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== Ahir Kings ==
{{See also|Rao Tula Ram}}
[[Image:Ancient india.png|right|thumb|300px|Surasena Mahajanapada]]

The [[Gupta Empire|Gupta Dynasty's]] account corresponds to the Abhira Kings mentioned in the ''Bhagwatam''. Many scholars believe both Guptas<ref name="english.ohmynews.com">[http://english.ohmynews.com/articleview/article_view.asp?no=272865&rel_no=1 Nepal Before Unification]</ref><ref>[http://books.google.com/books?id=jTlLXw46g-cC&pg=PA64&lpg=PA64&dq=vakataka+abhira+origin&source=bl&ots=BuRsnSy_i1&sig=3WlJzRITvzcr-7gsIPvE821Myx8&hl=en&ei=-mBXS5PRCcyLkAXJzbDhBA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=9&ved=0CCgQ6AEwCA#v=onepage&q=&f=false Indian Kāvya literature, Part 1 By A. K. Warder, Page no. 64]</ref> and [[Maurya Empire|Mauryas]] were Abhir.<ref>[http://www.encyclopediaofauthentichinduism.org/articles/33_two_more.htm (33) "Two more attempts of Jones to destroy the Divinity of Sanskrit language and to mutilate Bhartiya history", ''Encyclopedia of Authentic Hinduism'']</ref>
Recent excavations in Nepal and Deccan has revealed that Gupta suffix was common among [[Abhira]] kings, and Historian D. R. Regmi, links [[Gupta Empire|Imperial Guptas]] with Abhira-Guptas of Nepal.<ref>[http://books.google.com/books?id=OPEcHLvf33YC&pg=PA75&lpg=PA75&dq=d+r+regmi+gupta&source=bl&ots=gNNHJ6BmYA&sig=K0bA6Pr0Z9ycEMIrstp_uffVgcw&hl=en&ei=8LFxS-2aDY-TkAXfouX7CQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CAkQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=d%20r%20regmi%20gupta&f=false Inscriptions of ancient Nepal, Volume 1 By D. R. Regmi, Page no.74]</ref>

* [[Rao Tula Ram]]
* Rao Gujar Mal <ref name="ReferenceC">http://books.google.com/books?id=vdMNBxOsvrUC&pg=PA86&dq=rewari+rulers&hl=en&ei=1VMQTfKJLoP_8Aax99ijDg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=3&ved=0CC8Q6AEwAg#v=onepage&q=rewari%20rulers&f=false</ref>

* [[Maharaja Shurasena]] ({{lang-sa|शुरसेन}}, was an ancient [[Yaduvanshi|Yadava]] ruler of [[Mathura, Uttar Pradesh|Mathura]]. There are several traditions regarding the etymology of its name. According to one tradition, it was derived from a famed [[Yadu|Yadava]] king Surasena, while others see it as an extension of Surabhir ([[Abhira]]).<ref>''"During the Mahabharata age the region around Mathura was ruled by the Surasena dynasty."'' The Quarterly Review of Historical Studies, By Institute of Historical Studies (Calcutta, India),Published by Institute of Historical, Studies., 1983, Item notes: v.22, Original from the University of Michigan, Digitized 29 Aug 2008</ref>
Historically, Ahir laid the foundation of Ahir Batak town which was later called Ahrora in [[Jhansi]] district of [[Bundelkhand]] region (anciently known as [[Chedi Kingdom]]) in AD 108. Rudramurti Ahir became the chief of the Army and later on, the king.


== Haryana ==
== Haryana ==

Revision as of 10:43, 3 June 2011

Yaduvanshi Ahirs
ਅਹੀਰ
यादुवंशी हीर
ClassificationChandravanshi Kshatriya
ReligionsHinduism and Islam[1]
LanguagesHindi Ahirwati
Populated statesIndia and Pakistan[2]
SubdivisionsRao, Yadav,

Yaduvanshi Ahir (Sanskrit यादुवंशी हीर, also spelled Jadubansis, Yadavanshi, Yadavamshi)[3][4][5][6] is a Hindu caste, which is subgroup of Yadav and mentioned as a Vedic tribe of Indo-Aryan origin. [7][8][9]

