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Dahiya (दहिया) Dahia (दहिया) Daiya (दैया) Diya (दिया) Dehiya (देहिया) Daharaya (दहरया) is a gotra of Jats found in Haryana, Punjab, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra and Delhi in India. Dahiyas are said to be the descendants of Rishi Dadhichi ऋषि दधीचि, who gave his bones to the Gods (to make weapons with to fight the demons) in the Dev-asur Sangram. Dilip Singh Ahlawat has mention it as one of the ruling Jat clans in Central Asia. [1]

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History

Megasthenes has described about this clan in Indica as Dimuri. He writes, Then next to these towards the Indus come, in an order which is easy to follow The Amatae (Antal), Bolingae (Balyan), Gallitalutae (Gahlot), Dimuri (Dahiya), Megari (Maukhari), Ordabae (Buria), Mese (Matsya). (See -Jat_clans_as_described_by_Megasthenes)

“The Dahi were spread over the whole country (Persia) from the Caspian sea to the Persian Gulf and the Tigris. They are mentioned in the scriptures, [2] among the Samarian Colonists, being classed with the men of Archoe Erech (Orkan) of Babylonia of Susa and of Elam.“ [3]

Strabo says that Arsaces, a king of the Dahi, Conquered Parthia. [4] In 224 A.D. the Sassanids superseded, the Arscid Empire of Iran founded by him. Here the Orkan are the same as Varkan or Virks. “ The Armenians still call the Georgians by the name of Virk which is pronounced with a guttural termination” [5] [3]

Sanskrit English Dictionary, M. Williams defines a people named Dadhika as a princely race. (P.475) They are also stated to be the same as Daha, a name (of a people) which is taken as Varia Lectio, for Vaideha in Vayu Purana. [6] The sea of the Dahae (Dadhi Sagar) is also mentioned as Dadhi manḍoda, a sea (Caspian) around Sakadvipa. In second century B.C. a Hindu settlement was established in Armenia under the Patronage of king Valarasaces of the Arsacid (Dahiya) dynasty. The temples of Lord Krishna built by these Hindus were destroyed by by St. Gregory in fourth century A.D. [7] [3]


Dahiya are one of the most ancient warrior gotra of Jats. Many jat gotras today are descendants of the Dahiya gotra. To ancient Greeks, Egyptians and Chinese, they were known as Ta-hya/Dahae or Daha. Dahiya are the ancient royal bloodline of jats.

An inscription of year 999 AD, in the temple of Kevay Goddess, at village Kinsaria near Jodhpur shows that Dahiyas have originated from Dadhichi Rishi. The chronology of the rulers of Dahiya clan is as under: Dadhichi, Vimal Raja, Sivar, Kulkhat, Atar, Ajayvah, Vijayvah, Susal, Shalivahan, Narwad, Choohad, Deoraj, Gunrang, Kadavarao, Kirti Singh, Bairi Singh, Chachcha Rana.

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 near Bharaut in Jodhpur state.

Regarding the place of origin of Dahiyas Muhnot Nainsi has mentioned Dahiyas to be native of Thal Nergarh, Sachaur, Vali, Pali, Jaswantpur, Malani villages on the banks of Godawari near Nasik Trimbak.

According to James Tod Dahiyas had a war with Alexander the great. At that time they were settled on the banks of Sindhu and Sutlej rivers.

Jats of Karwasra, Karwa, Bhagasra and Dahiya gotras are considered as brothers and marriages are not allowed among each of these gotras.

Chronoly and origin of the gotra

Ram Swarup Joon has given the chronology of this gotra, obtained from the records of the Bards of Dholpur, in his book ‘History of the Jats’ (1938, 1967) as under:

In the branch of Puru there was ‘Sanyati’ whose son was Virabhadra. Virabhadra had four sons 1. Pon Bhadra 2. Kalhan bhadra 3. Atisur Bhadra and 4. Jakh Bhadra.

  • Pon Bhadra is the originator of Punia gotra.
  • Kalhan Bhadra is the originator of Kalhan gotra.
  • Atisur Bhadra had Ajanta Jata Shankar and his son Dahi Bhadra in the lineage. Dahi Bhadra is the originator of Dahiya gotra.
  • Jakh Bhadra is the originator of Jakhar gotra.


According to the bards of Dahiyas, the descendants of above spread as under:

(a) Pon Bhadra’s descendants Punias to Haryana, Brij, and Gwalior

(b) Kalhan Bhadra’s descendants Kalhans to KathiAwar and Gujarat.

(c) Atisur Bhadra’s to Malwa

(d) Jakh Bhadra’s descendants Jakhars to Punjab and Kashmir

(e) Dahi Bhadra’s descendants Dahiyas to Punjab and Central Asia

Distribution in Haryana

Dahiyas primarily live in about 57 villages in the Rohtak/Sonipat region (and some villages along the Yamuna in western UP). The first settlement of Dahiyas in the region is said to be in the 11th century AD in Sampla near Rohtak.

