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According to ramayana the ancient name of kanyakubj was mahodaya.this place was situated in the middle india. |
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The '''Kanyakubja Brahmins''' comprise one of the five sub-divisions of '''[[Panch-Gauda]]''' ({{IAST|pañcagauḍa}}, ''{{IAST|pañca-gauḍa-brāhmaṇa-jāti}}'' , i.e., "fivefold [[Jāti]] of Gauda Brahmins"). The [[Bhumihar|Bhumihar Brahmins]], of whom many, though not all, belong to the [[Saryupareen Brahmin]] division of [[Kanyakubja Brahmin]]s.<ref>{{cite book |
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KANYAKUBJ BRAHMINS MEAN BRAHMINS OF KANNAUJ REGION.KANYAKUBJ BRAHMINS CONTROLLED VAST EMPIRE OF TERROTARY AFTER DECLINATION OF MAURYAS..big lanlords ayodhya naresh,raja machhedani,maharaja of old kanpur e.tc. are belong to kanyakubj brahmins,according to ayodhya abhilekh, the ruler of ayodhya was raja dhandev,who was belong to the family of pushyamitra shung.pushyamitra shung was a great king of patliputra and the time of pushyamitra shung kanyakubj brahmins spread all over india.because his kul was acharya,achraya is the synonums word of upadhyay.and he was belong to vidisha.kanyakubj brahmins also have a population in vidisha .I visited bihar and i found this surname upadhyay is only use by the kanyakubj brahmins.and kanyakubj brahmins have big population near the patna(danapur region,bhojpur,buxar,rohtas,kaimur,dehri aanson,sasaram).and they came here from ayodhya region and kannauj region.some writer says that pushyamitra shung was belong to ujjain and his gotra was kasyap,but malviya brahmin has no population in bihar and jharkhand.and these writer give this statement according to kalidas.kalidas was a respected person in the court of vikramaditya and he was not born on the time of pushyamitra shung.maharshi panini was belong to time of shung vansh and he said that his gotra was bhardwaj and he was the guru of maharsi patanjali(purohit of pushyamitra shung).after conclusion i found that shung vansh was kanyakubj brahmins of bhardwaj gotra.according to kashi prasad jaisawal he was belong to vidisha,vidisha also has good population of kanyakubj brahmins.some people consider that kanyakubj brahmins and saryuparin brahmins both are same.kanyakubj brahmins are differ from saryuparin brahmins.kanyakubj brahmins have no connection with gonda,gorakhpur and bahraich and saryupain brahmins have no connection with kannauj.kanyakubj brahmins are belong to middle india and saryuparin brahmins are belong to east india. |
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region of kanyakubj brahmins are uttar pradesh,madhyapradesh,chhatishgarh,and region of bhojpuri language of bihar and jharkhand. |
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| last = Sherring |
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| authorlink = M.A. Sherring |
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| title = Hindu Tribes and Castes as Reproduced in Benaras |
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| publisher = [[Asian Educational Services]] |
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| location = 6A, Shahpur Jat, New Delhi-110049, India |
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| year = First ed [[1872]], new ed [[2008]] |
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| isbn = 978-8120620360 |
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}}</ref> Therefore, there is a lot of brotherhood among these [[Brahmin]] sub-castes and [[Mahavir Prasad Dwivedi]] and Dr. [[Hazari Prasad Dwivedi]] have mentioned it in their writings.<ref>{{cite book |
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| first = Swami Sahajanand |
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| last = Saraswati |
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| authorlink = Swami Sahajanand Saraswati |
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| title = Swami Sahajanand Saraswati Rachnawali in Six volumes(Brahmarshi Vansha Vistar in Volume 1) |
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| publisher = Prakashan Sansthan |
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| location = Delhi |
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| year = 2003 |
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| isbn = 81-7714-097-3 |
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| pages = 153-519 at pg. 515-19(Volume 1) Parishisht by Acharya Tarineesh Jha |
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}}</ref> On the Jijhoutia clan of [[Bhumihar|Bhumihar Brahmins]] (eg. [[Swami Sahajanand Saraswati]]), ''William Crooke'' writes, "A branch of the Kanaujia Brahmins ([[Kanyakubja Brahmin]]s) who take their name from the country of Jajakshuku, which is mentioned in the [[Madanpur]] inscription."<ref>{{cite book |
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| first = William |
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| last = Crooke |
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| authorlink = William Crooke |
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| title = The Tribes and Castes of the North-Western Provinces and Oudh |