Yaduvanshi Ahirs who were converted to Islam are known as Ranghars or Muslim Rajputs. [10][11]

The Yaduvanshi claim descent from the Yadu, a Vedic Period (1500BC) nomadic race.[12][13] However they retained their Ahir identity and now enjoy Other Backward Class benefits like other Ahirs in India.[citation needed]

According to historian Hemchandra Raychaudhary, Yaduvanshi belongs to Yadu tribe and spread across India from Aryavart.[14] The Western kings of the Abhira dynasty were probably Yaduvanshi princes of Western India.[15]Moreover as per James Todd there were Rajput kings in Rajasthan belongs to Yaduvanshi Ahir.[16] There are compelling proofs of both Mauryan and Guptas being Abhirs.[citation needed]

The Yaduvanshi are found in Upper Doab, and trace their origin from Mathura. According to historians Rose and Ibbetson, Yaduvanshi Ahirs are found only in Haryana and Rajasthan and have 57 gotras.[12][17][18]

57 Gotras of Yaduvanshi Ahir

See also: Gotras
Main article: Solanki
  • Dayar, originally Tunwar Rajputs till 995 Sambat; the legend is that Anangpal had given his daughter in marriage to Kalu Raja of Dharanagar, but her husband gave her separate use, and her complained to her father. Anangpal would have attacked his son in law but his nobles dissuaded him,and so he treacherously invited Kalu to his second daughter's wedding. Kalu came with his four brothers Parmar, Nil, Bhawan and Jagpal, but they learnt of the plot and fled to the Ahirs from whom Kalu took a bride and thus founded the Dayar gotr.[20]

Yaduvanshi Ahirs of Punjab

See also: Punjab, Pakistan

According to historian J.N. Singh ,Yadavs of punjab became Jats.[21][22]

There are Hindu and Sikh clan of Aheers/Ahirs among Gujjar, Rajputs and Jats of Punjab, India.Heer (clan) of Jats are assosiated with Ahir clans, according to genealogical table it came under Chandarvanshi Aryans.[23] Aheer is also a principal Muslim Jat clan found in various regions of Pakistan. Heer and Ahir hold a number of Jatt villages after their clan name both in Eastern and Western Punjab. Sir Denzil Ibbetson, in his book ‘Punjab Castes’ (published in 1883) has mentioned the Total population of Heer Jats as 23,851 (21,281 in British Territory and 2,570 in Native States Province). He has written that of the total number shown, 5812 was entered as Ahir, of whom 2786 were in Hoshiarpur. Further he has mentioned that ‘Aheer’ is merely another way of spelling ‘Heer’. Somehow they retained themselves as Aheer Jats, instead of Ahirs by caste.[24]

Main article: Aheer

Origin

Sir William Wilson Hunter propounded the Scythia Origin view by directly deriving Ahir from Ahi, which means snake in Sanskrit, and saying that snake worship compounded by other cultural facts, suggests scythic origin. However, J. C. Nesfield refutes it by saying that snake worship is not peculiar to scythias but a common practice all over India, and he also argues that it is absurd to derive Ahir from ahi, a Sanskrit word, when the original name of the community is Abhira, and Ahir its Prakrit corruption. He is of the view that Ahirs have purely Aryan origin. It is argued that foreign hordes[25] from Romak might have settled in India, and incorporated into Ahirs.[26] Sanskrit scholars in India however, have demurred this suggestion. Bhagwan Singh Suryavansi, in his research, claims archaeological research in Deccan has revealed the presence of pastoral people of Neolithic era, who shares many attributes of Abhira. Hence, Abhira might have been present much earlier than what has been postulated so far. Finally he ,concludes, they spread from Indus River[27] to Mathura, and migrated southward and eastward.[28] He also claims that similarity of culture and common belief that they are descendant of Lord Krishna, is the proof that they sprang from a common source.

Seuna Yadavas of Devagiri

Devagiri fort-The capital of Yadavas

The Seuna dynasty claimed descent from the Chandravanshi Yadavas (Yaduvanshis) of north India.[29][30] According to verse 21 of Vratakhand (a Sanskrit work by Hemadri), the Seunas were originally from Mathura and later moved to Dwaraka.

