Tomar Rajputs
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The Tomar or Tanwar is a northwestern Indian clan of the Chandervanshi Rajputs caste, most of whom reside in the northern part of India.
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[edit] Brief History of Tomar/Tomer/Tanwar Rajputs
Tomars, or Tanwars are Chandervanshi Rajputs. According to legend, Tomar Rajputs are the descendants of Pandavas of Mahabhatara- descended from Arjun, through his son Abhimanyu and grandson, Prikshit. King Yudhishtra founded Indraprashtha, now Delhi[citation needed], but he later abdicated in favour of Parikshit. Tomar Rajputs(King Annagpa Tomar-I) conquered and re-established in 736 A.D. the city of Dhillika, now modern Delhi and the capital of India. Tomar Rajput rule at Delhi lasted until their last ruler, King Anangpal Tomar-II, who to quote Lt. Col. Tod,in his 'Annals and Antiquities of Rajasthan was "justly entitled to be termed the paramount sovereign of Hindustan".
In 1162, the Tomar Rajputs were probably replaced by Chauhan Rajputs as the rulers of Delhi, although a Tomar is described as in control of Delhi in AD 1192. Tomars did not lose control of Delhi in battle, but the then Tomar Rajput ruler Anangpal Tomar II appointed his grandson (daughter's son, and son of King of Ajmer), Prithvaraj Chauhan, as the heir apparent. Some historians believe that Prithvaraj was merely a caretaker king as long as his grandfather was alive. Prithviraj was never crowned.
According to records kept by 'Jagas' of Tomar/ Tanwar Rajputs, King Anangpal made Prithviraj only as caretaker when he went on a religious pilgrimage, as his own sons were very small at that time. When King Anangpal returned back, Prithvijaj refused to hand over the kingdom. It should be mentioned that 'Jagas' are a caste in Rajasthan who are hereditary keepers of genealogical records of Rajputs. Present families of 'Jagas' of Tomar/ Tanwar Rajputs reside near Jaipur, Rajasthan.
Following their loss of control at Delhi, a branch of the Tomar clan established itself in the area of modern Gwalior in northern Madhya Pradesh. The Tomar king Man Singh built the fortress citadel which still stands there.
The Mughal emperor Akbar captured Gwalior in 1559. Some Tomar Rajputs converted to Islam during the Muslim-Mughal rule; Tomar Muslim-Rajputs are found in western Rajasthan and eastern Pakistan and Sind.
Tomars moved from Delhi to Haryana (Bhiwani, Mahendergarh and Karnal Districts), Madya Pradesh (Gwalior, and Morena and Bhind Districts), Punjab, and Rajasthan (Patan State and surrounding areas). They are spread from Haryana,to punjab, to Western Uttar Pradesh (Meerut, Baraut, Muzaffarnagar Ghaziabad, Aligarh, Bulandshahr), Eastern U.P,Significant parts of Himachal Pradesh, to western Rajastan to Northern Madhya Pradesh and even some in Pakistan.
[edit] Donwar Rajput
This is another name/branch of the Tanwar/Tomar. They are chiefly confined to the tahsil of Gorakhpur, Bansgaon and Northern Bihar. According to tradition, the founder of the sarnet clan was Chandra Sen who settled in Gorakhpur towards the end of the 12th century A.D., and established his Satasi rule because the perimeter of his territories was 87 km. As he proceeded eastwards, he was confronted by the Donwar Rajputs. They were on the point of compelling him to quit the district, when his Brahmin suggested a matrimonial alliance between his daughter and the son of Donar or Donwar chieftain. The proposal was gladly accepted and extensive preparation were made for the wedding. Chandra Sen in due course entered the Donwar fort with a large number of his followers. Seizing this opportunity, he treacherously murdered the Donwar chief, while his followers outside slaughtered as many of the clan as they could find. The power of the Donwars was crippled by this blow, and the Sarnet became one of the most powerful in Gorakhpur.
Other Rajputs in the district are: the Sikarwars, Bandhalgoti and Bachgoti who came from district Sultanpur, Sengars from Ballia, Rathors the earliest settlers from west, Raghubanshis from Ayodhya, and Raikwars from Gonda and Bahraich districts. The few Sombanshis found here mostly came from Pratapgarh and the Amethies from south of Bara Banki district.
The Panwars came to the district in small units, gaining ground gradually by virtue of marriages. The Tharus largely concentrated in pargana Tilpur are great rice cultivators and are the best of all husbandmen in terai area. They are, however, very shy invariably preferring the neighborhood of running water and jungles. The traditions of the district indicate possibility of Tharu supremacy in former days. They too claim Rajput origin.
