Baidwan
Baidwan (बैदवान)[1] Baidvan (बैदवान) Vaidwan (वैदवान) Vedwan (वेदवान) [2] is Jat Gotra inUttar Pradesh, Punjab (India) and Pakistan. Baidwan and Vaidwan are same gotra.
Origin
According to H.A. Rose it is derived from baid, a physician.[3]
History
The Baidwan and Vaidwan are Sikhs and Vedic Hindu both. Baidwans found in Ambala , Mohali (Chandigarh) are of Sikh origin. In west UP ,they have a village name as Dhanaura Tikri (Baghpat district) and say their gotra as Vaidwan and are vedic Hindu by religion.
H.A. Rose[4] writes that Baidwan is an important Hindu-Sikh Jat tribe in Ambala. H.A. Rose writes about its etymology that Fancifully it is derived from baid, a physician — who rescued a bride of the clan from robbers and was rewarded by their adopting his name.
Distribution in West UP
DhanouraTikri - A village in Baghpat district inhabited by Vaidwans of vedic-hindu religion.
Distribution in Punjab
Villages in Rupnagar district
- Mauli Baidwan, Kumbra, Sohana, Mataur are villages in Mohali tahsil of Rupnagar district in Punjab.
Villages in Patiala district
Baidwan population is 1,650 in Patiala district.[5]
Distribution in Pakistan
Some of the baidwans are found in Punjab province of pakistan too
Notable persons
- Maj Harmandeep Singh Baidwan - RAJ RIF/9 RR
- Harveer baidwan in canada cricket team
References
- ↑ History and study of the Jats/Chapter 10
- ↑ Jat History Dalip Singh Ahlawat/Parishisht-I, s.n. व-55
- ↑ A glossary of the Tribes and Castes of the Punjab and North-West Frontier Province By H.A. Rose Vol II/B , p.35
- ↑ A glossary of the Tribes and Castes of the Punjab and North-West Frontier Province By H.A. Rose Vol II/B , p.35
- ↑ History and study of the Jats. By Professor B.S Dhillon. ISBN-10: 1895603021 or ISBN-13: 978-1895603026. p.126
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