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'''Tewatia''' or '''Teotia''' is an Hindu [[Jats|Jat]] gotra mainly found in the Indian states of [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[Haryana]] and [[Rajasthan]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Pawar |first=Hukam Singh |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=JRNuAAAAMAAJ&q=tewatia+jats |title=The Jats, Their Origin, Antiquity, and Migrations |date=1993 |publisher=Manthan Publications |isbn=978-81-85235-22-6 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Singh |first=Kedar |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=F_MEAAAAMAAJ |title=Rural Democratisation X-rayed |date=1974 |publisher=Vimal Prakashan |language=en |quote=Before the entry of Jats of Bhatoniya or Teotia gotra into the village, the village population was dominated by Jats of another gotra viz., Boharay}}</ref> Tewatias originated in the [[Gurgaon district]] of present-day [[Haryana]] where they were revenue collectors during the [[Mughal Empire|Mughal period]]. However, they had to shift to [[Bulandshahr district]] of [[Uttar Pradesh]] after [[Nahar Singh]] of [[Ballabgarh (jagir)|Bhallabhgarh]] opposed the British rule during the [[Indian Rebellion of 1857]].<ref name="Brass">{{cite book |last=Brass |first=Paul R. |author-link=Paul Brass |title=An Indian Political Life: Charan Singh and Congress Politics, 1937 to 1961 |year=2011 |publisher=[[SAGE Publications|SAGE Publishing]] |isbn=978-81-321-0686-9 |page=32 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=dDKaDwAAQBAJ |quote=The Tewatiya clan originally comprised five villages in Gurgaon district of present-day Haryana, but, ultimately, during the Mughal period expanded as revenue collectors for some 210 villages. One of the clan members rose to some prominence toward the end of Mughal rule, but brought the clan to destruction by supporting Bahadur Shah Zafar against the British in 1857 and was himself hanged. Thereafter, the clan remnants moved across the Yamuna, and established a presence in Bulandshahr district of western UP.}}</ref><br />
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== Notable persons ==<br />
[[File:Charan Singh Portrait.jpg|thumb|150px|upright|[[Charan Singh]], former Prime Minister of India]]<br />
* [[Ajit Singh (politician, born 1939)|Ajit Singh]], founder of the [[Rashtriya Lok Dal]] and son of [[Charan Singh]]<br />
* [[Charan Singh]], peasant leader and former [[Prime Minister of India|prime minister of India]]<br />
*[[Debi Singh Tewatia]] (1930–2017), Indian judge<br />
*[[Harendra Singh Tewatia]], Indian politician<br />
*[[Jayant Chaudhary]], Indian politician and son of [[Ajit Singh (politician, born 1939)|Ajit Singh]]<br />
*[[Rahul Tewatia]], Indian cricketer<br />
*[[Nahar Singh|Raja Nahar Singh Tewatia]], Ruler of [[Ballabgarh (jagir)|Bhallabgarh]]<br />
* [[Kushal Pal Singh]], Chairman DLF<br />
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== References ==<br />
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