Bighoto

Bighoto is a tract of country starting from Delhi territory, from Rewari on the borders of Mewat to the Bikaner frontier and was dominated by Yaduvanshi Ahirs who today are known as Yadavs.[1][2] Bighoto is a term mainly used by the British. According to Sir Henry Miers Elliot, Bighoto includes Rewari, Bawal, Kanon, Pataudi, Kotkasim, and a great part of the Bahraich Jagir.[3]

A popular saying is बोघोतो को दू धानी खोरो और चौहान; "Bighoto has two lords, Khoros (amongst Ahirs), and Chauhans (amongst Rajputs).[4]

Toponymy

The name of Bighoto, or Bighota as it is sometimes called, is derived from Bigha Raj, a descendant of Prithviraj Chauhan.[5]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Shyam Singh Shashi (1977). The shepherds of India: a socio-cultural study of sheep and cattle-rearing communities. Sundeep Prakashan. Retrieved 29 April 2011.
  2. ↑ The shepherds of India: a socio-cultural study of sheep and cattle-rearing communities
  3. ↑ Kapoor, Subodh. The Indian Encyclopaedia: Kamli-Kyouk Phyu. Cosmo Publications. p. 3874. ISBN 9788177552706. Retrieved 24 April 2016.
  4. ↑ Memoirs on the history, folk-lore, and distribution of the races of the ...what By Sir Henry Miers Elliot
  5. ↑ Sir Henry Miers Elliot (1869). Memoirs on the history, folk-lore, and distribution of the races of the North Western Provinces of India: being an amplified edition of the original supplemental glossary of Indian terms. Trübner & co. pp. 37–. Retrieved 29 April 2011.

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