List of Gujjars

List of notable Gujjar or Gurjar people.

Rulers

* Raja Mihir Bhoj, the Gurjar Ruler of Northern and Central India during medieval period.
* Dargahi Singh, the Gujjar chieftain of Dadri during the reign of Rohilla Nawab Najib-ul-Daula. [cite book |title = Uttar Pradesh District Gazetteers |publisher =Govternment of Uttar Pradesh |year=1993 | pages =152 ]
* Raja Nain Singh, who restored a fort at Parlchhatgarh in Meerut District (also known as Qila Parikishatgarh). [cite web |url=http://meerut.nic.in/tourist.htm |title=Tourist Places |publisher=District Administration Meerut |accessdate=2007-05-31]

Some scholars such as K. M. Munshi (himself a Gurjar) speculate that the Pratiharas, the Parmaras and the Solankis were Gujjar. [K. M. Munshi. The Glory that was Gujardesh (1943)] But the origins of these dynasties are uncertain and debated. Scholars such as Dr. K. Jamanadas [cite book
last =Jamanadas
first =K.
title = Decline And Fall Of Buddhism: A tragedy in Ancient India
url = http://www.ambedkar.org/books/dob.htm
accessdate=2007-05-31
publisher = Bluemoon Books
location = New Delhi
chapter = Rajput Period Was Dark Age Of India
chapterurl = http://www.ambedkar.org/books/dob8.htm] and D. B. Bhandarkar stated that the Pratiharas were a clan of Gujars. However, some other historians believe that although some sections of the Pratiharas (eg. the one to which Mathanadeva belonged) were Gujjars by caste, the imperial Pratiharas of Kannauj were not Gujjars. [cite book
last =Majumdar
first =Ramesh Chandra
title =Readings in Political History of India, Ancient, Mediaeval, and Modern
origyear = 1976
year = 2002
publisher = B.R. Pub. Corp (on behalf of Indian Society for Prehistoric and Quaternary Studies), D.K. Publishers' Distributors
pages = 209
quote = But he refused to believe that the Imperial Pratiharas of Kanauj were also Gujars in this sense.] [cite book
title = Imperial Gazetteer of India, vol. 2
publisher = Digital South Asia Library
url=http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/text.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V02_355.gif
accessdate=2007-05-31
pages =320
quote=But whatever our theories regarding the infusion of Gijar blood among the Rajputs, there was certainly no Gurjara (GUjar) empire in Northern India] According to many versions, the Solanki rulers were Agnikul Rajputs, [cite web
url=http://www.indialife.com/History/rajput.htm
title=Ancient India : The Rajputs
publisher=IndiaLife
year=2002
accessdate=2007-05-31] while historian Suryanath Kamath believes that they were of Karnataka origin. [cite book
last =Suryanath U.
first =Kamath
title = A Concise History of Karnataka from pre-historic times to the present
origyear = 2001
year = 2002
publisher = Jupiter books
pages = 8
quote = The Chalukyas of Gujarat were of Karnataka origin]

Pakistan

* Choudhary Rahmat Ali, a Gujjar of Gorsi goth who coined the name of Pakistan.
* Aftab Ahmad Khan Sherpao, Pakistan Peoples Party (Sherpao)Federal Interior Minister in the cabinet of Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz. Prior to this assignment he was working as the Federal Minister for Water and Power (WAPDA).
* Chaudhry Amir Hussain, the current Speaker of National Assembly of Pakistan.
* Chaudhry Sardar Muhammad, late. ex- IG Punjab.
* Muhammad Asif, Pakistani Fast bowler from Sheikhupurah.
* Shoaib Akhtar, Pakistani Fast bowler.

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