Bari Gujar=Bargujar and not Badagujar

[AP Singh]

This post need a separate thread as during slavery period of country Bari-Gujjar was interpreted as bada Gujjar.

I would like to make it clear before proceeding further.

1. Anup Rai was not in the service of Mughals. He was hired only for that particular hunt. It is written in the Mughal history as the courtier of Jahangir to save some respect for Mughal servants who actually fled and Anup rai killed the lion.
2. Obviously Khurram ( later named Jahangir) did not kill the lion but as per the Mughal tradition history has to be written about the bravery of the Mughal prices.
3. Anup Rai was given Anup Shar in Bulandshar and his descendents are called Rajput today. Some of his descendents were killed and expelled later when they refused to offer their females to Mughal harams as per tradition of Mughal rule. These expelled barigujars were called Sikarwars later.

See the following details at page 60 in the following book. You will not find reference of Barigujjar gotra among Gujjars before the Mughal rule as it was named by Mughals only.



Environmental issues in India:
Mahesh Rangarajan - 2007 - Political Science

At page 60

In 1610 when Jahngir was near Bari in Agra suba, one of his courtier Anup Rai came across a across a half-devoured cow. Suddenly a lion came out of the thicket. It was promptly surrounded and the emperor was informed. jahangir, Khurram and others rushed to the spot. jahngir set his musket on the stand and fored twice but missed as os not uncommon when it comes to judging the elevation of the bullet when firing from a height as Jahangir was doing. In the event, the lion charged, Jahangir,s retuniue bolted, and according to him, some even trampled him in their flight! Anup rai saved Jahangir;s life by battling the lion almost with the bare hands, while Prince Khurram struck the animal with a sword. At the end of it the lion was dispatched and Emperor was saved. In the recognition of his valour jahangir gave anup rai the title of Ani rau Singhdalan meaning Commander of troops, lion Crusher ( Thackson 1999:117-18)

[AP Singh]

Mar 16, 2010 17:58:17 GMT 5.5 @AP Singh said:

This post need a separate thread as during slavery period of country Bari-Gujjar was interpreted as bada Gujjar.

I would like to make it clear before proceeding further.

1. Anup Rai was not in the service of Mughals. He was hired only for that particular hunt. It is written in the Mughal history as the courtier of Jahangir to save some respect for Mughal servants who actually fled and Anup rai killed the lion.
2. Obviously Khurram ( later named Jahangir) did not kill the lion but as per the Mughal tradition history has to be written about the bravery of the Mughal prices.
3. Anup Rai was given Anup Shar in Bulandshar and his descendents are called Rajput today. Some of his descendents were killed and expelled later when they refused to offer their females to Mughal harams as per tradition of Mughal rule. These expelled barigujars were called Sikarwars later.

See the following details at page 60 in the following book. You will not find reference of Barigujjar gotra among Gujjars before the Mughal rule as it was named by Mughals only.



Environmental issues in India:
Mahesh Rangarajan - 2007 - Political Science

At page 60

In 1610 when Jahngir was near Bari in Agra suba, one of his courtier Anup Rai came across a across a half-devoured cow. Suddenly a lion came out of the thicket. It was promptly surrounded and the emperor was informed. jahangir, Khurram and others rushed to the spot. jahngir set his musket on the stand and fored twice but missed as os not uncommon when it comes to judging the elevation of the bullet when firing from a height as Jahangir was doing. In the event, the lion charged, Jahangir,s retuniue bolted, and according to him, some even trampled him in their flight! Anup rai saved Jahangir;s life by battling the lion almost with the bare hands, while Prince Khurram struck the animal with a sword. At the end of it the lion was dispatched and Emperor was saved. In the recognition of his valour jahangir gave anup rai the title of Ani rau Singhdalan meaning Commander of troops, lion Crusher ( Thackson 1999:117-18)

Here I would like further elaborate the above paragraph.
1. The Gujjar Anup Singh was from Bari village. First reason for beliveing that he was not courtier of Jahangir before he killed the lion since Gujjar did not join Mughal services. Second resaon is that Jahangir was hunting in Bari village. It is very unlikely that Jahangir will hire a courtier in advance on permanent basis from the Bari village before proceeding for hunting. Third reason is that if Anup Singh was already a courtier of Jahangir he must have known the rule that all the servants of Mughals have to provide their famales to Mughals which his descendents objected
later and severly punished and some of them were hidden their identity by calling themselves as Rajput and Shikarwar.
2. Historical fact is that he was a Gujjar from Bari village and was called later as BariGujjar. But translators of history have taken the only the meaning of the word Bari as Bada, which is bigger. The Other meaning could have been Bura ( Bad), Budha ( Old), Buddha ( Of Buddhist religion) and also Badha ( a tree planter of Badh tree) etc. etc.
Since the purpose of these translators were to steal the Gujjars' history and that was possible without maligning them they have taken the meaning as Bada ( Bigger).
3. Khurram ( Later Shahajan who was born to a Hindu mother whose father was bestowed with lot of territories in the desert of Rajasthan in exachange of that female) , did not kill the lion. Anup Singh Gujjar dared to fight with the lion with Lathi ( stick) in his hand and inserted his stick in the mouth of the lion. He was not having even a sword in his hand since he was not a Mughal Courtier already. I have read the other version elsewhere where he saved the life of Khurram as well.
His daring fight with the lion became an integral part of many of Mughal paintings but Khurram was placed in the charging role to kill the lion
4. I have know a few Bargujars today who are Rajputs but they never disrespect the Gujjars and call them their ancestors.