Berwal
Berwal (बेरवाल) gotra Jats are found in Sikar, Hanumangarh districts of Rajasthan; Sirsa district of Haryana; Bulandshahr District in Uttar Pradesh.
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Origin
The descendants of Maharaja Bairi Singh (बैरी सिंह) in the ancestry of Dadhichi were called Berwal.[1]
History
An inscription of year 21 April 999 AD, in the temple of Kevay Goddess, at village Kinsaria (किनसरिया) in Parbatsar tahsil district Nagaur shows that Berwals along with Dahiyas have originated from Dadhichi Rishi. The chronology of the rulers of Dahiya clan is as under:
- Dadhichi (दधिची) ,
- Vimal Raja (विमल राजा) ,
- Sivar (सिवर) ,
- Kulkhat (कुलखत) ,
- Atar (अतर) ,
- Ajayvah (अजयवाह) ,
- Vijayvah (विजयवाह),
- Susal (सुसल) ,
- Shalivahan (शालिवाहन) ,
- Narwad (नरवाड़) ,
- Choohad (चूहड़) ,
- Deoraj (देवराज) ,
- Gunrang (गुणरंग) ,
- Kadavarao (कड़वाराव) ,
- Kirti Singh (कीर्ति सिंह) ,
- Bairi Singh (बैरी सिंह) ,
- Chachcha Rana (चच्चा राणा) .
The above temple was constructed by Chachcha Rana and inscription engraved on it on 22 April 969. The second inscription was by Rana Jagdhar in memory of his father Rana Vikram Singh and mother Naila on pillar near Matamandir dated 9 June 1243. The third inscription dated 26 April 1215 was by Jayant Singh son of Param Singh Dahiya and grandson of Mahamandaleshwar Rana Kadva Rao Dahiya at village Salana (सालाणा) near Bharaut in Jodhpur state.[2] [3]
Distribution in Rajasthan
Villages in Churu district
Villages in Jodhpur district
Villages in Sikar district
Bhanipura Sikar, Chuwas, Kirdoli Sikar, Pardoli Chhoti (100), Shahpura (Dhod),
In Pardoli Chhoti about 100 families are of Berwal jats out of 150 families.
Villages in Hanumangarh district
Distribution in Haryana
Villages in Hisar district
Kharkari, Kulana, Kharbala, Majra, Sisar, Sorkhi,
Distribution in Uttar Pradesh
Villages in Bulandshahr District
Ghesupur, Nibhera, Inyatghari,
Notable persons
- Ganesh Berwal - Archaeologist Sikar, Rajasthan. E Mail - ganesh berwal @hotmail.com
- Prakash Berwal - Advcate, Village - Kirdoli Sikar, Via - Fagalwa, Sikar, Rajasthan. Ph:224222, Mob:9414254222
- Satvir Singh Berwal - VPO: Kharkari, dist: Hissar, Mob: 9416423906, leader INLD (CHOTALA PARTY)
- Sitender Kumar - VPO: Kharkari, dist: Hissar, Mob:9416844235/9468144235, lives in Gurgaon, study KUK
- Surendar Singh Berwal - VPO: Dhani Biran, dist Bhiwani
References
- ↑ Dr Mahendra Singh Arya, Dharmpal Singh Dudee, Kishan Singh Faujdar & Vijendra Singh Narwar: Ādhunik Jat Itihasa (The modern history of Jats), Agra 1998 p. 267
- ↑ Indian Antiquity, Vol 14, p.87-88
- ↑ Epigraphical India, Vol 12 pp.58,59,61
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