Bais is a common surname found in the Unnao and Raibarely districts of Uttar Pradesh, the most populous state in the Indian Union. Their clan belongs to the ancient Hindu Rajput warrior caste. Unnao is a district in Uttar Pradesh, India between Kanpur and Lucknow. ... Uttar Pradesh (Hindi: , Urdu: ‎, translation: Northern Province, IPA: ,  ), also popularly known by its abbreviation U.P. It is the most populous and fifth largest state in the Union of India. ... Motto: Satyameva Jayate (Sanskrit) DevanāgarÄ«: सत्यमेव जयते (Truth Alone Triumphs) Anthem: Jana Mana   Capital New Delhi Largest city Mumbai (Bombay) Hindi, English + 21 other official languages Government Federal republic  - President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam  - Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Independence from the UK   - Declared 15 August 1947   - Republic 26 January 1950... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... The royal Rajputs (anonymous, c. ... This article or section is in need of attention from an expert on the subject. ...

Origin and history

The Bais Rajputs are considered to be Suryavanshi but, according to their own account, their eponymous ancestor was Salivanhana, the mythic son of a snake who conquered the great Raja Vikramaditya of Ujjain in 55 AD and established his own area. The clan claims to have come from Manji Paithan in the Dekhan in 78 AD when Salivanhana was king^{[citation needed]}. This was the Saka era and Salivahana was the leader of the Saka nomads who invaded Gujarat on two occasions before and shortly after the beginning of the Christian era. Suryavanshi are people belonging to the Suryavansha, or dynasty of the Sun. According to legend, the Suryavanshis are descended from Surya, the Hindu Sun God. ... A Raja (sometimes spelled Rajah) is a king, or princely ruler from the Kshatriya lineages. ... The period of prominence of the Gupta dynasty is very often referred to as the Golden Age of India. ... Ujjain   (Hindi:उज्जैन) (also known as Ujain, Ujjayini, Avanti) is an ancient city of central India, in the Malwa region of Madhya Pradesh, on the eastern bank of the Kshipra River. ... Events Roman Empire Roman emperor Nero is also a Roman Consul. ... Centuries: 1st century BC - 1st century - 2nd century Decades: 0s BC - 0s - 10s - 20s - 30s - 40s - 50s - 60s - 70s - 80s - 90s - 100s Years: 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 Events Romans conquer the Ordovices, located in present-day northern Wales, as well as the Silures. ... The Sakas are a peoples that lived in what is now Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Afghanistan, Pakistan and parts of Iran, Ukraine, and Altay Mountains and Siberia in Russia, in the centuries before 300 AD. They are considered to be a branch of Scythians by most scholars. ... Gujarāt (GujarātÄ«: , IPA: ,  ) is the most industrialized state in the Republic of India with 19. ... A Christian is a follower of Jesus of Nazareth, referred to as the Christ. ...

The Bais Rajputs are now a numerous clan and have given their name to an extensive district Baiswara in the Doab, the land between the Ganga and Yamuna. They are found all over the United Provinces and Bihar and they have settled in small numbers in the Northern and Eastern Districts. A Doab, meaning two waters in Persian, is a term used in India and Pakistan for a tract of land between two confluent rivers. ... The River Ganges (Ganga in Indian languages) is a major river in northern India. ... The Triveni Sangam, or the intersection of Yamuna River and Ganges River. ... For other uses, see Bihar (disambiguation). ...

The name according to Crooke in his book, The Tribes and Castes of the North-western Provinces and Oudh means 'one who occupies the soil'.

Custom

The Bais Rajput clan never kill snakes, which they hold in great reverence. The Bais believe that no snake has destroyed, or ever can destroy, one of the clan. They seem to take no precautions against snake bite except hanging a vessel of water at the head of the sufferer, with a small tube at the bottom, from which the water is poured on his head for as long as he can bear it. So important is the snake to the Bais that the cobra forms part of the clan's flag.

The principal hero of the Bais was Tilokchand, who is supposed to have come from the Central Provinces. He lived about 1400 AD and he was the premier Raja of Oudh. He extended his dominions over all the tract known as Baiswara which comprises the bulk of the Rai Bareli and Unnao Districts. The descendants of Tilokchand form a separate subdivision known as Tilochandi Bais. A Raja (sometimes spelled Rajah) is a king, or princely ruler from the Kshatriya lineages. ... Awadh (also known to the British as Oudh) is a region in the center of the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. ... Unnao is a district in Uttar Pradesh, India between Kanpur and Lucknow. ...

The Bais intermarry with the Chauhan, Kachwaha, Chandel, Gautam and other prominent Rajput clans. Chauhan or Chahaman(a) is a clan that ruled parts of Northern India in the Middle Ages. ... The Kachwaha (also Kacchavahas, Kachhawa, Kuchhwaha or Kushwaha) are a Rajput clan which ruled a number of kingdoms and princely states, including Jaipur, Alwar and Maihar, before Indias independence in 1947. ... The Chandelas, also known as the Chandels, were a Rajput clan who ruled in Bundelkhand from the 10th to the 16th centuries. ... Rajputs, c. ...

The Bains in Punjab claim to be Bais. Punjab (or Panjab) may refer to: Punjab region, an area of South Asia shared by India and Pakistan Punjab (India), a state in India Punjab (Pakistan), the most populated province in Pakistan Haryana, a former part of Punjab Himachal Pradesh, a former part of Punjab A number of former states...

See also

• Rajput
• Rajput clans

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References

• Crooke, William (1896). The Tribes and Castes of the North-western Provinces and Oudh. Calcutta, Office of the Superintendent of Government Printing. ISBN 81-206-1210-8.

External links

• The history of the Rajputs at the British Association of Rajputs
• Rajputsamaj Rajput online Community Centre
• Ancient India: The Rajputs at India Life