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| ⚫ | '''Rajbhar''' (also spelled '''Rajbhaar''') is a caste or community present in the Indian states of ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ] and others as well as ].{{cn|date=June 2021}} | ||
| The Rajbhar were traditionally laborers.<ref>{{cite book |title=Women and Politics with special reference to PRIs | |||
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| ⚫ | |first= Dr. Nisha |last=Mann |year=2021 |publisher=K.K. Publications |page=210 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=NGk9EAAAQBAJ&dq=rajbhar+caste&pg=PA210 }}</ref><ref>{{cite book |title=From Zamindar to Ballot Box |first= Richard Gabriel |last= Fox |year=2021 |publisher=Cornell University Press |page=71 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ND2wTdYTVccC&q=bhar+shudra+caste }}</ref><ref>{{cite book |title=The Management of Religious Experience and Identity in a North Indian Pilgrimage Centre |first= Peter van der |last= Veer |year=2020 |publisher=Taylor & Francis |page=310 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=jwIPEAAAQBAJ&dq=rajbhar+caste&pg=PT182 }}</ref> Influenced by the ] movement, bhars started using rajbhar, Baijnath Prasad Adhyapak published ''Rajbhar Jati ka Itihas'' in 1940. This book attempted to prove that the Rajbhar were formerly rulers who were related to the ancient ] ruler.<ref>{{cite book |title=Fascinating Hindutva: Saffron Politics and Dalit Mobilisation |first=Badri |last=Narayan |year=209 |publisher=SAGE Publications |page=25 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8bJ_rhfu6yUC&pg=PA25 |isbn=978-8-17829-906-8}}</ref> | ||
| ==Rajbhars in Nepal== | |||
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| The ] of Nepal classifies the Rajbhar as a subgroup within the broader social group of ] Other Caste.<ref> Population Monograph of Nepal, Volume II </ref> At the time of the ], 9,542 people (0.0% of the population of Nepal) were Rajbhar.<ref></ref> | |||
| ==History== | |||
| Rajbhar is a subcaste of one of the ancient ruling rajput clans ] Rajputs of North India. ] is the corruption of Bharshiva Dynasty known as the ] which used to be a Naga Dynasty and ruled the Padmavati,Katit(Modern Mirzapur) and Mathura region from 2nd century to the 4th Century ( 150 AD to 344 AD). they were the one who suppressed and subdued the Kushana's reign and dorve them out of the country. | |||
| Bhar is a word derived from tribal languages like Gondi and Munda, which means 'warrior'. The tribal society of central India used to have its own hierarchy, with clans ranging from Brahmins (priestly class), warriors to service or menial class. The tribal society had special respect for its warriors and martial clans. 'Bhar' is one such clan which had glorious history in medieval period, having its own small principalities in various parts of North India. As is evident from the origin of its name, Bhar was a warrior tribe which created its own history but slowly disappeared from pages of history. The Bhar formed small kingdoms in the Eastern UP region, until they were disposed by invading Rajput and Muslim groups in the later middle ages. The last Bhar Raja was killed by Ibrahim Shah Sharqi, the Sultan of Jaunpur. | |||
| Titles/Surnames used by Bhar Community | |||
| Bhar,Rajbhar,Bhardwaj,Singh,Ray,Rai,Bharg,Kalhans,Nagbanshi.They are the Bharshiv Branch of Nagavansi Kshatriyas. | |||
| In the beginning of the 9th century A.D., the Gurjara Pratihara king, Nagbhatta II, overthrew the Ayodhyas who was then ruling at Kannauj, and made this city the capital of his growing empire which rose to its greatest height in the reign of the famous Mihirbhoj (836-885 A.D.). From the time of Mahipal the power of Kannauj become to decline and Avadh was divided into small chieftainships, but all of them had ultimately to yield to newly growing power of Gaharwals of Kannauj. Jaychandra(1170-1194 A.D.), the last important ruler of the dynasty was killed in the battle of Chandawar(near Etawah) fighting against the invading army of Shahabuddin Mohd. Gauri. Soon after his death Kannauj was occupied by the Turks. His grandson afterwards fled to Kantit in the Mirzapur District and overcoming the Bhar Raja of that district, he founded the family of Gaharwar Rajas of Kantit, Mirzapur, which was recently still in existence. All the Gaharwar Rajas of Kantit trace their origin to Benares or Bijapur,. The predecorrors of the Gaharwars were the Bhars, an race of great enterprise, who build forts, dams and the like. | |||
| ] are an Ancient kshatriya clan from the Benares district, of whom the Raj-Bhar and the Bharpatwa are sections, though they do not eat nor intermarry. They are said to have ruled the tract of eastern Uttar Pradesh including Suagor at varying times, and many old forts they are ascribed to them. On the hills to the east of Mirzapur, the principalities of Korar, Kurrich, and Huraha are, however, each held by Bhar rajas. Many of the old stone forts, embankments, and excavations are in Gorakhpur, Azimghur, Jonpur, Mirzapur, etc. are still there. The celebrated fortress of Vijayagarh is still recognised as a Bharawati fort; and a pargana in Benares is called Bhadoi, probably Bhar-dai. It is sometimes said that they might have a connection with the ancient warring tribe of Bharatas. | |||
