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 लाए"
They are well known for their valour and strength in the garhwal, once their GARH was one of the most powerful garh of garhwal.
They are the lineages of chauhan of the plains.
They were found near the chamoli garhwal's Gairsain region in LOBHA GARH/LOHAB GARH.
SAJWAN OF GARHWAL
The suryavanshi rajputs of garhwal and kumaoun, they are one of the most powerful peoples of Uttarakhand, who were GARH-PATI of 4 garh's of garhwal(KUILI GARH, BHARPUR GARH, KUJDII GARH, SIL GARH)
Last king of BHARPUR GARH was GOVIND SINGH, KUJDII GARH was SULTAN SINGH & SIL GARH was SAVAL SINGH.
ASWAL OF GARHWAL
Another famous rajput peoples of garhwal, for them a very famous line was said in garhwal; "AADHO ASWAL AADHO GARHWAL", which tells that they had rule over the half of the garhwal for a period of time.
They were the GARH PATI of malla salan but later joined ajaypal.
They are the lineages of Chauhan's.
FARSWAN/PHARSWAN OF GARHWAL
They are one of the surname that is found in both GARHWAL & KUMAOUN.
Their ancestors GABRU SINGH and FATEH SINGH were chieftains of GARH of garhwal for a time period.
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t is said that they had their domination over garhwal due to their unity but later bhartwals came in power and defeated them.
They are said to be one of the oldest migrated rajputs from the plains to garhwal and kuamoun.
They were also courtiers of kumaoun king SOM-CHAND but later got detached from him for some or other reason and made their residence in Garhwal.
They are one of the decendants of old Kshatriyas of pratihara clan of plains.
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