Sonipat District

There are 40 villages of Dahiyas in Sonipat district in Haryana. Dahiyas are known as "Rana Dahiya Badshah" here. Barauna kheda village of Dahiyas is the oldest one from where Dahiyas spread to other places. In Rohtak/sonipat districts,''''KHANDA''''' Sisana, Sidhauli, Nahra, Nahri, Matindu, Sisana, Chhanauli, Silana, Khanda, Rohat, Jharot, Jharoti,Bindhroli,Rohna, Barauna, Halalpur, Khurampur, Nilothi, Kidauli, Turakpur, Kawali, Mandaura, Mandauri, Thana Kalan, Thana Khurd, Bhatgam, Pipli, Bhadana, Sehari, Kakroi,Bidhlan,Kheri Dahiya,Nakloi etc villages are of Dahiya.

Jodhpur Region

Harsare, Maroth, Parbatsar and Deravar villages in Jodhpur region are Dahiya villages. Dahiyas constructed the Jalaur fort in princely state of Jodhpur. Majlis Singh founded Dahiyabhar village in Jodhpur.

They also live in Kumbhanagar in Chittorgarh.

Villages in Sikar district

Shekhiwas,

Uttar Pradesh

Vana Jhijhokar, Bhojpur villages in Meerut district, Lakkhuwala, Niyampur, Timirpur, Sikanderpur, Mirjapur, Jasmaura, Prithvipur villages in Bijnor district, Noonangali in Muzaffarnagar district , Nawada of Saharanpur district, village Rajpur near Saudhara in Ambala district are Dahiya villages. There is a very renowned family of Dahiyas who have royal lineage in Village Pelkha near Shamli in Muzaffar Nagar District.

Madhya Pradesh

Bhopal Indore

Punjab

Dehia population is 750 in Patiala district.[8]

Notable persons from this gotra

  • Avishkar Dahiya -
  • Bhim Singh Dahiya - The Jat historian
  • Dr. Jai N. Dahiya - Scientist of international fame
  • Maj Hoshiar Singh - Param Vir Chakra
  • Nishchal Das - The reformer
  • Rohtas Singh Dahiya - Arjun award winner 1998
  • Shyam Lal Dahiya - Laproscopic Surgeon
  • Yashish Dahiya - ebookers.com Managing Director UK
  • Dr Rajvir Dahiya - Chairman for the United States Army Department of Defense (DOD) Medical Research
  • Piru Singh Dahiya - Spread of Arya Samaj
  • Aditya Dahiya - Topper CPMT-2005
  • Sudhir Dahiya - NIIT's head of technical operations in Shanghai
  • Balwan Singh Dahiya, MWO Halalpur Sonipat
  • Vijay Dahiya, Wicket Keeper India Team from Village Halalpur Distt. Sonipat
  • Vinod Kumar Dahiya - Fighter
  • Jagdish Singh Dahiya - IRS Gurgaon
  • L K S Dahiya - IRS Calcutta
  • Jai Pal Singh Dahiya - HCS Haryana
  • Jitendra Dahiya - HCS Haryana
  • Headmaster Chandan Singh Dahiya, village Nahri
  • Rajesh Dahiya,Pharma, Hirankudna, Delhi - 110041
  • Ishwer Singh Dahiya, HAFFED
  • Mrs. Usha Dahiya, eminent educationist. Retired Principal of Govt. Dronacharya College, Gurgaon.

Ravi Dahiya - Director, Design of Clothing, homefurnishing and furniture in Hong Kong,www.lammacc.com/players/dahiya.htm

  • Bhim Singh Dahiya V.C,MLA Rohat
  • OK Dahiya, DCRUST Murthal
  • Dr. Azad Singh Dahiya, Senior Research Scientist and Head, Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Panipat

Reference

  1. ↑ Dilip Singh Ahlawat: Jat viron ka Itihasa
  2. ↑ Ezra, IV.9
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Bhim Singh Dahiya, Jats the Ancient Rulers ( A clan study), 1980, Sterling Publishers New Delhi, p. 280
  4. ↑ Rowlinson, op. cit , p. 520
  5. ↑ ibid. p. 530 note 4
  6. ↑ ibid.,p.477
  7. ↑ A.S. Altekar, Indo-Asian Culture. Oct. 1958 , pp. 120-21
  8. ↑ History and study of the Jats. By Professor B.S Dhillon. ISBN-10: 1895603021 or ISBN-13: 978-1895603026. p.126
  • Kishori lal Faujdar: Rajasthan ke Madhyakalin Jat Vansh, Jat Samaj, Agra, March 2001
  • Ram Swarup Joon: History of the Jats, Rohtak, India (1938, 1967)

Dndeswal 17:43, 14 January 2007 (EST) (minor corrections made)

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