Thakar (Rajput)
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Thakar are a branch of Rajput
caste found in present day Himachal Pradesh
, Haryana
and Punjab
States of India
.
Among the Thakar
Rajputs, there are clans like Herbols, Dhatwals, Indaruias, Nangles, Gumbaris, Ranes, Banials, Ranats, Mailes. They are also called Rajihans, Rajkumar or Rajshahi.
They marry their daughters to Mian Rajput
s and take daughters from Rathi
s However, they consider themselves to be above Rathis, as they will not give daughter to Rathi, however, may take theirs. Mian Rajputs as said before take the daughters from Thakar Rajput but not of Rathi Rajput, as such Thakar consider it self to be an insult, if they are called or clubbed with Rathi.
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...
caste found in present day Himachal Pradesh
Himachal Pradesh
Himachal Pradesh is a state in Northern India. It is spread over , and is bordered by the Indian states of Jammu and Kashmir on the north, Punjab on the west and south-west, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh on the south, Uttarakhand on the south-east and by the Tibet Autonomous Region on the east...
, 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...
and Punjab
Punjab (India)
Punjab ) is a state in the northwest of the Republic of India, forming part of the larger Punjab region. The state is bordered by the Indian states of Himachal Pradesh to the east, Haryana to the south and southeast and Rajasthan to the southwest as well as the Pakistani province of Punjab to the...
States of India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
.
Among the Thakar
Thakar (Rajput)
Thakar are a branch of Rajput caste found in present day Himachal Pradesh, Haryana and Punjab States of India.Among the Thakar Rajputs, there are clans like Herbols, Dhatwals, Indaruias, Nangles, Gumbaris, Ranes, Banials, Ranats, Mailes...
Rajputs, there are clans like Herbols, Dhatwals, Indaruias, Nangles, Gumbaris, Ranes, Banials, Ranats, Mailes. They are also called Rajihans, Rajkumar or Rajshahi.
They marry their daughters to Mian Rajput
Mian (Rajput)
Mian Rajput are one of the clans of ruling Rajput community found in Jammu & Kashmir, Punjab, Haryana and Himachal Pradesh State of India.The Mian Rajputs, are the tribe, to which the rulers of Kashmir belong. Mian Rajput consider themselves to be of highest class.They do not engage in trade or...
s and take daughters from Rathi
Rathi
Rathi, Rathee or Rath is a gotra of mainly Gujjars, Jats, Yaduvanshi Ahirs and Rajputs found in Jammu, Himachal Pradesh, Rajasthan, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and parts of Madhya Pradesh, India and in Pakistan, Lahore, Sialkot, Gujranwala, Gujarat, Kasur, Shakr Garh, Narowal. In earlier times Rathis...
s However, they consider themselves to be above Rathis, as they will not give daughter to Rathi, however, may take theirs. Mian Rajputs as said before take the daughters from Thakar Rajput but not of Rathi Rajput, as such Thakar consider it self to be an insult, if they are called or clubbed with Rathi.