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Bains also known as Wains/Vains/Waince/Vaince/Wais the Subcates are mentioned under Bains in census 1891[1], is a Clan of Jats found in India and Pakistan it is tribe whose headquarters are mainly in District Hoshiarpur and Jalandhar they are spread from the Rawalpindi in the West to the Ambala in the east, the tribe also resides in Amritsar, Montogomery, Multan and Shahpur[2][3][4] the tribe mostly resides in Doaba[5] The Clan got it's name from thier ancestor and they came eastward in the Doab during the reign of Feroz shah Tuglaq the clan unlike other Jats originaly do not practice karewa( Widow Remarriage) and in the marriages they wore janeau They enlist freely as Soldiers and are of Good Stamp.[6] Colonel James Tod have mentioned them in 36 Royal races the Population of clan in cesus of 1881 was 28,971[7] Mahilpur is the Headquarters of the tribe and it is a whole Thriving place[8] the clan is also known as Wains in Montogomery now (Faisalabad) as per Ibbetson, Wains/Bains Jats are also found in Multan.[2][9] In 1911 Census Wais & Wains both spellings were used as well as it was also a shared surname in rajputs[10]

History

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As per History the Bains Clan claim origin from Raja Karan and in that lineage Bains was born who gave the name to the clan the actual home of the clan till 14th century was Salt range area in Pothohar one of the main branch that came eastward to Doaba tells the lineage as follows , Chaudhary Biru/Feru Bains was the ahalkar army of Raja mahaldev he later came to be known as Mal khan after adoption of islam. later during the Invasion of Feroz Shah Tuglaq in 14th century Bains Clan Joined him in the invasion and settled in Doaba the ones who were ahalkars(high ranking officials) settled in founded Mahilpur and continued as Jagirdars even under emperor Akbar till 1757 during invasion of Sikh misls, and the ones who were Soldiers Founded the 11 Villages of Pathrala, Khera, Bharta, Ganeshpur, Gondpur, Nangal Khurd, Daduwal, Chambal kalan, Rasulpur, Nangal Kalan and Sarhala Khurd later Clan also Founded Bahowal , Kot Fatuhi and 22 more villages, Under the Emperors of Delhi emperors Akbar the Jalandhar Doab was Divided in 36 Parganas Mahilpur was held by Bains Jats[11][12]

the lineage of Bains clan of Mahilpur is as center is as Follows

Chaudhary Biru/Feru Bains Biru had a Son Chaudhary Khangan/Sangan Bains, Chaudhary Khangan/ Sangan had a Son Chaudhary Udvesal also known as Udarmal, Chaudhary Uadarmal had a son named Chaudhary Makhan and Chaudhary Makhan had a Son named Chaudhary Bhoola and Chaudhary Bhoola had 3 Sons (Mahla/Mahlo, Bidhi and Baho) Chaudhary Mahla founded Mahalpur/Mahilpur, Bidhi died during the young age, Baho founded Bahowal, Chaudhary Mahla( also known as mahlo) had a son Chaudhary Mehmad, Mehmad had many wives and his descendants founded Pattis of Mahilpur and property of Mehmad got Divided into his sons as per Chundawand, Chaudhary Sagta was Elder son of Mehmad (Most of the Bains Clan in Mahilpur is decendent of Mehmad as his decendents grew a lot in number and founded more villages and migrated a lot , descendant of Sagta was Chaudhary Durga and son of Chaudhry Durga was Chuadhary Ram rai just like his fathers and grandfathers he was Chaudhary of Mahilpur and the remaining 227 Villages of the area in 1700s[11]

The Sardars of Alawalpur and jallah were decendents of Former Mahilpur jagirdars[13][[14]

Sardar Albel Singh Bains( Jagirdar in Sikh Empire)

Folk

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The Vaars mentioning Bains Clan

" ਮਾਹਲਪੁਰ ਬੈਂਸਾਂ ਦਾ ਭਾਰਾ, ਇਕੋ ਜੇਡੇ ਸਭ ਸਰਦਾਰਾ

ਇਕਸੇ ਬੈਂਸ ਕਪੂਰੇ ਬਾਝੋਂ, ਹੋਰ ਸਾਰਾ ਸ਼ਹਿਰ ਗਵਾਰਾਂ ਦਾ।

ਹੀਰਾਂ ਦਾ ਪੁਰ ਰਾਠੀਚਾਰਾ, ਵਡੀ ਵਸੋਂ ਘੁੱਗ ਪਸਾਰਾ।

ਚੜ੍ਹਦੇ ਲਹਿੰਦੇ ਮੱਲ ਗੁਜ਼ਾਰਾਂ, ਖੇੜਾ ਇਹ ਸਰਦਾਰਾਂ ਦਾ। "[15]

