Vaire
Vaire (वैरे) is a Jat Gotra, mainly found in and around Beri and Jahazgarh (famous for largest cattle fair in India) in Jhajjar district of Haryana and Bulandshahr district of Western Uttar Pradesh in India.
Origin
They have descended from Nagavanshi mahapurusha Veranaga (वेरनाग) or Vairanaga (वैरनाग) (or Varsaenaga) . Veri Naga is a place in Kashmir. [1]
Sabha Parva Mahabharata II.47.10 mentions about Vairama (वैराम) tribe. [2]
Distribution in Uttar Pradesh
There are several villages of Vaire Jats in Bulandshahr which mainly includes Jagdishpur, Naurangabad, Kanaini, Asroli ka Nagla and other surrounding villages(all in Shikarpur Tehsil). In fact, the ancestors of Vaire Jats in Bulandshahr lived in and around Beri and Jahazgarh in Jhajjar district of Haryana. In the beginning of the 19th century, five families of Vaire Jats migrated to Bulandshahr and settled down in Jagdishpur and adjoining areas. Three of the five families settled in Jagdishpur and Naurangabad.
Even today, Vaire Jats visit their ancestral villages in Jhajjar from Bulandshahr.
Distribution in Haryana
There are more than 300 villages of Vaire Jats in Beri and Jahazgarh in Jhajjar district of Haryana.
Villages in Jhajjar district
References
- ↑ Dr Naval Viyogi: Nagas – The Ancient Rulers of India, Their Origins and History (The History of the Indigenous people of India Vol. 2), Published by Originals (an imprint of Low Price Publications), Delhi, 2002, ISBN 81-7536-287-1, p.19
- ↑ ते वैरामाः पारथाश च वङ्गाश च कितवैः सह । विविधं बलिम आथाय रत्नानि विविधानि च ।। (Mahabharata II.47.10)
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