Parihar (clan)

Parihar परिहार
clan
Location	Gujarat, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Delhi, Haryana
Language	Hindi, Koli, Rajasthani, Braj Bhasa, Gujarati
Religion	Hinduism
Surnames	Thakur, Rana, Singh

The Parihar or Pratihar (also spelled as Purihar ^[1] and Padihar) is a clan (gotra) found in the Gurjars, Rajput ^{[2] [3]} and Meena ^[4] caste groups of the Indian subcontinent. ^[5] The Parihar Rajputs claim descent from the Agnivanshi lineage. ^{[6] [7] [8]}

References

1. 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. 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.
5. Russell, Robert Vane (4 January 2022). The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India: Ethnological Study of the Caste System. e-artnow.
6. Singh, Kumar Suresh (2005). People of India: Uttar Pradesh. Anthropological Survey of India. ISBN   978-81-7304-114-3.
7. Sharma, A. N.; Yadav, Ankur; Jain, Anita (2002). The Sedentrize Lohar Gadiyas of Malthon: A Socio-demographic and Health Practices Profile. Northern Book Centre. ISBN   978-81-7211-125-0.
8. Vanyajāti (in Hindi). Bharatiya Adimjati Sevak Sangh. 2003.

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.