Sangwan or sangwa is a clan

Clan

A clan is a group of people united by actual or perceived kinship and descent. Even if lineage details are unknown, clan members may be organized around a founding member or apical ancestor. The kinship-based bonds may be symbolical, whereby the clan shares a "stipulated" common ancestor that is a...

 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 Rajasthan

Rajasthan

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, Haryana

Haryana

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 and Western Uttar Pradesh

Uttar Pradesh

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 in India. The Sangwan clan is also settled in Punjab

Punjab (Pakistan)

Punjab is the most populous province of Pakistan, with approximately 45% of the country's total population. Forming most of the Punjab region, the province is bordered by Kashmir to the north-east, the Indian states of Punjab and Rajasthan to the east, the Pakistani province of Sindh to the...

 and Sindh

Sindh

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 in Pakistan. The present name of Sangwan Gotra comes from Raja Sangram Singh (Sangu) who came to Charkhi Dadri

Charkhi Dadri

Charkhi Dadri is a town and a municipal committee in Bhiwani district in the state of Haryana, India. The town was made by joining the villages of Charkhi and Dadri after urban development....

 area in Haryana

Haryana

Haryana is a state in India. Historically, it has been a part of the Kuru region in North India. The name Haryana is found mentioned in the 12th century AD by the apabhramsha writer Vibudh Shridhar . It is bordered by Punjab and Himachal Pradesh to the north, and by Rajasthan to the west and south...

 from Ajmer

Ajmer

Ajmer , formerly written as Ajmere, is a city in Ajmer District in Rajasthan state in India. Ajmer has a population of around 800,000 , and is located west of the Rajasthan state capital Jaipur, 200 km from Jodhpur, 274 km from Udaipur, 439 km from Jaisalmer, and 391 km from...

 in Rajasthan after a long war between old Kshatriya

Kshatriya

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 Jat Aryans and the newly formed Rajput

Rajput

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 Kingdoms of Rajasthan.

The Sangwan Jats ruled from Sarsu in Jangladesh

Jangladesh

Jangladesh also known as Jangal Pradesh was a historical region in north, north-western and north-eastern Rajasthan state in northern India. It included the present-day districts of Bikaner, Churu, Ganganagar, and Hanumangarh....

 region of Rajasthan from 8th to 10th century. Jangladesh corresponds with the princely state of Bikaner. The chronology of thirteen Sangwan rulers of Sarsu state is as under:

• 1.Aadi Raja - Adu or Yadu Raja
• 2.Yugadi Raja
• 3.Brahmdutta Raja
• 4.Atarsom Raja
• 5.Nand Raja
• 6.Mahanand Raja
• 7.Aganikumar Raja
• 8.Meer Raja
• 9.Marich Raja
• 10.Kashyap Raja
• 11.Surya Raja
• 12.Salibahan Raja
• 13.Lahar- Lahari Raja

The last king of the above rulers Lahar or Lahari Raja came to Ajmer after a long fight with Rajputs in the Marwar

Marwar

Marwar is a region of southwestern Rajasthan state in western India. It lies partly in the Thar Desert. In Rajasthani dialect "wad" means a particular area. The word Marwar is derived from Sanskrit word 'Maruwat'. English translation of the word is 'The region of desert'., The Imperial Gazetteer...

 area. Thereafter, their title changed to Rana

Rana (title)

Rana is a Princely title of Royalty in Sanskrit. Rana is used by the Jats and Rajput of South Asia. The name is usually interpreted to mean "Prince".Compound titles Rana Sahib, Rana Bahadur, and Maharana.-Royal title in India:...

 in Ajmer. There is one town "Lahar

Lahar

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" in Bhind

Bhind

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 district of Madhya Pradesh

Madhya Pradesh

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. Surname Rana and Lahari are found in this part of Madhya Pradesh. The kingdom name was Lahadi in the name of Raja Lahari. The present name is village Lihdi near Ajmer. Sangwan Jats ruled here for nine generations. Last king of this clan in Ajmer area was Sangram Singh or Sangu. He left the land Ajmer-Merwara

Ajmer-Merwara

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 and came to Dadri area in 1540-45 AD during the rule of Shersah Suri. Raja Sangram Singh was a brave king. He bought horses from Arab

Arab

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 and Kabul

Kabul

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. He married 3 times - his first marriage was in Sheorayan Gotra Jats and third to a Baloch

Baloch people

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 girl in Afghanistan

Afghanistan

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.

Today there are forty Sangwan villages in Dadri area. Sangwans are well known for many other wars including ones with the Mughals

Mughal Empire

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, British

United Kingdom

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 and the Maharaja of Jind

Jind

Jind is a town in Jind District, Harayana state, India.It is one of the oldest districts of Harayana. It is one of the first Sikh Kingdoms. It lies in central Haryana and is the fourth district of the Jat belt .The city is beautiful...

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Village charkhi is head village and sarpanch [headman] of forty villages is chosen from this village only.Sangu dham is created in village Kheri Bura. This place resides between ponds, Dadri loharu road, and Indira canal.This spot is used as a meeting place for forty Sangwan villages.

the only sangwan village in rohtak district is muradpur tekna (garh tekna).the village has rich historical background and is well known for it's brave sangwans

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• Thakur Deshraj
  Thakur Deshraj
  Thakur Deshraj was a social worker, journalist, nationalist, freedom fighter and author of many books. He was from Rajasthan state in India. He was revenue minister in the princely state of Bharatpur....
  
  : Jat Itihas (Hindi), Maharaja Suraj Mal
  Maharaja Suraj Mal
  Maharaja Suraj Mal was ruler of Bharatpur in Rajasthan in India. He has been described by a contemporary historian as "the Plato of the Jat people" and by a modern writer as the "Jat Ulysses", because of his political sagacity, steady intellect and clear vision.-Early life:Surajmal was born on...
  
  Smarak Shiksha Sansthan, Delhi, 1934.
• Jat Viron Ka Itihas (Hindi): Capt Dalip Singh Ahalawat