and Malloi, who opposed the Macedonian in his passage down the Indus ; besides swarms of Getae or Yuti, many of whom have assumed the general title of Baloch, or retain the ancient specific name of Numri; while others, in that of Zjat Jat, preserve almost the primitive appellation. We have also the remains of those interesting races the Johyas and Dahyas, of which much has been said in the Annals of Jaisalmer, and elsewhere ; who, as well as the Getae or Jats and Huns, hold places amongst the" Thirty-six Royal Races " of ancient India.
James Todd writes that Jakhar, Asaich, Punia are all denominations of the Jat race, a few of whom preserve under these ancient subdivisions their old customs and religion; but the greater part are among the converts to Islam, and retain the generic name, pronounced Zjat. Those enumerated are harmless and industrious, and are found both in the desert and valley.
Yakkh
in Mahavans :
Mahavansa / Chapter 1 writes that. Now since a great sacrifice by Kassap of Uruvel was near at hand, and since he saw that this latter would fain have him away, he, the victorious over enemies, went to seek alms among the Northern Kurus; and when he had eaten his meal at evening time near the lake Anotatta, the Conqueror, in the ninth month of his buddhahood, at the full moon of Phussa, himself set forth for the isle of Lañkä, to win Lanka for the faith. For Lanka was known to the Conqueror as a place where his doctrine should (thereafter) shine in glory; and (he knew that) from Lañkä, filled with the Yakkhas, the Yakkhas must (first) be driven forth.
Mahavansa / Chapter 7 tells that. In Lanka, they displaced the island's original inhabitants Yakkhs, established a kingdom and became ancestors of the modern Sinhalas people. Vijay (543–505 BCE) founded the city of Tambapanni. Here and there did Vijaya's ministers found villages. Anuradhagam was built by a man of that name near the Kadamba river; the chaplain Upatissa built Upatissagam on the bank of the Qambhir river, to the north of Anuradhagam Three other ministers built, each for himself, Ujjeni, Uruvel and the city of Vijit.
Mahavansa / Chapter 10 writes. Pandukabhaya (437-367 BC) handed over the government to Abhaya, his eldest uncle, for the night-time: he became the `Nagaraguttika' (Guardian of the City). From that time onward there were nagaraguttikas in the capital. His father-in-law also, Girikandasiva, he did not slay but handed over to this uncle the district of Girikand. He had the pond' deepened and abundantly filled with water, and since he had taken water therefrom, when victories (for his consecration), they called it Jayavapi. He settled the Yakkha Kalavela on the east side of the city, the Yakkh Cittaraj at the lower end of the Abhayatank. The slave-woman who had helped him in time past and was re-born of a Yakkhini, the thankful (king) settled at the south gate of the City. Within the royal precincth he housed the yakkhini in the form of a mare. Year by year he had sacrificial offerings made to them and to other (Yakkhs); but on festival-days he sat with Cittaraja beside him on a seat of equal height, and having gods and men to dance before him, the king took his pleasure, in joyous and merry wise.
Rulers of Riri republic state :
Bigga
Ji Jakhar :
War
of Jakhars and Bijarnias :
Jag Singh Chaudhary (Bijarnia) was an officer in the Army of Mughal emperor Humanyun (1508–1556). Badshah was very pleased with his services so he offered him a Jagir of 12 villages in samvat 1503 (1446 AD). Jagsi had 12 sons and one Paswan son named Rupsi. There is need to check the period.
Local tradition tells us that Jakhar Kunwar of Mandoli Bairath was married in the family of Bana Jat of Jayal Bhadun. Jakhar Kunwar was returning after his gona with his wife Bijli. He stayed at Ladhana. Meanwhile Jagsi’s Paswan son Rupsi was going to forest for hunting and he also stayed at Ladhana for a while. The newly married wife Bijli of Jakhar Kunwar was very impressed with the behavior of Rupsi. She praised the qualities of Rupsi in front of his husband.
This annoyed Jakhar Kunwar and he scolded her for this behavior, left her behind and went away without her. Bijli was a simple and humorous girl. She had not anticipated this before. When Rupsi came back from hunting he found Bijli weeping with sorrow. Rupsi said since he is responsible for this incidence he offered that she could go with him if she had no objection. She was left with no option so decided to go with Rupsi.
