Ruhela

Ruhela (रुहेला) Rohela (रोहेला) Rohila (रोहिला) Rulia (रूलिया) Ruhil (रुहिल) Ruhilan (रुहिलान) Ruhlyan (रुहल्याण) Rohilla (रोहिल्ला) Raulania (रुलानिया) Ruyal (रुयल) is gotra of Jats. This gotra originated from Maharaja Roha (रोह), the descendant of Dadhicha (दधीच). They were supporters of Tomar Confederacy.

Ruhela (रुहेला) gotra Jats are found in Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh.

History

Ram Swarup Joon writes about Rathi, Ruhal and Dhankharh: Rathi is a very old gotra. The Rathi gotra is found among Khatris and Marathas also. As they originated from Rashtra or Saurashtra, Rashtra Kot or Rathi they took their name from this region. According to historical evidence there was king named Saurashtra in the dynasty of Lord Krishna who ruled over this region and thus the region came to be called Saurashtra. Jats of the Rathi gotra are found in district Rohtak and near Bahadurgarh, Sochas, Rajlu and Rajpur. They have 16 villages in the Jamuna Khadar, 1 village in Rajasthan, 6 in district Meerut, 6 in district of Patiala, Amritsar, Bareilly and Rohtak.

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Buddha Prakash mentions.... [p.104-105]: Foremost among the tribes, who took up the struggle against the Saka-Kushanas, were the Yaudheyas. They were akin to the Iranian tribe Yautiya, who figured in the volkerwanderung

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[p.105]: of peoples which brought the Medes and Persians into Iran about the 9th-8th century B. C. Driven forward by the Medes, these people bifurcated into two wings, the right one pushing north-west- wards up to Transcaspiana and the left one wheeling towards the south-east and penetrating into the Panjab. In the sixth century B. C. their chief Vahyazdata posed a challenge before the Achaemenian emperor Darius by capturing the Kabul Valley, but was defeated by the governor of Harahvatis, Vivana.

Along with the Yautiya the warrior clans of the Hindukush region, called ‘the ten mandalas of Lohita’ in the Mahabharata (II, 27, 17) and Rohitagiriya in the Kashika (IV, 3, 91), who gave their name Roh to medieval Afghanistan, also seem to have moved cast. The name of the township of Rohitaka or Rohtak in Hariyana appears to enshrine a reminiscence of their settlement. The name of a Jat gotra Rohila also suggests that these people are connected with the ancient Rohitas or Rohs who had come to East Panjab. Subsequently they moved into Rajasthana where we come across the name Rohilladdhi in the Jodhpur inscription of Bauka. In medieval times they settled in the Transgangetic region of Uttar Pradesha which came to be known as Rohilkhand after them. That the Rohitas (Ruhilas of medieval times) moved with the Yautiya becomes clear from the existence of the settlements of both of them in the same region of Hariyana.

लोह

लोह (AS, p.822): महाभारत सभा पर्व 27,27 में लोह का उल्लेख अर्जुन की उत्तर दिशा के देशों की दिग्विजय के संबंध में है- लोहान् परमकांबोजानृषिकानुत्तरानपि, सहितास्तान् महाराज व्यजयत् पाकशासनिः'। परमकांबोज संभवतः वर्तमान चीनी तुर्किस्तान (सीक्यंग) के कुछ भागों में रहने वाले कबीलों का देश था। इसी के निकट लोह प्रदेश की स्थिती रही होगी। वी एस अग्रवाल के मत में लोह या रोह (अथवा लोहित, रोहित) दर्दिस्तान के पश्चिम में स्थित काफिरिस्तान या कोहिस्तान का प्रदेश है जो अफ़ग़ानिस्तान की उत्तरी-पश्चिमी सीमा पर हिन्दूकुश पर्वत तक विस्तृत है। रुहेल जो मूलतः इसी प्रदेश के निवासी थे, रोह के नाम पर ही रुहेले कहलाए। पाणिनि तथा भुवनकोश में भी इस देश का नामोल्लेख है।

घटियाला के दो लेख ८६१ ई.

