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	The '''Sikarwar''' ~~(also known as '''Sikarwar~~'~~'')~~ are a clan found in ~~certain parts~~ of ~~North~~ and ~~Eastern India. They belong to~~ [[~~Rajput~~]] ~~caste~~. ~~This branch~~ of ~~Rajputs get their name from~~ Vijaypur ~~Sikri~~ (now [[Fatehpur Sikri]]), ~~before it was conquered~~ and ~~passed into the hands~~ of [[~~Turkic peoples\|Turkic~~]] ~~sultans~~. ~~As Sikri fell under Turkic administration, Sikarwars broke up into two branches, which migrated in different regions~~.<ref>Rezavi, Syed Ali Nadeem (2013). Sikri before Akbar</ref><ref name="Ansari1986">{{cite book\|author=Saiyad Hasan Ansari\|title=Evolution and Spatial Organization of Clan Settlements: A Case Study of Middle Ganga Valley\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=dxDWbsztdVQC&pg=PA103\|year=1986\|publisher=Concept Publishing Company\|pages=103–104\|id=GGKEY:E73UZG9UQFE}}</ref>		The '''Sikarwar's''' are the clan of [[Rajput]] mainly found in the states of [[Madhya Pradesh]], [[Uttar Pradesh]] and [[Bihar]] in [[India]].
	~~In [[Uttar Pradesh]], they established [[Gahmar]] village in [[Ghazipur]].~~
	~~In [[Bihar]], the Sikarwar Rajputs established the settlements of [[Kudra]], [[Chainpur, Saharsa, Bihar\|Chainpur]] and [[Bhabua]].<ref name="Patil1965" /~~>		Sikarwar's were the rulers of princely state Vijaypur Shikri (now [[Fatehpur Sikri]]).

			They got their name from the word 'Shikri' and gradually to Sakarwar and then Sikarwar.

			They majorly settled down in the villages of Khandoli, Sihori, Naharawali, etc. in [[Morena]] and [[Gwalior]] districts of [[Madhya Pradesh]] and nearly areas of [[Agra]] and [[Mathura]] in [[Uttar Pradesh]].

			.<ref>Rezavi, Syed Ali Nadeem (2013). Sikri before Akbar</ref><ref name="Ansari1986">{{cite book\|author=Saiyad Hasan Ansari\|title=Evolution and Spatial Organization of Clan Settlements: A Case Study of Middle Ganga Valley\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=dxDWbsztdVQC&pg=PA103\|year=1986\|publisher=Concept Publishing Company\|pages=103–104\|id=GGKEY:E73UZG9UQFE}}</ref>

	==Chainpur==		==Chainpur==
	The area of Chainpur in [[Kaimur district]] of [[Bihar]] was historically ruled by Sikarwar Rajputs.<ref name="Gottschalk2013">{{cite book\|author=Peter Gottschalk\|title=Religion, Science, and Empire: Classifying Hinduism and Islam in British India\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=0QeNYCbxMrgC&pg=PA314\|year=2013\|publisher=OUP USA\|isbn=978-0-19-539301-9\|page=314}}</ref> A document called the ''Kursinama'' purports to trace the ancestry of the Chainpur family to [[Fatehpur Sikri]] where the family was driven out during the [[Turkic peoples\|Turkic]] [[Muslim]] ruler [[Babur]]'s invasion. As they fled eastwards under the leadership of Lakshmi Mal, they eventually conquered Chainpur from the [[Chero dynasty]] which was ruled by the ''Chero'' tribe. Among the most important rulers of the Chainpur Sikarwars was ''Raja Salivahana'' who built Chainpur fort and was prominent in the region prior to the ascendancy of the [[Pashtun\|Afghan]] warlord [[Sher Shah Suri]].<ref name="Patil1965">{{cite book\|author=Devendrakumar Rajaram Patil\|title=The antiquarian remains in Bihar\|url=https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.532467/page/n107\|date=22 December 2017\|publisher=Kashi Prasad Jayaswal Research Institute\|pages=75}}</ref>		The area of Chainpur in [[Kaimur district]] of [[Bihar]] was historically ruled by Sikarwar Rajputs.<ref name="Gottschalk2013">{{cite book\|author=Peter Gottschalk\|title=Religion, Science, and Empire: Classifying Hinduism and Islam in British India\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=0QeNYCbxMrgC&pg=PA314\|year=2013\|publisher=OUP USA\|isbn=978-0-19-539301-9\|page=314}}</ref> A document called the ''Kursinama'' purports to trace the ancestry of the Chainpur family to [[Fatehpur Sikri]] where the family was driven out during the [[Turkic peoples\|Turkic]] [[Muslim]] ruler [[Babur]]'s invasion.

