- Shivi
Shivi (
Hindi :शिवि) was arepublic in ancient India, ruled by a democratic system of government known as ganatantra.Kshudraka s had formed a sangha withMalava s. Shivis formed asangha with a big federation or sangha known asJat , which is clear from Panini's shloka in grammar of unicode|Aṣṭādhyāyī. The famous Sanskrit scholar Panini of900 BCE has mentioned in his Sanskrit grammar known as unicode|Aṣṭādhyāyī in the form ofshloka inSanskrit language as 'जट झट संघाते' or (IAST :"Jat JhatSangha te"). This means that the terms 'Jat' and 'democratic federation' are synonymous.Thakur Deshraj ">Thakur Deshraj , Jat Itihas (Hindi), Maharaja Suraj Mal Smarak Shiksha Sansthan, Delhi, 1934, 2nd edition 1992 page 87-88. ]At the time of invasion of India by
Alexander the great , in326 BCE , they were found inhabiting an area in the vicinity of theMalava tribes. The Greek writers have mentioned them wearing clothes similar to wild people even during the war. After some time of Alexander's war, they probably moved to Rajasthan along withMalava s. Thus they are found moving from Punjab toMalwa and from there toRajasthan . There are ruins of an ancient town called 'Tamva-vati nagari' 11 miles north ofChittor . Ancient coins of Shivi people are found near this town bearng 'Majhamikaya Shivajanapadas', which means coins of 'Shiva janapada of Madhyamika'. The 'Tamvavati nagari' was called as 'Madhyamika nagari'. These coins are of the period first tosecond century BCE . Thakur Deshraj ">Thakur Deshraj , Jat Itihas (Hindi), Maharaja Suraj Mal Smarak Shiksha Sansthan, Delhi, 1934, 2nd edition 1992 p. 161 ]The
Shokeen orShivakhande clanAccording to Hukum Singh Panwar (Pauria), it may, however, be interesting to note that a Jat tribe, living in about 25 contiguous villages in
Jind district ofHaryana and about 5 villages in Nangloi block of Delhi , goes by its gotra name asShivakhande orSheokhand . of late this gotra has been Arabicised asShokeen in Delhi villages. Yet the elders ofSheokhand Khap area take pride in the fact that they originally hail from theDharan s, whose kingdom was rather misnomered as "Gupta empire " in Indian history. Be that as it may, one thing is plausible about the Jats of Sheokhande clan. They must be the Sivas who fought against the Bharatas on the Jamuna River in one of the ten Rigvedic wars i.e.Battle of the Ten Kings . They are identified by scholars with theShivi s [Kathasaritsagar, vol.1 p. 11] or theSibi s of theUsinara country in the north of Haridwar near the source of Ganges. [ABORI, vol. XXIX, p. 117, fn. 9] The Sivas or Sibis became known as Shivakhande or Sheokhande from and after theShivalik s, the abode ofLord Shiva , the highest deity of the Jats. Their descent from theShivalik hills has provided good grounds to the author of Devasamhita to expound this theory. [Hukum Singh Panwar(Pauria):The Jats - Their Origin, Antiquity & Migrations, Rohtak, 1993. ISBN 81-85235-22-8, p. 38]Shivi Kings
The
Jataka s mention about rulers of this tribe. One of them was a religious and kind king named Sanjaya, who donated every thing and moved himself with his wifwMadri , son Jali Kumar and daughter Krishnajina Kumari to 'Bankagiri'. The Buddhist literature 'Avadan Kalplata' writes Sanjay a Vishwamitra. These people were democratic rulers ofganasangha type. All works were done in these ganas with the consent of clan people. Thakur Deshraj ">Thakur Deshraj , Jat Itihas (Hindi), Maharaja Suraj Mal Smarak Shiksha Sansthan, Delhi, 1934, 2nd edition 1992 p. 164 ]King Shivi (शिवि) was another great King of this tribe, powerful and generous king.
Indra andAgni once tested his generosity by becoming birds when the king gave flesh from his body to fulfill his duty.Sivi or Sibi Jats
The Jat historian
Bhim Singh Dahiya has provided proofs of Sivi being Jats. The first proof is of course the name itself. Sibi or Sivi, is the original name of their ancestor and Sibiya/Sibia is derivative meaning the descendants of Sibi. This clan name is only found in the Jats and in no other population group of India. These Sibia Jats are still existing. Shri Gurbax Singh Sibia, ex-minister in Punjab Cabinet was a scion of this ancient clan. The second proof is in the name of their city - Jattararur (Chittor ) - which is based on the word Jatta-city of Jats. Incidentally, this is another proof of the fact that Mewar was under the Jats for very long time. Hence the names of its cities like Jaisalmer, Sikar, Sirohi, etc. The last two are names of the Jat clan also. [Bhim Singh Dahiya : Jats the Ancient Rulers, p.79]Notable persons from this clan
*Sardar Gurbax Singh
Sibia , ex-minister in Punjab Cabinet was a scion of this ancient clan.
*Sardar Surinderpal SinghSibia , Member of Legislative Assembly. Sangrur, President District Congress Committee, was also a national silver medallist boxer.ee also
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Origin of Jats from Shiva's Locks References
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