Hemdari calls them Krishnakulotpanna (i.e., descendants of Lord Krishna).[31] The Marathi saint Dnyaneshwar describes them as Yadukulvansh tilak. Some Seuna inscriptions call them Dvaravatipuravaradhishvaras ("masters of Dvaravati or Dwaraka"). Several modern researchers, such as Dr. Kolarkar, also believe that Yadavas came from North India.[32]

The remains of Khandesh (the historical stronghold of Yaduvanshi Ahirs) are popularly believed to be of Gawli Raj, which archaeologically belongs to the Yadavas of Devgiri. For this reason, the historian Reginald Edward Enthoven believed that the Yadavas of Devagiri could have been Abhiras.[33]

According to one belief, Deoghur or Doulatabad was built in AD 1203 by a Dhangar or herdsman (possibly related to the Abhiras or Ahirs). The leader of these herdsmen, who had acquired vast wealth, assumed the rank of a Raja.[34] The Yadava kings of Devgiri could have been his descendants.

See also: Jadhav

Haryana

In the opinion of Dr. Budh Prakash,the name of the State of Haryana may have been derived from {Abhirayana - Ahirana - Hirana - Hariana - to Haryana}. its ancient inhabitants having been Ahirs.[35] Ahirs ruled the whole of Haryana under the Mogul rule and later were declared as independent kings.[36][37] Famous Rewai Kingdom flourished for 140 years(1717 to 1757).[38]

Yaduvanshi Ahirs besides warriors were great cultivators often praised by Britishers as "They can turn sandy lands to prosperous and fruitful country".[39][40] They ruled the whole of Haryana under the Mogul rule and later were declared as independent kings. A majority of Ahirs occupy the Rewari Thesil of Gurgaon district. When Shershah Suri fought against the Mughal chief Humayun, the Ahir ‘Khap’ helped Humayun under the leadership of Rao Rura Singh. When Humayun occupied the throne of Delhi again, he made Rao Rura Singh the Chief of a Pargana. The Head Quarters of the Pargana was named Rewari. During the reign of Mughals, the Ahir State continued as an ally, and Rao Tej Singh made a name with them. In 1803 Lord Lake reduced the power and position of the Mughals and captured the Ahir State, then ruled by Puran Singh.King Rao Tula Ram was born in 1825. He took over at age 13 after Rao Puran Singh died. Rao Tula Ram was ambitious, increasing his power and territory. Rao Raja Tula Ram was active in the areas of Rewari and Narnaul, where he roundly defeated the British.He also took over the governments of the paraganas of Rewari and Bahora in 1857, but the Meo ruler of Bahora refused to accept his authority,The Jats and Brahmans sided with the Ahirs in a two day battle against the Meos.[41][42]

When the forces of Jaipur, Patiala, Jind and Kapurthala arrived to help the British, Rao Tula Ram had to leave Rewari, Kanund, and Narnaul. He made an alliance with Scindia and Tantya Tope to continue fighting.

Pran Sukh Yadav (1802–1888) was an extraordinary military commander of his time. He was a close friend of Hari Singh Nalwa and famous Punjab ruler Maharaja Ranjit Singh.In his early career he trained Sikh Khalsa army. After the death of Maharaja Ranjit Singh he fought in both the First and Second Anglo-Sikh Wars, due to his extreme hatred towards Britishers after the defeat of Sikhs he started giving military training to the farmers of Narnaul and Mahendragarh region.Pran Sukh Yadav hailed from Behror Tehsil. His descendants include the Lumbardar family of Jay Dayal Yadav, Village Nihalpura.

