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Bighoto is a term mainly used by Britishers.Bighoto is a tarct of country starting from Delhi terrritory , from Rewari on the borders of Mewat. to the Bikaner frontier and was dominated by Yaduvanshi Ahirs who today are known as Yadavs.[1][2] According to Sir Henry Miers Elliot Bighoto includes Rewari, Bawal, Kanon, Pataudi, Kotkasim, and a great part of the Bahraich Jagir.
"Boghoto ko do dhani Khoro aur Chauhan"
That is, "Bighoto has two lords, Khoros (amongst Ahirs), and Chauhans (amongst Rajputs).[3]
Name history
editThe name of Bighoto, or Bighota as it is sometimes called, is derived from Bigha Raj, a worthy descendant of the illustrious Prithviraj Chauhan.[4]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ http://books.google.co.in/books?ei=DbyeTeTmAcfHrQfFx5jyAg&ct=result&id=0de_Kox9rkEC&dq=Aphariya+ahir&q=bighoto
- ^ The shepherds of India: a socio-cultural study of sheep and cattle-rearing communities
- ^ Memoirs on the history, folk-lore, and distribution of the races of the ... By Sir Henry Miers Elliot
- ^ http://books.google.co.in/books?id=_X4TAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA37&dq=bighoto+ahirs&hl=en&ei=0sCeTaWtF8-HrAeEzrnxAg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CDYQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=bighoto%20ahirs&f=false
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