Gaur also known as "Gour" is a Hindu Rajput clan of India.[1][2][3][4]. According to the Balmiki Ramayana uttar kand Gaur dynasty is descendants of the Bharata (brother of Rama) when Bharata ruled the Gandhara their dynasty named as Gaur, Bharta have two sons King Taksh and King Pushkal both established Takshila and Pushkalawati (Peshawar) kingdoms respectively.They have ancient ancestry and find mention by James Tod as one of 36 royal races in his book Annals and Antiquities of Rajasthan[5] The Gaur Rajputs once held a prominent position in Ajmer till the time of Prithviraj Chauhan.In 1198 A.D Gaur rajput ruled the whole Ajmer.[1] Gorwar region gets its name from this clan.[6][7] In later years they lost the territories ruled by them. In 15th century, they fought at least 13 battles with Shekhawats were defeated and were reduced to feudetory or jagirdars in Shekhawati region. They faced many betrayal. The Rajgarh territory was one of the last bastion of Gaur Rajputs during the times of Mughal Emperors, Humayun and Akber, which was lost to Kishan Singh in 17th century.[8] Gaur Rajputs remained allies to Mughal till the time of Aurangzeb, whose political decisions, alienated Rathods, Sisodias, Hadas and Gaur Rajput from Mughals.[9]
Some of them converted to Islam and are now part of Garha Biradari or Gaur Muslims, Musalman Rajputs group.[1][failed verification]
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