British colonial writers such as H. A. Rose, Henry M Elliot, W.E Purser and Herbert Charles Fanshawe and Denzil Charles J. Ibbetson note that the Ahir agriculturists are the first rank husbandmen perhaps somewhat superior to Jats in patience and agriculture,and their well cultivation is famous".They occupy exactly the same position in general farming as the Ramgarhias occupy in general industry.[43]

The common saying about Ahirs says:

Kosli ka Ahir, Kheti ki tadbir

meaning Ahirs of Kosli are famous for their skilled cultivation. [44][45]

Rao rulers of Haryana

File:Rao tila ram.jpg
King Rao Tula Ram of Rewari[46]

When Nadir Shah launched a fierce attack on India in 1739. Nadir was checked at Karnal, where a fierce battle was fought. Balkrishan, the Rao of Rewari, who fought heroically at the head of an army of 5,000 strong, was killed in this battle. Nadir, the victor, praised the late Rao's heroic deeds .[47]

After Nadir's retreat from India, chaos and confusion which spread to every nook and comer of the Mughal empire held the district in its dark fold. At that time the Raos’ of Rewari were the most powerful and dominating.

  • Rao Ruda Singh

The state of Rewari was carved out of a jungle-jagir by Rao Ruda Singh, a Yadav noble from Tijara, who obtained it in 1555 from the Mughal Emperor Humayun for rendering meritorious services during the lattees encounter with the Surs.[48][49]

Rao Ruda Singh had his headquarters located at Bolni, a small village, 12 km south-east of Rewari. He cleared the jungle and founded new villages.[50] Ruda Singh was succeeded by his son, Ram Singh, popularly known as Ramoji. His estate was infested with dacoits and freebooters who had created chaos and confusion everywhere. Ram Singh built a fort at Boini and employed a small force of cavalry and infantry. He was a fearless warrior and after a long and hard struggle succeeded in extirpating the criminals. Two of these notorious dacoits, who had carried on the depredations to the very gate of the imperial capital were sent to Emperor Akbar. Pleased with the daring action, the emperor appointed Ram Singh as faujdar of the sarkar of Rewari in the subah of Delhi.[51]

  • Aurangzeb Period

The sarkar of Rewari as described by Abul Fazi (Ain-i-Akbari, Vol.II, p. 298)comprised l2 Mahals of Bawal, Pataudi Bhora, Tauru, Rewari, Ratai, Kotkasim, Ghelot and Neemrana. Its forces consisted of 2,175 cavalry and 14,600 infantry. Rao Ram Singh is said to have witnessed the reigns of Akbar and Jahangir, while his son and successor, Rao Shahbaz Singh, was a contemporary of Shah Jahan and Aurangzeb. The latter Rao was a great warrior who died fighting against a daring robber of notoriety, Hathi Singh, a Badgujar Rajput of Dhana, now known as Badshahpur.[52]

  • Rao Nand Ram

Rao Shahbaz Singh was succeeded by his eldest son, Rao Nand Ram.Rao Nand Ram belonged to the Aphariyas gotra of Yaduvanshi Ahirs.[38][53] He retained the confidence of Emperor Aurangzeb who confirmed him in his jagir and granted him the title of Choudhary Gurgaon District Gazetteer, 1910 (on p. 20) says : "In the time of Aurangzeb, Nand Ram rose into royal favour and was made governor of the pargana of Rewari".[54][55]

He founded the villages of Nandrampur and Dharuhera near Rewari, laid out gardens and tanks, and built a palatial residence for himself in the heart of the town of Rewari to which place he shifted his headquarters from Bolni. A tank at Rewari called Nand- sagar still bears his memory.[56]

The robber Hathi Singh was taken into service by the famous chief of Bharatpur, and Hathi Singh's rising power was intolerable to Nand Ram and his brother Man Singh. Rao Nand Ram in collaboration with his brother, secretly put the notorious dacoit to death at Agra, and thus avenged the death of his father.[57] Nand Ram died in 1713. He was succeeded by his eldest son Balkishan.

  • Rao Gujar Mal

Rao Balkishan was in the military service of Aurangzeb and as stated above, he fell in the battle of Karnal on 24 February 1739 while fighting against Nadir Shah. Muhammad Shah was so much impressed with the Rao's bravery and heroism that on Nadir's departure he granted to Rao Balkishan's brother Rao Gujar Mal the title of Rao Bahadur and Commander of five thousand. His territories were largely increased by the addition of 52 villages in the district of Hisar, and the same number in the district of Narnaul. His jagir then included the important towns of Rewari, Jhajjar, Dadri, Hansi, Hisar, Kanaud and Narnaul. [58] In 1743, he received a few more villages worth Rs. 2,00,578.