डॉ गोपीनाथ शर्मा लिखते हैं कि जोधपुर से २० मील उत्तर में घटियाला गाँव है. यहाँ वि.स. ९१८ चैत्र सुदी के दो लेख उपलब्ध हुए. इनमें से एक लेख महाराष्ट्री भाषा का श्लोक बद्ध और दूसरा उसी का आशय रूप संस्कृत में है. इन से पाया जाता है कि हरिश्चंद्र नाम ब्राह्मण , जिसको रोहिल्लाद्धि भी कहते थे, वेद तथा शास्त्रों का अच्छा ज्ञाता था. उसके दो स्त्रियाँ थी - एक ब्राह्मणवंश से और दूसरी क्षत्रियकुल से. ब्राह्मणी के पुत्र ब्राह्मण प्रतिहार और क्षत्रिय रानी के मद्यपान करने वाले (क्षत्रिय) कहलाये. इस शिलालेख से मंडोर के प्रतिहारों की नामावली तथा उपलब्धियों पर प्रकाश पड़ता है.

इस वंश का प्रमुख हरिचंद्र हुआ. उसके चार पुत्र- भोगभट, कक्क, रज्जिल और दह ने मिलकर मंडोर दुर्ग का ऊँचा प्राकार बनवाया. हरिश्चंद्र के उत्तराधिकारी क्रमश: रज्जिल, नरभट, तथा नागभट थे. नागभट ने मेड़ता को अपनी राजधानी बनाया. इसके पुत्र तात ने राज्य छोड़ कर अपने भाई भोज को दे दिया. और स्वयं मांडव्य के आश्रम में रहकर अपना जीवन बिताता रहा. भोज के बाद यशोवर्द्धन और उसके बाद चंदुक प्रतिहारों कि गद्दी पर बैठे. चंदुक के पुत्र शीलुक ने अपने राज्य का विस्तार त्रवणी और बल्ल देश की सीमा तक बढाया और बल्लदेश के राजा भट्टिक को परास्त किया और उसका छत्र छीना. उसके उत्तराधिकारी झोट ने गंगा में मुक्ति प्राप्त की. और उसके पुत्र भिल्लादित्य ने राज्य छोड़ कर हरिद्वार जाकर अपना देह छोड़ा. भिल्लादित्य का पुत्र कक्क बड़ा प्रतापी और विद्वान् था. उसने मुंगेर के गोंडों को परास्त किया. वह रघुवंशी प्रतिहार वत्सराज का सामंत था. उसके पुत्र वाउक ने नंदावल्ल को परास्त किया और शत्रु सैन्य का संहार किया. जब उसका भाई कुक्कुक शासक बना तो उसने अपने सच्चरित्र से मरू, माड़ , बल्ल, तमनी (त्रवनी) , अज्ज (आर्य) एवं गुर्जरात्रा के लोगों का अनुराग प्राप्त किया. उसने बड़णालय मंडल के पहाड़ की पल्लियों (पालों) को जलाया और रोहिंसकूप (घटियाला) के निकट गाँव में हाट बनवाकर महाजनों को बसाया और जय स्तंभों की स्थापना की. वह स्वयं विद्वान् था. यह शिलालेख उसी के समय लिखा गया था जिसका अंत का श्लोक उसी ने अनाया था. 'अयश्लोक: कक्कुकेन स्वयं कृत:' प्रस्तुत लेख से भीलों की विजय और राजपूतों के अधिवासन पर प्रभाव पड़ता है.

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Notes - Mentioned here are some probable linkages with Jat clans. We need further research to prove these facts.

• Rohilladdhi (रोहिल्लाद्धि) - Seems related with Rohil clan ?

• Rajjila (रज्जिल) - In the list of Jat clans we find Rajliye (राजलिये) is gotra of Jats. They are descendants of Rajil (राजिल).

