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The '''Khangar rajput''' community are an Indian clan. They are referred to by many other names, such as Khangaar, Khungar, Khengar, Khagar, Khangdhar and Rao Khangad.<ref>{{cite book |title=India's communities (People of India: National Series) |last=Singh |first=Kumar Suresh |authorlink=Kumar Suresh Singh |publisher=Oxford University Press |year=1998 |isbn=9780195633542 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1lZuAAAAMAAJ&pg=1684 |pages=1684–1686}}</ref>The word "Khangar" means" Master in sword ."
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The '''Khangar''' community are an Indian community. They are referred to by many other names, such as Khangaar, Khungar, Khengar, Khagar, Khangdhar and Rao Khangad.<ref>{{cite book |title=India's communities (People of India: National Series) |last=Singh |first=Kumar Suresh |authorlink=Kumar Suresh Singh |publisher=Oxford University Press |year=1998 |isbn=9780195633542 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1lZuAAAAMAAJ&pg=1684 |pages=1684–1686}}</ref>


The community ruled areas of present-day [[Bundelkhand]] after the fall of the [[Chandela]]s in 1182 A.D. and until the mid-14th century Their seat of power was at [[Garh Kundar]], a fort built by [[Khet Singh Khangar]]. During Khangar rule, Bundelkhand was known as Jujhauti, implying the land of warriors.<ref>{{cite book |page=141 |last1=Fass |first1=Virginia |first2=Rita |last2=Sharma |year=1986 |title=The Forts of India |location=London |publisher=William Collins Sons Ltd |isbn=0-00-217590-8}}</ref>
==Classification==
The Khangar caste is included in the [[Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes|Scheduled Caste]] category in [[Maharashtra]], [[Madhya Pradesh]], [[Chhattisgarh]], [[Jharkhand]] and [[Rajasthan]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Scheduled Castes in Rajasthan |url=https://sje.rajasthan.gov.in/Default.aspx?PageID=65 |access-date=2023-11-03 |website=sje.rajasthan.gov.in}}</ref> and the [[Other Backward Class|OBC]] category in [[Bihar]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=95 फीसदी खंगार समाज के लोग गरीबी रेखा से नीचे |url=https://www.amarujala.com/uttar-pradesh/banda/95-percent-of-the-people-of-khangar-society-are-below-poverty-line-banda-news-knp648012655 |access-date=2023-11-03 |website=Amar Ujala |language=hi}}</ref>


==References==
==References==

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For the volcano in Russia, see Khangar.

The Khangar community are an Indian community. They are referred to by many other names, such as Khangaar, Khungar, Khengar, Khagar, Khangdhar and Rao Khangad.[1]

Classification[edit | edit source]

The Khangar caste is included in the Scheduled Caste category in Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand and Rajasthan[2] and the OBC category in Bihar.[3]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ Singh, Kumar Suresh (1998). India's communities (People of India: National Series). Oxford University Press. pp. 1684–1686. ISBN 9780195633542.
  2. ↑ "Scheduled Castes in Rajasthan". sje.rajasthan.gov.in. Retrieved 3 November 2023.
  3. ↑ "95 फीसदी खंगार समाज के लोग गरीबी रेखा से नीचे". Amar Ujala (in हिन्दी). Retrieved 3 November 2023.

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