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The '''Machhoya Ahir''' are a gotra of the [[Ahir | The '''Machhoya Ahir''' are a gotra of the [[Ahir]] found in the [[Rajkot]], [[Kutch]], [[Junagadh]],Amreli, [[Bhavnagar]], Morbi, Jamnagar state of [[Gujarat]] in [[India]].<ref name="R.B Lal, S.V Padmanabham page 46">People of India Gujarat Volume XXII Part One edited by R.B Lal, S.V Padmanabham & A Mohideen page 46 to 49 Popular Prakashan</ref> | ||
== Origin == | == Origin == | ||
When the [[Ahirs]] came from Mathura to Dwarka with Lord Krishna, they spread all over Saurashtra and Kutch [[Gujarat]] region.The Maschoiya are a community of [[Ahir]]s who are said to have settled along the banks of the Machhu-katia river, and the word Maschhoiya literally means those from Macchu-katia. According to the traditions of the Maschoiya were originally [[Soomro|Soomra]] [[Ahir]]s, and an ancestor left [[Sindh]] for [[Saurashtra (region)|Saurashtra]], where she married an [[Ahir]] king. Their descendants thus became | When the [[Ahirs]] came from Mathura to Dwarka with Lord Krishna, they spread all over Saurashtra and Kutch [[Gujarat]] region.The Maschoiya are a community of [[Ahir]]s who are said to have settled along the banks of the Machhu-katia river, and the word Maschhoiya literally means those from Macchu-katia. According to the traditions of the Maschoiya were originally [[Soomro|Soomra]] [[Ahir]]s, and an ancestor left [[Sindh]] for [[Saurashtra (region)|Saurashtra]], where she married an [[Ahir]] king. Their descendants thus became Maschoiya Ahir. The Maschoiya Ahir are found mainly in [[Rajkot District]], [[Kutch District]], [[Morbi District]] with a few also found in [[Junagadh District]], [[Amreli]] and [[Bhavnagar]]. They are a [[Gujarati language|Gujarati]] speaking community.<ref name="R.B Lal, S.V Padmanabham page 46"/> | ||
== Present circumstances == | == Present circumstances == | ||
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Khatariya, | Khatariya, | ||
Kuvadiya, | Kuvadiya, | ||
Garchar, | |||
Kihor | |||
And many more | And many more | ||
all of which are of equal status. They claim to be [[Kshatriya]].<ref name="Gujarat, R. B. Lal">{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4Cy_-FXW9BQC&pg=PA46&dq=Chudasama+Ahir+Rajput&hl=en&sa=X&ei=0EcUVfrMIImQuASkxYC4BA&ved=0CCYQ6AEwAg#v=onepage&q=Chudasama%20Ahir%20Rajput&f=false | title=Gujarat, Part 1 Gujarat, Anthropological Survey of India | publisher=Popular Prakashan |author1=Kumar Suresh Singh |author2=Rajendra Behari Lal |author3=Anthropological Survey of India | year=2003 | pages=46 | isbn=9788179911044}}</ref> Unlike other [[Ahir]] communities in [[Gujarat]], the Maschoiya practice consanguineous marriages. Most of working on salt industry,transport,construction,farming,and extra fields.<ref name="Gujarat Lal">{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4Cy_-FXW9BQC&pg=PA46&dq=Chudasama+Ahir+Rajput&hl=en&sa=X&ei=0EcUVfrMIImQuASkxYC4BA&ved=0CCYQ6AEwAg#v=onepage&q=Chudasama%20Ahir%20Rajput&f=false | title=Gujarat, Part 1 Gujarat, Anthropological Survey of India | publisher=Popular Prakashan |author1=Kumar Suresh Singh |author2=Rajendra Behari Lal |author3=Anthropological Survey of India | year=2003 | pages=48 | isbn=9788179911044}}</ref> | all of which are of equal status. They claim to be [[Kshatriya]] .