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Gujjar

Other Spellings : Gujar, Gurjar or Gurjara (the Sanskrit form)

Other Surnames / Gotras : At present there are about 900 sub-castes or sub-tribes within the Gurjars. Some well-known of them are: Ajar/Bakarwal, Awan, Bajjar, Bainsla, Bhand (a tribe in Gujarat), Bhatti, Bhati (also found among Rajputs), Bhumbla, Chauhan, Choudhary, Jagal, Khatana (related to Khotan), Khokhar (also found among Rajputs), Meelu, Munan, Nagar, Parmar, Poswal, Solanki, Khari, Bidhuri, Theckari, etc. Many are also honored with the title of Choudhary, Malik, Patil, Thakur Kasana, Bhadana and Patel .

Religion : Hindu (many Gujjars are Muslims and some are Sikh)

Varna : Kshatriya

Language : Gujarati and Gujari/Gojri (similar to Marwari or Rajasthani and Gujarati)

Regional Spread : Kashmir, Gujarat and northwestern India, Pakistan and even Afghanistan and Iran

Population : Population of Gujjars in India is approx. 30 million while in Pakistan There are about 33 million Gujjars

Traditional Occupation : Gujjars are well - represented in agriculture, urban professions and civil service. They are known as very good farmers.

Time of Origin : 5th/6th Century

Place of Origin : Northwest India

Food Habits : Mostly Vegetarian

Marriage Preference : Within the Community —Preceding unsigned comment added by 119.157.42.88 (talk) 08:14, 23 October 2010 (UTC)

ch javed gujar

Rajhastan section

someone please please sort this out. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 89.243.228.94 (talk) 03:09, 18 June 2009 (UTC)

Kshatriya origin

@Sikh-history The reference u r providing don't say anywhere that Gurjars are vaisya.Plz check out.From the same book u provided refernce go through this link

http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=baqwAAAAIAAJ&dq=gujjar+caste&q=Gujars#search_anchor

thr is following line:

  "Most of the landlords are gujars while the other landlords are brahmins, maratha, muslims and a few tribals..".

The references u provided have nothing to do with vaisya varna.Thr was nothing like kingdoms soon after independence of india, so most of the kshatriyas adopted agriculture nd farming profession.There in no doubt abt kshatriya origin of Gurjars.I have provided lot of reference nd can provide many more.Plz check out and update the kshatriya varna. thanx Chhora (talk) 18:43, 27 November 2009 (UTC)

Clearly mentioned kshatriya varna

Gujar:Gujar is Kshatriya caste of the hindus...Go through the following link:Page 262 http://books.google.co.in/books?lr=&id=TyVuAAAAMAAJ&dq=gurjar+kshatriya&q=Gujar+for+being+well#search_anchor plz check out!! Chhora (talk) 11:33, 28 November 2009 (UTC)

I have checked, and no it does not. I think you should read the book by HA Rose and Barstow. On Page 810 here it puts them below Brahmins, Banias and Rajputs. Although it puts them above Tarkhans, I would put them at about the same status as Jats, Tarkhans etc (personal observation). Note HA Roses is probably the most definitive study into caste groups. Regards --Sikh-History 10:03, 29 November 2009 (UTC)

in links u provided no where written that they are vaishya.It says that they do farming etc.U r deducting from their current profession them as vaishya.

whether in link i provided.. It's explicitly written Gujar:Gujar is Kshatriya caste of the hindus.. http://books.google.co.in/books?lr=&id=TyVuAAAAMAAJ&dq=gurjar+kshatriya&q=Gujar+for+being+well#search_ancho page 262

regards Chhora (talk) 10:10, 29 November 2009 (UTC)

It is HOWEVER POSSIBLE that the jats were the camel graziers and PERHAPS husband-men,The Gurjars the cowerds of the hills, and the ahirs the cowherds of plains.IF THIS BE SO, they afors a classification by ocupation yeoman class............ BUT WE MUST KNOW MORE OF THE EARLY DISTRIBUTION OF THE TRIBES BEFORE WE CAN HAVE ANY OPTION ON THE SUBJECT.I have noticed in the early historians a connection between the migrations and locations of GURJARS AND RAJPUTS.........

See the words writer is using here..He is not certain. ALSO REad this in the same link u provided... PAGE 810: According to Dr. Rudolf hoernle the Tomaras (the modern Tunwar Rajputs) were a clan of the GURJARS, and indeed their imperial or RULING clan...........Mr. Bhadarkar has shown that the Solankis (Chalukya), Parihars (Pratiharas), Parmars and chauhans, the four so called Agnikula clans of Rajputs, were originally divisions of the Gurjars......

Chhora (talk) 10:42, 29 November 2009 (UTC)

ERR no, you are making links where there are none. That is called WP:SYNTHESIS. Best wishes.--Sikh-History 18:43, 29 November 2009 (UTC)

This is the link ..see page 310 nd 311 http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=1QmrSwFYe60C&pg=RA1-PA308&dq=Gujar+A+glossary+of+Tribes+and+Castes#v=onepage&q=the%20origin%20of%20the%20gujars.a%20full%20history&f=false

Go through the whole thing written in ORIGIN of Gurjar..u will know that it's written what i have written here. Nd writer Rose not placing gujjars below brahmin etc .he is assuming it nd writing that one need to know the early distribution of tribes before reaching to conclusion. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Chhora (talk • contribs) 20:44, 29 November 2009 (UTC)

STOP! Please read what WP:SYNTHESIS is before you make anymore edits. If you removed a valid reference again or add a reference with WP:SYNTHESIS again you will be blocked without warning. You will recieve no further warnings after this. --Sikh-History 08:54, 30 November 2009 (UTC)

Plz Read the link u provide carefully before editing .The link clearly says kunbis as sudra.It's conflict between historians whether kunbis were gurjar or not.That's why some historian consider sardar petel of kunbis nd other as gujjar. check out ur link again here is ur link http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=i_sIE1sO5kwC&pg=PA207&dq=vaishya+caste+gujjar#v=onepage&q=&f=false Chhora (talk) 11:39, 30 November 2009 (UTC)

No, you are still doing WP:Synthesis. I think you must read this, as you are headed towards a block for deleting valid references. Regards--Sikh-History 13:55, 1 December 2009 (UTC)

See what dr.ROSE says..i uploaded the image of that page u r giving link..now see he don't place gurjars below brahmin etc..he initially take guess. read carefully, but he also mentions that we MUST know early distribution of tribes before reaching at conclusions.Check out..the image of that page..link i already provided File:GurjarOriginKshatriya.jpeg

