Bargujar

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Castes of India
Badgujar / Bargujar
Classification	Rajput - Kshatriya,chamar,julaha
Subdivisions	Hindustani, Maharashtrian, Himachali, Garhwali and Awadhi
Significant populations in	Maharashtra, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh and Himachal Pradesh
Languages	Hindi, Marathi, Garhwali, Kumaoni and Awadhi
Religions	Hinduism

Bargujar (called Badgujar in Maharashtra) is a Rajput clan of Suryavanshi lineage. It is also gotra of chamar and julaha caste in north india.

They are one of the most revered and most fierce clan of the Rajputs ever known. They constituted the main force in "Haraval" Tukdi, the first line of offence in a battle. The Bargujars chose to die rather to submit to the supremacy of the Muslim kings. Many Bargujars were put to death for not giving their daughters to Muslim rulers. Some Bargujars changed their clan name to Sikarwar to escape mass genocide carried out against them.

Lava (one of the Sons of King Rama) was their ancestor and so they are also known as Raghav. Raghav was the great-great-grandfather of Rama. Bargujars take this name as children of Raghav dynasty.

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Bargujar Clan of the rajputs is also found in haryana. many converted to Islam and became muslims who migrated to pakistan and are now residing in sindh and punjab. most of the bargujars have shaikh, khan and malik as their surnames. some bargujar who are descendents of lal khan (a muslim convert bargujar) use lal khani as their family name. an introduction to a bargujar rajput: tehsil beri of haryana is a big center of bargujar rajputs. many of them converted to islam and latter migrated to pakistan now their descendents reside in karachi, multan and nearby region. I, tariq wasim ,am one of the descendents of these bargujar rajput muslims who once resided in beri haryana and later migrated to pakistan. some went larkana sindh my (grand father umerdin) and his brothers and cousins to kabirwala near multan. we have many relatives now scattered in many parts of india and pakistan.

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