Bhati (Gurjar clan)

Bhati[1][2][3][4] is a clan of the Gurjars of India and Pakistan. The Awadh and Bundelkhand, Uttar Pradesh, are home to Bhati Gurjars. They claim to have ruled the Dadri state of Noida region, Uttar Pradesh. Umrao Singh Bhati the ruler of Dadri state and freedom fighter of 1857 war of independence belonged to this clan.[5][6]

Origin and history

Mandawali hamlet near Fazalpur, east of Dehli, India, is home to various Gurjar clans, village is inhabited by almost 450 families the majority of whom are belonged Nagar, including the Bhati, Dedha, and Mavi Gurjar clans. According local tradition village is almost 200 or 300 years old, and when these Gurjar clans settled, nobody actually knew.[7]

In 1857, in the war of independence against the government of British-India, Bhati Gurjars, under the leadership of Umrao Singh Bhati, a ruler and revolutionary individual, participated in the war against Britishers along with some other Hindu castes and some local islamic rulers from present day Uttar Pradesh state of India.[5]

Distribution

A small number of Bhati are also Gurjar and they mostly found in Pakistani regions of Punjab, Kashmir, Gilgit-Baltistan in Indian regions of Himachal Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir.[3] It is believed during the regime of Mughal emperor Aurangzeb some Bhatis and other Gurjars converted to Islam religion.[8]

Occupation

Other than the taluqdar Bhati Gurjar families, the majority of the Barabanki, Saharapur and Noida Bhati are small to medium-sized farmers in Uttar Pradesh, Haryana and near by areas of Dehli.[9] With the abolishment of zamindari system of feudal ownership, has had a strong impact on the large landowning families, as much of their land has been redistributed. Like other communities in Awadh, they are largely endogamous, marrying close kin.[9][10]

Notable Bhatis

Some notable individuals those belong to Bhati Gurjar clan includes;

  • Dargahi Singh Bhati, was a founder and ruler of Dadri state of Bhati Gujjars in Dadri region of Uttar Pradesh.
  • Umrao Singh Bhati, was a ruler of Dadri state of Bhati Gujjars and revolutionary freedom fighter during the rebellion of 1857.[5]
  • Narendra Bhati, Indian Politicians from Uttar Pradesh, member of Legislative Council as a MLC in and chair of UP State Agro Industrial Corporation Limited.[11]
  • Vedram Bhati, Politicians from Uttar Pradesh, he represents the Jewar. constituency and was a member of the Bahujan Samaj Party from (2002-2019).
  • Rajkumar Bhati a politician from Samajvadhi party from 62 Dadri Uttar Pradesh and journalist.[12]

References

  1. ↑ Choudhury, Pradeep Kumar; G.S, Suresh Babu (2021-06-10). Contextualising Educational Studies in India: Research, Policy and Practices. Taylor & Francis. p. 135. ISBN 978-1-000-38864-0.
  2. ↑ Khari, Rahul (2007). Jats and Gujars: Origin, History and Culture. Reference Press. p. 84. ISBN 978-81-8405-031-8. The area is newly developed and the resources are available for better employment. The most common clan of Gujars in this belt is Bhati.There are numerous villages of Bhati clan of Gujjars in this belt.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Rizvi, S. H. M.; Dutta, B. B. (1998). Muslims. B.R. Publishing Corporation. p. 159. ISBN 978-81-7646-006-4. The Gujar king of Jammu ceded Gurjardesa to the king of Kashmir . About 380 got are reported amongst Muslim Gujars . The most important of which are Batar , Haman , Khatana , Rathe , Bhati, Chandela and Tomar .
  4. ↑ Bingley, A. H.; Bahadur, Krishna Prakash (1978). History, Caste & Culture of Jāts and Gūjars. Ess Ess Publications. p. 49.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 "The heroes of 'India's First War of Independence' in 1857 - Taazakhabar News". taazakhabarnews.com. 2021-01-03. Retrieved 2023-05-18. UMRAO SINGH BHATI: King of Dadri Riyasat Rao Umrao Singh Bhati – a Gurjar from Bulandshahr was a great freedom fighter of 1857 revolution. He led a small band of rebel Indian soldiers in Bulandshahr and Gautam Budh Nagar against the British troops under the East India Company.
  6. ↑ Kolff, Dirk H. A. (2010-08-13). Grass in their Mouths: The Upper Doab of India under the Company's Magna Charta, 1793-1830. BRILL. p. 149. ISBN 978-90-04-18802-0.
  7. ↑ Choudhury, Pradeep Kumar; G.S, Suresh Babu (2021-06-10). Contextualising Educational Studies in India: Research, Policy and Practices. Taylor & Francis. p. 135. ISBN 978-1-000-38864-0.
  8. ↑ Rahi, Javaid. The Gujjars -Vol 04 (Gujjars History & Culture) by Dr. Javaid Rahi. Jammu and Kashmir Acacademy of Art, Culture , Languages , Jammu. p. 76.
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 رانا علی, حسن چوھان (1998). تاریخ گجر: ماضی اور حال. India: چوھان پبلشرز. p. 201. ISBN 9788181880253.
  10. ↑ Caste and Socia Stratification Among Muslims edited by Imtiaz Ahmed page 212 Manohar 1978
  11. ↑ Tiwari, Ravish (2016-07-18). "Samajwadi Party eyes Gujjar backing on banks of Yamuna". The Economic Times. ISSN 0013-0389. Retrieved 2024-06-11.
  12. ↑ "Dadri: 250 held for holding Gurjar mahapanchayat without nod as statue row erupts again". The Times of India. 2021-09-27. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2024-06-16.

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