Pawar
Pawar (पवार) Panwar (पंवार) Ponwar (पोंवार) Paur (पौर) Pauria (पौरिया) Poria (पोरिया) is Gotra of Jats found in Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh in India. Pachar or Pachehra is degenerated form of Panwar.
History
Their origin was at Dharanagari. Sujan Singh was their chieftain. Sujan Singh won the places Udiya, Amber, Ujjain, Averi, Abugarh and Sanganeri, which were in the territory of Rajarao. He defeated the five states so they were called Pachahara. Sujan Singh progressed further and also won Hindon, Bayana and Gwalior forts. Sujan Singh established villages Dhahrooa, Kanarai. He also defeated Kalars who had great nuisance and had dominance in Brijbhumi.
The Kannauja descendent had five sons namely Vijay Singh, Pratap Singh, Roop Singh, Dalo Singh and Bhabal Singh along with two daughters Darbo and Jasso. They constructed a Mata temple at Aayara Kheda village. 360 villages of Panwar Jats have spread from Aayara Kheda. These villages are located in the lower bank of Yamuna River. The rest of villages were established beyond Ganges River. The chieftain Sujan Singh visited the Ashram of Nimbaditya Rishi. This place was full of Neem and other trees; He established this place as Nimgaon after Nimbaditya Rishi.
Origin of Panwar
Dr Atal Singh Khokhar says in his book “Jaton ki utpati evam vistar” [1]that the Banswara inscription of Parmara king Bhoja indicates that his ancestor Siyaka, Siyaka’s son Vakpatiraja, Vakpatiraja’s son Sindhuraja, his son Bhojdeo came from Kasala in east Sudan to Gagar river in Nigeria and from there to Dor in Israel where he became ruler. Bhoja settled his followers at Bataneaea Assyria province’s Damiscus, Dara’s area and made Dara his capital. From there he came to Maharashtra and conquered Konkan area. He had defeated raja Keshideo of Shilahar vansha with the help of Rajendra Chol. [2]
Dr Atal Singh Khokhar considers Panwar vansha of the Agnikula origin came from Azean sea. His ancestors were Mahamah Dhumji Domitius, in which Nero was the last Emperor, of Ahanobarbaraka Suryavansha. Dumji migrated from Dhan to south and founded rule, whose fifth son was Putraja, after the death of whom Aditya Panwar was nominated to the throne who was founder of Panwar vansha. The Panwar is developed from Puhar meaning fire. Puhari was a Kushan vansha of which Kujula Kadphises founded Kushan rule in India in 48 AD. This rule continued upto 248 AD. [3]. According to ‘Panwar Darpan’ prior to Vikramaditya was king Dharagiri who founded Dara (Dharagiri) near Damiscus who were Malav descends. [4] James Todd has written that Parmaras (Panwar) rulers of Arbud (Abu) were Jat (vansha). [5]
Distribution in Rajasthan
Locations in Jaipur city
22 Godam, C-Scheme Gopalpura Bypass, Jhotwara, Malviya Nagar, Tonk Road,
Villages in Jodhpur district
Distribution in Uttar Pradesh
In Bagpat district panwars have 5 villages at the same place. These are kakripur, ailum, nala, bharsi and bhaneda.The other villages are Edarishpur,Daughat. There is considerable panwar population in villages sabka and bhainswal in Muzaffarnagar. The Panwars of this area have the distinction of being brave , friendly and intellectually bright. They also settled in village Buttena and Prangarh,Sikandrabad Bulandshahar dist. Mr Hari Om Panwar is also blong from Buttena
Villages in Muzaffarnagar district
Badhedi, Bhainswal, Dogar, Elam, Gandevra, Ghasipur, Khedigani, Madalpur, Muzaffarnagar, Nangli Mahasingh, Pinana, Rajhad, Sabka, Ailum, Kakdipur, Bharsi, Naala, Bhaneda, Tikkraul-Saharanpur
Distribution in Madhya Pradesh
Villages in Mandsaur district
Notable persons of this gotra
- Mahima Chaudhary - Actoress
- Hari Om Panwar - Poet
- Guru Jambheshwar - Founder of Bishnoi sect
- Jayshree Panwar - Delhi Mayor
- Smt Malvika Panwar - IAS Rajasthan
- Parvinder Panwar - IAS Rajasthan
- Sudhir K. Panwar, 1-7-1957, IFS Madhya Pradesh , 1982
- Justice Mahavir Singh (Panwar) - Uttar Pradesh
- Late. Ch. Duleep Singh, (Member of Parliament), Shahpur Jat, New Delhi
- Dr. Jaipal Singh Panwar - Ph. D, Univ. of Illinois, U.S.A, Head & Professor in Department of Agricultural Engineering, Pusa Institute, New Delhi ). He topped UP in 10th and 12th. He is the son in law of Dr. Giri Raj Singh Sirohi. Dr. Giri Raj Singh Sirohi is first Indian to set foot on Antarctica, South Pole. Dr. Jaipal Singh Panwar is the bright son of Ailum Village.
Reference
- ↑ Dr Atal Singh Khokhar :“Jaton ki utpati evam vistar", Jaypal Agencies Agra, 2002 Page 219-220
- ↑ Vyas, Rajshekhar: Samvat pravartak samrat Vikrmaditya, page 733
- ↑ Early History of India page 220
- ↑ Jayaswal, Prashant Kumar: Shaka kalin Bharata page 5
- ↑ Encyclopedea of Archives (Ghos Memorial) Volume 11 page 733
Jat Samaj: Agra, September, 1994.
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