Bairi Singh

Bairi Singh (बैरी सिंह) (Beri Singh:बेरी सिंह) was a Medieval times King in Rajasthan who is reported on an inscription to have descendant of the first person of the dynasty known as Dadhichi.

Jat Gotras originated from Bairi Singh

• Berwal (बेरवाल) - Berwal gotra Jats found in [Rajasthan]], Haryana and Uttar Pradesh are the descendants of Maharaja Bairi Singh in the ancestry of Dadhichi.
• Beriya (बेरिया) - Beria Gotra of Jats found in Ratlam district in Madhya Pradesh started from their ancestor king Maharaja Beri Singh.

History

An inscription of year 21 April 999 AD, in the temple of Kevay Goddess, at village Kinsaria (किनसरिया) in Parbatsar tahsil district Nagaur shows that Berwals along with Dahiyas have originated from Dadhichi Rishi. The chronology of the rulers of Dahiya clan is as under:

• Dadhichi (दधिची) ,
• Vimal Raja (विमल राजा) ,
• Sivar (सिवर) ,
• Kulkhat (कुलखत) ,
• Atar (अतर) ,
• Ajayvah (अजयवाह) ,
• Vijayvah (विजयवाह),
• Susal (सुसल) ,
• Shalivahan (शालिवाहन) ,
• Narwad (नरवाड़) ,
• Choohad (चूहड़) ,
• Deoraj (देवराज) ,
• Gunrang (गुणरंग) ,
• Kadavarao (कड़वाराव) ,
• Kirti Singh (कीर्ति सिंह) ,
• Bairi Singh (बैरी सिंह) ,
• Chachcha Rana (चच्चा राणा) .

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 (सालाणा) near Bharaut in Jodhpur state.

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