			As they fled eastwards under the leadership of Lakshmi Mal, they eventually conquered Chainpur from the [[Chero dynasty]] which was ruled by the ''Chero'' tribe.

			Among the most important rulers of the Chainpur Sikarwars was ''Raja Salivahana'' who built Chainpur fort and was prominent in the region prior to the ascendancy of the [[Pashtun\|Afghan]] warlord [[Sher Shah Suri]].<ref name="Patil1965">{{cite book\|author=Devendrakumar Rajaram Patil\|title=The antiquarian remains in Bihar\|url=https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.532467/page/n107\|date=22 December 2017\|publisher=Kashi Prasad Jayaswal Research Institute\|pages=75}}</ref>

	==Role in 1857 uprising==		==Role in 1857 uprising==
	Under the leadership of a local chieftain, Meghar Singh, many Sikarwars in [[Zamania]] in [[Ghazipur district]] of Eastern [[Uttar Pradesh]] took part in the [[1857 rebellion]] against British rule.<ref name="Downs2002">{{cite journal \| title=Rural Insurgency During the Indian Revolt of 1857-59: Meghar Singh and the Uprising of the Sakarwars \| author= Troy Downs \| journal=South Asia Research \|volume = 22\| issue=2 \| year=2002 \| pages= 123–143\| doi=10.1177/026272800202200202 }}</ref><ref name="Downs2007">{{cite journal \| title=Rajput revolt in Southern Mirzapur, 1857–58 \| author= Troy Downs \| journal=Journal of South Asian Studies \|volume = 15\|issue = 2\| year=2007 \| pages= 29–46\|doi = 10.1080/00856409208723166}}</ref> The Sikarwars and the British initially had cordial relations with many Sikarwars serving as soldiers for the [[East India Company]] and their villages provided prime recruiting grounds. Meghar Singh's uprising seems to have been influenced by the movement of [[Kunwar Singh]]'s forces through the region and in May 1858, many Sikarwars began attacking and looting British forces stationed in Eastern [[Uttar Pradesh]] and Western [[Bihar]].{{cn\|date=July 2020}}		Under the leadership of a local chieftain, [[Meghar Singh Sakarwar\|Meghar Singh]], many Sikarwars in [[Zamania]] in [[Ghazipur district]] of Eastern [[Uttar Pradesh]] took part in the [[1857 rebellion]] against British rule.<ref name="Downs2002">{{cite journal \| title=Rural Insurgency During the Indian Revolt of 1857-59: Meghar Singh and the Uprising of the Sakarwars \| author= Troy Downs \| journal=South Asia Research \|volume = 22\| issue=2 \| year=2002 \| pages= 123–143\| doi=10.1177/026272800202200202 }}</ref><ref name="Downs2007">{{cite journal \| title=Rajput revolt in Southern Mirzapur, 1857–58 \| author= Troy Downs \| journal=Journal of South Asian Studies \|volume = 15\|issue = 2\| year=2007 \| pages= 29–46\|doi = 10.1080/00856409208723166}}</ref>