• Daha (दह) - Daha (दहा) is Jat Gotra in Punjab and Pakistan. ,. They have descended from ancestor named Daha (दह).

• Narabhata (नरभट) - Narhar/Narhad (नरहड़) is an ancient town situated in Chirawa tehsil in Jhunjhunu district in Rajasthan, India. Its ancient name was Narabhata (नरभट). It was ruled by Nehra Jats.

• Travani (त्रवणी) - Tivari (तिवरी) is a Village in Osian tahsil of Jodhpur district in Rajasthan. Its ancient name was Travani (त्रवणी). Taval (तावल) Tawal (तावल) gotra of Jats originated from place name Tivari (तिवरी).

• Balla (बल्ल) - Bal is a Jat clan

• Ajja (अज्ज) - Used for Arya. Ajra (अजरा) is a gotra of Jats. It get its name from King named Ayu (आयु) in Kuruvansha.

• Badanalaya(बड़णालय) - Bad (बड़) is a gotra of Jats in Pakistan.

• Gurjarattra (गुर्जरात्रा) - Gurjaratra comprised the districts of Didwana and Parbatsar in Marwar. This area since ancient times is domonated by Jats. Gujar is also here a Jat clan.

Visit of Ruhela kingdom by Fa-Hien in 404 AD

The Chinese traveller Fa-Hien reached Mathura after crossing Sindhu River through the following route: Udyana (present Swat) → Kandahar → Taxila → Purushpur →Hilda → Kigdom of Lo-e → Kingdom of Poh-na → Bhida (Punjab) → Mathura

The text of Fa-Hien's account of his journey through Punjab is described by him in Chapter - 14 of the book by James Legge., who writes that Having stayed there till the third month of winter, Fa-hien and the two others,¹ proceeding southwards, crossed the Little Snowy mountains.² On them the snow lies accumulated both winter and summer. On the north (side) of the mountains, in the shade, they suddenly encountered a cold wind which made them shiver and become unable to speak. Hwuy-king could not go any farther. A white froth came from his mouth, and he said to Fa-hien, “I cannot live any longer. Do you immediately go away, that we do not all die here;” and with these words he died.³ Fa-hien stroked the corpse, and cried out piteously, “Our original plan has failed; — it is fate.⁴ What can we do?” He then again exerted himself, and they succeeded in crossing to the south of the range, and arrived in the kingdom of Lo-e,⁵ where there were nearly three thousand monks, students of both the mahayana and hinayana. Here they stayed for the summer retreat,⁶ and when that was over, they went on to the south, and ten days’ journey brought them to the kingdom of Poh-na,⁷ where there are also more than three thousand monks, all students of the hinayana. Proceeding from this place for three days, they again crossed the Indus, where the country on each side was low and level.⁸

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1 These must have been Tao-ching and Hwuy-king.

2 Probably the Safeid Koh, and on the way to the Kohat pass.

3 All the texts have Kwuy-king. See chapter xii, note 13.

4 A very natural exclamation, but out of place and inconsistent from the lips of Fa-hien. The Chinese character {.}, which he employed, may be rendered rightly by “fate” or “destiny;” but the fate is not unintelligent. The term implies a factor, or fa-tor, and supposes the ordination of Heaven or God. A Confucian idea for the moment overcame his Buddhism.

5 Lo-e, or Rohi, is a name for Afghanistan; but only a portion of it can be here intended.

6 We are now therefore in 404.

7 No doubt the present district of Bannu, in the Lieutenant-Governorship of the Punjab, between 32d 10s and 33d 15s N. lat., and 70d 26s and 72d E. lon. See Hunter’s Gazetteer of India, i, p. 393.

8 They had then crossed the Indus before. They had done so, indeed, twice; first, from north to south, at Skardo or east of it; and second, as described in chapter vii.