Rao Gujar Mal's two bitterest enemies were the Baloch chief of Farrukhnagar and Bahadur Singh of Ghasera, a descendant of Hathi Singh who was now acting independently of Suraj Mal, the Jat Raja of Bharatpur. Rao Gujar Mal counteracted their malicious designs by attaching himself with Raja Suraj Mal. Rao Gujar Mal was also on friendly terms with Bahadur Singh's father-in-law Todar Mal of village Neemrana. Todal Mal invited Rao Gujar Mal to his residence and there killed him under pressure of Babadur Singh in 1750.[59] In him (Rao Gujar Mal) power of his family reached its culminating point. He erected forts at Guravvada and Gokulgarh, near Rewari.[60]

At Gokulgarh what were popularly known as "gokul Sikka" rupees were minted. "These coins (of Gujar Mal)",[61] are still extant in few districts.He founded the villages of Brahanpur and Morna in Meerut pargana, Ramgarh, Jitpur and Srinagar in Rewari pargana, built large houses at Rewari, Gokulgarh and Digal (Jhajar pargana) ; and built his father's tomb at Rewari and a tank near it.[62]

Rao Guiar Mal was succeeded by his son Rao Bhawani Singh. He was lazy and careless. In consequence, his estates began to dwindle rapidly. Baluch Nawab of Farrukhnagar, the Nawab of Jhajar and the Raja of Jaipur encroached upon his territory, and he was left in possession of 23 villages only.

Rao Bhawani Singh' was killed in 1758 by his own manager, Tulsi Ram, who in turn was done away with shortly afterwards. Tulsi Ram`s son Mittar Sain succeeded to the post of the manager under the next chief Ram Singh. Mittar Sain helped the Mughals against Jaipur in 1780. Najaf Quli, Begum Samru and Mittar Sain attacked and plundered Narnaul on 5 February. On 14 February, 400 men of the garrison made a sortie and attacked the trenches of Mittar Sain Ahir inflicting a hundred casualities.[63]

To retaliate, the Jaipur rulers attacked Rewari in the early months of 1781 ; and in the conflict both sides suffered heavy losses. In 1785, a Maratha expedition to Rewari was repelled. Shortly afterwards Mittar Sain passed away. The Marathas invaded again, killed most of the members of the Mittar Sain's family and sacked the town. Rao Ram Singh died fighting. He was descended from a branch of the same stock as that of Rao Gujar Mal which had setttled at Mirpur in the Rewari pargana.[64] The next chief, Rao Hira Singh, was a worthless fellow, and the real control of affairs into the hands of a local trader Zauki Ram.[65]

  • Marathas & Britishers

The famous Maratha general, Mahadji Sindhia stayed at Rewari in 1787, apparently to regulate the affairs and collect money from here. On Mahadji's departure a rebel courtier of Delhi Najaf Qui Khan occupied- the fort of Gokulgarh, three kilometres north of Rewari.[66]

Emperor Shah Alam II marched from 'Delhi to punish' the refractory chief. The Emperor encamped at Bharawas, eight kilometres south of Rewari. Begum Samru was with the Emperor. On 12 March 1788, Najaf Quli inflicted heavy losses on the Mugals in a night attack. But Begum Samru artillery proved effective and compelled Njaf Quli to sue for peace.[67]

Zauki Ram's supremacy was intolerable to many. At this juncture, Rao Tej Singh, a relative of the Raos of Rewari and the ruler of tauru came to the front. He was supporter of the Marathas who granted him the parganas of Taoru, Sohna, Nuh, Hodal, Palwal, Tapukara, Kot Kasimi Pataudi and Bawal all the value of Rs. 25 lakh annually. He fixed his headquarters at Tauru.

