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SuryavanshaThe Sooryavamsham or Suryavansh or Suryavamsa or Sun Dynasty or Solar Dynasty was one of the most prominent dynasties in the mythical history of India, along with the "Chandra-vaṃśa" or Lunar Dynasty.-Introduction:...
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GujjarThe Gurjar are an ethnic group in India, Pakistan and Afghanistan. Alternative spellings include Gurjara, Gujar, Gurjjara and Gūrjara. The spelling Gurjara or Gurjar is preferable to the rest....
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RajputA Rajput is a member of one of the patrilineal clans of western, central, northern India and in some parts of Pakistan. Rajputs are descendants of one of the major ruling warrior classes in the Indian subcontinent, particularly North India...
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KosiKosi, also known as Kosi Kalan, is a small town in the Mathura district of the northern state of Uttar Pradesh. Located on the Agra-Delhi highway, it is at a distance of about 100 km from Delhi and about the same from the city of Agra. Kosi is an economic and industrial hub of Uttar Pradesh with...
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MainpuriMainpuri is a city and a municipal board in Mainpuri district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It is the administrative headquarters of the Mainpuri district and is situated to the north-east of Agra.-Geography:...
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DelhiDelhi , officially National Capital Territory of Delhi , is the largest metropolis by area and the second-largest by population in India, next to Mumbai. It is the eighth largest metropolis in the world by population with 16,753,265 inhabitants in the Territory at the 2011 Census...
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AgraAgra a.k.a. Akbarabad is a city on the banks of the river Yamuna in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh, India, west of state capital, Lucknow and south from national capital New Delhi. With a population of 1,686,976 , it is one of the most populous cities in Uttar Pradesh and the 19th most...
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Uttar PradeshUttar Pradesh abbreviation U.P. , is a state located in the northern part of India. With a population of over 200 million people, it is India's most populous state, as well as the world's most populous sub-national entity...
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RajasthanRājasthān the land of Rajasthanis, , is the largest state of the Republic of India by area. It is located in the northwest of India. It encompasses most of the area of the large, inhospitable Great Indian Desert , which has an edge paralleling the Sutlej-Indus river valley along its border with...
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RajputanaRājputāna was the pre-1949 name of the present-day Indian state of Rājasthān, the largest state of the Republic of India in terms of area. George Thomas was the first in 1800 A.D., to term this region as Rajputana...
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SamtharSamthar is a city and a municipal board in Jhansi district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.-Demographics: India census, Samthar had a population of 20,227. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Samthar has an average literacy rate of 55%, lower than the national average of...
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Barauli RaoBarauli Rao बरौली राव also known as is a Town & Panchayat block in Aligarh district in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India.Situated on 25 km from Aligarh city, which is famous for Aligarh Muslim University....
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ChhatariChhatari is a town and a nagar panchayat in Bulandshahr district in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India.-History:Chhatari was a jagir during British India.It was owned by Nawabs of Lalkhani, a Badgujar, Muslim Rajput community.-Nawabs of Chhatari:...
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PahasuPahasu is a town and a nagar panchayat in Bulandshahr district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.-Geography:Pahasu is located at . It has an average elevation of 187 metres .-History:...
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Talib NagarTalib Nagar is a village in Jawan Sikanderpur Mandal, Aligarh District of Uttar Pradesh, India.It is located at a distance of 15.6 km from Aligarh.-History:Talib Nagar was a jagir during British India...
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Dharampur"Dharampur" is a small town cum Railway Station in Aligarh to Moradabad Railway line. It is located in Bulandshahr District of Uttar Pradesh, India.Nearest town Dibai is only 7 km away and Aligarh is 35 km away.The Railway code of Dharampur Station in "DMPR"....
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DanpurDanpur is a town in Danpur Mandar in Bulandshahr District in Uttar Pradesh, India.Nearby towns are Dibai, Pahasu, Anupshahr-History:...
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IndiaIndia , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
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NepalNepal , officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, is a landlocked sovereign state located in South Asia. It is located in the Himalayas and bordered to the north by the People's Republic of China, and to the south, east, and west by the Republic of India...
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PakistanPakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
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HindiStandard Hindi, or more precisely Modern Standard Hindi, also known as Manak Hindi , High Hindi, Nagari Hindi, and Literary Hindi, is a standardized and sanskritized register of the Hindustani language derived from the Khariboli dialect of Delhi...
