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Ahlawat (अहलावत) or Ailawat (एलावत) or Ohlawat (ओहलावत) is a clan or gotra of Jats found in Rajasthan, Haryana, Delhi, Bhopal in Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh in India. These are Nagavansh Jats.[1] Dilip Singh Ahlawat has mention it as one of the ruling Jat clans in Central Asia. [2]

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History

It is drived from Illa-vrta or Alawat. Illa-vrta was a province in Jambudvip, which was situated in Mongolia. Presently it is known as Altai that is degenerated form of Elawrat.

The historians indicate the habitations of Ahlawats in Narth-west region of India and place known as Alans in Central Asia. According to the historian Bhim Singh Dahiya, Ahlawats in Russia are known as Allans.

Two branches of Ahlawat Solankis were rulers in south India. Pulkesin first of this clan founded Vatapi (Badami) kingdom between Godavari and Krishna rivers. This branch ruled till 753. The second branch of this clan founded rule at Kalyani near Warangal in north east of Vatapi in 937. They ruled till 1190.

After their down fall in south India they migrated to north India and settled at Dadheda village in Jangladesh. They further moved to Kalabadala place in Bhiwani district of Haryana. After some time they moved to Seria village of Jhajjar district and cleared forests of this place for cultivation.

Chaudhary Digha founded another village Dighal. There are 26 villages of this gotra. Ohlan, Pehlan, Brahman, Joon and Made are derivatives of Ahlawats.

Distribution in Haryana

Locations in Jaipur city

Malviy Nagar, C-Scheme, Ganpati Nagar, Ganpati Nagar,

Distribution in Uttar Pradesh

Villages in Baghpat

Kandera

Villages in Muzaffarnagar

Bhainsi, Daurala, Ladwa, Moghpur, Mumma, Rahkada,

Notable persons of this gotra

  • Deep Ahlawat - Arjun award winner 2004
  • Dalip Singh Ahlawat - Jat historian
  • Captain Devinder Singh Ahlawat - Maha Vir Chakra (MVC),
  • Pooja Ahlawat
  • Capt NS Ahlawat - Sena Medal, Shaurya Chakra
  • Mrs Satwanti Ahlawat - IAS Haryana
  • Attar Singh Ahlawat - IPS Haryana
  • Paramjit Singh Ahlawat - IPS Haryana
  • Preet Singh Ahlawat,HCS Retd., Jind, Haryana
  • Rajbir Singh (Ahlawat) IAS Haryana
  • Amar Singh Ahlawat, IFS, Madhya Pradesh, 1980
  • Nirankar Singh (Ahlawat), 5-6-1958, IFS Madhya Pradesh, 1985
  • Arun Kumar Ahlawat-BE from Delhi College Of Engineering (Represented DCE at International Robotics Competition held at Michigan United States)

Reference

  1. ↑ Dr Mahendra Singh Arya, Dharmpal Singh Dudee, Kishan Singh Faujdar & Vijendra Singh Narwar: Ādhunik Jat Itihasa (The modern history of Jats), Agra 1998
  2. ↑ Dilip Singh Ahlawat: Jat viron ka Itihasa

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