Kirar

Kirar/Kirad/Dhakad is a Kshatriya caste. They came from Kiradkot which is today known as Kiradu, which is under the Barmer district of Rajasthan.

Kirar/Kirad
Regions with significant populations
India
Languages
• Hindi • Braj bhasha •Hadoti
Religion
• Hinduism

It is said that Kiradu was ruled by the Kirad Clan of Rajputs[1] till 6th-8th Century A.D, which was then ruled by Parmars afterwards. The place was destroyed with time due to attacks from the external forces.

With passage of time, Kirars migrated from Kiradu to several places in Rajasthan, Gujrat and also to Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra and Western Uttar Pradesh.

They are a sub cast of Chandravansha or Lunar Dynasty and claim their existence from Mahabharata Era .

Due to passage of time and fall of their kingdom they adopted activities like farming and cultivation, and are believed to be good at landholding and cultivating activities.

There are 84 villages of Kirars near Agra, Aligarh and Mathura and the region is popularly known as Chaurasi Gaon .

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References
  1. Barmer-Rajasthan. "Tourist Places". barmer.rajasthan.gov.in. Retrieved 2020-08-16.
  2. "I am proud to have taken birth in Kirar Samaj — CM Shri Chouhan". bharateseva.com. Archived from the original on 2012-04-25. Retrieved 2011-10-29.
  3. Brass, Paul R. (1965). Factional Politics in an Indian State: The Congress Party in Uttar Pradesh. University of California Press. pp. 89. OCLC 265371. Retrieved 21 December 2019.
  4. "शिवपुरी अंचल का सबसे साहसी डाकू – अमृतलाल, जिसे उसकी अय्यासी ने मारा |". क्रांतिदूत. Retrieved 2020-08-17.
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