, Haryanvi,
MarathiMarathi is an Indo-Aryan language spoken by the Marathi people of western and central India. It is the official language of the state of Maharashtra. There are over 68 million fluent speakers worldwide. Marathi has the fourth largest number of native speakers in India and is the fifteenth most...
, Gujari,
GujaratiGujarati is an Indo-Aryan language, and part of the greater Indo-European language family. It is derived from a language called Old Gujarati which is the ancestor language of the modern Gujarati and Rajasthani languages...
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The
Bargujar or
Badgujars is one of the
BrahmanIn Hinduism, Brahman is the one supreme, universal Spirit that is the origin and support of the phenomenal universe. Brahman is sometimes referred to as the Absolute or Godhead which is the Divine Ground of all being...
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MeoMayo or Meo or Mewati is a prominent Muslim Rajput tribe from North-Western India. A considerable number of Meos migrated to Pakistan after independence in 1947 and now they are estimated to be over 12 million. In Pakistan, Meos have lost their distinct group identity and cultural traditions and...
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RajputA Rajput is a member of one of the patrilineal clans of western, central, northern India and in some parts of Pakistan. Rajputs are descendants of one of the major ruling warrior classes in the Indian subcontinent, particularly North India...
and Gurjar clan of
IndiaIndia , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
, who claims descent from Suryavanshi Kshatriyas.
Origin
Bargujars were originally
GujjarThe Gurjar are an ethnic group in India, Pakistan and Afghanistan. Alternative spellings include Gurjara, Gujar, Gurjjara and Gūrjara. The spelling Gurjara or Gurjar is preferable to the rest....
s.
As per A.H.Bingley, the name of this clan is derived from
HindiStandard Hindi, or more precisely Modern Standard Hindi, also known as Manak Hindi , High Hindi, Nagari Hindi, and Literary Hindi, is a standardized and sanskritized register of the Hindustani language derived from the Khariboli dialect of Delhi...
bara ("great") and 'Gujar', forming "great Gujar".He further mentions that Bargujars being of Solar race i.e. Suryavanshi and like Gehlots worship lord
RamaRama or full name Ramachandra is considered to be the seventh avatar of Vishnu in Hinduism, and a king of Ayodhya in ancient Indian...
and claim descent from
LavaLava or Luv and his twin brother Kusha, were the children of the Lord Rama and his wife Sita, whose story is recounted in the Ramayana. Per that text, he is known as the founder of Lavapuri,that is, the modern day city of Lahore,...
, elder son of Rama. Historian R. V. Russell also stated that Bargujars have been simply a section of the
GujjarThe Gurjar are an ethnic group in India, Pakistan and Afghanistan. Alternative spellings include Gurjara, Gujar, Gurjjara and Gūrjara. The spelling Gurjara or Gurjar is preferable to the rest....
s. Most of them now use the surname Raghav
History
Among Marathas, one of the major clans is called "Bargujar". Prataprao was the third royal Sarnaubat (Commander-in-chief) of Maratha ruler Shivaji's army. Sidhoji Bargujar was a notable admiral in Shivaji's navy. The Khandesh region in Maharashtra has a sizable Gujar population, the major sub-castes being Dode Gujar, Leva Gujar, Bargujar etc {fact}.
They built numerous monuments, including the fort and
NilkanthNilkanth is a name used to refer to Shiva, one of the Hindu trinity of Creator , Preserver , and Destroyer .According to the Purnas, Shiva received this name as he drank the poison that emerged from the oceans after it was churned for getting 'amrut' - the nectar of immortality...
Mahadev Temple at Kalinjar; the famous
NilkanthNilkanth is a name used to refer to Shiva, one of the Hindu trinity of Creator , Preserver , and Destroyer .According to the Purnas, Shiva received this name as he drank the poison that emerged from the oceans after it was churned for getting 'amrut' - the nectar of immortality...
temple complex near Tehla now in the
Sariska Tiger ReserveThe Sariska Tiger Reserve is a national park in India located in the Alwar district of the state of Rajasthan. The topography of Sariska supports scrub-thorn arid forests, dry deciduous forests, rocks and grasses. This area was a hunting preserve of the erstwhile Alwar state and it was declared a...
