Baranwal

Baranwal (also spelled Barnwal, Burnwal, Bernwal, Varanwal, Varnwal, Barnawal) is a Hindu community found throughout northern India, including Bihar, Jharkhand, West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat along with a sprinkled presence in Rajasthan, Haryana, Madhya Pradesh. The name of the caste derives from "Baran" or "Barn", a former name of the Bulandshahr city. The community derives from ancient legendary king The legends describe the ancestry of Ahibaran as follows: The children of King Dharmadat established their separate state, whose children are now called Bais Rajputs. King Harshavardhana was in his lineage.[6] The child of the eldest son Subhankar continued to rule in his native state, Chandravati.[1] Their offspring were King Tendumal and his descendant Maharaja Varaksh who took the side of religion in the war of Mahabharata and died by becoming a partisan of Pandavas.[7] The remaining people left Chandravati and came to North India due to the storm in Chandravati.[2] The clan of Maharaja Varaksha laid the foundation of his kingdom in a place called 'Ahar' in the presence of the Emperor of Hastinapur.[8] In the generation of Maharaja Varaksha, King Parmal descendants from him.[9] King Ahibaran born to King Parmal. King Ahibaran was married to Varanavati, the daughter of Khandav's King, who lives in a dense forest of selection trees located in the western part of the Ikshumati River in Antravredi.[10]Ahibaran.
Gotras.
Historically,there are regional differences between the list of gotras. There is 36 gotra in baranwal community. Some of the gotras like Kasyap and Kaushik are specific to Rajputs. Barnwal trace their origin from Baniya Community.
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