Johiya

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Johiya
Joiya
Jāti Jats and Rajput
ReligionsPredominantly Star and Crescent.svg Islam
Languages Punjabi
CountryFlag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan Flag of India.svg  India
Region Punjab, Rajasthan
Ethnicity Punjabi

In Haryana Johiya belong ot chippi caste under muslim religion. Mainly found in Jind district. Famous leader Abhishek johiya are also belong to this clan and area .

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and some other Johiyas are found in north-western part of the Indian subcontinent. They have been classified as a sub-group of Rajputs. [1]

History

Alexander Cunningham derived the term "Johiya" from "Yaudheya", and theorized that the modern Johiyas were representatives of the ancient Yaudheyas. A.B.L. Awasthi, however, connected modern Jodha Jats to Yaudheyas instead; historian R. C. Majumdar finds Awasthi's identification more probable. [2] Yet another theory connects the Admera sub-group of the Johiyas to the ancient Audumbaras. [3]

During 700-1200 CE, the Johiyas were among the dominant communities of north-eastern and north-western Rajasthan, along with various sub-groups of Jats & Rajputs. [4] By the 15th century, they had accepted Islam, and claimed Rajput descent. They were among the politically influential groups in the Bikaner area. [5]

During 18th and 19th century, the Muslim Johiya chieftains - who were vassals of Bikaner State, had ongoing tussle for the control of northeast Rajasthan (Hanumangarh) and northwest Haryana (Sirsa, Fatehabad, Rania and Hisar) with Bhatti, Ranghar Rajputs and Jat Sikh rulers of Patiala and Jind States. [6]

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References

  1. B.N. Luniya 1978, p. 138:...well known Rajput clans of this period were... Bhatis, Johiyas, Varahas or Birahas...
  2. Kunjilal Dubey; Rajbali Pandey; Ramesh Chandra Majumdar (1971). Svargīya Padmabhūshaṇa Paṇḍita Kuñjīlāla Dube smr̥ti-grantha. Svargīya Padmabhūshaṇa Paṇḍita Kuñjīlāla Dube Smr̥ti-Grantha Samiti. p. 256. OCLC   23568539.
  3. Parmanand Gupta (1989). Geography from Ancient Indian Coins & Seals. Concept. p. 20. ISBN   9788170222484.
  4. Rima Hooja 2006, p. 280.
  5. Rima Hooja 2006, p. 386.
  6. Jugal Kishore Gupta, 1991, History of Sirsa Town, page. 38-48.

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