	Meghar Singh eventually accepted the leadership of [[Babu Amar Singh]] of [[Jagdishpur estate\|Jagdishpur]] and the Sikarwars and the [[Ujjainiya\|Ujjainiyas]] became allies. However, by November most of the rebels had surrendered and accepted [[British rule]].<ref name="Downs2002" />		Meghar Singh eventually accepted the leadership of [[Babu Amar Singh]] of [[Jagdishpur estate\|Jagdishpur]] and the Sikarwars and the [[Ujjainiya\|Ujjainiyas]] became allies. However, by November most of the rebels had surrendered and accepted [[British rule]].<ref name="Downs2002" />
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The '''Sikarwar''' (also known as '''Sikarwar''') are a clan found in certain parts of North and Eastern India. They belong to [[Rajput]] caste. This branch of Rajputs get their name from Vijaypur Sikri (now [[Fatehpur Sikri]]), before it was conquered and passed into the hands of [[Turkic peoples|Turkic]] sultans. As Sikri fell under Turkic administration, Sikarwars broke up into two branches, which migrated in different regions.<ref>Rezavi, Syed Ali Nadeem (2013). Sikri before Akbar</ref><ref name="Ansari1986">{{cite book|author=Saiyad Hasan Ansari|title=Evolution and Spatial Organization of Clan Settlements: A Case Study of Middle Ganga Valley|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=dxDWbsztdVQC&pg=PA103|year=1986|publisher=Concept Publishing Company|pages=103–104|id=GGKEY:E73UZG9UQFE}}</ref>
In [[Uttar Pradesh]], they established [[Gahmar]] village in [[Ghazipur]].
In [[Bihar]], the Sikarwar Rajputs established the settlements of [[Kudra]], [[Chainpur, Saharsa, Bihar|Chainpur]] and [[Bhabua]].<ref name="Patil1965" />

==Chainpur==
The area of Chainpur in [[Kaimur district]] of [[Bihar]] was historically ruled by Sikarwar Rajputs.<ref name="Gottschalk2013">{{cite book|author=Peter Gottschalk|title=Religion, Science, and Empire: Classifying Hinduism and Islam in British India|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=0QeNYCbxMrgC&pg=PA314|year=2013|publisher=OUP USA|isbn=978-0-19-539301-9|page=314}}</ref> A document called the ''Kursinama'' purports to trace the ancestry of the Chainpur family to [[Fatehpur Sikri]] where the family was driven out during the [[Turkic peoples|Turkic]] [[Muslim]] ruler [[Babur]]'s invasion. As they fled eastwards under the leadership of Lakshmi Mal, they eventually conquered Chainpur from the [[Chero dynasty]] which was ruled by the ''Chero'' tribe. Among the most important rulers of the Chainpur Sikarwars was ''Raja Salivahana'' who built Chainpur fort and was prominent in the region prior to the ascendancy of the [[Pashtun|Afghan]] warlord [[Sher Shah Suri]].<ref name="Patil1965">{{cite book|author=Devendrakumar Rajaram Patil|title=The antiquarian remains in Bihar|url=https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.532467/page/n107|date=22 December 2017|publisher=Kashi Prasad Jayaswal Research Institute|pages=75}}</ref>

==Role in 1857 uprising==
Under the leadership of a local chieftain, Meghar Singh, many Sikarwars in [[Zamania]] in [[Ghazipur district]] of Eastern [[Uttar Pradesh]] took part in the [[1857 rebellion]] against British rule.<ref name="Downs2002">{{cite journal | title=Rural Insurgency During the Indian Revolt of 1857-59: Meghar Singh and the Uprising of the Sakarwars | author= Troy Downs | journal=South Asia Research |volume = 22| issue=2 | year=2002 | pages= 123–143| doi=10.1177/026272800202200202 }}</ref><ref name="Downs2007">{{cite journal | title=Rajput revolt in Southern Mirzapur, 1857–58 | author= Troy Downs | journal=Journal of South Asian Studies |volume = 15|issue = 2| year=2007 | pages= 29–46|doi = 10.1080/00856409208723166}}</ref> The Sikarwars and the British initially had cordial relations with many Sikarwars serving as soldiers for the [[East India Company]] and their villages provided prime recruiting grounds. Meghar Singh's uprising seems to have been influenced by the movement of [[Kunwar Singh]]'s forces through the region and in May 1858, many Sikarwars began attacking and looting British forces stationed in Eastern [[Uttar Pradesh]] and Western [[Bihar]].{{cn|date=July 2020}}

Meghar Singh eventually accepted the leadership of [[Babu Amar Singh]] of [[Jagdishpur estate|Jagdishpur]] and the Sikarwars and the [[Ujjainiya|Ujjainiyas]] became allies. However, by November most of the rebels had surrendered and accepted [[British rule]].<ref name="Downs2002" />

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

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