Khirwar is a clan or gotra

Gotra

In the Hindu society, the term Gotra broadly refers to people who are descendants in an unbroken male line from a common male ancestor. Panini defines gotra for grammatical purposes as apatyam pautraprabhrti gotram , which means "the word gotra denotes the progeny beginning with the son's son"...

of Jats

Jat people

The Jat people are a community of traditionally non-elite tillers and herders in Northern India and Pakistan. Originally pastoralists in the lower Indus river-valley of Sindh, Jats migrated north into the Punjab region in late medieval times, and subsequently into the Delhi Territory,...

 found in the states of Uttar Pradesh

Uttar Pradesh

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, Punjab

Punjab (India)

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 and Madhya Pradesh

Madhya Pradesh

Madhya Pradesh , often called the Heart of India, is a state in central India. Its capital is Bhopal and Indore is the largest city....

 in India

India

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Origin

Raja Khir was the son of Aniruddha, the grandson of Sri Krishna. Khirwars are the descendants of Raja Khir.

Uttar Pradesh

Khirwar Jats were the rulers of the Brij area of Uttar Pradesh. They still inhabit the village of Pathauli in the Agra

Agra District

Agra District is one of the 70 districts of Uttar Pradesh state of India, and the historical city of Agra is the district headquarters. Agra district is a part of Agra division.-Geography:...

 district.Their kuldevi is kela devi in karauli.Thet are descendant of Lord Krishna.

Madhya Pradesh

Khirwars in Madhya Pradesh are known as Khinwal. They are found in the Harda

Harda District

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 and Hoshangabad

Hoshangabad District

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 districts of Madhya Pradesh. In these areas, they were also awarded the title of ‘Bhonsale Bahadur’ by the Maratha

Maratha

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The Khirwars occupied good land for cultivation on the banks of the Narmada

Narmada River

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. They founded the city of Narsinghpur

Narsinghpur

Narsinghpur or Narsimhapur is a town in Madhya Pradesh state of central India. Narsinghpur is the administrative headquarters of Narsinghpur District....

 in Madhya Pradesh where they ruled for a long period. The Khirwars of Narsinghpur were devotees of the Narasimha

Narasimha

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 Avatar

Avatar

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of Vishnu

Vishnu

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. At Narsinghpur, they constructed two temples to Narasimha.