Phogat

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Fogat (फोगाट) Phogat (फोगाट) Fogat (फोगत) Phogat (फोगत) Faugat (फौगाट) Phaugat (फौगाट) Fageria (फगेडिया) Fagernya (फगेडन्या) Fagonracha (फगोंडचा) Faug (फौग) is gotra of Jats . It gets name from the village named Fogat (फोगाट) founded by Wilhan (विल्हण). The organization of Faur (फौर) gotra was called Faurgath (फौरगाथ) which in due time became Faugat. ^[1] They are found in Haryana, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh. Baba Swami Dayal was the first purohit who founded this gotra in 1179. His samadhi is there in Charkhi Dadri where fair is organized twice a year. The main fair is on Janmashtami.

History

Prithviraj Chauhan was the last Hindu king of Delhi. He ruled from 1172 to 1192. During 1178 about 17 people of Prithviraj's vans developed differences with him and left his state and moved to different places. One of such person was Bilhan who was settled in village Sanwar near Charkhi Dadri in Haryana. He went to Dharanand Pawar who was the Zamindar of that area. Bilhan was a brave man and Dharanand wanted to marry his daughter to him. Bilhan agreed to this proposal. Myth is that after Bilhan's marriage the newly married coupled went to the land gifted to them by the Zamindar. They constructed hut made of local bush called "Phog". The purohit went to see them and found them behind "Phog" and gave them the gotra Phogat meaning behind Phog. The descendents of Bilhan are called Phogat. They hold in great reverence the guardian deity and founder, known as "Bhuiyan".

Distribution in Haryana

In the fourth generation of Bilhan was born Kanaya. Kanaya had two wives and four sons, namely-Hansa, Singha, Lagha and Rara. The four sons founded four panas (sector) in their names. These were Hansana, Singhana, Laghana and Rarana around Charkhi Dadri. This way 12 villages of Phogats developed around Charkhi Dadri. Later 7 more villages were inhabited on that land and total 19 villages formed a Khap of Phogats.

Villages in Bhiwani district

Charkhi Dadri, Dhani phogat, Hansana, Laghana, Rarana, Singhana, Tikaan, Samaspur

Villages in Rohtak district

Bhalaut, Rithal,

Distribution in Rajasthan

Villages in Sikar district

Bhadwasi, Bhainrupura, Bhawasi, Chachiwad Bara, Fagalwa, Fageria ki Dhani, Ghana, Hafas, Kandlau, Katrathal, Kolida, Rampura, Ramsinghpur, Shivsinghpura, Sikar

Villages in Hanumangarh district

Budher, Bhangwa in Bhadra Tehsil of Hanumangarh has got atleast 10 Fageria families.

Locations in Jaipur city

Ganesh Colony (Khatipura), Harmara, Maharani Farm, Murlipura Scheme, Queens Road, Vaishali Nagar,

Distribution in Madhya Pradesh

Bhopal,

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. 265

Notable persons from this clan

• Late Subedar Sheo Lal Phogat - from village Dhani Phogat (Bhiwani),
• Ch. Amar Singh - Chairman, an octogenarian political leader of Dadri area, from village Dhani Phogat (Bhiwani),
• Dr. Ishwar Singh - is leading Eye Surgeon of Rohtak, From village Dhani Phogat (Bhiwani),
• Ch. Phool Singh - DSP (Retd), from village Dhani Phogat (Bhiwani)
• Dr. AC Chowdhary - former Director Health Services, from village Dhani Phogat (Bhiwani),
• Kamla Chowdhary IAS (Retd.) - Wife of Dr. AC Chowdhary,from village Dhani Phogat (Bhiwani),
• Tejveer Singh IAS - son of Dr. AC Chowdhary, from village Dhani Phogat (Bhiwani),
• Justice Jaswant Singh - Judge Punjab & Haryana High Court, from village Rithal (Rohtak)
• Late Rai Bahadur Lal Chand - former Diwan and leading political figure of early 20th century from village Bhalaut (Rohtak)
• Late Capt. Raghvendra Singh - son of Rai Bahadur Lal Chand and founder of DLF Empire
• Late Kunwar Shamsher Singh - son of Rai Bahadur Lal Chand and former IGP of Punjab
• Dr. Mahendra Singh - leading eye specialist, from village Rithal (Rohtak)
• Master Hukam Singh - former Chief Minister of Haryana, from district (Bhiwani)
• Dr. Harpreet Singh - Professor of Medicine in PGI (Rohtak)
• Dr. OP Phogat - former DMS of PGI (Rohtak)

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