Dahima

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Dahima (दाहिमा)Dahima (दहिमा) Dahima (डाहिमा) Dahi (डाही) is a gotra of Jats. This gotra started after place named Dahama (डाहमा). The people of the country, around Dadhimat temple, were known as Dahima. [1]

They are closely connected with the Dahiya clan and both are mentioned together. In Rajasthan they are mostly Rajputs. They are one of the thirty six royal races of India, alongwith the Bains, Salar, etc [2]

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History

Muhammad Ghori (1173-1205) attacked India and faced Prithvi Raj Chauhan at Tarain, near Delhi. Jats fought along with Rajputs. Prithvi Raj's commander-in-chief was Chand Ram, a Dahima Jat. Ghori was defeated and wounded and his troops were looted by Jats while retreating.

Distribution

The Dahima Jats are now settled in Khekara and nearby villages of Meerut district Uttar Pradesh.

Notable persons from this clan

  • Chand Ram, a Dahima was Prithvi Raj Chauhan's commander-in-chief , a Dahima Jat.

References

  1. ↑ Dr Mahendra Singh Arya, Dharmpal Singh Dudee, Kishan Singh Faujdar & Vijendra Singh Narwar: Ādhunik Jat Itihasa (The modern history of Jats), Agra 1998, p. 228, 249
  2. ↑ Bhim Singh Dahiya, Jats the Ancient Rulers ( A clan study), 1980, Sterling Publishers New Delhi, p. 281

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