We r talking about Gurjars not abt any bania, kunbis etc..According to Sikh-history the whole world is gurjar..enough man, The link u provided speculates kunbis as sudra..U just google Kunbi, u will find urself that kunbis is entirely different cast nd so is bania etc.We r talking abt Gurjars nd they r Kshatriya . Abt modern Gurjars read--> Hari Shanker Sharma; Mohan Lal Sharma (1992). Geographical facets of Rajasthan. Kuldeep Publications. p. 262. "Gujar is Kshatriya caste of the Hindus" .The historian is saying "Gurjar IS kshatriya caste of hindus".So stop writing that gurjars were that in that thing and also stop seeing whole world as Gurjar nd also stop giving warnings to me. Chhora (talk) 09:27, 5 December 2009 (UTC)

Instead of directing attacks at a fellow editor WP:Etiquette, look at the references. As I have stated again and again. Gujjar in every source I have looked at is described as a distinct tribal (if not racial) group. Something far bigger than a narrow caste classification, handed down by a Brahman (which my sources back up). Please be reasonable and understand the thinking behind WP:Consensus. Best Wishes --Sikh-History 10:01, 5 December 2009 (UTC)

No, the sources do not say they are primarily Kshatriya. The sources say, in the 8th and 10th Century they were primarily absorbed into Kshatriya varna, but now they are found in all four Varna's Regards--Sikh-History 10:04, 5 December 2009 (UTC)

Come on man, the source don't say that they ceased to exist in kshatriya nd brahmin varna after 8th nd 10th century,it just mntions that they were in kshatriya nd brahmin varna in 8th nd 10th century.For example Gurjara-pratihara rules from 6th to 11th century.Gurjar's were contunued to classified as kshatriya after 10th century also.Nd again i m clarifying that Kunbi etc r different caste. nd what abt this source: Hari Shanker Sharma; Mohan Lal Sharma (1992). Geographical facets of Rajasthan. Kuldeep Publications. p. 262. "Gujar is Kshatriya caste of the Hindus" Chhora (talk) 11:18, 5 December 2009 (UTC)

You Need To Read All Of Roses Book

I Have read both volumes and I can assure you that what you are doing is adding WP:Synthesis. Roses book is concerned with placement of tribal groups in varna. He has done exactly that. The fact it needs more research is neither here nor there. This is the problem with Tribal groups i.e. they are difficult to place in varna. This is what comes out in the wikipedia page. Best Wishes. --Sikh-History 16:48, 1 December 2009 (UTC)

A Poor reference

Chora, you are pushing WP:POV. So far your tenuous links have been tolerated. More harsher editors would totally delete references to Kshatriya from this article. I have searched hard for good references to link Gujjar's to Kshatriya. At best I can come up with shaky links to some Rajput Rulers (like Jats, Tarkhans, Sainis and half a dozen other peasant groups). Remember the oness is on the editor to provide good links. I have read through carefully every single refrence. A landlord does not equate to Kshatriya caste. Best wishes and Regards. --Sikh-History 19:09, 27 November 2009 (UTC)

I m not saying that above link is telling u kshatriya origin but neither it telling vaisya varna.In above link it's mentioned that Gurjar along with maratha nd brahmins are landlords, now according to ur theory that landlords are vaisya , brahmins nd maratha would also be vaisya, but that is obviously not the case. Thr r materials available on Gurjara-pratihara which tells that they were suryavanshi kshatriyas...go through following link:section-Gujjars page 56 nd 57 http://books.google.co.in/books?id=TQwKtSFn9FMC&pg=PA57&dq=gurjar+kshatriya&ei=DCkQS8-ONYqGzASKjsX4DA#v=onepage&q=gurjar%20kshatriya&f=false

it tells that gurjars r classified in kshatriya varna but after fall of their kingdoms they have taken agriculture nd farming. regards Chhora (talk) 19:41, 27 November 2009 (UTC) Chhora (talk) 21:38, 27 November 2009 (UTC)

No it doesn't. It states the Gujjars believe THEMSELVES, emphasis THEMSELVES (like Jats, Tarkhans, Saini etc), to be Kshatriya. In term of the caste system they would most likely be classified as Vaish. In some instance even a Sudra group. Read "Manu Smirti" for answers. "Manu Smirti" is the definitive guide on the caste system and Varna. Best Wishes and Happy researching. Thanks --Sikh-History 08:57, 28 November 2009 (UTC)

Give me a single reference where gujjars r clearly mentioned Vaisya.U r making ur own theory abt vaisya varna nd the basis for it u have taken is cauz they do farming.They do farming in modern times.Varna system is very old one.In verna system they definitely classified as kshatriya.

Chhora (talk) 10:35, 28 November 2009 (UTC)

There are two reference I have added that mention them as Vaish (due to the occupation of dairy herding). In fact they are also considered Sudra according to these references. In Manu Smirti Saka Groups (Jats, Gujjar etc) are consider Sudra. Also please WP:Assume Good Faith Best Wishes.--Sikh-History 09:48, 29 November 2009 (UTC)

Gujjars were mainly assimilated either into Kshatriya or Brahmin castes.While the majority of Gujjars are classified as Kshatriya,..Link as follows: page 185 http://books.google.co.in/books?id=DfZBc1Gy9g4C&pg=PA185&dq=gurjar+kshatriya&lr=#v=onepage&q=gujjars%20were%20mainly%20assimilated&f=false

I provided a lot reference to u abt Gurjars kshatriya, though none of ur reference mentions Gurjars as vaisya.Those links u provided only mentions that they do farming etc. Chhora (talk) 22:56, 29 November 2009 (UTC)

Also see Gujjar belonged to the Kshatriya and brahmin castes, while they formerly ruled the gurjara-pratihara kingdom, which included much of the northern india during the 6th and 12th centuries and represent theh main stock from which many royal rajput clans claim descent, a view supported by lieutenant james tod....page 184 http://books.google.co.in/books?id=DfZBc1Gy9g4C&pg=PA185&dq=gurjar+kshatriya&lr=#v=onepage&q=gujjar%20james%20tod&f=false —Preceding unsigned comment added by Chhora (talk • contribs) 23:06, 29 November 2009 (UTC)

