Gulia

Gulia (गुळिया) Guliya (गुलिया) Gulya(गुल्या) Galia (गलिया) Goleya (गोलेया)/Gulaiya (गुलैया) is a gotra or clan of Jats found in Haryana, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh in India. Dilip Singh Ahlawat has mentioned it as one of the ruling Jat clans in Central Asia. Gali clan found in Afghanistan. They are branch of Gora.

Origin

They have originated from ancient tribe Kulya (कुल्या). They are the same as Kulya / Kuliya of the Puranas. The Markandeya Purana mentions them alongwith the Matsyas in Central India. Matsya Purana mentions a people named Kuliya.

History

Bhim Singh Dahiya tells us: Now coming to the international field. It is noted that certain clans of the Jats are even today called Galat. Inparticular the Mundtor and Guliya clans are so-called. Do they have some connection with the Galataens of Greek writers, the Celt of history of Europe ? This is a point which calls for further research.

Bhim Singh Dahiya has mentioned about a inscription of Wardak near Kabul of the year 51 of Saka era (129 AD), which relates the establishment of the relic of Lord Buddha in a stupa by Vagramarega who is shown as a scion of Kama Gulya. Here it is related with clan name Gulya of the Jats. Wardak is associated with the history of Burdak Jat clan.

According to the bard of the Gulia clan, during the rule of Prithvi Raj Chauhan, Badli, a village in Rohtak, was ruled by Raja Badra Sen. Two Saiyad Sardars, Nasir Hussain Mashade and Ata-Ulla Mashade came from Kabul to Badli under the leadership, of Bir Saiyed Hussain to destroy Haryana and they became rulers after killing Badra Sen. They employed Roras and Kalals as tillers.

In 1192 Mohammed Ghori was victorious in the battle of Tarai and Prithvi Raj was killed. Seven Brahmin soldiers ran away from the field and hid themselves in a temple near a pond three miles south of Badli. They were the sons of Udai Chand Brahmin of Indergarh. Their names were Ausar, Dausar, Rahal, Ashal, Mahal and Chahal etc. They mistook wine as water and drank it. Their purity as Brahmins was thus polluted. They put their sacred threads in a gol (an oval vessel of clay). Therefore they were called Gulia Jats and they settled in Badli as tenants of the Mohammedans. The bard (Bhat) of Gulia clan has written above unbelievable story about the origin of this clan.

The other story is that, Badra Sen was an officer in the army of Prithvi Raj. Badli Pargana was his estate. He belonged to a Dhulia family of Indergarh. Before the Chauhan rule, Bhadra, Ajmer, Indergarh etc. were the capitals of the Gora Jats. After the death of Prithvi Raj there was chaos in the country. The Khokhar Jats slayed Mohammed Ghori near Multan. There was a woman named Bodli. The village was named Badli in her honour. Sant Sarang Dev's samadhi (shrine) still exists in Badli and is widely worshipped.

These Gulia Jats were very spirited. When Timur was supervising the massacre of Delhi, a Gulia youth, named, Harveer Gulia assaulted him.

Gulia Khap

Gulia khap has 24 villages around Delhi, Uttar Pradesh and Haryana. Jat gotra is Gulia, Rathi and Dalal. Badli is head village.

Distribution in Haryana state

Villages in Rohtak district

Some villages in Rohtak are Badli, Rurki, Singhpura and Sabti.

Villages in Sonipat district

There are 12 more villages across the Yamuna two named Dobheta, Purkhas in the Sonipat distt. Village Lath under Gohana Tehsil has also Gulia gotra, apart from Dhochak.

Villages in Panipat district

There is a village named Bursham near Panipat,here live Jats of Gulia gotra.

Villages in Jhajjar district

There are 24 villages of Gulias near Badli (Jhajjar district). Badli is actually the centre of Gulia Khap.

[[Badli]], Dariyapur, Dhakla, Jahangirpur, Khedi-Jatt, Laadpur (लाडपुर), Nimana, Pelpa,

Villages in Mahendergarh district

Gehli Narnaul,

Distribution in Rajasthan

Locations in Jaipur city

Airport Colony, Sanganer,

Villages in Jaipur district

Gulia Jats live in villages: Jaitpura, Sriramjipura (1), Rajawas,

Gulya Jats live in villages: Amkeshpura (1), Kadeda (3), Mendwas (3), Rupbas Kadeda (2),

Villages in Jodhpur district

Ostaran,

Villages in Churu district

Rejdi,

Villages in Sikar district

Banuda (1),

Distribution in Madhya Pradesh

Bhopal, Mandsaur

Villages in Ratlam district

Villages in Ratlam district with population of Galia (गलिया) gotra are: Ratlam 1,

Distribution in Uttar Pradesh

Villages in Meerut district

Rahawati

Villages in Hapur district

Chitauli,Atuta

Villages in Muzaffarnagar district

Bhaju, Rasulpur, Pastara (NEAR JAANI ON MEERUT BAGHPAT ROAD AND IT ALSO FALLS BEHIND MODINAGAR), Pachgaon,

Villages in Shamli district

Kanjer Heri,

Distribution in Uttarakhand

Villages in Haridwar district

Bahadarpur Jat,

Villages in Delhi

Chirag Delhi, Said-ul-ajaib

Notable persons of this gotra

• Navin Gulia - Adventurous personality
• Harveer Gulia - Jat warrior who injured Timur
• Kanwer Singh Gulia - International Athletics Coach and General Secretary Haryana State Athletics Association
• Ramesh Kumar Gulia - created history by winning the bronze medal in the freestyle 74kg category at the World Wrestling Championship in Herning, Denmark.
• Prahlad Singh - Former District Agriculture Officer U.P. Govt.
• Dr. Rajesh Gulia - An expert in Stricture Urethra, and Uro-Gynaecology
• Jasveer Guliya- Winner Kabaddi World Cup-2016

Gallery of Gulia people

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  Navin Gulia receiving National Role Model Award from the President of India

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  Ramesh Kumar Gulia

Further reading

• Ram Swarup Joon: History of the Jats, Rohtak, India, 1967

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