Jakhrs when learnt that their bahu had gone with Bijarnias they got annoyed over this incidence and complained to Delhi Badshah. Jakhars attacked Bijarnias with an army of 2200 soldiers on chaitra sudi 8 samvat 1510 (1453 AD). Bijarnias had blessings of Jeenmata that they could not be defeated. The 12 brothers who were initially keeping a distance with Paswan brother Rupsi also joined him in war against Jakhars.
Though all brothers fought war but it was made clear during the war by elder Bijarnia that Rupsi had created this problem so he would be dealt accordingly after the war. Rupsi when learnt about this dictate of elder Bijarnia he left Ladhana with Bijli and went to Shrimadhopur. His descendants flourished there.
Sahnali Chhoti and Sahnali Bari villages were founded by Jakhar clan Jats. Their fort is in ruins in Sahnali Bari. On way from Sahnali Chhoti to Dhani Punia there is place called 'Sati Ki Johadi'. Two Jakhar girls became sati here.
Chronology
and origin of the gotra :
In the branch of Puru there was ‘Sanyati’ whose son was Virabhadra. Virabhadra had four sons 1. Pon Bhadra 2. Kalhan bhadra 3. Atisur Bhadra and 4. Jakh Bhadra.
Pon
Bhadra is the originator of Punia gotra.
(a) Pon Bhadra’s to Haryana, Brij, and Gwalior
(b) Kalhan Bhadra’s to Kathiawar and Gujrat.
(c) Atisur Bhadra’s to Malwa
(d) Jakh Bhadra’s to Punjab and Kashmir
(e) Dahi Bhadra’s to Punjab and Central Asia
(f) Brahma Bhadra’s by the name of Bamraulia to Jammu and Kashmir, Haridwar and Punjab (the ruling family of Dholpur Jat rulers is from this branch)
History
of jakhar gotra :
Jat History: Thakur Deshraj , pg-594
Much has been written in the later chapters regarding Jakhar is a famous gotra. The Jats of this tribe are found in Punjab, Rajasthan and Dehli provinces. Mr. W. Kruk writes in the book 'Castes of North-Western Provinces and Awadh' that " the king of Dwarika had a big heavy bow and arrow. He vowed that someone would break it, his status would be elevated from that of the king. Jakhar tried this massive task and failed. Due to this shame, he left his motherland and settled in Bikaner . "Where did Jakhar settle in Bikaner? It is given by Pandit Amichand Sharma, the author of 'Jat Varna Mimamsa'. Jakhar made Ridi his capital. It is written in the books of Bhat that DwarikaK was the supreme beauty of the king. He vowed that whosoever breaks the bow, the girl will be married. Also, he will be given a higher position than the kings. Jakhar did not succeed. Jakhar was a king. It is known from this story that the Jakhar people had ruled the Ajmer province even before , this is also revealed by the books of Bhat. We also know that their kingdom belongs to Madhauli . Madhauli was probably somewhere around the border of Marwar in the state of Jaipur. At that time Muslims ruled around Fatehpur . Among these Muslims and Jakhras, there was a war with Madhauli. District Rohtak in Ldan chief Jakdon place called LadhasinhWas a state of Once the Pathans took the lad from them. The Jakhar people considered it an insult and with the added strength they again took the ladan from the Pathans. In this way, many of their chiefs have ruled many places of Rajasthan and Punjab till the time of Aurangzeb. In the last time, only four or four or five village states remained with their chiefs. (Jat History: Thakur Deshraj , p.-595)
Dr. Pema Ram ]Writes .... The Jakhar Jats of Ridi-Bigga had their whereabouts in the Bigga Tehsil Dungargarh. Their gotra parihar has been told. It is said that Koliji Parihar had come from Pahl Mandore earlier and settled in Dungargarh village tehsil. His son was Zakha, who settled Jakhasar in his name. It is said that he started his family relations with the Jats settled there and called the father of Jakhar the 'new Jat gotra'. He had a girl named Ridi, after whom Ridi settled a village. Zakha had a son Mehan, whose son Bigga became a great knight. Bigga village was established in this name. It is said that Bigga fought with the Rath Muslims to protect the cows, in which the non-profit came to work in Samvat 1393 (1336). Paulet has given the time of death of Bigga in Bikaner Gazetteer 1315. Bigagaji was born in Riddhi in Vikram Samvat 1358 (1301). In the area of ??Bigga and its surrounding area, Bigga is worshiped as a cow protector. The Jakhars were the Bhomichara in the village of Bigga and Ridi, and the Jakhars continued to possess them for a long time.
