Rajbhar

The Rajbhar (also spelled Rajbhaar) are a community of the state of Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Delhi, Haryana, Punjab, Bihar, Nepal and other states of India.. The present Rajbhar's are decent of Rajbhar's ruler,who ruled over the Indian subcontinent under their rule there was peace, harmony and Internal disputes which resulted in their distruction after the invasion attack by Ghazi Miyan. The last Rajbhar King who ruled was Maharaj Suheldev Rajbhar who defeated and annihilated the turkey invasion army and was later killed by the general.After the death of the last Rajbhar ruler the Rajbhar were searched and killed.hence to save them selves they started residing in the jungles and started doing small labours to make their end meet,which is still continuing in the todays era.[1][2][3] Influenced by the Arya Samaj movement, bhars started using rajbhar, Baijnath Prasad Adhyapak published Rajbhar Jati ka Itihas in 1940. This book attempted to prove that the Rajbhar were formerly rulers who were related to the ancient Bhar ruler.[4]

Rajbhar/Bhar
Regions with significant populations
India
Languages
Hindi
Religion
Hinduism
Related ethnic groups
Bhar

Rajbhars in Nepal

The Central Bureau of Statistics of Nepal classifies the Rajbhar as a subgroup within the broader social group of Madheshi Other Caste.[5] At the time of the 2011 Nepal census, 9,542 people (0.0% of the population of Nepal) were Rajbhar. The frequency of Rajbhars by province was as follows:

The frequency of Rajbhars was higher than national average (0.0%) in the following districts:[6]


References

  1. Mann, Dr. Nisha (2021). Women and Politics with special reference to PRIs. K.K. Publications. p. 210.
  2. Fox, Richard Gabriel (2021). From Zamindar to Ballot Box. Cornell University Press. p. 71.
  3. Veer, Peter van der (2020). The Management of Religious Experience and Identity in a North Indian Pilgrimage Centre. Taylor & Francis. p. 310.
  4. Narayan, Badri (209). Fascinating Hindutva: Saffron Politics and Dalit Mobilisation. SAGE Publications. p. 25. ISBN 978-8-17829-906-8.
  5. Population Monograph of Nepal, Volume II
  6. 2011 Nepal Census, District Level Detail Report
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