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Devayat Bodar () was a Yadav (
Devayat Bodar () was a Yadav (Ahir
Ahir or Aheer are a community of traditionally non-elite pastoralists in India, most members of which identify as being of the Indian Yadav community because they consider the two terms to be synonymous. The Ahirs are variously described as a ...
) chieftain, He was an important figure known for his bravery, sacrifice and love for the motherland, with whose help Ra 'Navghan, the Chudasama ruler got the throne of Junagadh. Devayat Bodar sacrificed his son Uga to save Ra 'Navghan from Solanki ruler.
Early life
Devayat Bodar was born in Ahir community in Alidar-Bodidar village of Gujarat. He had a son named Uga and a daughter named Jahal from his wife Sonal.See also
*Ahir
Ahir or Aheer are a community of traditionally non-elite pastoralists in India, most members of which identify as being of the Indian Yadav community because they consider the two terms to be synonymous. The Ahirs are variously described as a ...
*History of Gujarat
The history of Gujarat began with Stone Age settlements followed by Chalcolithic and Bronze Age settlements like Indus Valley civilisation. Gujarat's coastal cities, chiefly Bharuch, served as ports and trading centers in the Nanda, Maurya, Sat ...
*Halar
Halar (Haalaar) is a historical region of western India, located by the Gulf of Kutch coast on the northwestern area of Nawanagar, now Jamnagar, in Gujarat State, on Saurashtra peninsula, roughly corresponding to the present Jamnagar District ...
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