All the references confirm is that they may have been Kshatriya in the past (like many Saka/Scythian groups). It also states they have been absorbed into their Varna of their profession i.e. page 4 of the book describes them as "pastoral and milkmen". Page 30 describes them as nomadic. Like it was stated earlier wp:synthesis. Regards --Sikh-History 09:01, 30 November 2009 (UTC)

Sick-history visit following link...i don't know why u don't see written ober there clearly that we must know the early distribution of tribes before reaching at conclusion..plz don't mis use ur admin power..why r u keep editing debating things ..here discussion is on ..when u reach at conclusion than add..u the one who adding conflict over thr..let us reach at final conclusion nd that add thr..nd plz let some one else also interfere here..some another plz see all the links i provied . Chhora (talk) 09:33, 30 November 2009 (UTC) http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=1QmrSwFYe60C&pg=RA1-PA308&dq=Gujar+A+glossary+of+Tribes+and+Castes#v=onepage&q=but%20we%20must%20know%20more%20of%20the%20early%20distribution%20of%20the%20tribes%20before%20we%20can%20have%20any%20opinion&f=false

I did warn you about removing references. This cannot continue. Regards --Sikh-History 11:08, 30 November 2009 (UTC)

33 Million Gujjars?

I have a quote from a 1931 census that says there was 1 million Gujjars in both India and Pakistan. This is all I can find with numbers. If someone can give proof that there are 33 million Gujjars in Pak and 30 in India I would love to have it. I am a photographer shooting images of these wonderful people. But where is the proof? Mattsahib 11:46, 18 June 2006 (UTC)

There are just over 7 million Gujars in Pakistan, if you combine the Northern Hindko speaking and Western Punjabi speaking. Joshua Project —Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.11.141.154 (talk) 19:58, 24 September 2010 (UTC) EXACT figures written in site

According to 1931 census the figure of Gujjars in subcontinent is 2,038,685 not one million. you can find lot of informations more on net search.you can also apply formula of population groth on 2 million in 1931, then what would it be in 2006

Can we trust census records provided by british. Gujjars took part in the fight for freedom at a very large scale. They were even distiguinshed as criminal caste. They were deprived of ther own land and jobs, They lost their families. 90% Gujjar villages in delhi and Uttar Pradesh were burnt to ashes, most of them took shelter in Mountains . At the time of census, The gujjars were totaly exaushted and were not in the condition to face british, So the Gujjars did not reveal their original identity to british. Most of them called themselves Rajputs or Banias. Its a very well known fact in the north and north west India.

Lists of subclans

Well, I do not question the intentions of the contributer who added these lists, however, I do question the importance of their presence which is rather annoying in an article which is not a list. If others agree, I would like to move this list to a new page titled "List of subclans of Gujjars" or if you have a better title, please let others know on this page. Szhaider 23:19, 6 January 2007 (UTC)

Yes, please move them to another page in the least. I would suggest removing them. In this modern age, it is time to avoid focus on caste, worse are subcastes. Amitchaudhary 21:49, 19 January 2007 (UTC)

i k gujral is not gujjar he is khatri!

Raja Mihir Bhoj in medieval India was most famous amongst Gurjar rulers. Its surprising to find this famous name missing from the article.

Also, there are authentic and authoritative sources in forms of puranas about the existence of gurjars since the ancient times. The famous 'Pushkar' Temple in Rajasthan, where according to mythology, Lord Brahma had married a gurjar lady to conduct the 'havana', is a testimony to this fact. A detailed study on this may put some light on the history of gurjars.

Sudhir Chaudhary 59.164.0.16 18:01, 1 June 2007 (UTC)

There are more than 3000 sub-catses of Gujjars.
Ch.Zaheer Noon.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 116.71.53.240 (talk) 07:34, 15 March 2008 (UTC) 

Sardar Patel

Sardar Patel was a Leva Patidar and Patidars are Kurmis. You can refer to history of Patidars. Some of those are mentioned here.

• http://www.patidarsamaj.org/culture-traditions.htm.
• http://bakrol.50megs.com/history.pdf
• http://www.matiyapatidar.org/index2.htm
• http://www.lps-london-snv.co.uk/about_us.htm

Kurmis of UP, MP and Bihar use Patel last name because of this. They are celebrating Sardar Patel's anniversery for long time. Kurmis also built Sardar Patel Sewa Sansthan in every distrinct in Eastren UP. Even Sardr Patel's daughter atteneded many of Kurmis's gathering.

Other fact mentioned in this portal that Kunbis are Gujjar that is completely incorrect. Kurmi and kunbi is same caste. Kurmi word is used in UP and Bihar, Kunbi is used in MP and Gujarat. In MP both Kurmi and Kunbi is used. Kurmi and Kunbi are registred as synonyms in Govt of India documents.

In list of OBC for MP Kurmi, Kunbi and Patidars are listed as subcastes of Kurmi community

Kurmi and Kunbi are listed as synonym n Maharastra also

• http://www.hindu.com/2006/01/07/stories/2006010706381200.htm
• http://ncbc.nic.in/backward-classes/mp.html

I wanted to educated Gurjar people about it. They are claiming two of Kurmi icons Sardar Patel and Shivaji as Gurjar. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.6.247.154 (talk • contribs)

Added sentence about Patidar-Kurmi/Kunbi connection to the article. utcursch | talk 10:23, 2 June 2007 (UTC)

Info reg Gujjars in Maharastra and Gujarat is incorrect and misleading. Kunbi/Kurmi and Gujjars are two diferent castes. Gujjars can not be Kunbi in Maharastra and Gujarat and Gujjars in different states. Central list of OBC or Maharastra clearly mentions that (Sub-Castes : Lewa Kunbi, Lawa Patil, Lewa Petidar), Kurmi are same castes of Kunbi.Gujjars are listed as separat castes. Please refer to Government of India web site.

http://ncbc.nic.in/backward-classes/maharashtra.html

Refer to history of Kunbi Patidars of Gujarat and Maharastra. It clearly shows that Kunb Patidars are Kurmi/Kunbi not Gujjars in these states also.

http://www.patidarsamaj.org/ http://www.matiyapatidar.com/history-by-ramanbhai.html http://bakrol.pustakalay.com/history.pdf http://www.bavisgam.com/Gams.php http://www.bgkpsamaj.com/history.html http://kpsuk1.members.beeb.net/Pride_of_our_history.htm

All of these websites are created by Patidars they clearly mentioned that they are Kurmis/Kunbis not Gujjars. I would request you remove incorrect claim that Kunbis of Gujarat and Maharastra are Gujjars.—The preceding unsigned comment was added by 67.164.83.147 (talk • contribs).

