Budhwar

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Budhwar(बुधवार) or Badhwar (बधवार) or Bodh/Bodha is a clan or gotra of Jats found in Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh and Haryana.

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History

The Mahabharata Bhisma Parva in English, Book 6:SECTION IX, mentions about province of Bodhas. Bhisma Parva in Sanskrit shloka 38 writes

Sanskrit

शूरसेनाः कलिङ्गाश च बॊधा मौकास तदैव च
मत्स्याः सुकुट्यः सौबल्याः कुन्तलाः काशिकॊशलाः ।। 38 ।।

Transliteration

śūrasenāḥ kaliṅgāś ca bodhā maukās tathaiva ca
matsyāḥ sukuṭyaḥ saubalyāḥ kuntalāḥ kāśikośalāḥ ।। 38 ।।

Maharaja Budh was son of Maharaja Chandra. Chandravansh in Hindus started after Maharaja Chandra. Budhwars are descendent of Maharaja Budh. [1]

Budhwar and Badhwar are the same gotras, People mistake Badhwars as Bhatodia, but they are Budhwars, Mainly found in Sunari Kalan of Rohtak on the banks of Yamuna and frequently troubled by floods!! [2]

According to Bhim Singh Dahiya[3], they are the Buddi of Babylonian inscription, the Budii of Herodotus, the Putiya of Persian and the Phut of scriptures. [4] They are mentioned in the Vayu Purana and Brahmanda Purana as well as by Patanjali. [5] They are the Bodhi of Sindh/Baluchistan of te 7/8th century AD. The present Budhwar Jats are their representative. Sabha Parva[6] and Bhisma Parva[7] also mention them.

One of six Mede (Manda) tribes in Herodotus

Budhwar is one of six Mede Manda tribes described by Herodotus as Buddi. Herodotus, i. 101, lists the names of six Mede (Manda) tribes: Thus Deioces collected the Medes (Manda) into a nation, and ruled over them alone. Now these are the tribes of which they consist: the Busae, the Paretaceni, the Struchates, the Arizanti ( Aryan Jats), the Budii (Budhwar), and the Magi (Manju). [8]

Here in the above description Jat gotras have been given in the bracket which may be matched with those given by Herodotus. It may be a matter of further research if Budila gotra of Jats is related with Buddi of Herodotus.

Distribution in Uttar Pradesh

Budhwar jats inhabit villages Ismailpur, Himpur, Narainkheda of Bijnor district in Uttar Pradesh

Distribution in Haryana

They are dwelling in villages Sunari of Rohtak and Tharu Uldepur of Sonipat in Haryana.

Distribution in Madhya Pradesh

Bhopal, Jabalpur

Notable persons from this gotra

  • Brig. Kartar Singh Budhwar (Retd.) - Director, Sainik Welfare, Haryana

Reference

  1. ↑ Jat Samaj: Agra, April 2000
  2. ↑ Jat Samaj: Agra, April 2000
  3. ↑ Bhim Singh Dahiya, Jats the Ancient Rulers, p. 248
  4. ↑ Genesis, X, 36
  5. ↑ Mahabhashya, 4/1/70
  6. ↑ Sabha Parva, XIII,590
  7. ↑ Bhisma Parva, IX, 347
  8. ↑ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medes Six Mede tribes in Herodotus on Wikipedia]

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