The
description of Jat Veer by Captain Dalip Singh Ahlawat in history
:
In the beginning, the Jakhar Jat team remained in the hills of Shivalik and in the southern foothills of the Himalayan Mountains. These people from their country of India went abroad and came back, some brief description of this is as follows - BS Dahiya, quoting Mahabharat and Markandeya Puran wrote that “The Jakhar people are in the far north of Kashmir from the middle of Balkh". Used to live in the area. They were famous for their saffron color for centuries. This description is also in the Mahabharat 1 . "The Clearly visited Jakhar people there by way of Kashmir".
According to the time, like other Jats, Jakhar Jats also returned to their native country, India. Their arrival through the Western valleys proves to be in India. These people fought foreign invaders from time to time on these western valleys. The Jakhar Jats settled in Afghanistan, Sindh province and western Pakistan and from there some of them settled in Rajasthan. These people reigned there in many places.
Mr. W. Kruk Saheb in his book "Castes of North-Western Provinces and Awadh" wrote that " the king of Dwarika had a big heavy bow and arrow. He vowed that someone would break him, his status would be elevated to that of the king. Jakhar tried that heavy task and failed. Due to this shame, he left his homeland and settled in Bikaner . ”It is clear from the story that Jakhar was a Jat king of gotra (clan) whose kingdom was somewhere in Gujarat . Before this, the Jakhar people ruled the Ajmer province. It is written in the book Bhat. Jakhar King Bikaner came where to settle in, to know " Jat characters Metaphysics has" the author Pandit Amichand Sharma "Jakhar king ReniMade Jakhar its capital. ”The Jakhar people kingdom was also at Madhauli . Madhauli was around the Marwar border in the state of Jaipur. At that time Muslims ruled around Fatehpur . The war of these Muslims and Jakhras took place near Madhauli 2.
Bikaner of Jakhar Jats also had many small states 3. When the Rajput states in Rajasthan :
History of Jat Veers : Dalip Singh Ahlawat , pg -217
Once established, a group of Jakhar Jats moved to Rohtak district (Haryana). Their leader was Ladhasingh . Here the Jakhad settled many villages like Sahlawas , Ladan etc. Ladhsinh Bahadur established the Jakhar Jat kingdom over a large area whose capital was Ladan . Bahu Jholri was ruled by a Muslim Nawab from the Emperor of Delhi . He attacked the Jakhars with a powerful army and took control of Ladan. The Nawab's army started looting the village of Jakhars and started committing all kinds of atrocities on them. Declines at the call of woundsA group of Ahlawat Jats led by Jakhar warrior Bindra of the village came from the Jakhras. The Jatavirs of these two dynasties killed the Muslim army and the Nawab * and took control of the Bahu-Jholri fort. Bindra became a martyr there after being shot by a Pathan soldier. In this way the Jakhar heroes regained their kingdom of Ladan and many of their villages were settled in comfort. Fearing the power of the Jats, the emperor of Delhi could not dare to attack the Jakhars.
Eye-leader wrote-Akbari that Jakdon heroic Ladsinh gave proof of his bravery in the war of the kings of Pathans and Delhi 1.
In this way, many of the Jakhar rulers ruled many places of Rajasthan and Punjab till the time of Aurangzeb. The last time these warlords were only four have four or state five village 2.
Jakhar is a large number of Muslims in the provinces of Sindh and Bilochistan in Pakistan. Rajasthan-Bikaner etc. are inhabited at many places. Some of their villages are also in Alwar and Jaipur. Alwar w 0 Nanksinh Jakhar Arya Samaj was the secretary (minister) and Jaipur Makr village 0 w Ladhuram Jakhar Shekhawati Jat Panchayat were staple. Jakhar Muslims are in Kashmir.
