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| Classification | Rajput |
| Religions | Hinduism |
| Populated States | Rajasthan, Maharastra, Gujarat and Uttar Pradesh |
| Subdivisions | Rajput clan system |
Dor Rajput (also known as Doda) are a Hindu Rajput clan of India. They are kshatriya (warrior class) Rajputs of Agnivanshi lineage.[1]
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The clan held a large tract of land between the Yamuna and Ganges rivers, prior to the Muslim conquest in the Indian subcontinent. Atkinson points out a legend that Kol was founded by the Dor tribe of Rajputs in 372 AD. The Dor fortress, now in ruins, lies at the city's centre.
In the time of Mahmud of Ghazni (ruled 997 to 1030 AD) the chief of the Dors was Hardatta of Baran, who founded Meerut and Hapur. He succeded the Baran dynasty founded by a Tomar chief, Ahibaran.
About the beginning of the 12th century, the power of the Dor began to wane. They were attacked by invaders. The Dor Raja, Pirthviraj, called in others to aid him, including a large band of Bargujar warriors. Raja Pratap Singh was the general in charge of the war party entrusted the duty of subduing the invaders, and in a long and determined struggle he succeeded in driving them out. As a reward the Dor Raja gave him his daughter in marriage.
The ruler of Kol Fort (later named Aligarh) was Rao Bahadur Singh whose ancestors ruled there from 1184 AD.
The city of Vadodara was once called Chandanavati after its ruler, Raja Chandan of the Dor tribe of Rajputs, who wrested it from the Jains.
Dor Rajputs have disappeared from Rajputana where they were once famous and included in the thirty-six royal races. (Tod's Rajasthan, I. 105). They are still found in small numbers in the North-West Provinces. (Elliot's Raoes, I. 87).
The Dor are found mainly in the districts of Meerut, Bulandshahr, Aligarh, Moradabad and Banda in Uttar Pradesh. A small number of Dor are also found in Udaipur and Dungarpur in Rajasthan.
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