LONIA CHAUHAN RAJPUT

      Lonia Chauhan Rajput

     The Lonia Chauhan  are a Hindu Rajput caste, found in the state of Uttar Pradesh in India. Lonia  chauhan is a branch of lonia .They were traditionally salt makers, and also known as Nuvra, Sambhri, Sambhri Chauhan and Jhumana Parmar.Originally, the Loniya chauhan  rajput belong to Rajasthan  particularly in Ajmer, Pushkar, Luni, Pulera, Jhuman, Dausa, Bewar and Sambhar Ranthambore, Bundi, Kota and Udaipur . They were soldiers in the time of the Chauhan rulers of Ajmer. This community were migrated due to war between Auragjeb and Dsrashikoh in 1671 the son of  emperor  Shah Jahan . Aurangjeb had won the battle and ordered to beheaded all the Rajput who fight gainst  him.The thirteen Rajput  hide  themselves to save their lives from Mugals and becomes Lonia .Lonia is a occupational name . As  the traditional occupation of the community was making of salt  . They are now engaged in agriculture, and are a community  of  farmers having big & in some places moderate farmland. Some of them are also prosperous business people Their main concentrations are in the districts of Kanpur, Lukhnow, Ghazipur, Jaunpur,Mirzapur, Allahabad, Pratapgarh, Varanasi Azamgarh, Mau, Sultanpur, Amethi, Chandauli, Ballia, Gorakhpur, Gonda. Bahraich, basti, Sitapur, khiri, Faijabad,  Apart from Utter Pradesh, Lonia chauhan Rajput caste is also found in Vindhya region of Madhya Pradesh in the district of Rewa, Satna,katani Shahdol ,Sidhi and Gwalior Muraina, Indore . In Punjab they are known as Loniwal, Dhariwal Janjuva,Rajwar, Chauhan,Bais and Lunawat..In India, community are Hindu community a huge population of Lonia chauhan Rajput  still exists in the Uttar Pradesh Districts of India., and worship Kuldevi such as Shakumbhari devi, Assapura devi, They still practice bali pratha (Sacrifice Goat & Bull)  which they offer to their kuldevi. The lonia  rajput have a caste association, the Rajput Maryada Sabha, head quartered in Kanpur. In 1883 people of this community has started Akhil bhartiya Shree Rajput Dharm pracharniya Mahasabha under the leadership of Thakur Lalamathura Prasad Singh and they have found their lost glory after some time they have change the name of this Mahasabha to Shree Rajput Heetkarni Mahasabha.In 1984 Shree Rajput Heetkarni Mahasabha merger in Akhail Bharti Kshtariya Mahasabha at Pratapgarh, Uttar Pradesh. Now they are known as Chauhan rajput of Eastern Uttar Pradesh.

Branches  of  lonia  according  census 1891:  Awadhiya,  Bachhgoti, Chauhan, Bhagirathi, Deoraj ,Gole Thakur, etc.

   Chauhan

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Chauhan Rajput Clan
Vansh	Agnivanshi
Descended from:	Dhundhar
Common Ancestry	Cheema, Chahal, Chohan  Chahar, Chatha, Chhillar
Branches:	Sanchora, Sonigara, Lonia   Hadas, Deoras, Bhadurias,Chavan.
Ruled in	Nadol, Jalor, Dhundhar, Ajmer,Delhi, Haryana, Neemrana,Hadoti, Godwar
Princely states:	Ajmer (7th c.-1365) Ranthambore (1236–1302), Tulsipur (7th c.-1857 AD),Mainpuri, Devgadh Baria,Bundi, Sirohi, Kotah

  C H A U H A N

         According to the Rajput bards the Chauhan is one of the four Agnikula or ‘fire sprung’ , who were created by the gods in the anali kund or  ’fountain of fire’ on Mount Abu to fight against the Asuras or demons. Chauhan is also one of the 36 (royal) ruling races of the Rajputs. Chauhan dynasty flourished from the 8th to 12th centuries AD. It was one of the four main Rajput dynasties of that era, the others being Pratiharas, Paramaras and Chalukyas. The Chauhans dominated Delhi, Ajmer, Ranthambhor. They were also prominent at Sirohi in the south- west of Rajputana, and at Bundi and Kotain the east. Inscriptions also associate them with Sambhar, the salt lake area in the Amber (later Jaipur) district. Chauhan politics were largely campaigns against the Chalukyas and the invading Muslim hordes. In the 11th century they founded the city of Ajayameru (Ajmer) in the southern part of their kingdom, and in the 12th century captured Dhilika (the ancient name of Delhi) from the Tomaras and annexed some of their territory along the Yamuna River. Prithviraj III has become famous in folk tales and historical literature as the Chauhan king of Delhi who resisted the Muslim attack in  the first Battle of TARAIN (1191). Armies from other Rajput kingdoms, including Mewar assisted him. However, Prithviraj was defeated in a second battle at Tarain the following year. This failure ushered in Muslim rule in North India  in the form of the SLAVE DYNASTY, the first of the Delhi Sultanates.