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| publisher = [[Asian Educational Services]] |
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| location = 6A, Shahpur Jat, New Delhi-110049, India |
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| year =1999 |
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| isbn = 8120612108 |
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| volumes = 4 |
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}}</ref> |
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The Kanyakubj (or Kanaujia) Brahmins derive their name from the Kannauj region of Uttar Pradesh. |
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In the 19th and 20th national convention of Kanyakubja Brahmins by Kanyakubja Mahati Sabha, in 1926 and 1927 respectively, it reiterated [[Bhumihar|Bhumihar Brahmins]] to be Kanyakubja Brahmins and appealed for unity among Kanyakubja Brahmins whose different branches included [[Sanadhya]], Pahadi, Jujhoutia, [[Gangaputra Brahmin|Gangaputra]], [[Saryupareen Brahmin|Saryupareen]], [[Chattisgadhi]], Bhumihar and different [[Bengali Brahmin]]s.<ref>{{cite book |
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| first = Swami Sahajanand |
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| last = Saraswati |
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| authorlink = Swami Sahajanand Saraswati |
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| title = Swami Sahajanand Saraswati Rachnawali in Six volumes (in Volume 1) |
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| publisher = Prakashan Sansthan |
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| location = Delhi |
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| year = 2003 |
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| isbn = 81-7714-097-3 |
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| pages = 519 (at p 68-69) (Volume 1) |
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}}</ref> |
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Common surnames of Kanyakubj Brahmins include [[Pandey|Pandey]], Dixit, Mishra, Shukla, Vajpayee, Awasthi etc. |
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Ever since the great Indian uprising of 1857, which included Mangal Pandey & Chandrashekhar Azad as spearheads, brahmins in general in Uttar Pradesh were victimised by the then British administration. Mobile courts held hearings under trees on the thick branches of which young brahmins members of their community were hanged in public. This was to deter Indians, to not to partake in the (then) Independence struggle against the British. |
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As a fallout of such mass hangings, a sizable population of kanyakubj brahmins migrated, almost overnight, from their homes and fields in Uttar Pradesh, to the relative secluded areas of Madhya Pradesh, like Hoshangabad & Itarsi, only to settle down there and lead peaceful lives. Their descendants then prospered and built a reputation for theselves in the fields of education, law, medicine and trading. |
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Kanyakubj Brahmins communities are found in areas like [[Kanpur|Kanpur]], [[Kannauj|Kannauj]], etc. which are also the prominent hubs of their social and cultural activities. A number of dedicated organizations here work towards the well being of the society in general and kanyakubj community in particular. |
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==Notes== |
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==References== |
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* ''[[Swami Sahajanand Saraswati]] Rachnawali'' (Selected works of Swami Sahajanand Saraswati), Prakashan Sansthan, [[Delhi]], 2003. |
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* [[Baldev Upadhyaya]], Kashi Ki Panditya Parampara, Sharda Sansthan, [[Varanasi]], 1985. |
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* [[M.A. Sherring]], Hindu Tribes and Castes as Reproduced in Benaras, [[Asian Educational Services]], New Delhi, First edition 1872, new edition 2008. |
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*Kalhana's Rajatarangini: A Chronicle of the Kings of Kashmir; 3 Volumes > M.A.Stein (translator),(Introduction by Mohammad Ishaq Khan),published by Saujanya Books at Srinagar,2007,(First Edition pub. in 1900),ISBN: 81-8339-043-9 / 8183390439. |
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*A History of Brahmin Clans ({{IAST|Brāhmaṇa Vaṃshõ kā Itihāsa}}) in Hindi, by Dorilāl Śarmā,published by Rāśtriya Brāhamana Mahāsabhā, Vimal Building, Jamirābād, Mitranagar, Masūdābād,Aligarh-1, 2nd ed-1998. (This Hindi book contains the most exhaustive list of Brahmana gotras and pravaras together their real and mythological histories). |
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*{{IAST|Jāti-Bhāṣkara}} by Pt. Jwālā Prasād Misra, published by Khemaraj Shrikrishnadas, Bombay, (1914). |
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*The Tribes and Castes of Central Provinces of India, by R. V. Russel,I.C.S,(assisted by R. B. Hira Lal),4 Vols,Macmillan and Co; New Ed edition (2 Aug 1995) : Asian Educational Services,India; Language English,ISBN 812060833X ,ISBN 978-8120608337 |