<ref name="Gujarat, R. B. Lal">{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4Cy_-FXW9BQC&pg=PA46&dq=Chudasama+Ahir+Rajput&hl=en&sa=X&ei=0EcUVfrMIImQuASkxYC4BA&ved=0CCYQ6AEwAg#v=onepage&q=Chudasama%20Ahir%20Rajput&f=false | title=Gujarat, Part 1 Gujarat, Anthropological Survey of India | publisher=Popular Prakashan |author1=Kumar Suresh Singh |author2=Rajendra Behari Lal |author3=Anthropological Survey of India | year=2003 | pages=46 | isbn=9788179911044}}</ref> Unlike other [[Ahir]] communities in [[Gujarat]], the Maschoiya practice consanguineous marriages. Most of working on salt industry,transport,construction,farming,and extra fields.<ref name="Gujarat Lal">{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4Cy_-FXW9BQC&pg=PA46&dq=Chudasama+Ahir+Rajput&hl=en&sa=X&ei=0EcUVfrMIImQuASkxYC4BA&ved=0CCYQ6AEwAg#v=onepage&q=Chudasama%20Ahir%20Rajput&f=false | title=Gujarat, Part 1 Gujarat, Anthropological Survey of India | publisher=Popular Prakashan |author1=Kumar Suresh Singh |author2=Rajendra Behari Lal |author3=Anthropological Survey of India | year=2003 | pages=48 | isbn=9788179911044}}</ref> | ||
== See also == | == See also == | ||
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The Machhoya Ahir are a gotra of the Ahir found in the Rajkot, Kutch, Junagadh,Amreli, Bhavnagar, Morbi, Jamnagar state of Gujarat in India.[1]
Origin[edit]
When the Ahirs came from Mathura to Dwarka with Lord Krishna, they spread all over Saurashtra and Kutch Gujarat region.The Maschoiya are a community of Ahirs who are said to have settled along the banks of the Machhu-katia river, and the word Maschhoiya literally means those from Macchu-katia. According to the traditions of the Maschoiya were originally Soomra Ahirs, and an ancestor left Sindh for Saurashtra, where she married an Ahir king. Their descendants thus became Maschoiya Ahir. The Maschoiya Ahir are found mainly in Rajkot District, Kutch District, Morbi District with a few also found in Junagadh District, Amreli and Bhavnagar. They are a Gujarati speaking community.[1]
Present circumstances[edit]
The Maschoiya are divided into a number of exogamous clans called Ataks like
Humbal, Ahir, Lokhil, Khimaniya, Mand(Marand), Miyatra (Myatra), Makawana, Dangar, Sonara, Jalu(Jaru), Chaiya(Chhaiya), Bakotra(Bakutra), Virda, Kangad, Zer, Lavadiya, Meta, Herbha, Hethvadiya, Chavda, Jatiya, Lula, Balasara, Gujariya, Kothivar Goyal(Gohel) Chudasama, Avadiya, Segaliya, Khatariya, Kuvadiya, Garchar, Kihor And many more all of which are of equal status. They claim to be Kshatriya .[2] Unlike other Ahir communities in Gujarat, the Maschoiya practice consanguineous marriages. Most of working on salt industry,transport,construction,farming,and extra fields.[3]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 People of India Gujarat Volume XXII Part One edited by R.B Lal, S.V Padmanabham & A Mohideen page 46 to 49 Popular Prakashan
- ↑ Kumar Suresh Singh; Rajendra Behari Lal; Anthropological Survey of India (2003). Gujarat, Part 1 Gujarat, Anthropological Survey of India. Popular Prakashan. p. 46. ISBN 9788179911044.
- ↑ Kumar Suresh Singh; Rajendra Behari Lal; Anthropological Survey of India (2003). Gujarat, Part 1 Gujarat, Anthropological Survey of India. Popular Prakashan. p. 48. ISBN 9788179911044.
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