Dhaulya

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Dhaulya (धौल्या) or Dhauliya (धौलिया) or Dholya (धोल्या) is a gotra of Jats found in Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh. Dhaulyas were rulers in Kishangarh and Marwar much before the rule of Rathores. This gotra of Jats originated from province named Dhaul (धौल) of Nagavansh. [1]

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History of Dhaulya clan

The ancestors of Tejaji were settled in Khilchipur in Madhya Pradesh. The Naga Jats of Marwar are from Vasuki or Ganapati Nagavansh. The Dhaulya clan started after Dhawal Rao or Dhaula Rao ruler of Nagavansh. Swet Naga in Sanskrit is the Dhaulya Naga in prakrit language. Tejaji's ancestor Udairaj occupied Khirnal and made it his capital. There were twenty four villages in Khirnal pargana and area was quite extensive. This pargana of Khirnal was very famous during those.[2]

The most renowned person in Dhaulya gotra was Tejaji or Veer Teja. He was born in 1074. Rajasthan was ruled at that time by small states, headed by various chieftains. Tejaji's father was Taharji who was chieftain of Khirnal. His rule extended from Khirnal to Roopnagar. Their neighbouring state was that of Nagas. Nagas had been eradicated from Nagaur. Gujars were rejected in Bhinmal. Meenas were rulers in various parts of Jaipur. Tejaji was married in Paner, which was situated on the banks of Banas River in Jaipur region.

Villages in Nagaur district

Badgaon, Khirnal, Ganthia,

Villages in Jodhpur district

Jodhpur,

Locations in Jaipur city

Barkat Nagar, Sanganer,

Villages in Madhya Pradesh

Talwada (Dhar) Harda Khurd, (Harda)

See also

  • Tejaji - Jat folk-deity from this gotra

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 p.258
  2. ↑ Mansukh Ranwa, Kshatriya Shiromani Veer Tejaji, 2001, p.13

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