The villages of Jakhar Jats in Rohtak district of Haryana province are as follows - A group of Jakhar Jats came from Rajasthan to Rohtak district. Its leader was Chaudha Singh. In his name, he first settled here in the village of Ladan. It was the capital of the Jakhras. From the village of Ladan settled other villages of Jakhras. Today, there are 19 villages of Jakhar Jatagotra. Apart from these, 19 villages are included in the Jakhar Khap of other Jatgotras and other castes. In this way there are 38 villages of Jakhar Khap. Their details are as follows :
1.
Satgama of Ldan - 1. Ldan 2. Humaunpur 3. Jamalpur 4. Bhurawas 5.
Amoli 6. Naugama - These Jakhar tribe. 7. Brahad (village of Ahirs).
History of Jat Veers : Dalip Singh Ahlawat , pg-218
2. Satgama of Sahlawas - 1. Sahlawas 2. Dhanya 3. Sundarhati - They belong to Jakhar gotra. 4. Leelahedi 5. Sudharana 6. Goria 7. Chandol - They belong to another caste or other gotra.
3.
Jhaswa of Satgama - 1. Jhaswa 2. Mohanbari (Janswa Khurd) 3. Jadhli
4. Bajitpur 5. Dama 6. Deniwas - These Jakhar tribe. 7. Beethala
belongs to other gotra.
Pandit
Amichandra Sharma: Jat varna epistemology :
[p.24]: Jakhu came to Dwarka and made a vow and joined the Jat Sangha . Jakhu's child was called Jakhar. There are many Jakhad villages in the district Rohtak tehsil Jhajjar . Among them , the main villages are Ladhan , Salas , Jhadli etc. Among the children of Jakhu , there was a lad who settled the village of Ladhan . The owner of this village was a Pathan during the reign of the Mahomedans, again this village somehow came to Lada . This description was written by Chaudhary Bihari Singh Alla Numberdar and Chaudhary Ramnath Hawaldar.
Junk
chieftain in boorish history :
Dharniji Jakhar (985 AD) - Chaudhary Maluramji Burrak, Dharniji Jakhad , Chaudhary Alansinghji and Veerabhanji Haridwar, Kedarnath, Dwarkaji, Gangasagar, Kumbh etc. came to Sarnau after a three-year journey . Came back and performed the Panch-Kundya Yajna. 51 Mana Ghee was made. 51 cows and 700 mana grains were donated to Brahmins. The yagya was performed by Girdhar Gopal, Pandit of village Kari . Dharman Paranai and Peepal Paranai to Pandit Girdhar Gopal's daughter Radha. At the time of Chaudhary Haluram, during the time of Rawaraja Mahipal of Delhi, this work was done in Samvat 1042 (985 AD).
Chaudhary Maluramji Burrak, Dharniji Jakhar , Chaudhary Alansinghji and Virbhanji wrote and donated Sarnau-Kot and Garh, Bawdi etc. to Badwa Jagroop in Samvat 1042.
Sarnau, the capital of Rao Raja, was built in Samvat 1032 under Delhi husband Mahipal Tanwar. The capital of the Buraks remained from Sarnau Samvat 1032 to Samvat 1315 (975 AD - 1258 AD).
Ridml Jakd (L252 AD) - Burdk tribe shows also the observation of history that Srnau-coat Burdk of and Gnoda was fighting six times between Mamraj Dhaka. In this, he could not defeat the savage chieftains. The second of these battles took place on the Kati Sudi 13 Samvat 1309 (1253 AD) under the leadership of the Jakhar Sardar Ridmal Jakhar :
Second Battle - The second battle on Sarnau-Kot was held on Kati Sudi 13 Samvat 1309. Mamraj Dhaka was accompanied by 15,000 men. 800 men used to fight. Out of these, 200 people of Padam Sinh and 600 people of Mamraj Dhaka worked. At the time of Nasruddin Mahmud Badshah, on the Samvat 1309 ( 1252 AD ), his commander Riddi Bigga had Riddam Jakhar.
Distribution
in Pakistan :
Jakhar - Some Jakhar claim descent from the Bhatti Rajputs, others from the Chauhan Rajputs. They are a Saraiki-speaking Jat Clan, Found In Layyah, Nusfarfargarh, Bhkkr, Multan And Khanewal, Thatta Districts.
According to 1911 census the Jakhar were the principal Muslim Jat clan in districts :
Mianwali
District - Jakhar (1,424)
Source :
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