Babbar clan

Babbar
Classification Kshatriya (Kamboj)
Religions Hinduism, Sikhism Islam
Languages Hindi
Populated States Rajasthan, Punjab (India), Haryana, Delhi, Rajanpur and Uttar Pradesh.
Subdivisions Mair Rajput[1] / Punjabi Hindu Rajput Muslim rajput and Sikh Rajput

Babbar is an Mair Rajput surname originating in the Ajmer-Merwara region in Rajasthan of the Indian subcontinent. It is part of the broad Kshatriya varna (caste). They are traditionally members of the military or ran in an administrative capacity. The Kshatriya were assigned to protecting the Hindu dharma. Over the course of time, Babbars migrated to places across Punjab from their original homeland in Ajmer-Merwara and Rajputana.

Babbars came to be known as Mair Rajputs from within amongst the Punjabi,Saraiki Hindu Rajputs and originate from the Rajput clans of Rajasthan in Ajmer and migrated to the Punjab later in their history.[2] Many Babbars became land holders and took up agriculture and hence became closely associated with Jats.

Today, Babbars live in numerous regions within India and Pakistan, but are mostly concentrated in Punjab, Haryana, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh. Babbars are usually Hindu Rajputs but some are also Sikh and Muslim, as the religions are generally very close in the Punjab region.[3][4][5]

Mair Rajput Gotra

Babbar is a Hindu "Mair Rajput of Punjab" Gotra; Rose in 1914 wrote: "Babbar: This name is also the name of a tribe of Dera Ghazi Khan. In Bahawalpur, this tribe gave the following genealogy: Raja Karan had a son named Kamdo who had a son named Pargo who had a son named Janjuhan who had a son named Khakh. Khakh had four sons: Babbar, Gabbar, Rabbar, and Jhaggar (Rose 31). Many Rajputs who took to agriculture eventually came to call themselves Jats. Because both Jats and Rajputs controlled much of the land, it is difficult to draw a definitive line between the two. This is why the Jat connection is significant. The Babbar who are Mair Rajputs in 1901 claimed a Rajput heritage, saying that "babbar" means "lion" (Rose 440)".[6][7]

Babbars like most Rajputs originate from Rajputana.

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References cited

  1. ↑ Mair Rajput Gotras
  2. ↑ History of the Mair Rajputs
  3. ↑ Temple, R.C. "The Legends of The Panjab", 1884. Many reprints 1977, 2002 (ISBN 81-7167-636-7, ISBN 0-405-10128-7)
  4. ↑ Imperial Rule in the Punjab: The Conquest and Administration of Multan, 1818-1881 by J[ames] Royal Roseberry, III. Journal of the American Oriental Society, Vol. 110, No. 1 (Jan. - Mar., 1990), p. 176
  5. ↑ Griffin, Lepel Henry. The Panjab chiefs, historical and biographical notices, 1865
  6. ↑ Page 440; Rose, H.A. A Glossary of the Tribes and Castes of the Punjab and North-West Frontier Province. Lahore: Civil and Military Gazette Press, 1914
  7. ↑ Notable Mair Rajput Gothras (Families);Some noted sikh Mair Rajput in Punjab are Rana Ranbir Singh Babbar. "The Mair Rajputs of Punjab" by Mr. Rajesh K Verma.

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