Bais Rajput

Kulgotra- Bais, vansh- Suryavansh, Rishigotra- Bharadwaj,Pravar-3,5 Branch of kulgotra Present name of the Branch Bais/Baise Bais Baisle Basere Kathbaise Kathbaise Bhadelia Barulia Kathi katha Tilok Chandi Tilok Chandi

Origin and history

The Bais Rajputs are considered to be Suryavanshi. Their eponymous ancestor was Shalivahana, the king of Shalikot presently known as Sialkot in Pakistan.

The Bais Rajputs are now a numerous clan and have given their name to an extensive district Baiswara in the Doab, the land between the Ganga and Yamuna. They are found all over the United Provinces and Bihar and they have settled in large numbers in the Northern and Eastern District of U.P. and in small numbers in Gujrat, Rajasthan and Uttarakhand.

Custom

The principal hero of the Bais was Tilokchand, who is supposed to have come from the Central Provinces. He lived about 1400 AD and he was the premier Raja of Oudh. He extended his dominions over all the tract known as Baiswara which comprises the bulk of the Rae Bareli and Unnao Districts. The descendants of Tilokchand form a separate subdivision known as Tilokchandi Bais.

The Bais intermarry with the Chauhan, Kachwaha, Chandel, Gautam and other prominent Rajput clans.

Bais are considered to be Nagvanshi. Baiswara is group of 365 villages comprising mostly Bais clansmen. King of Thanesar Harshvardhan united the whole nation and chose his capital as Kannauj.

The Bais Rajputs are considered to be Suryavanshi but according to their own account their eponymous ancestor was Shalivahana, the mythic son of a snake. It makes sense for Shesh-Vansh to be called Suryavanshi because they are descendants of Lakshman Ji, brother of Sri Rama, who is believed to be an avtar of "Sheshnag". Shalivahana conquered the great Raja Vikramaditya of Ujjain and fixed his own era in A.D. 55. They are now a numerous clan and have given their name to an extensive district Baiswara in the Doab, or the land between the Ganga and Yamuna. They claim to have come from Manji Paithan in the Dekhan, and to be descendants of its king Salivahana, AD 78. This is the Saka era and Shalivahana was the leader of the Saka nomads who invaded Gujarat on two occasions before and shortly after the beginning of the Christian Era. The Bais believe that no snake has destroyed, or ever can destroy, one of the clan. They seem to take no precautions against the bite except hanging a vessel of water at the head of the sufferer, with a small tube at the bottom, from which the water is poured on his head as long as he can bear it. The cobra, in fact, finds place on the clan's flag too. BY ...VINAY PRATAP SINGH

ee also

*Ror community
*Rajput
*Rajput clans
*Dhangar

References

*cite book
last = Crooke
first = William
authorlink = William Crooke
title = The Tribes and Castes of the North-western Provinces and Oudh
publisher = Calcutta, Office of the Superintendent of Government Printing
date = 1896
pages =
doi =
id = ISBN 81-206-1210-8

External links

* [http://www.rajputs.org.uk/History/history.html The history of the Rajputs at the British Association of Rajputs]
* [http://www.rajputsamaj.net/ Rajputsamaj Rajput online Community Centre]
* [http://www.indialife.com/History/rajput.htm Ancient India: The Rajputs at India Life]