Kulhari

Kulhari ( _hi. कुलहरी) or Kularia/Kuladia (कुलड़िया) is a gotra (clan) of Jats found in Rajasthan, Haryana and Delhi.

History

It is a branch of the Johiya Jats. Kulhari Jats ruled in the Marwar area in the 11th to 12th century. Bahipal was their king and Kot-Marot was their capital. There was a fort also at Kot-Marot. Bahipal had a war with the subedar of Hisar in which he lost his kingdom.

Bahipal moved to Kathod and established a new kingdom there. Kathod is about 22 km from Ajmer. The descendants of Bahipal constructed a fort at Koliya. The Raja of Koyal pattan arrested the Kulahari Jats. Myth is that their Kuldevi Pada got them released. After that the Kulhari Jats made Didwana as their capital. They established at Didwana statues of Bahipal and the Kuldevi Pada.

Another theory is that there was a king in Haryana who had three sons. One was Khichar , another was Mahla & third one was Kulhari. These sons came to Rajasthan. Mahlas settled in a place called Bhalaria in Jhunjhunu. From there they migrated to other places in Rajathan. As a matter of fact Mahla, Kulhari & Khichars are considered brothers & don’t marry in their gotras.

Distribution

Kulhari clan people are found in Sikar, Churu, Hanumangarh, Jhunjhunu, Ganganagar, Bikaner, Jaipur districts in Rajasthan and Fatehabad district in Haryana. They are found in haryana in dhani dulat, harita and buthan

Notable persons from this clan

1. Subedar Harful Singh Kulhari - Martyr of Kargil War

2. Captain pokhar singh - Dhani Dulat

3. Brigadier Laxman Singh Kulhari - Udansari (Rajasthan)

4. Sh Prithvi Singh Kulhria - Dhani Dulat (Fatehabad) Haryana

References

*Thakur Deshraj: Jat Itihas (Hindi), Maharaja Suraj Mal Smarak Shiksha Sansthan, Delhi, 1934.