| According to legends, for centuries Basti was a wilderness and that a large part of eastern UP was occupied by the Bhars. The capital of the Bhars, 5 miles from Mirzapur , is said to have had 150 temples. Elliot (Supplemental Glossary, art. Bhar) remarks that “common tradition assigns to the Bhars the possession of the whole tract from Gorakhpur to Bundelkhand and Saugor, and many subterranean caverns in Gorakhpur, Azamgarh, Jaunpur, Mirzapur and Allahabad which are ascribed to them, would seem to indicate no inconsiderable advance in civilisation”. Mr Smith argues that the Bhars adopted the jain religion, but there is no evidence for that. The Gaharwars were probably derived from the Bhars, and the Chandels are said to be a branch of the Gaharwars. Chandels are derived from Gonds. Many of the modern Rajput clans of eastern UP, like Gargwanshis, Bisens, Raikwars, Rajkumars, Kalhans, etc. are believed by the scholars to have originated from ancient ruling Bhar clans. Influenced by the Arya Samaj movement, as were members of other lowly castes, Baijnath Prasad Adhyapak published Rajbhar Jati ka Itihas in 1940. This book attempted to prove that the Rajbhar were formerly rulers who were related to the ancient Bhar tribe. | |||
| ==Present Condition== | |||
| There were proposals in 2013 that the community in the state should be reclassified as ] under India's ]; this would have involved declassifying them from the ] (OBC) category.<ref>{{cite news |title=Political parties eye Lok Sabha polls, bank on boatmen to claim pole position |first=Pankaj |last=Shah |date=6 April 2013 |work=The Times of India |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/lucknow/Political-parties-eye-Lok-Sabha-polls-bank-on-boatmen-to-claim-pole-position/articleshow/19409283.cms |accessdate=14 April 2014}}</ref> Whether or not this would happen was a significant issue in the campaign for the ].<ref>{{cite news |title=BJP castes a wider UP net, uses Modi's background to attract OBC votes while seeking blessings by feeding Brahmins |first=Piyush |last=Srivastava |work=India Today |date=25 February 2014 |url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/bjp-leads-in-the-caste-game-in-up-2014-lok-sabha-polls/1/345392.html |accessdate=14 April 2014}}</ref> | |||
| They are among 17 OBC communities that were again proposed for Scheduled Caste status by the ]-controlled ]. However, this proposal, which relates to ], has been stayed by the courts; the prior attempt had been rejected by the ].<ref>{{cite news |title=Setback for Akhilesh government as High Court stays their order to include 17 sub-castes in the SC category |date=24 January 2017 |work=Financial Express |url=http://www.financialexpress.com/elections/uttar-pradesh-assembly-elections-2017/setback-for-akhilesh-government-as-high-court-stays-their-order-to-include-17-sub-castes-in-the-sc-category/520325/ |accessdate=2017-02-04}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=UP govt to include 17 other backward castes in SC list |date=22 December 2016 |agency=PTI |work=Hindustan Times |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/up-govt-to-include-17-other-backward-castes-in-sc-list/story-jQWfybFAcSJTnwj2k4NxqO.html |accessdate=2017-02-04}}</ref> | |||
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| *{{citation |title=The Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland New Series, Vol. 5, No. 2 (1871), pp. 376-400 (33 pages)| work=M. A. Sherring and C. Horne,Published by: Cambridge University Press,Year=1834 |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/44012788?seq=1#metadata_info_tab_contents}} | |||
| *{{citation |title=Identity Crisis of the Rajbanshi Community in Dakshin Dinajpur after Independence: A Historical Appraisal|work=Govt Regd. English Quarterly Multi-disciplinary International Research Journal|url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/308963112_Identity_Crisis_of_the_Rajbanshi_Community_in_Dakshin_Dinajpur_after_Independence_A_Historical_Appraisal}} | |||
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Rajbhar (also spelled Rajbhaar) is a caste or community present in the Indian states of Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Delhi, Haryana, Punjab, Bihar and others as well as Nepal.
The Rajbhar were traditionally laborers. Influenced by the Arya Samaj movement, bhars started using rajbhar, Baijnath Prasad Adhyapak published Rajbhar Jati ka Itihas in 1940. This book attempted to prove that the Rajbhar were formerly rulers who were related to the ancient Bhar ruler.
Rajbhars in Nepal
The Central Bureau of Statistics of Nepal classifies the Rajbhar as a subgroup within the broader social group of Madheshi Other Caste. At the time of the 2011 Nepal census, 9,542 people (0.0% of the population of Nepal) were Rajbhar.
References
- Mann, Dr. Nisha (2021). Women and Politics with special reference to PRIs. K.K. Publications. p. 210.
- Fox, Richard Gabriel (2021). From Zamindar to Ballot Box. Cornell University Press. p. 71.
- Veer, Peter van der (2020). The Management of Religious Experience and Identity in a North Indian Pilgrimage Centre. Taylor & Francis. p. 310.
- Narayan, Badri (209). Fascinating Hindutva: Saffron Politics and Dalit Mobilisation. SAGE Publications. p. 25. ISBN 978-8-17829-906-8.
- Population Monograph of Nepal, Volume II
- 2011 Nepal Census, District Level Detail Report
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