Jaswal

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Jaswal (जसवाल) Jasuwala (जसुवाला) Gotra Jats live in Rajasthan, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and Himachal Pradesh. Jaswal is also found among Jat Sikhs and Muslim Jats of Punjab.[1]

History

Jaswal (जसवाल) is said to be an offshoot of the Katoch tribe, the rulers of the kingdom of Trigarta. It derives its name from (or possibly gives its name to) the Jaswan Dun of Hoshiarpur, and at its original seat, Bhir Jaswan, are remains of buildings, wells and fountains which attest its former power. It still ranks high, being of Jaikaria status. In 1596 the Jasuwalas were described as ' Zamindars with an army ' and gave some trouble to the imperial authorities.[2] [3]

Jaswan State

It is believed that the present Una district, minus its Eastern side, was formally a part of the erstwhile Kangra State. Bulk of the present Una district which is otherwise popularly known as Jaswan Dun was ruled by the Katoch family of Kangra. The Jaswan State which occupied a fertile tract in the Jaswan Dun valley of the outer hills of the historical Kangra state was founded by a cadet of the Katoch line about A.D.1170, whose name is said to have been Purab Chand. Jaswan was the first off shoot from the parent stem. It is not improbable, however, that the State was originally a fief (Jagir) which became independent in the unsettled times following on the Muhammadan invasions. From Purab Chand to Ummed Singh 27 Rajas in all ruled the Jaswan State. Not much is known about the Jaswan State until the time of Akbar when it became subject to Mughal rule. But for one or two unsuccessful rebellion it remained loyal to the Mughal empire and assisted the Mughals with contingents as and when required. But with the decline of the Mughal empire and rise of the Jat Sikhs, the Jaswan state came under their dominance and in 1786 Raja Sansar Chand of Kangra acquired paramount power in the hills. So heavy was his hand even upon the off shoots of his own family that they combined against him-Jaswan among them-when the Gurkhas invaded Kangra under Amar Singh Thapa.

With the acquisition of Kangra Fort, on the expulsion of the Gurkhas in 1809, Jaswan State became subject to Ranjit Singh of Punjab and in 1815 it was annexed to the Sikh Kingdom. It was in the autumn of that year Maharaja Ranjit Singh summoned all his forces, personal and tributary, to assemble at Sialkot, unluckily the Rajas of Nurpur and Jaswan failed to obey the summons and a fine fixed beyond their resources was imposed on each. Submitting quietly to his fate Raja Ummed Singh resigned his State and accepted a Jagir of Rs. 12000 annual value and thus came the end of Jaswan State which lasted for probably 600 years.

Jaswan has yet to meet another challenge and taste another adversity before final extinction. In consequence to the treaty of Lahore of 9th March 1846, Hoshiarpur as a part of Jalandhar Doab had been annexed to the British Territories. The Raja of Jaswan and other princes, judging doubtlessly the liberal treatment the Shimla Hill Chiefs had received at the hands of the British Authorities, were under the belief that with the coming of the English the powers sovereignty formerly enjoyed by them would be restored, though no such hopes had ever been held out of them. But discovering that change of masters had not changed their status, all of them sympathized with the Sikh cause during the second Sikh War of 1848 and as such Raja Ummed Singh joined the revolt of the Hill Chief against British authority. John Lawrence then Commissioner of Hoshiarpur attacked the Raja’s forts and razed them to the ground. His possessions were confiscated and he and his son Jai Singh were deported to Almora in Kumaon (Garhwal) in the North-West provinces, where both of them died. Some time later, at the request of Maharaja Gulab Singh of Jammu, Raja Ran Singh, son of Raja Jai Singh, was permitted to return, in order that his son, Raghunath Singh might marry the Maharaja’s grand-daughter.

In the year 1877, at the request of Maharaja Ranbir Singh of Jammu and Kashmir, the British government restored to Raja Ran Singh the Jagir in Jaswan, originally held by Raja Ummed Singh consisting of 21 villages in Jaswan Dun valley and the family garden at Amb, as well as palace buildings of Raja Ummed Singh at Rajpura. Raja Ran Singh died in 1892 and was succeeded by his son Raja Raghunath Singh who also died in 1918. Thereafter, Laxman Singh succeeded him who started residing at Amb. After expiry of Laxman Singh his son Chani Singh is living at Amb.


Source - http://hpuna.nic.in/history.htm

जसवाल गोत्र का इतिहास

दिल्ली प्रान्त के गांव लाडोसराय से इन आन्तल जाटों का निकास हुआ । यह लाडोसराय के विद्वान् व वृद्ध लोगों से पूछताछ करने से मुझे जानकारी मिली है (लेखक) । लाडोसराय के जाटों का गोत्र जेसवाल है, जो कि तंवर-तोमर जाटों की शाखा है । लाडोसराय के निकट जेसवाल जाटों का एक और गांव अधचीनी है । जिला मुरादाबाद में जेसवाल जाटों के लगभग 12 गांव हैं । लाडोसराय से निकलकर जेसवाल जाटों का एक संघ किसी दूसरे स्थान पर आबाद होने के लिए गया । [4]

Distribution in Himachal Pradesh

Tehsils & Villages in Una district

Amb, Deoli, Bhir Jaswan, Bangana, Haroli, Ghanari, Bharwain, Ispur, Jol, Bihru Kalan, Dulehar, Gagret, Mehatpur,

Villages in Kangra District

Amalehr, Bairi, Balgharn, Dodra, Jadaman, Jakhdhar, Jakhuni, Jalera, Kuthera, Suneht, Tiamal, Tipri, Ugarhala, Nichla, Ugarhala, Uparla,

Distribution in Punjab

Villages in Hoshiarpur district

Bham, Narur, Naro, Baddon,

Distribution in Rajasthan

Locations in Jaipur city

Khatipura, Newta (Sanganer), Vaishali Nagar, Vishnawala,

Villages in Jaipur district

Charanwas Kandewali, Chitauda (8), Gopalnagar (1), Jainagar Dhani (1), Ladana Phagi (3), Nevata (20), Pindloi (1),

Villages in Tonk district

Basda (3), Dechwas (3),

Villages in Pali district

Bajhakudi,

Distribution in Madhya Pradesh

Villages in Khargone district

Khargone, Daulatpura Barwaha,

Villages in Badwani district

Temla[5]

Villages in Harda district

Kartana,

Notable persons

Gurdev Singh Jaswal.jpg
  • Gurdev Singh Jaswal (20.07.1942 - 10.12.1971) became martyr on 10.12.1971 in Shakargarh Sector during Indo-Pak War-1971. He was awarded Vir Chakra (posthumous) for his act of bravery during the war. He was from Deoli village in Una district of Himachal Pradesh, India.
Unit - 22 Punjab Regiment.

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References

  1. Hanks, Patrick; Coates, Richard; McClure, Peter, eds. (2016). The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland (1st ed.). Oxford University Press. p. 1401. ISBN 978-0-19-967776-4. "Indian (Panjab): unexplained. Muslim and Sikh name of unknown etymology. The Sikh name is found among Jats."
  2. A glossary of the Tribes and Castes of the Punjab and North-West Frontier Province By H.A. Rose Vol II/J,p.357
  3. Elliot's Hist, of India, VI, p. 129
  4. जाट वीरों का इतिहास लेखक - कैप्टन दलीप सिंह अहलावत
  5. User:Sk56
  6. Jat Vaibhav Smarika Khategaon, 2010, p. 137

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