Churaman Ahir

Churman or Churaman Ahir (चूरमन अहीर) was a commander of Gond garrison, who later became chief of an estate of 22 villages near Kamra or Kamor in Jabalpur district of modern Madhya Pradesh (India). This estate was granted to him by Raja Narin Sa (A.D. 1617-1727) of Garh Mandla.[1][2]

The Gond History

Ahirs get numerous mentions in Gond History.[3][4] The Gonds captured the entire region of districts of Mandla, Jabalpur, Hoshangabad, Chhindwara, Seoni, Balaghat, Betul and Nagpur. The region was earlier ruled by the Nagbanshi and Ahir rulers and some Rajput clans.[5]

References

  1. ↑ Behram H. Mehta (1984). Gonds of the Central Indian Highlands: A Study of the Dynamics of Gond Society, Volume 2. Concept, Original from the University of Virginia. p. 632.
  2. ↑ B.H. Mehta (1984). Gonds of the Central Indian Highlands Vol II. Concept Publishing Company. p. 632.
  3. ↑ Prasad (2008). Environment, Development and Society in Contemporary India:An Introduction. Macmillan. p. 74. ISBN 9780230635302.
  4. ↑ B.H. Mehta (1984). Gonds of the Central Indian Highlands Vol II. Concept Publishing Company. pp. 569,761,568,769,572,630,632,601,573.
  5. ↑ B.H. Mehta (1984). Gonds of the Central Indian Highlands Vol II. Concept Publishing Company. pp. 629–630,.