; many other palaces and forts at
Alwar, Machari,
Sawai MadhopurSawai Madhopur is a city and a municipality in Sawai Madhopur District in the Indian state of Rajasthan. It is the administrative headquarters of Sawai Madhopur District....
and in
DausaDausa is a city and administrative headquarters of Dausa District in the state of Rajasthan, India. It is 55 km from Jaipur,240 km from Delhi and situated at NH-11. It is also known as "Dev Nagari."- History :...
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Neelkanth near Tehla was the old capital of the Bargujar tribe, its old name is Rajor or Rajor Garh. Its founder was possibly Raja Bagh Singh Bargujar, in Vikrami Samvat (VS) 202 which corresponds to 145 AD, the difference being 57 years. The place was also referred to as 'Baghola'. This place was also possibly influenced by Gurjara Pratiharas. Most carvings probably date to 9th - 10th century. Remains of more than 300 temples are there, some of them are Jain shines. One
ShivaShiva is a major Hindu deity, and is the destroyer god or transformer among the Trimurti, the Hindu Trinity of the primary aspects of the divine. God Shiva is a yogi who has notice of everything that happens in the world and is the main aspect of life. Yet one with great power lives a life of a...
temple is still in use.
One of their famous kings was
Raja Pratap SinghRaja Pratap Singh राव प्रताप सिंह was the founder King of Barauli State, in the Aligarh District, who was Prithviraj Chauhan's nephew and assisted in his fight against the Muslim invaders, who were led by Muhammad of Ghor in 1191...
Bargujar, who was Prithviraj Chauhan's nephew and assisted in his fight against the
MuslimA Muslim, also spelled Moslem, is an adherent of Islam, a monotheistic, Abrahamic religion based on the Quran, which Muslims consider the verbatim word of God as revealed to prophet Muhammad. "Muslim" is the Arabic term for "submitter" .Muslims believe that God is one and incomparable...
invaders, who were led by
Muhammad of GhorSultan Shahāb-ud-Din Muhammad Ghori , originally called Mu'izzuddīn Muḥammad Bin Sām , was a ruler of the Ghurid dynasty who reigned over a territory spanning present-day Afghanistan, Pakistan and northern India.Shahabuddin Ghori reconquered the city of Ghazna Sultan Shahāb-ud-Din Muhammad Ghori...
in 1191. They also fought on the side of Rana Pratap of
MewarMewar is a region of south-central Rajasthan state in western India. It includes the present-day districts of Pratapgarh, Bhilwara, Chittorgarh, Rajsamand, Udaipur, Dungarpur, Banswara and some of the part of Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh. The region was for centuries a Rajput kingdom that later...
and Maharana Hammir as their generals.The Badgujars appear to held have the entire pargana Barauli and two blocks in northern part of pargana
AtrauliAtrauli is a city and a municipal board in Aligarh district in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India.It is around 30 km far from Aligarh, which is famous for Aligarh Muslim University. Ex Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh MR...
in c,1600.In his generation Famous Badgujar king Rao Raghuraj Singh of Barauli State.
During the Muslim period, one emperor demanded in marriage the daughter of Ishwar Das (Raja of
Alwar), and on his refusal many Bargujars were slaughtered. Others fled, with one faction arriving at
Fatehpur SikriFatehpur Sikri is a city and a municipal board in Agra district in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India. Built near the much older Sikri, the historical city of Fatehabad, as it was first named, was constructed by Mughal emperor Akbar beginning in 1570...
, where they obtained asylum by agreeing to change their clan name to
SikarwarSikarwar is a clan of Rajputs found around Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh. Sikarwars were the founders of Vijaypur Sikri by Babur.Some Jatt clans have adopted 'Sikarwar' as their Gotras....
. The Sikarwar are a branch of Bargujar Rajputs. Another colony found refuge in present day
AnupshahrAnupshahr , also Anoopshahr, is a city and a municipal board in Bulandshahr district in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India.- Geography :Anupshahr is located at . It has an average elevation of .- Demographics :...
, which was founded by Raja
Anup RaiRaja Anup Rai was a Bargujar Rajput nobleman in seventeenth century India, and a courtier of the Mughal emperor, Jahangir. He was also known as Singh Dalan for intercepting a lion that was on verge of attacking the emperor during a royal hunt.-The lion hunt:The royal party went on a hunt on or...
