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] Dhoreliya clan is derived from Dhaulya clan. The towns Dholpur (Rajasthan), Dhule (Maharashtra, Dhauli (Orissa) were founded by Dhaulya clan Jats.
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History of Dhaulya clan
The Dhaulya clan 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 area in Marwar 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 days.[2]
Genealogy of Dhaulya rulers
The Genealogy of Dhaulya rulers is as under: The primeval man of their ancestry was Mahābal, whose descendants were Bhīmsen, Pīlapunjar, Sārangdev, Shaktipāl, Rāmpāl, Dhawalpāl, Nayanpāl, Gharṣanpāl, Takkapāl, Mūlsen, Ratansen, Śuṇḍal, Kuṇḍal, Pippal, Udayarāj, Narpāl, Kāmrāj, Vohitrāj and Ṭhirarāj or Taharji. Taharji had six sons namely - Tejaji, Raṇaji, Guṇaji, Maheshji, Nagji, and Rūpji. He had two daughters namely - Rājal and Dūngari. Rājal was married. Rājal was married to Jogaji Siyag of village Tabījī (तबीजी). Rājal had become sati with his brother Tejaji.
The most prominent Dhaulya Jat - Tejaji
Tejaji (तेजाजी) or Veer Teja (वीर तेजा) (1074- 1103) was a Jat folk-deity who lived in the state of Rajasthan in India. The history of Rajasthan is filled with lots of heroic stories and instances where people have put their life and families at risk and kept the pride and values like loyalty, freedom, truth, shelter,social reform etc intact. Veer Teja was one of these famous people in the history of Rajasthan.
Birth of Tejaji
Tejaji is considered to be folk-deity and worshiped in entire Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, and Madhya Pradesh by all communities. Tejaji as a historical person was was born on Bhadrapad Shukla Dashmi, dated 29 January 1074 (?), in the family of Dhaulya gotra Jats. His father was Chaudhary Taharji (Thirraj), a chieftain of Khirnal (Kharnal) in Nagaur district in Rajasthan. His mother's name was Sugna. 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.
Distribution in Rajasthan
Villages in Nagaur district
Villages in Jodhpur district
Locations in Jaipur city
Barkat Nagar, Sanganer,
Distribution in Rajasthan
Villages in Dhar district
Villages in Harda district
Harda Khurd, (Harda)
See also
- Tejaji - Jat folk-deity from this gotra
Reference
- ↑ 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
- ↑ Mansukh Ranwa, Kshatriya Shiromani Veer Tejaji, 2001, p.13
- Thakur Deshraj: Jat Itihas (Hindi), Maharaja Suraj Mal Smarak Shiksha Sansthan, Delhi, 1934.
- Jat Samaj, Agra - November 2000
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