Jakhar
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Jakhar (Devanagari: जाखड, IAST: Jākhaḍ) is a gotra or clan of Jats found in the Indian states of Punjab, Haryana, and in particular Rajasthan.
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[edit] Etymology
The word "Jakhar" comes from the apical ancestor of the clan, king Jakhbhadra.
[edit] Origin
Jakhars are considered to be the descendants of King Jakhbhadra. The historian Ram Swarup Joon has given the chronology of Virabhadra, obtained from the records of the Bards of Dholpur, in his book ‘History of the Jats’ (1938, 1967) as under: [1]
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. Jakhhadra is the originator of Jakhar gotra. Jakhbhadra’s descendants Jakhars moved to Punjab and Kashmir
They belong to the Satwat Vansh of Kshatriyas. W. Crook in his book, Castes of Northwest provinces and Avadh, has mentioned that the king of Dwaraka had a huge bow and arrow and he proposed that whoever broke it, would be given a status above the king. The king of the Jakhar clan, Jakhbhadra tried but failed. The failure made him leave his state and settle in Bikaner, that was known as Jangladesh. There is also a mention of this by Pandit Amichand Sharma in his book Jat Varna Mimansa. The Jakhar king made his capital at Reni (modern-day Taranagar). [2]
At a later date, the Jakhars established a kingdom, the ruins of which can be found at Madhauli, which was in the princely state of Jaipur, probably near the border with Marwar. [2]
[edit] Jakhars during the Middle Ages
Fatehpur,Shekhawati was ruled by Muslims during the Middle Ages. There was a war between the Muslims and the Jakhar Jats near Madhauli. [2]
[edit] The Jakhars of Punjab and Haryana
One Jakhar chieftain, Lada Singh ruled a place known as Ladan in the present-day Rohtak district in Haryana. Many Jakhar chieftains have ruled in parts of the Punjab region besides Rajasthan. [2]
[edit] Jakhars today
In the Shekhawati region of Rajasthan, the Jakhar clan are mainly landowners.
[edit] Distribution in Sikar district
The Jakhar people are found in following villages in Sikar district in Rajasthan: badhadar, bari, bhadwasi, bhauj ki dhani, bhikanwasi, chaukdi, chudi miyan, dasa ki dhani gokulpura, dhamora, gokulpura, gyanpura, hardayalpura, haripura, jakhar ki dhani, jakhar ki dhani malikpura, jankipura, jerthi, jetpura, Katrathal, laxmangarh, rahnawa, salwadi, sankhoo, sewa, sikar, sutot
[edit] Villages in Churu district
[edit] Distribution in Madhya Pradesh
Bhopal district, Harda district
[edit] Famous Jakhars
- Balram Jakhar - Governor Madhya Pradesh
[edit] References
- ^ Ram Swarup Joon: History of the Jats (1938, 1967)
- ^ a b c d Thakur Deshraj, Jat Itihas (Hindi), Maharaja Suraj Mal Smarak Shiksha Sansthan, Delhi, 1934, 2nd edition 1992 page 594-95.
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