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6 T h e R a jp u ts o f the E astern p la in s.
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9 5. Gurtaye (Sd,ndal or Muqaddam) derives its name from Gaggar-
10 garh, or Goret according to another tradition, where they once lived.
11 They emigrated from Sirmnr.
12 6. ChAngri, from Changar in Kdngra, near Jawdlamukhi. Thence
13 they came to Nathnhi.
14 7. Dohal (Chauhdn), from the village of that name near Amb. They
15 also hold Karotia and Dhanotia, and hence the Karotia and DhontiAl
16 are regarded as sub-divisions of this tribe.
17 8. Gangdet—from Ganga (Ganges). They first settled in Bit
18 Manaswdl and now occupy Amb and Mawa.
19 9. Jdbrd or Chambidl—from Jabar in Kdngra. Migrating from
20 Chamba, they founded a state at Haripur but were exterminated with *
21 the exception of a woman who escaped. Her descendants settled in
22 Jabar and Ghuwai, and at Nakroh.
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24 Ragwdlij from Rugwdlgarh in K&ngra where their ancestor
25 Ratn Pdl settled after migrating from Delhi v ia Jammu. They have 4
26 branches:—
27 (1)
28 . Raghwdli, descended from Sucheta, his eldest son, living in
29 Chalar.
30 (2) . Banidli from Bania, living in Balidna in Kdngra.
31 (3) . Tidliya, from Tija (also living in Kdngja), besides Baghwdli.
32 C.—THE RAJPUTS OP THE EASTERN PLAINS.
33 Next come the Rajputs of the Delhi territory and the Jumna valley.*
34 They belong for the most part to the two great tribes of Chauhan and
35 Punwar which gave Delhi its most famous dynasties, but several other
36 tribes have to be added to these two and their origins are ascribed to
37 three different races. Like the Hill Rajputs these tribes all claim to be
38 ultimately descended from the fev^ great tribes or royal races or k u ls ,
39 as they are commonly called, of the Rajput annals, and each of these
40 races is divided again into innumerable local clans called s a c h i or
41 g o ts . Thus according to the account given in the Phulkidn States
42 G a z e tte e r
43 “ The Rajputs are divided into three races (ba n s) Suraj-bansi (solar) f
44 Chandar-bansi (lunar) and Agni-kul or Baragh-bansi. Each b a n s i s
45 again divided into k h a n p s, each k h a n p into n a k h s and each n a k h it is
46 said, into g ots. The Agni-kul have four branches (? k h a n p s ). (i) the
47 Solankhi, or f 16-handed’ ; (ii) the Sdnkbla, blowing sa n k h or shell •
48 ( i n ) the Pramara or FunwAr fwhose ancestor had no arms), and (iv ) the
49 ChauhAn, the ‘ four-handed >, also called the Chatr-bhuj. The eponym
50 of the latter had two sons Sikand whose descendants are found in
51 * According to Cunningham the term Rijputina extended previous to the
52 conquest from the Sutlej on the west to the Chhota Sindh river of M«rwar on the east
53 term Bajwira (?) _
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55 + The following is a curious Bcrap of Mirasi genealogy from Lahore
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57 Raja, Ghang, Surajbansi.
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70 septa which do not intermarry, except when Muhammadans
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72 Goria Missis say that Ghang had 12 Bons-one of whom was Gorin a ,
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74 r l- n nro Telis, others horse-breakers. The Chima would appear to be
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76 S Nagra Jit., but who the Duggle are it is im S ib le to 8ay. ChfmaJa*s and
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