Vaar Punjab ki by Mir Ghulam 1740s

" ਗਿਲਾਂ ਦਾ ਖਾਨ ਪੁਰ ਖੇੜਾ, ਸਰਵਰ ਢੋਡੇ ਵਾਲਾ

ਕੰਢੀ ਬੈਂਸ ਵੱਸਣ ਬਲਕੋਰੇ, ਲੀਹਲ ਪਰਵਦਗਾਰਾ

ਹੀਰਾਂ ਦਾ ਪੁਰ ਵੱਡਾ ਖੇੜਾ, ਕਿਲਾ ਖੂਬ ਕਰਾਰਾ

ਖੋਖੋਵਾਲ ਘੁਮਾਣਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਚੌਂਤਰਾ II "[16]

Vaar Jattan Chaudhrian ki by Sidh Jeona 1750s

Personalities

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  • Buckam Singh Bains(5 December 1893 – 27 August 1919), World War I First Canadian Sikh war veteran (Private 454819, 28th Battalion, Canadian Expeditionary Force)

References

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  1. ^ Maclagan, E. D. (1892). Census of India, 1891: The Punjab and its feudatories. The report on the census. Bengal Secretariat Press.
  2. ^ a b Rose, H. A. (Horace Arthur); Ibbetson, Denzil; Maclagan, Edward Douglas (1911). A glossary of the tribes and castes of the Punjab and North-West frontier province. University of California Libraries. Lahore : Printed by the superintendent, Government Printing, Punjab.
  3. ^ Gazetteer of the Multan District: 1883/84 (1884). Civil and Military Gazette Press. 1884.
  4. ^ Rose, Horace Arthur; Ibbetson, Sir Denzil (1970). A Glossary of the Tribes and Castes of the Punjab and North-West Frontier Province: Based on the Census Report for the Punjab, 1883. Languages Department, Punjab.
  5. ^ Falcon, Robert Worgan (1896). Handbook on Sikhs for the use of regimental officers, by Captain R. W. Falcon. The Library of Congress. Allahabad, The Pioneer press.
  6. ^ CROWTHER, R. T. (1849). Memorandum on Sikhs. MS notes.
  7. ^ Ibbetson, Denzil (1916). Panjab castes. University of California Libraries. Lahore : Printed by the Superintendent, Government Printing, Punjab.
  8. ^ Punjab district gazetteers Hoshiarpur district vol.XIIIA; pt.A. 1905.
  9. ^ Customary Law of the Multan District: Attested at the Revised Settlement, 1923-1924. Superintendent, Government Print., Punjab. 1924.
  10. ^ Commissioner, India Census (1912). Census of India, 1911 ... Superintendent government printing, India.
  11. ^ a b "ਮਾਹਿਲਪੁਰ ਪਿੰਡ | Mahilpur Village - ਪੰਜਾਬ ਦੇ ਪਿੰਡਾਂ ਦਾ ਇਤਿਹਾਸ". 2024-06-22. Retrieved 2024-12-30.
  12. ^ Government of Punjab (1908). Punjab District Gazetteers, Volume XIV A. Jullundur District, with maps, 1904. Lahore, Civil and Military Gazette Press.
  13. ^ Government of Punjab (1908). Punjab District Gazetteers, Volume XIV A. Jullundur District, with maps, 1904. Lahore, Civil and Military Gazette Press.
  14. ^ M'Gregor, William Lewis (1846). The history of the Sikhs; containing the lives of the Gooroos; the history of the independent Sirdars, or Missuls, and the life of the great founder of the Sikh monarchy, Maharajah Runjeet Singh;. Oxford University. London, J. Madden.
  15. ^ www.DiscoverSikhism.com. Punjabi Varan (in Punjabi).
  16. ^ www.DiscoverSikhism.com. Punjabi Varan (in Punjabi).