1 130 PAN.TAB CASTES.
2 " from Tirgin 'brides. Even to this day Rajirats will not allow inferior castes to wear red clotlies or
3 " auiplc loin clotlies in tlieir villages. Tlie Gliatwals obtained some successes over the Eaiipiits,
4 " especially over tlio Mandaliars of the doah near Deohan and Manglaur, and over tliose of tlie Bsigar
5 " near Kalananr and Dadri, and remove! the ohnoxious prohibitions. They thus acquired tlie title
6 " of Jl/a!aifc (master) and a red turhan as their distinguishing mark ; and to this day a Sit with a
7 *' red pagri is most prohably a Ghatwal."
8 Mr. Fanshawe says that the title is a mere nickname conferred by a Malik or chief called Rai
9 S41 ; yet in Rohtak they appear generally to be called Malak rather tlian Gliatw^l, and perhaps
10 this is the cause of the smallness of tlie Rohtak figures, though I ordered the two names to be taken
11 together. Who the Ghatwiil of Bahawalpur are, I cannot explain. I may notice that tliere are
12 in several parts of India, and especially in Mongliyr and its neighbourhood, tribes of low-class
13 Ea;ipiits called Ghatwals, who hold or held assignments of revenue on condition of defending the
14 9^(7 ?« or passes in the hiUs by which the hill tribes were wont to make pra^datory incursions into
15 the plains below.
16 The Dagar (No. 2). — The Dagar are numerous in Dehli and Gnrgaon and there is a small
17 colony in Rohtak. I have no information concerning them.
18 The Jakhar and Sangwan (Nos. 3 and 14). — These tribes are said to be descended from a
19 Cbauhan Rii.iput only 20 generations back, who came from Bikaner, and whose fom' sons founded
20 the .Takliar, Sangwan, Piru, and Kadi'an .Tats, for the last two of which I do not show separate
21 figure* as they are of but little importance. The Sangwan are most numerous in Jind and Hissar,
22 thougli tliere "is a small colony of them in Rohtak also; while the Jakhar are almost confined to
23 Gnrgaon and the adijoining .Iliajjar iahsU of Rohtak.
24 The Sahrawat (No. 4). — The Sahrawat claim to be descended from Sahra, a son or grandson
25 of Raja Anangpal Tiinwar. They are almost confined to Dehli, Gurgaon, Rohtak, and the
26 ad.ioiiiina Patiala territory. In Rohtak their settlement dates from some 25 generations back.
27 The Dehia (No. 5). — Tliis is the tribe wliich has given its name to the Dehia faction men-
28 tioned in section 439. They are found on the nortli-eastern border of tlie Sampla and the ad.ioining
29 portionof the Sunpat ?aisiZ of Rohtak and Dehli. They claim to be descended from a Chauhan
30 Ra-jput named Mauik Rai by a Dliankar Jat woman. This is probably the Mauik Rai Chauhan
31 who founded Hiinsi. Another account makes their ancestor Dhadlii'j, son of Haria Harpal, son of
32 Prithi Raja. The Dehia is one of the 36 royal tribes of Ra.iputs, whose original home was about
33 the confluence of the Satluj with the Indus. Tliey are probably the Dahia; of Alexander.
34 The Golia (No. %^, — The Golia or Gawalia are a very curious tribe. They declare that they [p.
35 were originally Brahmans who lost caste by inadvertently drinking liquor placed outside a dif tiller's
36 house in large vessels (,()">/). Tlie Local Bralimans apparently admit the truth of this story. They
37 now intermarry with Jat*, but not with the Dagar or Salanki ; for wliile they were Brahmans the
38 Latter were their clients, while when they first lost caste the former alone of all .lat tribes
39 would give them their daughters to wife, and «o have been adopted as jwiJ.si-brethren. They came
40 from Indor to Rohtak some 30 generations ago. They are only found in Rohtak and Karnal.
41 The scattered entries probably refer to a few Gwalas or Abirs who have been retm-ned as Jats.
42 The Rathi (No. 7\— The wordRatli is used in Sirsa as synonymous mth Pacbhada, to denote
43 Musalman .lats or Rajputs from the Satluj. It is said to mean " strong-handed " or zabardast.
44 In Rohtak, however, there is a distinct Rathi tribe of Jats who claim to be by origin Tiinwar
45 Rajputs, and are among the oldest inhabitants of the tract. They are descended from a brother of
46 the ancestor of the Rohal and Dhankar Jats, .and the three tribes do not intermarry. They are
47 found in Dehli and Giu'gaon as well as in Rohtak, and apparently in Liidhiana, though it is
48 perhaps doubtful whether these last are the same tribe.
49 The Khatrl (No. 8). — This tribe appears to be very numerous in Dehli, and to be found also
50 in Rohtak and Patiala. I have no infomiation regarding them.
51 The Dalai (No. 9). — Tliis is another of the great Rohtak tribes, and is found also in the
52 adjoining territory of Dehli, Hissar and Jind. They claim to be descended from a Ratlior Rajput
53 who settled in Rohtak and married a Bargiijar .Tat woman some 30 generations hack. By her he
54 had four sons from whom the Dalai, Deswal, Man, and Sewag (? Sewal) Jats have sprang, and
55 these four tribes do not intermarry. But compare the account of the origin of the Man given in
56 section 435. The same four tribes have a tradition of common descent and a prohibition against
57 inter-marriage in Karnal also.
58 The Ahlawat (No. 10). — The Ahlawat are said to be descended from a Chauhan Rajput
59 who came from Sambhar in Jaijnu' some 30 generations ago. From him sprang tlie AlilaMat,
60 Oli^n, Birma, Mare, and Jun Jats who do not intermarry. The tribe is found in Rohtak, Dehli
61 and Karnal. Its members worship a common ancestor called Sadu Deb.
62 The Deswal (No. 11). — The Deswal or "men of the comitry " are, as already stated, sprung
63 froj] the same stock as the Dalai. They are most numerous in Rohtak, Giugaon, and Karnal. lu
64 Mewar and Ajmer, Musabnan Rajputs are called Deswal, and are hardly recognised as Rdjputs.