Being appealed to by the mother of Ram Singh, he attacked Rewari, slew Zauki Ram and established his own power.[68] To control the state of Rewari properly Rao Tej Singh appointed his four brothers in four frontier villages of Lisan, Dharuhera, Asiaki and Nangal Pathani.[60] Rao Tej Singh built a fine house in the mud fort of Rampura, 2 kilometres west of Rewari and a tank in Rewari at the site of Idgah, a villa in his paternal village of Mirpur, a camp house in Mohalla Shah Tara in Ajmeri Gate, Delhi, two camp houses at Mathura and Benaras, and established three new streets at Rewari called Banjiwara, Tejpura and Bazar Kalan.[69]

Lord Lake defeated Daulat Rao Sindhia in September, 1803 and captured Delhi and a large part of the territory lying between the river Yamuna Valid the Ghaggar. Thus, Rewari and the whole estate of Rao Tej Singh was forcibly taken possession of by the British East India Company. Rao Tej Singh was allowed to retain 58 villages only in perpetuity.[60]

The paragana of Bhora was given to Tej Singh's brother Rao Ram Bakbash, who lived at Dharuhera. In 1808-09, all these villages were settled by Fraser, the Magistrate of Delhi.[70]

Rao Tej Singh died in 1823, when his property was divided among his three sons, Rao Puran Singh, Rao Nathu Ram and Rao Jawahar Singh.[71] The youngest brother Jawahar Singh died childless and his estate was equally divided between remaining brothers, Rao Puran Singh and Rao Nathu Ram.

On their death their estates were inherited by their respective sons Rao Tula Ram and Rao Gopal Dev.[72] Rao Tula Ram and Rao Gopal Dev staked everything and played a significant role in throwing off the British, yoke in 1857. This even costed them their estates. [73][74]

Indian military

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Umrao Singh got The prestigious Victoria Cross, awarded for exceptional valour "in the face of the enemy".

The Yaduvanshi Ahir community has served the Indian armed and defense forces and laid down their lives to safeguard India.Kumaon Regiment and Rajput Regiment rely heavily on Yaduvanshi Ahirs.

Some prominent battles fought by Ahir soldiers are the Sino-Indian War, the kargil war,[75][76] Akshardham,[77] and Parliament attacks.[78]

In Kargil war Yogendra Singh Yadav got Param veer Chakra.Commodore Babru Bhan Yadav and Risal Singh Ahir [79] was awarded Maha Vir Chakra.

During the Burma Campaign of the Second World war, Havaldar Umrao Singh,[80][81] a gunner, won the Victoria Cross; which is a world–wide symbol of the recognition of the highest form of bravery in the face of the enemy; in hand to hand combat with the Japanese infantry, when its do or die squads raided his gun position, in the Kaladan Valley.

He killed ten of them with his bare hands armed only with the gun bearer (a heavy metallic tool) they found him exhausted and bleeding in the morning but still alive amidst a pile of Japanese corpses littered around the gun, which, remarkably, was found to be still fit for immediate firing also Namdev Jadhav is also recipient of Victoria Cross.

In the Indo-China War of 1962, the Yaduvanshi Ahirs (almost all of them from the Ahirwal region of Southern Haryana) of 13 Kumaon Regiment set an unparallel example in the military history of Aryavart by defending their position at Rezang La in Ladakh district of Jammu and Kashmir. The battle of Rezang La, a ridge overlooking the strategic Chushul plains in Ladakh, to defend the highest air strip in the world located at 16,000 feet — just across the Chinese claim line — is a chapter in the history of the Indian army which has been compared by some Indian military historians with the famed Battle of Thermopylae.[82] In the final phase of the Indo-China War of 1962, where Indian units typically offered little resistance while being routed by attacking PLA forces, the Ahir Charlie Company from 13 Kumaon Regiment, set a rare example of raw courage, bravery and dedication by literally fighting to the last man.

Of the 120 defenders, only four survived, all seriously wounded. The dead bodies of those who died were discovered after the winter, frozen, mostly holding their weapons but with no ammunition. According to some accounts, several jawans, having run out of ammunition, came out of the pickets and charged the enemy with bare hands. Lance Naik Ram Singh killed several Chinese soldiers after lifting and hitting them against the rocks. It is also believed that these jawans inflicted heavy casualties on the attackers. Of the 120 soldiers, 114 were Yadavas from Ahirwal region of Haryana, Rajasthan and Delhi.

