BARGUJAR CLAN OF RAJPUTS

Gothra - Vashishtha.
Ved - Yajurved
Kuldevi - Kalika. Descendents : From the vansha of Ramchandraji.
Branches - Sikarwar, Khadal, Batela, Raghav, Chopra, Bafna etc.
also called:-raghav

HISTROY

Badgujars originated from Ram's son Lava. Lavs son was badujjwal, after his name they were started to be known as Badgujars ( dettoriated pronucation of badujjwal ) Till 11th century they ruled big part of Rajasthan including Dhundar, now called Jaipur, Dausa, Alwar, Jangladesh now called Bikaner & Churu. Kachawas established them after snatching power from Badgujars. They never compromised to mughal demands and fough many battels with them, thus reduced in great numbers. They constituted the main force in "Haraval" Tukdi, the first line of offence in a battle.

 

In its survey of The People of India, the Anthropological Survey of India (AnSI) - a government-sponsored organisation - noted that

The Gurjars/Gujjars were no doubt a remarkable people spread from Kashmir to Gujarat and Maharashtra, who gave an identity to Gujarat, established kingdoms, entered the Rajput groups as the dominant lineage of Badgujar, and survive today as a pastoral and a tribal group with both Hindu and Muslim segments.

AnSI record that I. Karve, the Indologist and historian, noted that the Gurjars position in society and the caste system generally varied from one linguistic area of India to another. In Maharashtra, according to AnSI, Karve believes that they were probably absorbed by the Rajputs and Marathas but retained some of their distinct identity. She based her theories on analysis of clan names and tradition, noting that while most Rajputs claim their origins to lie in the mythological Chandravansh or Suryavansh dynasties, at least two of the communities in the region claimed instead to be descended from the Agnivansh.

Prataprao was the third royal Sarnaubat (Commander-in-chief) of Maratha ruler Shivaji's army. Sidhoji Bargujar was a notable admiral in Shivaji's navy The Khandesh region in Maharashtra has a sizable Gujar population, the major sub-castes being Dode Gujar, Leva Gujar, Bargujar.

During the Medieval period, one emperor demanded in marriage the daughter of Ishwar Das (Raja of Alwar), and on his refusal many Bargujars were slaughtered. Others fled, with one faction arriving at Fatehpur Sikri, where they obtained asylum by agreeing to change their clan name to Sikarwar. The Sikarwar are a branch of Bargujar Rajputs.