Sengar

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There are three states of sengar Kshatriya in Uttar Pradesh.

(1) Jagamman pur (Distt Jaulaun, UP)

(2) Bhareh ( Disst- Etawah, UP)

(3) RURU STATE (Distt - Auraiya, UP)

There is glorious history of sengar rajput king right from 12th century to 1857 revolution against British government. Raja fateh singh judev(sengar) of ruru state, Raja roop singh of Bhareh state fought fierce battle against Britishers along with chauhan king of chakarnagar state and Mainpuri state . Many British officers had been killed in this struggle.

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'''Sengar''', also known as '''Sanghar''', ''' Songar''' and '''Singraur''' in some places, are a clan of [[Rajput]]s.<ref>{{cite book |title=The Peasant and the Raj: Studies in Agrarian Society and Peasant Rebellion in Colonial India |first=Eric |last=Stokes |author-link=Eric Thomas Stokes |publisher=Cambridge University Press |year=1980 |isbn=9780521297707 |pages=78–81}} Their claim on Chandravansh is disputed though</ref>

==History==
The origins of the Sengar are as disputed as that of other Rajput clans. Some scholars consider them to be foreigners and some as descendants of Indian tribals. Sengars rajputs are mentioned in the Chattis kul (36 clans). They originated around Sagar and Jabalpur in Madhya Pradesh and are currently found in Bareh (Etawah), Jalaun, Lakhnesar, Ruru or Rudu (U.P.) and Datia (M.P.). The Raja Saheb of Jagmanpur is the hereditary head of all Sengar Rajputs.

The region of central India known as [[Madhya Pradesh]] bears testimony of a few battles and lesser known rule of the Sengar Rajputs. In the eleventh century they migrated from Jalaun to some of the most fertile land of [[Rewa district]] known as [[Mauganj]]. They constructed garhis or forts in Mauganj, [[Nai Garhi]], [[Mangawan]], Bichhrata that was historically known as 'Mau Raj'. This little kingdom battled and survived the invasion of the [[Kalachuri Dynasty|Kalachuris]] until the Baghelas arrived in the region in 14th century and defeated the Sengars. They destroyed the fort of Sengars in Mau and forced them to disintegrate, posthumously the region was named Baghelkhand and [[Rewa State|Rewa]] became the capital of Baghelas.{{sfn|D.E.U. Baker|2007|p=68}}
[[File:Nai Garhi Hathi-Darwaza.jpg|thumb|The Fort of Nai Garhi constructed by the Sengar clan]]
The disgruntled Sengars evaded to Naigarhi and reconstructed a fort more robust than their previous fort in Mau. However, the rising influence of Baghelas due to their amity with [[Mughal Dynasty|Mughals]] made them a much stronger opponent. The Sengars of Naigarhi took control over 107 villages and 36 thakurs of this clan were appointed in the villages of Gangeo, Pahari, Jodhpur, to say the least.{{sfn|D.E.U. Baker|2007|p=88}} In 1882, the British forced the Thakur of Naigarhi to attend the Dussehera ceremonies in Rewa and once he paid his dues he was granted back his estate.{{sfn|D.E.U. Baker|2007|p=195}}

The area of [[Lateri]] in present-day [[Madhya Pradesh]] was once ruled by the Sengars, whose livelihood was derived primarily from looting and plundering and was reflected in the name of their capital, Looteri.<ref>{{cite book |title=Marketing in an Agricultural Region: A Geographical Study of Periodic Markets in Vidisha Plateau, Madhya Pradesh |first=Ajit Kumar |last=Jain |publisher=Northern Book Centre |year=1993 |isbn=978-8-17211-034-5 |page=12 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=u0t-gfPcjKoC&dq=isbn%3A9788172110345&pg=PA12}}</ref> In what is now [[Uttar Pradesh]], the principal town of the Lakhnesar [[pargana]] during the medieval period was [[Rasra]].<ref>{{cite journal |title=The Territorial Basis of Medieval Town and Village Settlement in Eastern Uttar Pradesh, India |first=Kashi N. |last=Singh |journal=Annals of the Association of American Geographers |volume=58 |issue=2 |date=June 1968 |pages=203–220 |jstor=2561611 |doi=10.1111/j.1467-8306.1968.tb00640.x}} {{subscription required}}</ref> When the Sengars opposed British activities in 1812, Colonel Martindell came with a troop of [[sepoy]]s to quell them, but the Sengars attacked the marching sepoys on Great Deccan Road and several were killed. The Sengars then plundered the area. Siddiqui considers this act of attacking British forces to be a part of the movement for independence of India.<ref name="siddiqui">{{cite book |last1=Siddiqui |first1=A. U. |title=Indian Freedom Movement in Princely States of Vindhya Pradesh |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_Ps1_lvyBxMC&pg=PA33 |access-date=23 January 2013 |year=2004 |publisher=Northern Book Centre |location=New Delhi |isbn=978-8-17211-150-2 |page=33 }}</ref>

The Sengars' reputation as warriors originated in the Lodi era when they safeguarded their territories against the Delhi Sultanate and fought against [[Babur]]. They also remained one important segment of population when land reforms were carried out by [[Akbar]] in the Indo-Gangetic plains of Northern India.<ref>Saiyad Hasan Ansari, Evolution and Spatial Organization of Clan Settlements: A Case Study of Middle Ganga Valley, Concept Publishing Company, 1986</ref>{{page needed|date=December 2017}} They also fought against the British while maintaining their land rights and territorial regime in areas of Lakhnesar or Baliya in the nineteenth century.<ref>{{cite book |first=Subhash Chandra |last=Malik |title=Dissent, Protest, and Reform in Indian Civilization |publisher=Indian Institute of Advanced Study |year=1977 |isbn=9780836401042 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=M7c8AAAAMAAJ}}</ref>{{page needed|date=December 2017}}

