Hooda Khap

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Hooda People
The Hoda community of Jat
(Sikh tradition)
Jāti Jats
Classification High class
Religions Sikhism • Sufism
Original state Punjab as-well some
northernmost deserted part of Bagar (Rajasthan)
RegionProvincial region of former Punjab state currently occupied by India and Pakistan
Family namesYes
Feudal titleYes
Kingdom (original) Dahiya Khap

Hooda  federally commuted as Hooda Khap [1] [2]  is an grand devision of Deswali-Jats  primarily consolidate in  Keshdhari Khap [3] [4] or baptised Sardars ("Chiefs")  and Gur-Sikh  members of Jat Community.

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Even since the individuals from such feudal affiliation are conversing as one of the active  paragon's under Khap army,  whereas they are first responders for enforcing a Jat marchers at large scale with other kinship soldering in Haryana to tackling the "Qutab-ud-din-aibak"  in-order to resurgence over the  Haryana region from an muslim intruder under the tactful leadership of Rambhoji Hooda. [5]

Caste structuring

The caste‌ ‌of Hooda [6] or Hudda [7] an Jat tribal autocracy or sometimes adjacently known as Hooda Khap of Dahiya Dynasty, which deeply scouted by feudal member of Hooda Affiliation, [8] they still hold dominant convention in the Jat integral Society and distinctively  winged up the whole rural Haryana. According to Legend of Bhau, Back in the Days some Hooda Jagirdar's of Sanghi  sheltered the women's of Maratha on the regnant order of Surajmal while furiously clashing against Afghan collision of Ahmad Shah Durrani [9] during the Third battle of Panipat, [10] [11] while financially aiding  the arming personal of the Sadashivrao Bhau.[ citation needed ]

Role of Khap movement

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    1. ↑ Rajpurohit, G. S.; Kaur, Amandeep (2017). "An Appraisal of Khap Panchayat: Issues and Concerns". ISSR. 6 (4): 283. S2CID   53459757. Jat Khaps are either in the name of clan or gotra which is dominant in that area such as Dahiya Khap, Hooda Khap, and Gathwala Khap or by the name of geographical area such as Meham Chaubisi of 24 villages around Meham in Rohtak district and Bawal Chaurasi of 84 villages around Bawal in Rewari district. Though these Khaps claim to be multi-caste where they have representatives of all caste groups including Backward Castes, Scheduled Castes but in actual practice these Khap are represented by Jats only.
    2. ↑ Kumar, Ajay (2012). "Khap Panchayats: A Socio-Historical Overview". Economic and Political Weekly. 47 (4): 59–64. ISSN   0012-9976. JSTOR   41419766.
    3. ↑ Kaur, Maninder (2009). "Age-related changes in hand grip strength among rural and urban Haryanvi Jat females". Homo: Internationale Zeitschrift Fur die Vergleichende Forschung Am Menschen. 60 (5): 441–450. doi:10.1016/j.jchb.2009.06.002. ISSN   1618-1301. PMID   19735915. The Jats Sikh occupy a prominent place in Haryana, being the single largest group in the region. … one endogamous group that is Jats of Haryana. The main sub-castes (gotras) Dahiya, Dalal, Deswal, Dhanda, Hooda, Jaglian, Jakhar, Lamba, …
    4. ↑ Haryana State Gazetteer. Haryana Gazetteers Organisation, Revenue Department. 2001.
    5. ↑ Dabas, Bal Kishan (2001). The Political and Social History of the Jats. Sanjay Prakashan. p. 21. ISBN   978-81-7453-045-5. Taj-Habibulla, Foundation of Muslim Rule in India, (1916), P. 62; Panchayat Records tell us that 'In the battle fighting against Qutab-ud-din in Hisar Ramdev Dahiya, Rambhaj Hooda, Chander Pal Dabas, Ramu Jakhar and many other lost their farmland from Haryana  Pargana{{cite book}}: no-break space character in |quote= at position 262 (help)
    6. ↑ Chaudhry, D. R. (2007). Haryana at Crossroads: Problems and Prospects. National Book Trust. p. 20. ISBN   978-81-237-5033-0.
    7. ↑ Verma, Dr Krishan Gopal (9 July 2024). Why j, a, t, & s only?. Blue Rose Publishers. p. 13. To the extent, when Gopal put up his doubt in front of a jats of average IQ, they came out with different version of story, i.e. All the Tomars, Sindhus, Balians, Teotias, Pawars, Chahars, Pangals, Phogat, Maliks, Chaudhry, Mann, Hooda or (Hudda), etc, are jats.
    8. ↑ Joon, Ram Sarup (1967). History of the Jats. Jaitly Painting [sic] Press, foreword. p. 80. According to Bhal Mahuntvasi the capital was Thanesar on the Bank of the river godavri Kaivasta and Hooda belong to the Dahiya dynasty
    9. ↑ Gopinath, Swapna; Deshmukh, Rutuja (3 February 2023). Historicizing Myths in Contemporary India: Cinematic Representations and Nationalist Agendas in Hindi Cinema. Taylor & Francis. ISBN   978-1-000-82991-4. - the villagers believe that the Jats of Hooda khap gave Bhau protection after the battle and the warrior got initiated into the Nath community in Kurukshetra.
    10. ↑ Gupta, Hari Ram (13 June 2021). Marathas And Panipat. Panjab University, 1961.
    11. ↑ "'Panipat' row: Rohtak village is home to Maratha warrior's 18th century temple". The Times of India. ISSN   0971-8257 . Retrieved 5 January 2025. The village under Hooda khap has a temple dedicated to the Maratha warrior since the 18th century. Some 61 km from Panipat, the temple at Sanghi village is headed by its 12th generation caretaker Sunder Nath, who never forgets to pray to the idol of the Maratha warrior Sadashivrao Bhau along with the villagers and members of the Hooda khap. The village also hosts an annual fair in honour of Bhau.


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