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*''Hindu Castes and Sects'' Jogendranath Bhattacharya; First Editions :Calcutta,1896); New Ed:New Delhi: Munshiram Manoharlal Publications, 1995. |
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*Mayne's ''"Treatise on Hindu Law and Usage'',15th ed.,New Delhi: Bharat Law House, 2003. |
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*Kane, Pandurang Vaman(1880 - 1972), "History of Dharmaśāstra " (ancient and mediæval religious and civil law in India), Poona: Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute. 1962 - 1975. |
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*Hindu Manners, Customs, and Ceremonies, by Abbe J. A. Dubois,English translation first published in 1816, Reprint. 1999(Third edition. Delhi, Low Price Pub.), 2 volumes, 741 p.,ISBN 81-7020-927-7. |
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*(Manusmriti) :{{ cite book | author = Translation by G. Bühler| title = Sacred Books of the East: The Laws of Manu (Vol. XXV)| publisher = Oxford | year = 1886| isbn = }} Available online as [http://www.sacred-texts.com/hin/manu.htm The Laws of Manu] |
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*''History of India'' by Herman Kulke and Dietmar Rothermund, Published 2004,Routledge,448 pages,ISBN 0415329205 |
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*''{{IAST|Brāhmaṇotpatti-mārtaṇḍa'' by Harikṛṣṇa Śāstri}}, (Sanskrit), 1871 |
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==See also== |
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*[[Brahmin communities]] |
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*[[Brahmin]] |
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*[[Brahmins]] |
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*[[Hinduism]] |
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*[[Forward Castes]] |
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*[[Classification of Brahmins]] |
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==External links== |
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*[http://kanyakubjmanch.com/ Kanya Kubj Manch] A prominent magazine about Kanyakubja Brahmins, published from [[Kanpur|Kanpur]]. |
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*[http://www.vedah.net/manasanskriti/Brahmins.html The complete reference to Brahmins]: No material from this site has been borrowed for this article. |
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*[http://www.kamat.com/kalranga/people/brahmins/list.htm A Long List of Brahmin Castes and Sub-castes] |
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[[Category:Brahmin communities by language]] |
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[[Category:Brahmins]] |
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[[Category: Social groups of Uttar Pradesh]] |
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Revision as of 11:27, 15 October 2009
According to ramayana the ancient name of kanyakubj was mahodaya.this place was situated in the middle india.
KANYAKUBJ BRAHMINS MEAN BRAHMINS OF KANNAUJ REGION.KANYAKUBJ BRAHMINS CONTROLLED VAST EMPIRE OF TERROTARY AFTER DECLINATION OF MAURYAS..big lanlords ayodhya naresh,raja machhedani,maharaja of old kanpur e.tc. are belong to kanyakubj brahmins,according to ayodhya abhilekh, the ruler of ayodhya was raja dhandev,who was belong to the family of pushyamitra shung.pushyamitra shung was a great king of patliputra and the time of pushyamitra shung kanyakubj brahmins spread all over india.because his kul was acharya,achraya is the synonums word of upadhyay.and he was belong to vidisha.kanyakubj brahmins also have a population in vidisha .I visited bihar and i found this surname upadhyay is only use by the kanyakubj brahmins.and kanyakubj brahmins have big population near the patna(danapur region,bhojpur,buxar,rohtas,kaimur,dehri aanson,sasaram).and they came here from ayodhya region and kannauj region.some writer says that pushyamitra shung was belong to ujjain and his gotra was kasyap,but malviya brahmin has no population in bihar and jharkhand.and these writer give this statement according to kalidas.kalidas was a respected person in the court of vikramaditya and he was not born on the time of pushyamitra shung.maharshi panini was belong to time of shung vansh and he said that his gotra was bhardwaj and he was the guru of maharsi patanjali(purohit of pushyamitra shung).after conclusion i found that shung vansh was kanyakubj brahmins of bhardwaj gotra.according to kashi prasad jaisawal he was belong to vidisha,vidisha also has good population of kanyakubj brahmins.some people consider that kanyakubj brahmins and saryuparin brahmins both are same.kanyakubj brahmins are differ from saryuparin brahmins.kanyakubj brahmins have no connection with gonda,gorakhpur and bahraich and saryupain brahmins have no connection with kannauj.kanyakubj brahmins are belong to middle india and saryuparin brahmins are belong to east india.
region of kanyakubj brahmins are uttar pradesh,madhyapradesh,chhatishgarh,and region of bhojpuri language of bihar and jharkhand.