Rajar

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Rajar (राजर) (Razar, Rajwar) is a gotra of Jats. [1][2]

Origin

History

According to H. W. Bellew[3] Rajar, or Razar (for Rajwar) is a Rajput tribe of the Indian desert.

James Tod[4] writes that Rajar clan is found in Sindh. They are said to be of Bhatti descent, and confine their haunts to the desert, or the borders of Jaisalmer, as at Ramgarh, Kiala, Jarela, etc. ; and the thal between Jaisalmer and Upper Sind : they are cultivators, shepherds, and thieves, and are esteemed amongst the very worst of the converts to Muhammadanism. The Rajar are recorded as a section of the Saman, an aboriginal tribe in Sind (Census Report, Bombay, 1911, i. 233).

Population

Distribution

Distribution in Pakistan

Notable persons

References


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