Raghav (Raghuvanshi)
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| Surname Raghav |
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| Rajput clan: Raghav | |
| Vansh | Suryavanshi |
| Etymology | Derived from Raghu Raghu The Great Emperor Raghu was a valorous king of the Ikshvaku dynasty. According to the Raghuvamsha, he was born to king Dilipa and his queen Sudakshina. His name in Sanskrit means the fast one, deriving from Raghu's chariot driving abilities. So celebrated were the exploits of Raghu, that his... |
| Surname Used by: | Bargujar, Jayas Jayas The Jayas or Jayash is one of the oldest Rajput clans of India, who enjoy a reputation both as rulers and soldiers. They use Thakur as their surname, therefore, they are also known as Jayas Thakurs... , |
| Population Location: | Rajasthan Rajasthan Rājasthān the land of Rajasthanis, , is the largest state of the Republic of India by area. It is located in the northwest of India. It encompasses most of the area of the large, inhospitable Great Indian Desert , which has an edge paralleling the Sutlej-Indus river valley along its border with... ,Harayana and Uttar Pradesh Uttar Pradesh Uttar Pradesh abbreviation U.P. , is a state located in the northern part of India. With a population of over 200 million people, it is India's most populous state, as well as the world's most populous sub-national entity... |
| Languages: | Hindi Hindi Standard Hindi, or more precisely Modern Standard Hindi, also known as Manak Hindi , High Hindi, Nagari Hindi, and Literary Hindi, is a standardized and sanskritized register of the Hindustani language derived from the Khariboli dialect of Delhi... , Haryanvi,Rajasthani Rajasthani Rajasthani is an adjective formed from the proper-noun Rajasthan.It can refer to:* Rajasthani people* Rajasthani language* Rajasthani architecture* Rajasthani art* Rajasthani cuisine* Rajasthani music* Rajasthani Painting... ,Marathi Marathi language Marathi is an Indo-Aryan language spoken by the Marathi people of western and central India. It is the official language of the state of Maharashtra. There are over 68 million fluent speakers worldwide. Marathi has the fourth largest number of native speakers in India and is the fifteenth most... , Gujarati Gujarati language Gujarati is an Indo-Aryan language, and part of the greater Indo-European language family. It is derived from a language called Old Gujarati which is the ancestor language of the modern Gujarati and Rajasthani languages... , Bhojpuri, Braj Bhasa, Awadhi, Garhwali Garhwali The Garhwali language is a Central Pahari language belonging to the Northern Zone of Indo-Aryan languages. It is primarily spoken by the Garhwali people who are from the north-western Garhwal Division of the northern Indian state of Uttarakhand in the Indian Himalayas.The Central Pahari... , Kumaoni Kumaoni For the people of Kumaon see Kumauni PeopleThe Kumaoni are a people of the Kumaon Division of Uttarakhand, a region in the Indian Himalayas... |
Badgujars rajputs, Jayas
Jayas
The Jayas or Jayash is one of the oldest Rajput clans of India, who enjoy a reputation both as rulers and soldiers. They use Thakur as their surname, therefore, they are also known as Jayas Thakurs...
rajputs clans claim descent from Suryavanshi king Raghu and his grandson Lord Rama and his son Lava and write Raghav as their surname. They ruled some kingdoms and princely state
Princely state
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Etymology
The SanskritSanskrit
Sanskrit , is a historical Indo-Aryan language and the primary liturgical language of Hinduism, Jainism and Buddhism.Buddhism: besides Pali, see Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Today, it is listed as one of the 22 scheduled languages of India and is an official language of the state of Uttarakhand...
word Raghav is found in ancient texts, including the Vedas
Vedas
The Vedas are a large body of texts originating in ancient India. Composed in Vedic Sanskrit, the texts constitute the oldest layer of Sanskrit literature and the oldest scriptures of Hinduism....
, the Ramayana
Ramayana
The Ramayana is an ancient Sanskrit epic. It is ascribed to the Hindu sage Valmiki and forms an important part of the Hindu canon , considered to be itihāsa. The Ramayana is one of the two great epics of India and Nepal, the other being the Mahabharata...
, and the Mahabharata
Mahabharata
The Mahabharata is one of the two major Sanskrit epics of ancient India and Nepal, the other being the Ramayana. The epic is part of itihasa....
. The word Raghav was used for the Lord Rama.
Jayas
Jayas
The Jayas or Jayash is one of the oldest Rajput clans of India, who enjoy a reputation both as rulers and soldiers. They use Thakur as their surname, therefore, they are also known as Jayas Thakurs...
, Badgujar, etc are Thakur, Kunwar and Singh as their surname.
Raghavs are internal clan fathers of Sikarwar
Sikarwar
Sikarwar is a clan of Rajputs found around Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh. Sikarwars were the founders of Vijaypur Sikri by Babur.Some Jatt clans have adopted 'Sikarwar' as their Gotras....
rajputs. Raghavs are the ancient clan of rajputs. Raghavs are known as Raghuvanshi rajputs.
Population Regions
There are about 350 villages in the Aligarh-Bulandshahr region, more than 84 villages in Gurgaon region of Haryana, 156 villages in the Mathura-Agra-Hathras region, 249 villages in Rajputana(now Rajasthan), 46 villages in Uttarakhand region
Raghavs are mainly found in Gurgaon, Hisar, Bulandshahr, Aligarh, Etah, Badaun, Jaipur, Alwar, Jaisalmer, Bikaner, Mathura, Agra.
Clan Chiefs
There is a heavy conflict about the chiefs of the clan. However as per found in the records, Raja Brahmjeet and his ancestors are said to be the chief of the Rajputana region Raghavs. He lost his throne to Jadons during 1700s and migrated towards the Tundla region of Firozabad district of Uttar Pradesh. His genuine blood lineage can be found in the Niyamatpur village of Tundla tehsil in Firozabad district of Uttar Pradesh. There is one family present in the village, claimed to be the royal family of Alwar princely state, Raghavs are ruled in Machari of Alwar state, confirmed by the traditional records, known as 'Jagas'
Raja of Fatehpur Sikri is to be said the chief of the Mathura-Agra-Hathras region.