On this horrific battle, Major-General Ian Cardozo, in his book Param Vir, Our Heroes In Battle writes, “When Rezang La was later revisited dead jawans were found in the trenches still holding on to their weapons... every single man of this company was found dead in his trench with several bullet or splinter wounds. The 2-inch mortar man died with a bomb still in his hand. The medical orderly had a syringe and bandage in his hands when the Chinese bullet hit him... Of the thousand mortar bombs with the defenders all but seven had been fired and the rest were ready to be fired when the (mortar) section was overrun.”

General T.N. Raina said, "You rarely come across such example in the annals of world military history when braving such heavy odds, the men fought till the last bullet and the last man. Certainly the Battle of Rezang La is such a shining example."

General K S Thimayya remarked, "I had said many years ago that the Army must have a Ahir Regiment. The supreme sacrifice of the Charlie Company has fulfilled my expectations. I hope a suitable memorial will be built in Ahirwal in their memory so that the generations to come may seek inspiration from the immense courage and valour of their forefathers." On the runway of Chusool (Ladakh) the words “Vir Ahir” are inscribed on the gate. Many stories have been published of the sacrifice of these soldiers in every corner of the Ahirwal region, the land of soldiers.[83]

Two Victoria Cross, Six George Crosses, Two Param Vir Chakra, three Mahavir Chakras, 22 Vir Chakras and numerous other medals have been awarded to the brave soldiers of Ahirwal.[83] The heroes who were awarded the Vir Chakra in 1962 defending Rezang La were Havaldar Surja, Havaldar Hari Ram, Naik Hukum Chand (posthumous), Naik Gulab Singh Yadav, Lance-Naik Singh Ram (posthumous), Subedar Ram Kumar and Subedar Ram Chander. All were from the Ahirwal region. [84][80][85]

A small memorial for the dead soldiers in Rezang La reads:

How can a man die better,
Than facing fearful odds,
For the ashes of his fathers,
And temples of his gods.
To the sacred memory of the Heroes of Rezang La,
114 Martyrs of 13 Kumaon who fought to the Last Man,
Last Round, Against Hordes of Chinese on 18 November 1962.
-- Built by All Ranks 13th Battalion, The Kumaon Regiment.

Ahirs of Delhi NCR

See also: National Capital Region (India)


For centuries the Ahirs were eclipsed as a political power in Haryana until the time of the Pratihara dynasty. In time they became independent rulers of Southwest Haryana. Although the Ahirs and Yadavas form one group, the former are an important community of Haryana. They are majority in the region around Behror, Alwar, Rewari, Narnaul, Mahendragarh and Gurgaon which is therefore known as Ahirwal or the abode of Ahirs.

Yaduvanshi ahirs are found in other districts of Haryana however in minority.1901 census report shows 17,000 ahirs in Jhajjar,[86] 14,000 in Delhi and 10,000 in Hisar [87] and claimed a Rajput origin.[88] Ahirs synonyms are Yadav and Rao Sahab. Rao Sahab is only used in Ahirwal region consisting of territories of few villages of Delhi, Southern Haryana & Behrod area of Alwar district (Rajasthan). Ahir's of this region are mainly in armed forces. Yadav dominated areas in National Capital Region(NCR) includes Gurgaon, Noida, Manesar, Behror, Bawal, Dharuhera, Pataudi, Bhiwadi, Badshahpur, Kosli, Alwar and Rewari.

Ahirwal-Belt

This area starts from South of Delhi to South west of Haryana and east of Rajasthan areas include Gurgaon till Alwar in Rajasthan and has a high literacy rate.[89] There are at present 103 Yaduvanshi Ahir clans in Ahirwal,21 of which have migrated to ahirwal after 1857.Out of the 82 clans which were resident before 1857, four had the royal and chiefly clan status,38 had the sardar clan status.[90][91]

The modern day Gurgaon city has more than 40 Yadav villages where they are also nicknamed as Rao or Rao Sahab.Thousands of Yadav villagers from Gurgaon and Noida are millionaires today after selling their agricultural land to private builders and HUDA and many have become property dealers.[92][93] Rao Birender Singh Yadav was the second chief minister of Haryana and Chaudhary Brahm Prakash Yadav was the first chief minister of Delhi.

