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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 == | ||