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Farswan / Pharswan

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 Pharswan / Farswan Pharswan (also spelled as Farswan) is a prominent Rajput (Kshatriya) surname primarily found in the hill state of Uttarakhand , India. The clan is historically distributed across the Garhwal and Kumaon divisions and is recognized as part of the traditional landed aristocracy ( Thokdars and Sayanas ) of the Central Himalayas. 1. Etymology and Origin Toponymic Origin: Consistent with the naming traditions of Uttarakhand, the surname most commonly specifies the ancestral village of the individual. The clan is intrinsically linked to the village of Farsali in the Bageshwar district of Kumaon . It is also connected to the village of Farasu in the Pauri Garhwal district. 2. History and Social Status The Pharswans are historically classified as Rajputs. Migration Legends: Historical records suggest that branches of the clan migrated to the Garhwal region from a location near Mathura (near Delhi) around 432 Samvat (approx. 375 AD). Other accounts link the Kumaoni...
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UTTARAKHAND RAJPUT SURNAME DETAILS

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BRIEF DESCRIPTION ON SOME OF THE SURNAMES OF GARHWAL CHAUHAN'S IN UTTARAKHAND  1. Jhinkwan. 2. Tulsara. 3. Parsara rawat. 4. Dhamaada bisht. 5. Aswal . 6. Lobhan negi ( garh pati were dilwar Singh and pramod  singh). 7. Ramola. 8. Ajmer ke chauhan . 9. Chandpur ke chauhan. 10. Uppugarh ke chauhan. 11. Dumag chauhan of kandara garh. 12. Mayapur haat ke Pundir 13. Jwalapur haat/ khaulpur ke chauhan (dhamdev chauhan) 14. Chandpur garh ke chauhan ( BHANU PRATAP & his son MANGAL SINGH) 15. Bhilang garh of Chauhan's (Soanpal king of BHILANG garh who married his only daughter to king KANAKPAL). 16. PAINKHANDA of 42 GARH-PATI JUMLA CHAUHAN - acc. To Tehri inscription, every village of PAINKHANDA was a GARH(KINGDOM), so there were 42 jumla chauhan GARH-PATI (1270-1321AD) LOBHA NEGI OF GARHWAL A famous poetry for them by MAULARAM , garhrajvansh kavya " चढ़ी फौज तब चले कुमाऊ, बजन लगे ढोल दमाऊ सवा लाश संग फ़ौज तुलानी, तीन ढोल संग भए सलानी लोभा अरु बधानी आए, तड्डा तोमड़ा संग माही...
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Uttarakhand rajput

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 THE UTTARAKHAND RAJPUT COMMUNITY. 1.Chand, the chandravanshi rajputs. Migrated from jhunsi (near allahabad). From the royal family of kumaoun. the CHAND dynasty. 2. Rajwar, the suryavanshi rajputs. Migrated from ayyodha. They are Katyuri's. (Pricely state of ASKOTE in uttarakhand) 3. Bartwal, both rajputs and brahmins use the surname. They are PARMAR rajputs from ujjain. 4. Aswal- the chauhan rajputs. There is a line used for them, as "AADHO ASWAL AADHO GARHWAL". It signifies their rule over the half of garhwal. There is a famous patti in the name of aswal as ASWALSYUN. They were Thokdars of shila patti in GANGASALAN,SOUTH GARHWAL, PAURI GARHWAL. 5. Jhinkwan- the another chauhan rajputs.  Immigrated from ujjain. 6. Kunwar - their name signifies themselves as the brother of King. It is said that they were rulers of some part of garhwal before the arrival of King kanakpal in garhwal. 7. butola- they are from rawat subcaste. They are TOMAR/TANWAR rajputs ...
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