Thanks for the link to ncbc website. I've added it to the article. Please note that the article doesn't say that Leva Patidars are Gujjars. It just says that some scholars believe the Leva Patidars of Gujarat are of Gujjar origin, and also adds the opposing viewpoints. Here is a page from the Government of Maharashtra website. It says "The sect of Kunbis known as the Leva Patidars is...", but also adds "The Leva Kunbis of Gujarat are really of Gujar origin, and the recollection of the Levas is so far correct that they originally belonged to a different caste, but their claim to be Wanis is merely presumptuous.". utcursch | talk 05:36, 5 June 2007 (UTC)

The most famous gujar leader of this century Sarda Vallabh bhai Patel was also a Kunbi, Even the veteran gujar leader anna saheb is addressed as a kunbi.... Does it mean that they are not gujjar ??

The following links will prove that kunbi community include Gurjars as well

1. News Ashok Gujar, is much powerful than Prakash Jadhav whom Meghe faced in 1996. Gujar, a Maratha Kunbi, enjoys strong support from the electorate in his own assembly segment.

Link: http://www.indianexpress.com/res/web/pIe/ie/daily/19980117/01750284.html

2. Gurjar surnames Kotari, Kotowal, Kugsawar, Kukad, Kunbi, Kurach, Kurad, Kusal, Kushan, Kuvadia

http://www.kerala.com/wiki-Gujjars

3. who are Kunbis: 'to the outside world the Kunbi is regarded as the embodiment of the agriculturist and the term Kunbi and become the generic name for professional cultivator. He is certainly a most plodding. Patient mortal with a cat-like affection for his land.

http://www.nagpuronline.com/nagpurcollectorate/people/castes.html

I hope its enough to make u understand that Kunbis are again not a caste.... similar to marathas, patidars it is a mere title to cultivators.

Hello,

Thats my question. You are saying that Gujjar leader Sardar Patel was a Kunbi. If he was a Kunbi and thats claimed by all Kunbi/Kurmi people, then how was he a Gujjar? What are is the info you have used to conlcude that he was a Gujjar. He is wide accepted Kurmi/Kunbi icon in UP, Bihar, MP, Maharastra and Gujarat. Kunbi and Gujjar are two different castes in most of North Indian states.

None of these links establishes any relation between Kunbi and Gujjars.

Link #1 merely relates Gujjars to Kunbis only based on last name Gujar. In Maharastra most of Non Brahmins use same last names. Gujjars have same gotras as Rajputs and Jats. But Gujjars are neither Rajputs nor Jats.

Link #3 just explains who are Kunbis and there it did not mention any relation between Kunbis and Gujjars

Your conclusion is partially true. Patidar is not a caste. It was the title given to the people who used to keep land records. But Kunbi is the caste and most of the Marathas were emerged from Kunbi Caste. Link #3 clearly mention that.

I am not sure why Gujjars are trying to prove that they are Kunbis, when Kunbis themself don't related to them self. All of Kunbi/Patidar wesites clearly mention that they are not Gujjars.

Other thing confuses me is that is Gujjar is part of kunbi community then it should be same way everywhere not only in Maharastra. Gujjars and Kunbis as listed as separate caste in every state including Maharastra.

there are more than 3000 sub-castes of Gujjars,plz note that.

Ch.Zaheer Noon —Preceding unsigned comment added by 116.71.53.240 (talk) 07:32, 15 March 2008 (UTC)

BIAS AGAINST PAKISTAN

There is a major issue with this article it is blatently anti pakistan by refering as occupied and indian occupied kashmir is refered as jammu and kashmir neautral moderators without pro indian stance. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.153.132.210 (talk) 12:34, 1 July 2008 (UTC)

References

The references can't be see correctly in screen--83.56.237.128 (talk) 14:27, 6 June 2008 (UTC)

Kashmir / NPOV

Was there a consensus on this one? I think I might have just reverted in appropriately. Pakistan-administered? Justinfr (talk) 12:41, 1 July 2008 (UTC)

Yup, sorry about that. I missed that you had fixed it.Justinfr (talk) 12:47, 1 July 2008 (UTC)

paskistan ocupied kashmir is pov son is indaian ocupied kashmriMughalnz (talk) 05:46, 4 December 2009 (UTC)

GURJARS ARE DHANGARS-SHEPHERED AND A PART OF CHANDRAVANSHI'S

Hi Dear All,

It is confirmed that we belongs to Chandravanshi's and Chandel are a part of Chandravansham. Also I would like to add more informations here that Chandravanshi's are known as Gwala/Gadaria/Shephereds. Because Lord Krishna was the shephereds. And we are all knwon as Gwala/Shephereds/Ahirs and very commonly known as Dhangars / Neekhars.

Earlier peoples known and recognised by their linage like Suryavanshi's, Chandravanshi's, Agnivanshi's but later on they adopted the name as Rajputs.

Originally we are SHEPHEREDS / GWALA known as (Chandravanshi' or Somavanshi's and in some part of country knwon as (Yaduvanshi's a part of Chandravanshi's). As regards to Gotra's - Chandel is a main gotra and again it is further divied into sub gotras e.g. Chandiya Chandel, Rahiya Chandel, Guiya Chandel, Mankiwale Chandel, Basedewale Chandel and Chandrayan.

A large part of Chandels are in PAL COMMUNITY which is known as PAL KSHATRIYA / PAL SHEPHEREDS.

We all have to project ourselves as CHANDRAVANSHI'S ...

MAIN STARS OF CHANDRAVANSHI'S OR GWALA-SHEPHEREDS ;

1) SHEPHERED SAMRAT - BHARAT 2) " " - LORD KRISHNA 2) " " - MAHARAJA YASHWANT RAO HOLKAR 3) " " - DEVI AHILYA BAI HOLKAR 4) " " - POET KALIDAS 5) " " - SANT KANAKDAS 6) " " - CHANDRAGUPT MOURYA 7) " " - SAMRAT ASHOK

Many more stars in Chandravansham. For more detail see the wikipedia.org (DHANGAR COLOUM) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Lakhmi (talk • contribs) 04:51, 8 November 2008 (UTC)

question...

Afghan Taj Mohammed (Guantanamo captive 902) identified himself as being from the Gujar ethnic group. So, is this ethnic group really also represented in Afghanistan?