"Anup Singh Bargujar", the eldest son of
Raja Pratap SinghRaja Pratap Singh राव प्रताप सिंह was the founder King of Barauli State, in the Aligarh District, who was Prithviraj Chauhan's nephew and assisted in his fight against the Muslim invaders, who were led by Muhammad of Ghor in 1191...
Bargujar. One of them, Raja Nune Shah Bargujar of the Samthar state (founded in the 18th century) fought with the British and pushed back their forces many times but later signed a peace treaty with the
BritishThe United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
in 1817.Ranjit Singh Judeo is the present ruler of Samthar. In 1901, the Bargujar population was numbered at 25,732.
Muslim Bargujar
According to A. H. Bingley Bargujar were expelled by Kachwahas from Rajputana.After their expulsion from Jaipur by the Kachwahas, the Bargujars settled in
AnupshahrAnupshahr , also Anoopshahr, is a city and a municipal board in Bulandshahr district in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India.- Geography :Anupshahr is located at . It has an average elevation of .- Demographics :...
in the Bulandshahr district, where they intermarried with Dors, and expelled
MewatiMewati is an Indo-Aryan language spoken by about five million speakers in the Alwar, Bharatpur and Dholpur districts of Rajasthan, Mewat districts of Haryana, as well as parts of southern Pakistan and in Punjab. It contributed profoundly to Rajasthani literature in medieval periods.There are 9...
s and
BharThe Bhar are a Hindu caste found in North India. They are also known as Rajbhar. British historian General Cunningham said that Bhars are branch of the Ahir tribe.-History and origin:...
s.Bargujars were mostly converted to
IslamIslam . The most common are and . : Arabic pronunciation varies regionally. The first vowel ranges from ~~. The second vowel ranges from ~~~...
in the time of Ala-ud-din Khilji, but they still retain many of their
HinduHindu refers to an identity associated with the philosophical, religious and cultural systems that are indigenous to the Indian subcontinent. As used in the Constitution of India, the word "Hindu" is also attributed to all persons professing any Indian religion...
customs .
The Bargujar population of
RajputanaRājputāna was the pre-1949 name of the present-day Indian state of Rājasthān, the largest state of the Republic of India in terms of area. George Thomas was the first in 1800 A.D., to term this region as Rajputana...
are found in
JaipurJaipur , also popularly known as the Pink City, is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Rajasthan. Founded on 18 November 1727 by Maharaja Sawai Jai Singh II, the ruler of Amber, the city today has a population of more than 3.1 million....
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Alwar and in
GurgaonGurgaon is the second largest city in the Indian state of Haryana. Gurgaon is the industrial and financial center of Haryana. It is located 30 km south of national capital New Delhi, about 10 kilometers from Dwarka Sub City and 268 km south of Chandigarh, the state capital...
and
HisarHisar may refer to:* Hisar Hill, in Serbia* Hisarya, Bulgaria, also known as Hisar* Hisar District, an administrative district in the state of Haryana, India* Hisar, Haryana, a city and administrative head quarter of Hisar District...
districts of
HaryanaHaryana is a state in India. Historically, it has been a part of the Kuru region in North India. The name Haryana is found mentioned in the 12th century AD by the apabhramsha writer Vibudh Shridhar . It is bordered by Punjab and Himachal Pradesh to the north, and by Rajasthan to the west and south...
.
In
Uttar PradeshUttar Pradesh abbreviation U.P. , is a state located in the northern part of India. With a population of over 200 million people, it is India's most populous state, as well as the world's most populous sub-national entity...
they are settled in Bulandshahr,
Aligarh,
EtahEtah is a town which is also the district headquarters of Etah district of Uttar Pradesh state, India.-Geography:Etah is located at . It has an average elevation of 170 metres ....
, Badaun, and
MoradabadMoradabad is a city and a municipal corporation in Moradabad district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It was established in 1600 by prince Murad, the son of the Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan; as a result the city came to be known as Moradabad. It is the administrative headquarters of...
districts.A branch of the Badgujar family converted to Islam by Sabit Khan, the erstwhile Governor of Koil (now a region of
Uttar PradeshUttar Pradesh abbreviation U.P. , is a state located in the northern part of India. With a population of over 200 million people, it is India's most populous state, as well as the world's most populous sub-national entity...
