Khichi
Khichi (खीची) Khich (खीच) Khinchi (खींची) Khichar (खीचड़) is gotra of Jats found in Rajasthan. [1]
Origin
This gotra originated from ancestral person Khichi, who was king of area with capital at Gagraun (Gagraon, Gāgraon) (गागरौन) in present Jhalawar district in Rajasthan. [2] Probably they are same as Khichar clan of Chauhans.
Villages in Jaipur district
Thorya ki Dhani (3),
History
Khich, who belong to the Sind-Sagar Doab, is a variation of Khichi, which is one of the Chauhan clans. Ibbetson wrote that they "are said to have come originally from Ajmer, the old seat of Chauhan power, thence to Delhi, and from Delhi to the Sutlej during the Mughal rule".[3]
Khilchipur was founded in 1544 by Dewan Ugra Sen, a Khichi Rajput, a section of the great Chauhan clan, who was forced by family dissensions to migrate from the Khichi capital of Gagraun.[4]
VIIIth Sati Pillar of Chaudhary Majoop Singh at Eran
This Sati pillar is situated at Eran in Madhya Pradesh. In the beginning of the inscription term 'Sri Ganesh Shaya Nama' is mentioned. It is dated in 'Sak Samvat' 1802 (1880 A.D.). This Sati Pillar belongs to Chaudhary Majoop Singh. 'Khichi' is inscribed as 'Gotra'. The descendants of 'Chaudhary Majoop Singh' narrate that died in the Battle, his wife went Sati with pillow. They are still living at Eran . The length, width and thickness of the Pillar are 1.73 mts , 53 cms.,10 cms respectively.. The inscription is of 10 lines. The horse is inscribed on the Pillar. A couple has been shown in standing position, holding hands. The riding persons having sword in his waist. On the both sides of the blessing hand The Sun, The Moon , Five Stars and Pillow are inscribed ..
Khichi town in Pakistan
Khichi is a town in Paistan with geographical location: Jhang, Punjab, Pakistan, Asia. Coordinates: 31° 44' 45" North, 72° 54' 15" East. Sardar Muhammad Khan Khichi is a Candidate Affiliated with Pakistan Peoples Party Parliamentarians (PPPP).
Notable persons
- Sardar Muhammad Khan Khichi - Candidate Affiliated with Pakistan Peoples Party Parliamentarians (PPPP)
- Chaudhary Majoop Singh - Whose Sati pillar is at Eran
References
- ↑ History and study of the Jats
- ↑ Dr Mahendra Singh Arya, Dharmpal Singh Dudee, Kishan Singh Faujdar & Vijendra Singh Narwar: Ādhunik Jat Itihasa (The modern history of Jats), Agra 1998 p. 235
- ↑ http://www.shvoong.com/humanities/1681556-chauhan-rajputs-vansh-agnivanshi-by/
- ↑ http://www.uq.net.au/~zzhsoszy/ips/k/khilchipur.html
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