Dor rajput
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Dor Rajput are a Hindu
Hindu
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 Rajput clan of India
India
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. They are kshatriya
Kshatriya
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 (warrior class) Rajput
Rajput
A Rajput is a member of one of the patrilineal clans of western, central, northern India and in some parts of Pakistan. Rajputs are descendants of one of the major ruling warrior classes in the Indian subcontinent, particularly North India...

s of Agnivanshi lineage.

History

The clan held a large tract of land between the Yamuna
Yamuna
The Yamuna is the largest tributary river of the Ganges in northern India...

 and Ganges rivers, prior to the Muslim conquest in the Indian subcontinent
Muslim conquest in the Indian subcontinent
Muslim conquest in South Asia mainly took place from the 13th to the 16th centuries, though earlier Muslim conquests made limited inroads into the region, beginning during the period of the ascendancy of the Rajput Kingdoms in North India, from the 7th century onwards.However, the Himalayan...

. Atkinson points out a legend that Kol was founded by the Dor tribe of Rajputs in 372 AD. The Dor fortress, now in ruins, lies at the city's centre.

In the time of Mahmud of Ghazni
Mahmud of Ghazni
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 (ruled 997 to 1030 AD) the chief of the Dors was Hardatta of Baran, who founded Meerut and Hapur
Hapur
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. He succeded the Baran dynasty founded by a Tomar chief, Ahibaran.

About the beginning of the 12th century, the power of the Dor began to wane. They were attacked by invaders. The Dor Raja
Raja
Raja is an Indian term for a monarch, or princely ruler of the Kshatriya varna...

, Pirthviraj, called in others to aid him, including a large band of Bargujar warriors. Raja Pratap Singh was the general in charge of the war party entrusted the duty of subduing the invaders, and in a long and determined struggle he succeeded in driving them out. As a reward the Dor Raja gave him his daughter in marriage.

The ruler of Kol Fort (later named Aligarh) was Rao Bahadur Singh whose ancestors ruled there from 1184 AD.

The city of Vadodara
Vadodara
Vadodara formerly known as Baroda is the third most populated city in the Indian State of Gujarat . It is one of the four cities with the population of over 1 million...

 was once called Chandanavati after its ruler, Raja Chandan of the Dor tribe of Rajputs, who wrested it from the Jains.

Dor Rajputs have disappeared from Rajputana where they were once famous and included in the thirty-six royal races. (Tod's Rajasthan, I. 105). They are still found in small numbers in the North-West Provinces. (Elliot's Raoes, I. 87).

Distribution

The Dor are found mainly in the districts of Meerut
Meerut District
Meerut district , is one of the districts of Uttar Pradesh state of India, and Meerut is the district headquarters. Meerut district is a part of Meerut division.-Demographics:...

, Bulandshahr
Bulandshahr District
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, Aligarh
Aligarh District
Aligarh District is a district in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. Its district seat is located in the city of Aligarh .The Aligarh District belongs to Aligarh Division...

, Moradabad
Moradabad District
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 and Banda
Banda
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 in Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh
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. A small number of Dor are also found in Udaipur
Udaipur
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 and Dungarpur
Dungarpur
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 in Rajasthan
Rajasthan
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.

Dor Rajput surname

  • Ponwars of Dhargadh
  • Chohanss of Nagelgadh
  • Simals of Dodgadh
  • Gehlots of Ahirgadh
  • Kaba of Dhondgadh
  • Khavi of Modgadh
  • Solanki
    Solanki
    The Solanki was a royal Hindu Indian dynasty that ruled parts of western and central India between the 10th to 13th centuries. A number of scholars including V. A. Smith assign them Gurjar origin....

     of Rohadgadh
  • Chauthan of Kampegadh
  • Mori
    Mori
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     of Chitodgadh
  • Nikumbh
    Nikumbh
    Nikumbh is a clan of Chauhan Rajputs, also found in Yaduvanshi Ahirs in the states of Rajasthan and Haryana in India.Though the original home of Nikumbhs are Rajputana and Punjab, they are found in eastern Uttar Pradesh and are settled in the Farrukhabad, Jaunpur, Ballia, Tulsipur-Balarampur,...

     of Modgadh
  • Toka of Asirgadh
  • Gohel of Khedgadh
  • Chavda of Patangadh
  • Jhala
    Jhala
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     of Patargadh
  • Dodiye of Jaitpur
  • Vaghela of Budhelagadh
  • Huna
    Huna
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     of Akhilgadh
  • Survate of Bubbati
  • Gujaric of Palegadh

  • Padhikar of Sodhagadh
  • Nimbol of Jhatangadh
  • Devare of Taragadh
  • Bhagesa of Ramgadh
  • Kagva of Kalpigadh
  • Wanhol of Dhauhaligadh
  • Dode of Krishnagadh
  • Tovar
    Tomar
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     of Delhi
  • Khapre of Gajyaiwadh
  • Khichi of Analvadgadh
  • Jadav
    Jadaun
    The Jadaun are a clan of Chandravanshi Rajputs found in North India and Pakistan.-Origins:...

     of Junagadh
  • Makvane of Makdaigadh
  • Barod of Bahmangadh
  • Dabhi of Kapadvagadh
  • Harihar of Hormajgadh
  • Gaud
    Gaur
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     of Ajmir
  • Javkhedye of Shvetbandha
  • Sakhele of Ranjea
  • Bhatele of Jotpur
  • Suryavanshi of Sarvargadh
  • Borsi or Borad of Borigadh
  • Kalumba of Rumigadh
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