Cheers! Geo Swan (talk) 00:06, 3 January 2009 (UTC)

"DOR RAJPUT" OR "DORE GUJJAR"

Dore Gujars.

DORE GUJARS, who number forty-one families. [The forty-one families, kuls, are: Pavars of Dhargadh, Chohans of Nagelgadh, Simal of Dodgadh, Ghelot of Ahirgadh, Kaba of Dhondgadh, Khavi of Modgadh, Solanki of Rohadgadh, Chauthan of Kampegadh, Mori of Chitodgadh, Nikumbh of Modgadh, Toka of Asirgadh, Gohel of Khedgadh, Chavda of patangadh, Jhala of Patargadh, Dodiye of Jaitpur, Vaghela of Budhelagadh, Huna of Akhilgadh, Survate of Bubbati, Gujaric of Palegadh, Padhikar of Sodhagadh, Nimbol of Jhatangadh, Devare of Taragadh. Bhagesa of Ramgadh, Kagva of Kalpigadh, Wanhol of Dhauhaligadh, Dode of Krishnagadh, Tovar of Delhi, Khapre of Gajyaiwadh, Khichi of Analvadgadh, Jadav of Junagadh, Makvane of Makdaigadh, Barod of Bahmangadh, Dabhi of Kapadvagadh, Harihar of Hormajgadh, Gaud of Ajmir, Javkhedye of Shvetbandha, Sakhele of Ranjea, Bhatele of Jotpur, Suryavanshi of Sarvargadh, Borsi or Borad of Borigadh, and Kalumba of Rumigadh. Mr. J. Pollen, C. S,] are said originally to have been Dor Rajputs. [Dor Rajputs have disappeared from Rajputana where they were once famous and included in the thirty-six royal races. (Tod's Rajasthan, I. 105). They are still found in small numbers in the North-West Provinces. (Elliot's Raoes, I. 87).] REFERANCE:-www.maharashtra.gov.in/pdf/gazeetter_reprint/Khandesh/population_race.html - 283k -

SAGAR SINGH DEVRE sonu 09:55, 8 April 2009 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Sagarsinghdevre (talk • contribs)

DORE GUJJAR ARE ACTULY DOR RAJPUT

www.maharashtra.gov.in/pdf/gazeetter_reprint/Khandesh/population_race.html - 283k - THE GAZEETER OF KHANDESH SHOW'S THAT DOR RAJPUT ARE STILL FOUND AND IT PROVIDE THER 41 KUL SURNAME........... SAGAR SINGH DEVARE sonu 10:00, 8 April 2009 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Sagarsinghdevre (talk • contribs)

' 'Gurjar Judge in Supreme court'

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Gurjar Judge Dr. B.S. Chauhan appointed Judge at Supreme Court Of India. Earlier he was Cheif Justice of Orissa High Court and Judge in High Court of UP. He belongs to Muzaffar Nagar UP, and Brother of Big Two Gurjar Leader of Western UP : Sh. Virendra Singh and Sh. Jashbir Singh.

Thanks & Regards

Brijesh Chaprana brijeshbiotech@yahoo.co.in

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Gurjar person SHAHID IQBAL CHOUDHARY selected(51 Rank) for IAS in indian civil service exam 2008. Earlier he was in IFS(Indian forest service). He belongs to Srinagar/jammu.

Regards,

Brijesh Chaprana

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NEW GURJAR SELECTED IN 2009 Lok Sabha Election-

1.SACHIN PILOT -AJMER CONG. Hon. Minister of State – IT & Communication, Govt.Of Indian Republic

2.AVTAR SINGH BHADANA-FARIDABAD CONG.

3.SURENDRA NAGAR NOIDA BSP, Owner of PARAS Industries(one of the largest milk producer in India, paras Healthcare etc)

4.SANJAY CHAUHAN BIJNAUR RLD,

5.DER TOMAR MURENA BJP

6.TABSUM BAGUM(MUSLIM GURJAR) KAIRANA BSP

7. DILEEP SINGH JUDEV CHHATISGARD BJP, Belongs to royal lineage and ruler of riyasat. 8. sonju tanwar dera fattehpur delhi 9.pankaj.mavi 98973473579 chandpura kherkhouda meerut 10. yashavi naagar derin dankaur 9212301260

Indian Police Services.

Dr.K.P.Singh IPS IGP at Haryana from Saharanpur UP

The 'history' section

There are numerous anachronisms and blatant historical inaccuracies contained in this so called 'history' section. Just one example: The Yuezhi are supposedly speakers of the Tocharian language, even though ALL Tocharian documents are dated hundreds of years after the Yuezhi left what is now China, primarily dating from the 6th to 9th centuries AD. The myth that the Yuezhi are identified with the Tocharians is prominent on Wikipedia, however. Oh yeah, there's just about no citations in the history section. I would say this section needs a drastic clean-up.

76.181.69.231 (talk) 21:56, 16 September 2009 (UTC)

Varnas

I see a lot of recent back-and-forth reverts on this page. Can the involved editors, please use the discussion page to arrive at a consensus instead ? To start with, it would help if the editors listed the specific sentences in the article that are disputed and the corresponding references. That way it would be easy to decide what to include in the article and how to phrase it.
PS: I don't have any personal interest or bias with respect to the article, and am interceding only because User:YellowMonkey asked if I could keep an eye on it. I hope my efforts will help resolve the dispute without any need for "admin" intervention. Thanks. Abecedare (talk) 17:45, 5 December 2009 (UTC)

No it is great you have intervened. User:Chorra seems to have a habit of removing references rather than tagging them. I have tried to add in actual sentences from sources to clarify points. I think potentially he maybe a good editor, but he/she must stop this revert business and start tagging. Thanks --Sikh-History 18:57, 5 December 2009 (UTC)

Thanks for your attention to this page.I was hoping someone to come and evaluate the exactness of the topic.matter of conflicts are as follows: first one ..The exact quote from the source (emphasis on Capital words ) "It would be wrong to think that all foreigners were accepted as kshatriya and Rajputs for, in course of time, the Gujar people BROKE up into brahmans, banias, potters, goldsmiths, not to speak of herdsmen and cultivators (kunbis), who WERE looked upon as sudras." Now from this Sikh-history is speculating "The Gujjars TODAY ARE assimilated into several varnas of Hinduism (Brahmin, Kshatriya,Vaisya and Sudra)." Which is definitely absurd.Bania, kunbi etc might have come from Gurjars but TODAY they are entirely different castes.

