Parihar
परिहार
Clan (Gotra) of Rajputs, Kolis, Gurjars and Meenas
Ethnicity
Location
Varna
Parent tribe
  • Rajput
  • Koli
  • Gurjar
  • Menna
Branches
  • Parihar
  • Purihar
  • Padihar
  • Pratihar
  • Paradkar
Language
ReligionHinduism
Surnames

The Parihar (also spelled as Purihar[1] and Padihar) is a clan (Gotra) mostly found in Rajput,[2] Koli,[3][1] Gurjar[4] and Meena[5] castes of India.

References

  1. ^ a b Doshi, Shambu Lal (1995). Anthropology of Food and Nutrition. New Delhi, India, Asia: Rawat Publications. p. 67. ISBN 978-81-7033-278-7.
  2. ^ Wagner, K. (12 July 2007). Thuggee: Banditry and the British in Early Nineteenth-Century India. New Delhi, India, Asia: Springer. pp. 82: Nominally, Parihara was held by Parihar Rajputs and Sursae on the Maratha side of the border by Kachwaha Rajputs, but in reality Kachwaha Rajputs held four of Parihara's 16 villages including Sindouse, while the remaining 12 belonged to Parihar Rajputs. ISBN 978-0-230-59020-5.
  3. ^ Roy, Shivani (1 July 2003). Koli Culture: A Profile of the Culture of Talpad Vistar. New Delhi, India, Asia: Cosmo Publication. p. 98. ISBN 978-81-7020-018-5.
  4. ^ Acharya, K. A. (1978). Maratha-Rajput Relations from 1720 to 1795 A.D. New Delhi, India, Asia: Acharya Publications. pp. 55: Parihar clan undoubtedly is of the Gurjar stock.
  5. ^ Behera, Maguni Charan (11 September 2021). Tribe-British Relations in India: Revisiting Text, Perspective and Approach. New Delhi, India, Asia: Springer Nature. pp. 281: The Parihar Meenas were marked as a wild race of marauders residing in Jahazpur and Bundi region. ISBN 978-981-16-3424-6.

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