Gaur is a

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Rajput Rajput (from Sanskrit ''raja-putra'' 'son of a king') is a large multi-component cluster of castes, kin bodies, and local groups, sharing social status and ideology of genealogical descent originating from the Indian subcontinent. The term Ra ...

clan of India. They have ancient ancestry and find mention by

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as one of

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in his book

Annals and Antiquities of Rajasthan Annals ( la, wikt:annales, annāles, from , "year") are a concise history, historical record in which events are arranged chronology, chronologically, year by year, although the term is also used loosely for any historical record. Scope The natur ...

The Gaur Rajputs once held a prominent position in

Ajmer Ajmer is one of the major and oldest cities in the Indian state of Rajasthan and the centre of the eponymous Ajmer District. It is located at the centre of Rajasthan. It is also known as heart of Rajasthan. The city was established as "''Aj ...

till the time of

Prithviraj Chauhan Prithviraja III (IAST: Pṛthvī-rāja; reign. – 1192 CE), popularly known as Prithviraj Chauhan or Rai Pithora, was a king from the Chauhan (Chahamana) dynasty who ruled the territory of Sapadalaksha, with his capital at Ajmer in present- ...

Gorwar Gorwar or Godwar, (in different periods also was called Chandravati Kingdom, Sirohi State) is a region of Rajasthan state in India, which lies in the southwest Rajasthan and borders with the state of Gujarat. Geography Gorwar stretches along t ...

region gets its name from this clan. In later years they lost the territories ruled by them. In 15th century, they fought at least 13 battles with

Shekhawat Shekhawat is a clan of Rajputs found mainly in Shekhawati region of Rajasthan. Shekhawats are descendants of Maharao Shekha of Amarsar. Shekhawat is the most prominent clan among Kachhwaha. The Shekhawati region was ruled by them for more ...

s were defeated and were reduced to feudetory or jagirdars in

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region. The Rajgarh territory was one of the last bastion of Gaur Rajputs during the times of Mughal Emperors,

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and

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, which was lost to

Kishan Singh Lieutenant Colonel Kishen Singh was a former national polo player from India. He was a member of the Indian polo team that won the World Cup in 1954 at Deauville France. He was awarded Arjuna Award in 1963. He is from Jodhpur in Rajasthan ...

in 17th century. Gaur Rajputs remained allies to Mughal till the time of

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, whose political decisions, alienated Rathods,

Sisodia The Sisodia is an Indian Rajput dynasty belonging to the clan that ruled over the kingdom of Mewar in Rajasthan. The name of the clan is also transliterated as ''Sesodia'', ''Shishodia'', ''Sishodia'', ''Shishodya'', ''Sisodya'', ''Sisodiya'', ...

s, Hadas and Gaur Rajput from Mughals. Some of them converted to Islam and are now part of Garha Biradari or Gaur Muslims,

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group. Outside, Rajasthan, the Chief of

Chamraoli Chamrauli Village in Sumerpur Block in Unnao District of Uttar Pradesh State, India. It comes under Nikha Mau Panchayath. It belongs to Lucknow Division . It is located 51 km towards South from District headquarters Unnao. 82 km from ...

(near

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), a Gaur Rajput, was held in high esteem by

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and was amongst the very few who were given honor of

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town and fort was founded by Gaur rulers in 1573. Their population today is found in Indian States of

Rajasthan Rajasthan (; lit. 'Land of Kings') is a state in northern India. It covers or 10.4 per cent of India's total geographical area. It is the largest Indian state by area and the seventh largest by population. It is on India's northwestern si ...

, parts of

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and parts of

Madhya Pradesh Madhya Pradesh (, ; meaning 'central province') is a state in central India. Its capital is Bhopal, and the largest city is Indore, with Jabalpur, Ujjain, Gwalior, Sagar, and Rewa being the other major cities. Madhya Pradesh is the seco ...

References

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