[edit] Chronology of Tomar Kings of Delhi (Dhillika)
- Anangpal I AD 736
- Visal 752
- Gangeya 772
- Prithvimal 793
- Jagdev 812
- Narpal 833
- Udaysangh 848
- Jaidas 863
- Vachhal 879
- Pavak 901
- Vihangpal 923
- Tolpal 944
- Gopal 965
- Sulakhan 983
- Jaspal 1009
- Kanvarpal 1025 (Masud captured Hansi briefly in 1038)
- Anangpal I 1046 (1052 inscription on the Iron pillar at Mahrauli)
- Tejpal 1076
- Mahipal 1100
- Dakatpal (Arkpal or Anangpal II) AD 1115
[edit] Tomar/ Tanwar Rajputs in Modern India
Today, most Tomar Rajputs are found in Western Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Haryana.
[edit] Uttar Pradesh
There are many Tomar Rajputs villages in Uttar Pradesh, over four hundred of them in Western Uttar Pradesh. These villages are mainly spread across the Meerut, Ghaziabad, Hardoi , Muzaffar Nagar, Bulandshahr and Aligarh districts. The distribution of some of these villages is as follows:
- 84 villages near Pilkhua in the Ghaziabad district
- 1 village(Bhatyana) near Hapur in the Ghaziabad district
- 5 villages near Khurja in the Bulandshahr district
- 24 villages near Baraal in the Bulandshahr district
- 24 villages near Garhmukteshawar in the Meerut district
- 22 village near Khautali in the Muzaffar Nagar district
- 12 villages near Siana in the Bulandshahr district
- 6 Village in Delhi
- 3 village in near khandwa m.p(atoot bhikari,atoot khas,metaval)
Tomar/Tanwar Rajputs are also found in the, Bhiwani, Karnal, and Mahendergarh districts of Haryana; the Morena district in Madhya Pradesh, near Gwalior; and the Patan state near Jaipur.
Some of the Tomars from Morena district of MP have relocated to Dholpur District of Rajasthan. The major Villages of Tomars in Dholpur are - Sunderpur, Diwan Ka Pura, Gunpur, Chilpura etc.
[edit] Haryana
There are several Tanwar Rajput villages in Bhiwani District of Haryana, namely Bapaura, Dinod, Devsar, Tigrana, Haluwas, Paluwas, Kairu, Bajina, Dhani Mahu etc., and a significant proportion of Bhiwani City comprises Tanwar Rajputs.
Further, there are also several Tanwar Rajput villages in Mahendergarh District of Haryana, one of the largest being Dhanoda, followed by Kheri-Talwana, Bassai, Bhandor Unchi, Chitlang, Pali, Nombi, Bojawas, Pathera, Khudana, and many more.
[edit] Modern Tomar Personalities
- Late Jabar Singh Tomar (Babuji, Former PWD Minister of Madhya Pradesh)
- Late Rajendra Singh Tomar (Rajju Bhaiyya, RSS)
- Capt.Parmal Singh Tomar I.P.S ,Captain of Mahar Regiment in Indian army & First I.P.S officer from morena Distt.Retd as I.G
- Sudhakar Vardhan Singh Tomar ( Chairperson of World Pulses Convention and Agricultural commodities expert)
- Dr. Ramesh Chand Tomar (Former 2 times BJP MP from Hapur Constituency, UP)
- Usha Rani Tomar (Jat) (Former MP from Aligarh, UP)
- Shokhinder Singh Tomar -- Wrestler
- Narendra Singh Tomar - President BJP MP State
- Devendra Tanwar -- Entrepreneur
- Pravesh Kumar Tomar - Renowned IT Professional (Computer Sciences Corporation)
- Ashutosh Tomar (presently in UK) - Renowned Engineer for his work on Fourier transforms and signal processing.
- Satendra Singh Tomar- N.S.U.I President Gwalior
- Prabhat Singh Tomar --D.I.G Border Security Force (from Indore,MP)
- Lt Gen (Retd) YS Tomar; PVSM, Formar Adjutant General of Indian Army and commandant IMA Dehradun
- Durgesh Singh Tomar ; A Linux Qt Designer
Sanjeev Singh Tanwar ,Engineer (Network Services & Technology),Convergys India Svcs Pvt Ltd,Gurgaon,INDIA
[edit] References
- Harihar Niwas Dwiwedi; Gwalior Rajya Ke Abhilekh ("Inscription of Gwalior State"), Madhya Bharat Puratattv Vibhag (Archealogy Department of Central India), Gwalior 1947
- Harihar Dvivedi; Tomaron ka Ithihaas {"The history of the Tomars"), Gwalior
Karan Singh Tanwar - MLA from Delhi Cantonment (Nariana), New Delhi (A Tanwar Rajput of clan Rava/Raya Rajput)
