Ahbans

Ahbans are a Rajput clan found in the state of Uttar Pradesh in India.

Origin

The name of this clan is derived from the Sanskrit word ahi which means a snake. They claim to be one of the earliest Rajput settlers in the Awadh region. The Ahbans claim descent from two brothers of the Chavda clan who are found in Gujarat. These two brothers were Gopi and Sopi, and who are said to have come from Anhalwarra Patan in what is now Gujarat. They were on a pilgrimage to the shrine of Gaya around the first century. On their return, the brothers settled in Gopamau and Bhurwara in Lakhimpur Kheri District. They were substabtial landowners during the period of the Mughal Emperors Humayun and Akbar, until the rise of the Nawabs of Awadh. A branch of this family converted to Islam during the period of Lodhi dynasty, and now form the distinct community of the Ahbans Khanzada.

References

Rajput clans of Uttar Pradesh

Ahbans Amethiya Bachhal Bachgoti Bais Banaphar Bargala Bargaiyan Bargujar Barhiya Benbansi Bisen Bundela Bhale Sultan Chandel Chauhan Dhakra Dikhit Dor Gaur Gautam Jadaun Pundir Sengar Sikarwar Ujjainiya

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