Khangar (community)

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The Khangar community are an Indian sub-Rajput community. In historical studies many Evidence are found that they was rulers, They are referred to by many other names, such as Khangaar, Khungar, Khengar, Khagar, Khangdhar and Rao Khangad. [2]

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The Khangars were formerly classified as a criminal tribe under the Criminal Tribes Acts of the British Raj. During the period of the British Raj, when the process of sanskritisation became apparent and the administration attempted to record caste in censuses, the All-India Khangar Kshatriya League campaigned for official recognition as kshatriya.[ citation needed ]

Classification

The Khangar caste, enlisted in general category in Uttar Pradesh, they are belonging to Chudasama dynasties, rules by khet singh , bhupat singh khengar, chanderi and garhkundar is a famous thikana.

References

  1. Schwartzberg, Joseph E. (1978). A Historical atlas of South Asia. Chicago: University of Chicago Press. pp. 21, 147. ISBN   0226742210.
  2. Singh, Kumar Suresh (1998). India's communities (People of India: National Series). Oxford University Press. pp. 1684–1686. ISBN   9780195633542.

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