) in early 13th century. Muslim Badgujar Rajputs of
LalkhaniThe Lalkhani are a Muslim Rajput community, found in North India. They are a sub-division of the Bargujar clan of Rajputs. The community is found mainly in the districts of Aligarh and Bulandshahr in Uttar Pradesh. They are found in Dataganj and Gunnaur tehsils of Badaun District...
lineage & their dynasties of Koil now
Aligarh,
BulandshaharBulandshahr is a city and a municipal board in Bulandshahr district in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India. It is the administrative headquarters of Bulandshahr District...
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HathrasHathras is a city and a municipal board in Mahamaya Nagar district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It is the headquarters of the district that was created on 3 May 1997 by incorporating parts of Aligarh, Mathura and Agra districts. It forms a part of Aligarh Division...
are They held large estates or
jagirIn historic India, a jagir was a small territory granted by the ruler to an army chieftain in fairly short terms usually of three years but not extending beyond his lifetime, in recognition of his military service...
s in
ChhatariChhatari is a town and a nagar panchayat in Bulandshahr district in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India.-History:Chhatari was a jagir during British India.It was owned by Nawabs of Lalkhani, a Badgujar, Muslim Rajput community.-Nawabs of Chhatari:...
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Dharampur"Dharampur" is a small town cum Railway Station in Aligarh to Moradabad Railway line. It is located in Bulandshahr District of Uttar Pradesh, India.Nearest town Dibai is only 7 km away and Aligarh is 35 km away.The Railway code of Dharampur Station in "DMPR"....
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PahasuPahasu is a town and a nagar panchayat in Bulandshahr district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.-Geography:Pahasu is located at . It has an average elevation of 187 metres .-History:...
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PindrawalPindrawal is a town is Bulandshahr district of Uttar Pradesh, IndiaRohilkhand railway station is about 4 km away from Pindrawal.-History:"Pindrawal" was a zamindari during British India belonging to dynasty of Lalkhani Badgujar, Muslim Rajput community....
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DanpurDanpur is a town in Danpur Mandar in Bulandshahr District in Uttar Pradesh, India.Nearby towns are Dibai, Pahasu, Anupshahr-History:...
, Sadabad and
Talib NagarTalib Nagar is a village in Jawan Sikanderpur Mandal, Aligarh District of Uttar Pradesh, India.It is located at a distance of 15.6 km from Aligarh.-History:Talib Nagar was a jagir during British India...
.
See also
- Meo
Mayo or Meo or Mewati is a prominent Muslim Rajput tribe from North-Western India. A considerable number of Meos migrated to Pakistan after independence in 1947 and now they are estimated to be over 12 million. In Pakistan, Meos have lost their distinct group identity and cultural traditions and...
s
- Raja Pratap Singh
Raja Pratap Singh राव प्रताप सिंह was the founder King of Barauli State, in the Aligarh District, who was Prithviraj Chauhan's nephew and assisted in his fight against the Muslim invaders, who were led by Muhammad of Ghor in 1191...
- Muhammad Ahmad Said Khan Chhatari
Lieutenant Colonel Saeed ul-Mulk Nawab Sir Muhammad Ahmad Said Khan Chhatari, GBE, KCSI, KCIE, LL.D also known as Nawab of Chhatari was Governor of the United Provinces, Chief Minister of United Provinces, President of the Executive Council of the Nizam of Hyderabad Lieutenant Colonel Saeed...
- Lalkhani
The Lalkhani are a Muslim Rajput community, found in North India. They are a sub-division of the Bargujar clan of Rajputs. The community is found mainly in the districts of Aligarh and Bulandshahr in Uttar Pradesh. They are found in Dataganj and Gunnaur tehsils of Badaun District...
Further reading
http://content.cdlib.org/xtf/view?docId=ft2g5004kg&brand=ucpress.
- Kasturi, Malavika, Embattled Identities Rajput Lineages, Oxford University Press (2002) ISBN 0-19-565787-X
- Dasharatha Sharma
Professor Dasharatha Sharma was an Indologist and a noted expert in the history of the Rajasthan region in India. He was born in the Rajasthani city of Churu and studied at Churu, the city of Bikaner in Rajasthan and at the University of Delhi. Prof. Sharma had degrees of Master of Arts in...
Rajasthan through the Ages a comprehensive and authentic history of Rajasthan, prepared under the orders of the Government of Rajasthan. First published 1966 by Rajasthan Archives.
- Vishnu Purana P-348