Tomar Gurjar (clan)

Tomar,[1][2][3][4] or Tomara[5], is a clan of the Gurjar (Gurjara) community of India and Pakistan. They are mostly Hindus, but a few are also Sikh and Muslim[3] in the Kashmir and Punjab regions. They are predominantly found in Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and Dehli.[2] Prominent rulers "Anangpal I Gurjar"[6][7] of the Tomara dynasty and "Man Singh Tomar Gujar"[8] of the Tomaras of Gwalior belonged to the Tomar Gurjar clan. Man Singh Gurjar built Gujari Mahal for her queen Mirag-Neni of Chandela Gurjar clan.[9]

Variants

In local languages of various Indian and Pakistani regions, they are also known as Tomara,[5] Tomar,[1] Tanwar,[2] Taur,[10] or Toor.

Geographical distribution

They are also found in various Indian states: Rajasthan, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Haryana,[11] Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Jammu and Kashmir, Maharashtra, Punjab and Uttar Pradesh.[11] Tomar Gujjars have twelve villages in Mahrauli[2] district of Delhi Indian capital, they have many villages in Saharanpur district of Uttar Pradesh.[11]

There are also Tomar Gujjars in Pakistani province of Punjab and Azad kashmir. They have several villages in Pakistani Punjab, including the in the districts of Gujarat and Rawalpindi.[12]

References
  1. Field, Henry (1971). Supplement to Contributions to the Physical Anthropology of the Peoples of India. Field Research Projects. pp. 1, 8, 10.
  2. Khari, Rahul (2007). Jats and Gujars: Origin, History and Culture. Reference Press. p. 190. ISBN 978-81-8405-031-8. ...Gujars out of which 12 villages happened to be in Mehrauli where Gujars belonging to Tomar clan dwell, who call themselves "Tanwar. The existence of 12 villages of Tanwar or Tomar Gujars in Mehrauli which was the capital of Anangpal Tomar Gujar ...
  3. S.H.M. Rizvi, Shiban Roy, B.B Dutta; Dutta, B. B. (1998). Muslims. B.R. Publishing Corporation. ISBN 978-81-7646-006-4. Once a Gujar king of Jammu ceded Gurjardesa to the king of Kashmir. About 380 gots (clans) are reported amongst Muslim Gujars. The most important of which are Batar, Haman, Khatana, Tomar, Rathe, Bhatti and Chandela.
  4. Relia, Anil; Soni, Sonika (2016-02-12). The Indian Portrait - 8: Rajputana Nayak | Paintings from the Royal courts of Rajasthan. Archer Art Gallery. p. 170. ISBN 978-81-931718-0-6.
  5. Shodhak (page_171). Bhartiya Pragtisheel Shiksha Parishad. 1991. p. 171. The word Gurjara-Pratihara applied in ancient records to designate a royal dynasty which means the Pratihara clan of the Gurjara race (Munshi, 1954). A number of scholars accepted that Parihar , Parmar , Chauhan , Solanki and Tomara , all ( Mehtons ) descen- ded from Gurjaras (Gujars) race who were foreigners. 16 (Sharma , 1965) ...
  6. Bluworlds; Das, Joydip (2017-07-26). Delhi Travel Guide. Bluworlds. p. 21. Qutb Complex: It is the array of buildings and structure at Mehrauli in Delhi. The main monument is Qutub Minar, built to honor the Sufi saint Qutubuddin Bakhtiar Kaki. It was built on the ruins of Lal Kot a fort built by Tomar Gurjar ruler Anangpal in 739 CE and Qila-Rai-Pithora, the Gurjar king Prithviraj Chauhan's city. who was defeated killed by Muhammod Ghori in the second battle of Tarain. The complex was added to by many subsequent rulers, including the Tughlaqs, Ala ud din Khilji and the British.
  7. Rawal, Manoshi Sinha (2015-05-16). The Eighth Avatar. Notion Press. ISBN 978-93-84878-47-4. The Lal Kot walls, which surround the exterior boundary of the temple, also housing more temples and houses, give the entire area a magnificent look. A visitor, entering the Lal Kot walls, will feel robotically shipped to the days of the bygone era! These walls happen to be the first fortress citadel of Delhi. A Gurjar Tomar chieftain named Anangpal I built the walls around 731 AD. Anangpal II, during the 11th century, shifted his capital from Kannauj to this citadel fortress after further expanding it.
  8. Rahi, Javaid (2012-01-01). The Gujjars Vol: 01 and 02 Edited by Dr. Javaid Rahi. Jammu and Kashmir Acacademy of Art, Culture , Languages , Jammu. p. 372. Man Singh had died when Sikandar Lodhi captured the fort from his sons. Tomar Rajputs of Mewar trace their lineage to Man Singh Gujar. They say Vikram a raiputra (son) of Man Singh had fled to Mewar.
  9. Rahi, Javaid (2012-01-01). The Gujjars Vol: 01 and 02 Edited by Dr. Javaid Rahi. Jammu and Kashmir Acacademy of Art, Culture , Languages , Jammu. p. 371. On the river Sank, six miles from Gwalior there is a village Rai where the Chandella Gujars have been living for centuries. Mirag Neni was born in this village in a Chandella family of the Gurjars.
  10. "History and Origin of Gujjars | PDF | Sikhism". Scribd. Retrieved 2023-10-24.
  11. Rahi, Javaid (2012-01-01). The Gujjars Vol: 01 and 02 Edited by Dr. Javaid Rahi. Jammu and Kashmir Acacademy of Art, Culture , Languages , Jammu.
  12. Rahi, Javaid (2012-01-01). The Gujjars Vol: 01 and 02 Edited by Dr. Javaid Rahi. Jammu and Kashmir Acacademy of Art, Culture , Languages , Jammu. p. 372. There are Tomar Gujars in Gujrat and Rawalpindi.
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