Second point:from the reference "P.K. Mohanty (2006). Encyclopaedia Scheduled Tribes In India 5 Vol. Set. Gyan Publishing House. p. 184 to 185" *[HERE] "With the decline of Budhism in the 8th-10th centuries in parts of northwest india, and the rise of brahmanism, Gujjars were mainly assimilated either into the Kshatriya or brahmin castes.While the MAJORITY of Gujjars ARE classified as Kshatriya, evidently from their clan/caste/family names such as chahun, there are others who have been classified as very high brahmins.........nd so on"

And from above reference the only thing which Sikh-history wrote in article is " In the 8th and 10th Century, they were primarily classed as Kshatriya and Brahmin, and many of them later converted to Islam during the Muslim conquest in the Indian subcontinent"

While from reference it's clear that Gurjars ARE classified as Kshatriya and some of them as Brahmins (Gaur Gurjar of central asia). Regards Chhora (talk) 03:15, 7 December 2009 (UTC)

OK, thanks both of you. Here is how I suggest we proceed: Lets collect all relevant sources and list pertinent quotes from them in the section below, without any additional commentary. Once we have gathered such material, we can decide how to weigh differing views and paraphrase it honestly. I'll note that it is common, and to be expected, that different sources will say different, and even contradictory, things. That is ok, since as per WP:NPOV we are not required to reconcile those views and present some overarching theory; we just need to present those opinions fairly, and let the reader decide what to think.

I'll seed the section below based on your posts above - feel free to add to the sources and quotes, and correct any errors or typos. Please do not add any emphasis or comments in the section below, and avoid any comments on each others motives and methods, even in this section - if we simply focus on the content itself, this shouldn't be too hard to resolve.

Finally, do not edit the relevant portion of the article from the status quo, till this discussion is concluded. I can protect the page to enforce this, but I don't think that is needed since I hope we all can voluntarily observe this temporary restriction. Regards. Abecedare (talk) 03:46, 7 December 2009 (UTC)

Err no Chorra. This is the problem. The actual reference from PK Mohanty is talking about the past. Read the entire reference. As I have stated all along what you are doing is WP:SYNTHESIS. I think there maybe an instance of WP:OWN here too. Note also the summary from this source confirms the Gujjars are foreigners who been broken up into many Varnas, not one Varna as you wish to prove. The difference is simple. My sources back me up on this, in that Gujjars cannot be classed into one caste group, that is because they are a tribal group, they do not fit with the traditional Indian Catse system. Much like Jats, Kambhoh, Labana etc. Even the Times describes them as "traditional herders of cattle. Thanks --Sikh-History 08:32, 7 December 2009 (UTC)

P K mohanty is clearly written that Gurjars ARE classified as Kshatriyas and some of them as Brahmins (Gaur Gurjar Brahmin are mostly resides in Rajasthan at present).For Gaur Gurjar Brahman see [HERE page 186]

About 2nd reference i don't mind if u write it in this article as it written in source itself."the Gujar people BROKE up into brahmans, banias, potters, goldsmiths, not to speak of herdsmen and cultivators (kunbis), who WERE looked upon as sudras". thanks Chhora (talk) 08:53, 7 December 2009 (UTC)

Sikh-history if you think that Agriculturist and cowherd can't be kshatriya than you are very wrong.According to your theory Yadav,cowherds and agriculturist (lord [[Krishna] took birth in Yadavas]), should be vaishya or sudra.But that is not the case.Also sudra are those who were assumed untouchable, possibly you must know that Gurjars,jats etc have Good social status.

Regards

Chhora (talk) 09:35, 7 December 2009 (UTC)

Err no, Sudra's are not "Untouchables". "Untouchables" or "Dalits" are outside the Four Varnas. Sudras have good standing in social scales. They are probably THE most progressive class/caste in Indian society.—Preceding unsigned comment added by Sikh-history (talk • contribs)

I don't think this back-and-forth is helpful. Can we just focus on collecting relevant sources for now ? Abecedare (talk) 13:06, 7 December 2009 (UTC)

I think Abdecedare you are corrrect, but another point to note is the difference between past tense in quotations and present tense. The quotations below on Kshatriya seem to references to 6th and 10th Century Gujjars. Best Wishes --Sikh-History 13:46, 7 December 2009 (UTC)

Yes, we will have to consider what the sources say and the context in which they say it, when we work on crafting the exact language to include in the article. But in the meantime adding undue emphasis doesn't help and the edit-war over which parts to emphasize is just disruptive and wastes time, especially since I trust we all can read 2-3 sentences quotes critically and don't need the meaning underlined for us. I'll edit the quotes to remove any markup and additional comments that doesn't appear in the source itself. Also there is no point adding user signatures to the quotes since it doesn't matter who among us found a source. I suggest that we take the next 3-4 days solely to find the best available sources and list their quotes below (I too will look for sources once I have some free time), and only then move to interpreting and paraphrasing them. Abecedare (talk) 18:19, 7 December 2009 (UTC)

The emphasis was not for your benefit, Abecedare, but for the benefit of Chorra, whose first language may or may not be English. I have contributed to many Indian/Pakistani articles and have encountered many editors (through no fault of their own), sometimes have problems understanding syntax and grammar. I apologise if this was not the case, but the article must distiguish (as the sources do), between yesterday and today. Regards--Sikh-History 20:10, 7 December 2009 (UTC)

Let us leave this to the reader .We should quote what sources says.About english i think i know enough to understand what quotes are saying. thanx Chhora (talk) 21:49, 7 December 2009 (UTC)

I would also like to tell that Varna in Hinduism is old tradition and at that time if one was classified as brahmin than he is brahmin today too irrespective of what he/she do.(Varna didn't change after kingdoms ceased to exist).I am not against the fact that many of Gurjars (jammu-kashmir, himachal pradesh etc) are cowherds and agriculturist but due to that they can't be classified as vaisya or sudra.Also note that Gurjars of jammu,himachal are muslims and in Islam "varna in Hinduism" is not followed.

