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'''Rana Vachhraj''' was a king of '''Lohar-Gadha''' in 13th century AD in what is now [[Afghanistan]]. Rana was the elder son of Rana Vasupal and elder brother of '''[[Rana Jashraj]]''' and their only sister [[Harkor]].{{citation needed|date=June 2018}}<br />
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==History==<br />
After the death of Rana Vasupal, as the elder son, Rana Vachchraj became king of Lohar-Gadha. But in battle a rabid dog bit his foot. To save himself from poisoning he chopped off the flesh. It made him permanently lame, and cost him his leg. Still local Afghan believe that the water of this monument can cure rabid dog bite.<ref name=B>[http://issuu.com/cosmicrohit/docs/historical_self-identification_of_the_uk_lohanas__?mode=window&pageNumber=10 Lohanas in Diaspora]</ref><br />
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Rana Vachchraj became a deity worshiped by the [[Lohana]], [[Bhanushali]], [[Khati|Khati Brahmin]], and [[Saraswat Brahmin]] communities of [[Sindh]], [[Gujarat]].<ref name="Kumar Suresh Singh">{{cite book|last=Singh |first =Kumar Suresh |title=Gujrat Part 1 by Kumar Suresh Singh, Anthropological Survey of India|year =2003 |publisher=Popular Prakashan|pages=769|isbn =9788179911044 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=d8yFaNRcYcsC&dq=Vachhadada&pg=PA769}}</ref><br />
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[[Category:History of Pakistan]]<br />
[[Category:Hindu folk deities]]<br />
[[Category:Regional Hindu gods]]</div>ImportMaster