In the 18th and early 19th centuries, the Sengars were among those communities that practised [[infanticide]] and, in particular, [[female infanticide]] in [[Bundelkhand]], an area that is now split between the states of Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh.<ref>{{cite book |url=https://www.google.co.in/books/edition/A_Panorama_of_Indian_Culture/z4JqgSUSXDsC?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=Mukharya,+P.+S.%3B+Shrivastava,+R.+C.+(1990).+%22Cultural+History+of+Bundelkhand+during+Eighteenth+and+Early+Nineteenth+Centuries&pg=PA139&printsec=frontcover|title=A Panorama of Indian Culture: Professor A. Sreedhara Menon Felicitation Volume |editor1-first=K. K. |editor1-last=Kusuman |editor2-first=A. Sreedhara |editor2-last=Menon |publisher=Mittal Publications |year=1990|isbn=978-8-17099-214-1 |page=143 |chapter=Cultural History of Bundelkhand during Eighteenth and Early Nineteenth Centuries |first1=P. S. |last1=Mukharya |first2=R. C. |last2=Shrivastava}}</ref>

==Notable people==
* [[Kuldeep Singh Sengar]] - a former [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member of legislative assembly]], and belonged to [[Bhartiya Janta Party]] from [[Bangarmau (Assembly constituency)|Bangarmau]], Uttar Pradesh, India who has been convicted of [[rape]], [[murder]], attempt to murder, criminal conspiracy and criminal intimidation.<ref name="NDTV convicted">{{cite news |title=Expelled BJP MLA Kuldeep Sengar Convicted In Unnao Rape Case |url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/unnao-rape-case-former-bjp-mla-kuldeep-singh-sengar-convicted-by-delhi-court-2149640 |access-date=16 December 2019 |work=NDTV.com}}</ref> He is the main accused in the [[Unnao rape case]] and was booked under the [[Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012|POCSO Act]].<ref name="firstpost">{{cite news |title=Unnao rape case: FIR filed against Kuldeep Singh Sengar; BJP MLA booked under 4 sections of IPC, POSCO Act |url=https://www.firstpost.com/india/unnao-rape-case-fir-filed-against-kuldeep-singh-sengar-bjp-mla-booked-under-4-sections-of-ipc-posco-act-4428467.html |publisher=[[Firstpost]] |date=12 April 2018}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{cite news|title=Unnao rape survivor accident: BJP MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar among 10 named in FIR|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/unnao-rape-survivor-accident-bjp-mla-kuldeep-singh-sengar-among-10-named-in-fir/article28748925.ece}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=India Ruling Party Lawmaker Arrested on Rape Allegation|url=https://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2018/04/13/world/asia/ap-as-india-lawmaker-arrested.html|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|date=14 April 2018}}</ref><ref name="dna">{{cite news |last1=Shukla |first1=Srawan |title=Unnao gang-rape and murder: Jolt to BJP MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar after Allahabad HC rejects bail plea |url=http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-unnao-gang-rape-and-murder-jolt-to-bjp-mla-kuldeep-singh-sengar-after-allahabad-hc-rejects-bail-plea-2620379 |publisher=[[DNA India]] |date=30 May 2018}}</ref>
* [[Kratika Sengar]] - an Indian television actress<ref name="Times">{{cite news |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/tv/news-interviews/Kratika-Sengar-to-do-an-item-number/articleshow/28177101.cms? |title=Kratika Sengar to do an item number! |work=The Times of India |date=31 December 2013 |access-date=30 September 2015 |author=Agarwal, Stuti}}</ref> from [[Kanpur]], [[Uttar Pradesh]].<ref>Bhatia, Saloni (21 April 2015) [http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/Kratika-Sengar-I-didnt-step-out-much-because-I-found-Delhi-unsafe/articleshow/46945836.cms "Kratika Sengar: I didn't step out much because I found Delhi unsafe"]. ''Times of India''.</ref>

== References ==
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==Further reading==
*{{cite book |title=The Cambridge Economic History of India |volume=2, C.1751-C.1970 |editor1-first=Dharma |editor1-last=Kumar |editor2-first=Meghnad |editor2-last=Desai |edition=Reprinted |publisher=Cambridge University Press |year=1989 |orig-year=1983 |isbn=9780521228022 |pages=36–40, 56}}
*{{cite journal |title=Agrarian Society and the Pax Britannica in Northern India in the Early Nineteenth Century |first=Eric |last=Stokes |journal=Modern Asian Studies |volume=9 |issue=4 |year=1975 |pages=505–528 |publisher=Cambridge University Press |jstor=312079 |doi=10.1017/s0026749x00012877}} {{subscription required}}
*{{cite book |title=Baghelkhand, Or, the Tigers' Lair: Region and Nation in Indian History |volume=1 |editor1-first=David E.U. |editor1-last=Baker |edition=Reprinted |publisher=Oxford University Press |year=2007 |orig-year=2007 |isbn=9780195683219 |pages=68, 88, 195}}

{{Rajput Groups of India}}

[[Category:Rajput clans of Bihar]]
[[Category:Rajput clans of Uttar Pradesh]]
[[Category:Rajput clans of Madhya Pradesh]]

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