Conclusions

1. James Legge has commented at footnote – 5 that Fa-Hien crossed through the Kingdom of Lo-e that means `Rohi'. In Rajasthan Rohi means land. Fa-Hien had moved through the Land of Ponya or Punia. Here James Legge could not properly understand about the Kingdom of Lo-e. Dr Natthan Singh has mentioned in Jat Itihasa (page 113) about the existence of Rohe tribe in Afghanistan, the descendants of whom are Rohela or Ruhela Jats found in Rajasthan. Here it is interesting to note that in Afghanistan O and U are interchangeable. Similarly L and R are also interchangeable. Thus what Fa-Hien mentions as Kingdom of Lo-e is the Kingdom of Ruhela Jats in Afghanistan.

2.He has interpreted Poh-na in footnote-7 as Bannu in Punjab. In fact it is used for Ponya.

3. This period was 404 AD.

4. This period pertains to the rule of Punia Jats in Punjab, Haryana and part of Rajasthan. This has been mentioned by Thakur Deshraj (page 617) that the capital of Punias was at Jhasal near border of Hisar district.

5. Ram Swarup Joon has also mentioned about Punia clan – "They are found in Bikaner, Luharu and district Hissar in large numbers. They had their capital in Bikaner. The Ponya king drove out the Dahiya rulers of Jodhpur region. They have about 100 villages in Rajgarh region. They are still found in large numbers in Deraghazi Khan and Bannu and they're all of who are followers of Islam. They have 100 villages in Tehsil in Dadri and about 10 in Aligarh. A few of them inhabit Rohtak also."

6. James Legge did not have idea about Punia clan, but Fa-Hien had clearly written it as Kingdom of Poh-na which means The Kingdom of Ponya or Punias. The Ruhela and Punia kigdoms were in neighbourhood at that time in Afghanistan.

7. Y and J are interchangeable. `Punjab' can be written as `Punyab'. Punyab=Punya+ab means the land of Punya.

8. Punya as tribe has been mentioned in Rigveda also in Punjab. Punjab must derive its name from Punya, which later was interpreted as land of five rivers.

Villagesw founded by Rohil clan

• Nawalgarh (नवलगढ)- town and tahsil in Jhunjhunu district in Rajasthan. Its original name was Rohili (रोहिली). It was inhabited by Rohela (रोहेला) Jats.

Sub divisions of Tunwar

Bhim Singh Dahiya provides us list of Jat clans who were supporters of the Tunwar when they gained political ascendancy. The Rohil clan supported the ascendant clan Tunwar and became part of a political confederacy.

Distribution in Rajasthan

Locations in Jaipur city

Rohela (रोहेला) gotra Jats live in Jaipur district in Rajasthan. Locations in Jaipur city are:

Bajrang Vihar, Income Tax Colony, Tonk Road,

Villages in Jhunjhunu district

Bakra, Bijnai Ka Bas (Raghunathpura), Kemari Ki Dhani,

Villages in Sikar district

Antroli (2), Bairas (225), Chachiwad Bara (80), Dungarwas , Ghirania Bara (20), Gunathu , Kalwa Ka Bas (Ganeri) (10), Sigdola Bara (50), Sutod

Villages in Churu district

Binasar, Ginri Patta Lohsana, Ginri Patta Rajpura, Kadia, Khandwa, Khasoli, Ribiya, Sujangarh (4),

Villages in Alwar district

Rampur,

Villages in Barmer district

Rohila, Rohila,

Distribution in Uttar Pradesh

Rohela (रोहेला) gotra Jats live in Muzaffarnagar district in Uttar Pradesh.