Thanks Chhora (talk) 19:26, 7 December 2009 (UTC)

Gujjars as foreigners were assimilated into Varna, so it could be argued Gujjar pre-date Varna. Best Wishes.--Sikh-History 19:57, 7 December 2009 (UTC)

I think it's enough of quotes.I will be away from net for next 5-6 days.I will request to "Abecedare" to keep quotes as original as they are in sorces while including in main article.If quote is saying farmer , herdsmen etc then i would like to say that mention it as herdsmen and farmer in main article too not as vaisya or else.Thanx and best wishes Chhora (talk) 07:12, 9 December 2009 (UTC)

Do you mean something like Gujjars were classified as Kshatriya in the 6th to 10th Century, however, "Gujar people broke up into brahmanas, banias, potters, goldsmiths, not to speak of herdsmen and cultivators (kunbis), who were looked upon as sudras."? Thanks--Sikh-History 10:37, 9 December 2009 (UTC)

It would be better if u edit it exacly same as quote says "Some historian beleives that the Gujar (as foreigners) people broke up into brahmanas, banias, potters, goldsmiths, not to speak of herdsmen and cultivators (kunbis), who were looked upon as sudras while the other beleives that With the decline of Budhism in the 8th-10th centuries in parts of northwest India, and the rise of brahmanism, Gujjars were mainly assimilated either into the Kshatriya or brahmin castes. While the majority of Gujjars are classified as Kshatriya, evidently from their clan/caste/family names such as chahun, there are others who have been classified as very high brahmins. In modern time most of them have taken dairying and agriculture." thanx.Chhora (talk) 11:05, 9 December 2009 (UTC)

Good to see the above discussion and positive proposals that grapple with the complexity of the facts and sources. I have glanced through the quotes listed below, but will take a day or two before I can check through the sources and develop an understanding of the context. I will try to come up with some proposals this weekend, to serve as a starting point for discussion. Chhora, in case you are off the web, we can wait for your return before making the changes in the article; we are not facing any emergency or deadline here, so we may as well do a good job of it even if it takes a few days longer. Cheers. Abecedare (talk) 14:10, 9 December 2009 (UTC)

The main sticking point is the statement that most Gujjars are classified Kshatriya (as in today). They clearly are not. They are definitely of tribal origin, they were definitely assimilated into Kshatriya Varna, but seemed to have been assimilated into other Varna/occupation. To say the majority of GUjjar today are Kshatriya is clearly untrue "Gujars consider themselves as middle ranking community, lower to Brahmans, Banias and Rajputs but higher in status to all artisan castes and Scheduled Castes". I really do not understand this Inidan preoccupation with Kshatriya. Just tell it like it is. They are a diverse tribe, with many Varnas. Regards --Sikh-History 18:57, 9 December 2009 (UTC)

sorry i wasn't around .what about this " During 8th t0 12th Century, Gurjars were primarily classed as Kshatriya and Brahmin,majority of them as kshatriya evidently from their clan names like chauhan, parihar etc.However they broke up into brahmanas, banias, potters, goldsmiths and kunbis, though today banias,potters etc are separate communities than Gurjars.Many of the Gurjars later converted to Islam during the Muslim conquest in the Indian subcontinent."??

regardsChhora (talk) 13:48, 31 December 2009 (UTC)

The reference states that Gurjars of rajasthan come in obc category and that's already written.See Rajasthan section of demographic heading in the article.and also respond to the proposition plz

RegardsChhora (talk) 19:14, 8 January 2010 (UTC)

It reads fine as it is, and please do not remove references and do not start an edit war. Also stop adding words that are not in the references. Thanks --Sikh-History 13:36, 10 January 2010 (UTC)

Reference says majority of them as kshatriya.I don't understand why u are adding that Gurjars are classified in obc in some states in India.There is section "India" in article.These informations is already provided there. thanks Chhora (talk) 15:15, 10 January 2010 (UTC)

The intro is a summary of the text and highlights the differing aspects of the Gujjar clans. There really is no need to keep emphasising Kashatriya if it has already been included in the reference summary. Regards --Sikh-History 20:57, 10 January 2010 (UTC)

The writer has given emphasis to Kshatriya that's why i did.Gurjaras ruled from 6th to 12th century and in that time period majority of them were Kshatriya as stated by the writer.I don't see any doubt of majority of Gurjaras being kshatriya from 6th to 12th century at lest. ThanksChhora (talk) 22:26, 10 January 2010 (UTC)

On a side note the history of the Gujjar clan is a classic means that has been used to debunk the whole caste system. I bet "Brahminavad" are shuddering in their shoes. :) Regards --Sikh-History 10:34, 11 January 2010 (UTC)

Sources and quotes

The following text is hidden since it hides all of the following sections. If you fix it, remove this comment and unhide the text. Vegaswikian (talk) 03:56, 7 December 2010 (UTC)

Edit request from ???, 7 April 2010

{{editsemiprotected}} There are error in the following text: "In North West Frontier Province, Gujjars normally use the pre-fix of "Sardar" in their name. Well known personalities are Sardar Abdul Rab Nishtar, Sardar Mehtab Abbassi (Former chief Minister of NWFP) etc. Gujjars are settled in vast majority in Hazara division specially in Mansehra, Haripur and Abbottabad."

Errors: Sardar Abdul Rab Nishtar and Sardar Mehtab Abbasi were not Gujjars. There are, however, many other well known Gujjars.

Please replace the above text with the following:

"In North West Frontier Province, Gujjars normally use the pre-fix of "Sardar" in their name but "Khan" is also used by Pushtoon Gujjars. They have a sizable population in Hazara, Mardan and Swat. Places like Gujjar Garhi in Mardan, Takar in Charsadda and Kalas in Haripur are named after them. Some well known personalities are: Bostan Khan Khattana, Additional IG, NWFP, Justice Sardar Fakhr-e-Alam Khan, Chief Justice Peshawar High Court and later Chief Election Commissioner of Pakistan, Sardar Mohammad Yousuf, MNA and District Nazim, Mansehra, Sardar Shahjehan Yousuf, MNA, Mansehra, Sardar Mushataq Ahmad Khan, MNA, Haripur, Sardar Abdur-Raehman Gujjar, Sardar Younas and Sardar Yaqub, active politicians from Abbottabad, Fanoos Gujjar, politician from Buner and a leader of Pukhtoonkhwa Qaumi Party. Advocates: Sardar Abdul Khaliq, Sardar Shabbir Ahmad Gorsi, Malik Aslam, Sardar Ghulam Rabbani, Chaudhry Bashir in Hazara."

Not done: Actually, what I did instead is removed all of the names. WP:BLP strictly forbids this kind of information being included in Wikipedia without reliable sources. Qwyrxian (talk) 00:21, 8 December 2010 (UTC)

Edit request from ???, 12 April 2010

{{editsemiprotected}} Abdurrab Nishtar cannot be termed as a gujjar merely because his name was prefixed Sardar. I have seen the original Nishtar family tree which goes back centuries and it clearly shows that the family belongs to the Kakar tribe subclan Abdullahzai based in Zhob Balouchistan. Please delete the reference to Sardar Nishtar as a gujjar since this is factually incorrect.