Chauhan Kshatriya:   Gothra – Vatsa.    Ved – Samved.   Kuldevi – Ashapura/shakambhari.    Guru – Vashishtha.      Isht Deo – Mahadev.     Devta – Shrikrishna. Samrat Prithviraj Chauhan, Lakha (1451) were from this vansha

  States – Bundi, Kota, Sirohi, Asthir. Delhi, Ajmer, Bhadoch, Mainpuri, Dholpur was also come under their regime. They build beautiful lakes. Samrat Prithviraj Chauhan defeated Mohammad Ghori several times and forgive him later 17 times. The coward Mohammad Ghori deceitfully arrested Prithviraj Chauhan and take out both his eyes. Like Arjun, Prithviraj Chauhan was very fluent in his verbal approach. There are many other kings also belongs to this vansha.

           Chouhan Kshatriya Vansha has 25 branches, sub-branches includes Hada, Khinchi, Bhadoria, Songar, Songara, Devra, Rajkumar, Sambharia, Gadharia, Bhurecha, Balecha, Tassera, Chachera, Bhawar, Bankat, Bhople ,Lonia, etc. Chauhan vansha existed from 1067.

1.Songira Kshatriya:   Gothra – Vatsa.   Kuldevi – Chandi.     Ved – Samved.

King Kirtipal, Samarsingh, Udaysingh, Samantsingh, Kanhdev, Maldev belongs to this vansha. The fort of Jalor was captured by this vansha. The mother of Maharana Pratap was from this vansha.                                                                                                                                                            Branch – Bhadoria. Songira Kshatriya is a branch of Chauhan Kshatriya.

2.Hada Kshatriya:

 The city ofJhalawaris situated in the south-eastern region of Rajasthan, a region widely known as Hadoti (Hadavati), the land of Hadas. The Hadas are a major branch of the great Chauhan clan of Agnikula Rajputs.

In the 12th century A.D., Hada Rao Deva conquered this territory and founded Bundi state and Hadauti. Later in the early 17th century A. D. during the reign of Mughal emperor Jahangir, the Ruler of Bundi, Rao Ratan Singh gave the smaller principality of Kota to his son, Madho Singh, but when Sahajahan became the emperor, he issued a Farmaan in the name of Madho Singh, recognizing as him the King of Kota. The domain of the Hadas of Bundi and  Kota    extended from the hills of Bundi in the west to the Malwa plateau in the east, with a similar expense from north to south. The State of Jhalawarwas founded on 8 April, 1838, out of the Kota  territory. Jhalawar state got rise as a result of a treaty between English rulers,Kota state, and Malwa state

Gothra – Vatsa.   Devi – Ashapuri.   Guru – Vashishtha.   Ved – Samved.

       King Maniklal was from Hada vansha. One of the famous personality from this vansha is Ramdeva. Hada Kshatriya Vansha is also popularly known as Hadouti.

States – Bundi, Kota. There is a history of Brave Hada Rani.

Branches – Udawat, Devra, Devre, Jaitawat, Chandrawat.

3.Dogra Kshatriya:

They are the natives of Kashmir.

Gothra – Kashyap.

States – Jammu, Balia.

Other Vansha (Kul):

Negi Kshatriya, Katnaas etc. are also Agnivanshi Kshatriya. 
 

4.Bhadoria Kshatriya:

Gothra etc. are the same as that of Chauhan Kshatriya. They ruled on Bhadawar and hence named as Bhadoria. This is a branch of Songara.

5.Bachgoti Chauhan Kshatriya:

They derived mis-spelled name from Vatsa Gotri and called themselves as Bachgoti Kshatriya. Rajkumar and Rajwar are their branches.

6.Khinchi Kshatriya:

Gothra – Vatsa and Goutam is also found.

Ved – Samved.

Devi – Bhagwati.

Kings Bhagwatrai, Gugalsingh and Jaisingh were from this vansha. Khinchipur was their state. Raja Bhagwatrai has translated 7 stories of Ramayana into poems very beautifully. He has also written Hanuman Pachhisi.

This is a branch of Chauhan Kshatriya.

1.     W.Chichele Plowden , ( 1883 ), Report on the Census of British India taken on the 17th February 1881 , London , Eyre and Spottiswoode , p. 386 

	Salt and Lime	Total	1,531,130
		Lonia	796,080
		Uppar	267,715
		Agri	241,336
		Rehgar	77,856
		Others	148,143