Parihar

Clan in India
Parihar
परिहार
Clan (Gotra) of Rajputs, Kolis, Gurjars and Meenas
Ethnicity
  • Rajput
  • Koli
  • Gurjar
  • Meena
Location
  • Gujarat
  • Rajasthan
  • Uttar Pradesh
  • Delhi
  • Haryana
Varna
  • Kshatriya
Parent tribe
  • Rajput
  • Koli
  • Gurjar
  • Menna
Branches
  • Parihar
  • Purihar
  • Padihar
  • Pratihar
  • Paradkar
Language
ReligionHinduism
Surnames
  • Thakur
  • Rana

The Parihar (also spelled as Purihar[1] and Padihar) is a clan (Gotra) mostly found in Rajput,[2] Koli,[3][1] Gurjar[4] and Meena[5] castes of India.

References

  1. ^ a b Doshi, Shambu Lal (1995). Anthropology of Food and Nutrition. New Delhi, India, Asia: Rawat Publications. p. 67. ISBN 978-81-7033-278-7.
  2. ^ Wagner, K. (12 July 2007). Thuggee: Banditry and the British in Early Nineteenth-Century India. New Delhi, India, Asia: Springer. pp. 82: Nominally, Parihara was held by Parihar Rajputs and Sursae on the Maratha side of the border by Kachwaha Rajputs, but in reality Kachwaha Rajputs held four of Parihara's 16 villages including Sindouse, while the remaining 12 belonged to Parihar Rajputs. ISBN 978-0-230-59020-5.
  3. ^ Roy, Shivani (1 July 2003). Koli Culture: A Profile of the Culture of Talpad Vistar. New Delhi, India, Asia: Cosmo Publication. p. 98. ISBN 978-81-7020-018-5.
  4. ^ Acharya, K. A. (1978). Maratha-Rajput Relations from 1720 to 1795 A.D. New Delhi, India, Asia: Acharya Publications. pp. 55: Parihar clan undoubtedly is of the Gurjar stock.
  5. ^ Behera, Maguni Charan (11 September 2021). Tribe-British Relations in India: Revisiting Text, Perspective and Approach. New Delhi, India, Asia: Springer Nature. pp. 281: The Parihar Meenas were marked as a wild race of marauders residing in Jahazpur and Bundi region. ISBN 978-981-16-3424-6.

Further reading

  • Hoernle, A. F. Rudolf (2011). "XXIV. Some Problems of Ancient Indian History. No. II: The Gurjara Empire1". Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society. 36 (4): 639–662. doi:10.1017/S0035869X00032482. S2CID 162868750.
  • Blunt, Sir Edward (2010). The Caste System of Northern India. Gyan Publishing House. ISBN 9788182054950.
  • Hoernle, A. F. Rudolf (2011). "I. Some Problems of Ancient Indian History: No. III: The Gurjara Clans". Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society. 37 (1): 1–32. doi:10.1017/S0035869X00032676. S2CID 161981283.
  • Vincent, A. Smith (2011). "XIX. The History of the City of Kanauj and of King Yasovarman". Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society. 40 (3): 765–793. doi:10.1017/S0035869X00081004. S2CID 163017789.
  • Vincent, A. Smith (2011). "III The Gurjaras of Rajputana and Kanauj". Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society. 41 (1): 53–75. doi:10.1017/S0035869X00038363. S2CID 250344979.


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