Please delete reference to Sardar Nishtar as Gujjar, He was a Kakar from Balouchistan. Please delete reference to Sardar Abdurrab Nishtar Done see above--I didn't delete because of your claim, but because there were no reliable sources. Qwyrxian (talk) 00:21, 8 December 2010 (UTC)

Edit request from ???, 28 April 2010

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I Munsif Jan Gujjer advocate,Member Sind Bar Council for five years 2010.Ex, Member executive commity Karachi Bar Associassion.for 1999.My native place is Manserah Balakot,gariHabibullah.

Not done: Unless you are a notable person (which would be proved by showing reliable sources, which should come close to meeting the notability guidelines to have your own article (see WP:BIO), we cannot add this information. Qwyrxian (talk) 00:21, 8 December 2010 (UTC)

Article Heading

I think the article title should be Gurjar (Gujjar) or Gurjar/Gujjar. As in Rajasthan, UP, MP, Maharastra, Gujarat, they are known as Gurjars and in Haryana and pakistan, they are known as Gujjars.Moreover in historical records and inscriptions they are refereed as Gurjars. Thanks ) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Mkrestin (talk • contribs) 18:01, 2 August 2010 (UTC) Hi, I request whoever admin of this page to move it to Gurjar (Gujjar) as both forms are used and usually Gurjar is preferred by Gurjars as it's the original form.

Edit request from Jposwal, 19 September 2010

{{edit semi-protected}} just want to add a link of first gurjars community social networking website in External links section.

Not done: Per WP:EL, we do not allow links to social networking sites. Qwyrxian (talk) 00:21, 8 December 2010 (UTC)

Gujjar - European Hussars?

I could be terribly wrong but it looks like Gujjar is derived from a word Hussar. Hussars were regiments of Slavic(?) mounted warriors in Hun army. It is believed that they emerged in Hungary and were Sorbs by origin. Slavic(Aryan) people could be ancestors of Gujjar tribe. Latest genetic researches seems supportive of this theory. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.14.98.155 (talk) 03:48, 25 September 2010 (UTC)

http://sify.com/news/so-why-are-the-gujjars-hungry-for-the-st-pie-news-national-jegr99ahfcd.html--Aku —Preceding unsigned comment added by 116.71.55.146 (talk) 07:55, 6 October 2010 (UTC)

Edit request from Rajj242, 6 November 2010

{{edit semi-protected}}

Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. Qwyrxian (talk) 00:21, 8 December 2010 (UTC)

Edit request from Moral.rakesh, 28 November 2010

{{edit semi-protected}}

• Moral or Mudail: 2 villages ,Naanpur and Kinoni in Meerut

Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. Qwyrxian (talk) 00:21, 8 December 2010 (UTC)

Move to Gurjar

Article should be moved to Gurjar.The word Gurjar is used in majority of states such as Rajasthan, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Uttarpradesh, Madhyapradesh.Gujjar word is used in Haryana, punjab, himachal pradesh, jammu-kashmir and Pakistan.Gujjar is punjabi form of the original form Gurjar same as jat is jutt in punjabi.So request the main editor of this article to move it to Gurjar.Thank you Mkrestin (talk) 08:07, 14 November 2010 (UTC)

The google book search returns 33,000 results for Gurjar and 13, 500 for Gujjar].Also the word Gurjar is used in historical inscriptions and records.Gujjar is punjabi dialect of Gurjar same as Jatt for Jat.So i request the admin of this article to move it back to Gurjar (old title).Mkrestin (talk) 20:18, 21 November 2010 (UTC)

Requested move

The following discussion is an archived discussion of a requested move. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on the talk page. No further edits should be made to this section.

The result of the move request was: Moving per unnopposed move request —SpacemanSpiff 17:03, 16 December 2010 (UTC)

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Gujjar → Gurjar — Relisted since it was not correctly listed before as a section for discussion. Vegaswikian (talk) 03:56, 7 December 2010 (UTC) .Gurjar is used in majority of states such as Rajasthan, Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra etc.Gujjar is punjabi dialect of Gurjar same as Jatt for Jat.They are referred as Gurjar in historical inscriptions and records as well.So the article should be moved to its old title (Gurjar).Thank you Mkrestin (talk) 12:47, 30 November 2010 (UTC)

Gujjar word should be changed as Gurjar

Hi, Gujjar word is not a perfect word. It is changed (apbharansh)of Gurjar word. The gurjar word is famous and recorded in history and purans from ancient. but Britishers and present indian english Media used the word incorrect. In All Eight States of India use Gurjar word not gujjar. So it is request you to change this Gujjar word to Gurjar. Regards, (Gurjeshwar (talk) 08:09, 12 December 2010 (UTC))

The above discussion is preserved as an archive of a requested move. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on this talk page. No further edits should be made to this section.

Articles filled with pov’s –the word “around “is used a lot of times instead or refrences.

ARTICLE FILLED WITH POV'S ---THE WORD "AROUND" IS USED WITHOUT REFRENCES...WHAT IS THIS AROUND 8 VILLAGES IF NOT SURE WHY MENTION??????????????

First, "around" is not a POV word--"around" is a word that is expressing that we don't know an exact number. In some cases, there we can't ever know an exact number--for example, in the line "The Gujars of Shunkuri village, numbering around three thousand, joined the rebel sepoys," its abundantly clear that we are unlikely to be able to get an exact number, as that is lost in the mists of history. Furthermore, it doesn't really matter, because the exact number isn't needed. I don't see where it says "around 8 villages", though, so can you please point out (without using all caps) what part you are referring to? Qwyrxian (talk) 14:21, 13 January 2011 (UTC)

BELOW INFORATION IS WITHOUT ANY CITATION OR REFRENCE PLEASE REMOVE

districts of Barabanki (80thousands), Gonda (30thousands), Behraich (35thousands), Faizabad (30thousands), Goakhpur & Maharajganj (50 thousands), Lakhimpur (30 thousands). The most common Gotras are Bhati (250+ Villages),

On this you are correct. Feel free to remove them yourself; if I remember I'll do it tomorrow (it's getting late here). Qwyrxian (talk) 14:22, 13 January 2011 (UTC)