Some of the villages in Ahirwal with Yadav prominence are:-

  • Delhi has 40 village [94] some of them are Chhawla, Yadavpur,[95] Haibatpur, Kheda-khadkhadi, Zafarpur, Pundwala, Hasanpur, Gummanheda, Jhuljhuli, Khyala, Gazipur, Bhalswa, Paprawat,kilokari, Palam, Libas Pur, Bhalawas, Jahangirpuri [96] Chhaproula, Haider Pur, Kazipur, Dhanawas, Jwala Heri, Rajokri, Madipur, Surehra, Samaypur, Badli, Najafgarh, Todapur,[97] Khaira, Sakarpur, Bagdola, Gudhana and Kapashera.[98]
See also: Ethnic groups in Delhi
  • Gurgaon has 106 villages [99] some of them are:- Palda, Kankrola, Pachgaon (Manesar), Wazirabad (Gurgaon), Samaspur, Kanhai, Badshapur, Islampur, Sukhrali, Hyatpur, Shilokhra, Tikri, Teekli, Sahraul, Khedki, Daula, Fazilpur, Sikohpur , Nathupur, Chakkarpur, Sikanderpur, Nawada, Mohmmadpur, Dundahera, Iqbalpur, Smalkha, Bamdoli, Mirpur, Sashand and Manesar.
  • Noida has Sarfabad, Garhi Chaukhandi, Morna ,Hoshiyarpur ,Patwari, Hoshiyarpur, Khanjarpur, Zahilabad, Rasoolpur Navada, Partha, Sorkhla and Naharpur etc.

Upper Doab of Uttar Pradesh

According to Historian Matthew Sherring Ahirs of Meerut either came either from Rewari or Gurgaon, Ahirs of Agra District came from Haryana and Meerut ,In Bulandshahr they claim descent form Chauhans,[100] Ahirs of Etah came from Mathura,they are of either Nandvanshi's or Yaduvanshi races, Ahirs of Rohilkhand {area around Bareilly} came from Hisar, Haryana more than 700 years ago, Ahirs of Mainpuri are Nandvanshi's except the Pathaks assert that they are descendants of Rana Khatira of Mewar and are of Pathak gotra, they hold 21 villages in Shikohabad Tehsil...[101][102][103] and Ahars or Abhars found mainly in Moradabad are also Yaduvanshi Ahirs.[104][105] Ahirs of badaun came from Hansi and Hisar [106][107]

There are twenty three villages of Ahirs in Bagpat tahsil ,Fourteen are of Deshwal gotra.Eight in Mawana, Five in Meerut and Eight in Ghaziabad tahsil.In total Forty four villages.In Bulandshahr district there are Four villages.[108][109]

Some of the famous Villages in Bagpat and Ghaziabad are :-Massuri,Garhi Kalanjri, Phulera, Gauna, Subhanpur,Nangla SinghawaliAahir, Sedpur, Baleni, Luhara, Jhakera, Mataur, Daluhera etc.

Bulandshahr are :-Vaira Phirozpur, Aurangabad, chaubisa (Ismailpur.

Marriages

In Ahir marriage a Bhramin priest is called and strictly vegetarian dishes are prepared.Gold ornaments are given to daughters.On the marrriage day, the women of the family with singing bring a wooden image of Ganpati, and place it in the marriage canopy, As the bridegroom's party drives , the bride relations come out to welcome them with singing.During the day, at the sound of the drum dhol, Bride sits on horse and goes to nearest temple for blessings from Gods.[110][111] Ahirs practice widow marriages [112] The widow of an Ahir marries her late husbands younger brother.[113]

Ahirwati Language

Ahirwati is a Indo-Aryan language, classified as a Rajasthani language,[114] and is spoken in the Mahendragarh and Rewari districts of Haryana. According to famous historian Robert Vane Russell Ahirwati is language of Ahirs and spoken in Rohtak and Gurgaon Districts of Punjab (now Haryana) and Delhi. This is akin to Mewati , one of the forms of Rajasthani or the language of Rajputana.[115]

Famous Yaduvanshi's

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Baba Ram Singh Arman

See also

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