Villages in Muzaffarnagar district

Pachainda Kala, Sikhrera, Muzaffarnagar,

Villages in Bulandshahar district

Ronda,

Distribution in Haryana

Villages in Hisar district

Bhiwani Ruhelan, Sarsod

Villages in Panipat district

Jatipur Panipat,

Villages in Jhajjar district

Rohad,

Villages in Jind district

Julana, Lazwana Kalan,

Villages in Kaithal district

Guhna,

Villages in Mahendergarh district

Unhani,

Distribution in Madhya Pradesh

Villages in Morena district

Sabalgarh,

Villages in Gwalior district

Gwalior,

Villages in Raisen district

Mandideep,

Distribution in Maharashtra

Ruhilan gotra Jats live in Wardha district in Maharashtra.

Villages in Wardha district

Kasar Khera,

Notable persons

• Shiv Lal Singh Ruhela (15/3/1941-13/7/1991) - Indian Revenue Service 1966 Batch. First posting at Jodhpur, then Bikaner, Bhilwara, Udaipur, Kota, Indore, Jaipur, New Delhi. Last posting at Jodhpur as Commissioner of Income Tax Jodhpur Range. Passed away on 13/7/1991. Res. Income Tax Colony Durgapura, Jaipur.

• Ishwar Singh Ruhela

• Arjun Singh Ruhela - A. En. Jila Parishad , Date of Birth : 3-March-1958,VPO - Bairas, Teh.-Laxmangarh, Distt.-Sikar,Rajasthan, Mob: 9351577037
• Dr. Rameshwar Lal Ruhela
• Mr. B.S. Rohil - Dy. Manager NTPC, New Delhi, H No.- 62, Sec 28, Faridabad-121002, 011-24368282 0129-2274852, 9718304852, bsrohil@ntpc.co.in, PSU (PP-856)

• Kanhiya Lal Chaudhary - MLA.
• Abhishek Ruhela: IAS 2014, Ot at LBSNAA, From Sikar, His sister Hitisha Ruhela is also IRS posted at Delhi, M: 8287821811

• Hitisha Ruhela: IRS 2011 batch, Posted at Delhi, M: 9968626336

• Dr Dinesh Singh Ruhela - Principal Seth Moti Lal College, Jhunjhunu, from village Bakra Jhunjhunu, Mob: 9352712932, 8005857784
• Dr. B.S. Ruhela - Development Officer/Sr. Business Associate, C-17, HKM Nagar, Alwar, Mob:9414223772, 9414318154

• Bachchan Singh Ruhela is a Martyr of Kargil war from Uttar Pradesh. He was from village Pachenda Kalan, district Muzaffarnagar, Uttar Pradesh. He became martyr on 12 June 1999. Unit- 2 Rajputana Rifles.

• Chitru Ram Rohilla became martyr of militancy on 11.02.1995 in Jammu and Kashmir. He was awarded Shaurya Chakra (posthumous) for his act of bravery. He was from Unhani village near Satnali in Tehsil and district Mahendergarh in Haryana.

Unit - 7 Jat Regiment

• Dayanand Ruyal - RAS, SDM Lunkaransar

Gallery of Notable Ruhela people

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  Kanhiya Lal Chaudhary (MLA)

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  B S Ruhela, LIC

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  Jai Bhagwan Ruhal - Pradhan Ruhal Khap

Gallery of Ruhela Gotra Villages and People

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  Ruhela Gotra Villages and People-1

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  Ruhela Gotra Villages and People-2

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  Ruhela Gotra Villages and People-3

Footnotes

• Thakur Deshraj: Jat Itihas (Hindi), Maharaja Suraj Mal Smarak Shiksha Sansthan, Delhi, 1934, 2nd edition 1992.
• Dr Natthan Singh: Jat - Itihas (Hindi), Jat Samaj Kalyan Parishad Gwalior, 2004
• James Legge : A RECORD OF BUDDHISTIC INGDOMS, [Being an Account by the Chinese Monk Fa-Hien of his Travels in India and Ceylon (A.D. 399-414), in Search of the Buddhist Books of Discipline Translated and annotated with a Corean recension of the Chinese text]

See also

• Ruhil

External link

• A RECORD OF BUDDHISTIC KINGDOMS

References

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