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Dildarnagar Kamsar

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Dildarnagar Kamsar
Group of villages
Kamsar-O-Bar
Image of a Market Street in Dildarnagar, which is often referred as the capital or the main market hub of Kamsar.
Image of a Market Street in Dildarnagar, which is often referred as the capital or the main market hub of Kamsar.
Nickname: 
Kamsaar
Map
Country India
StateUttar Pradesh
DistrictGhazipur
Established1542; 482 years ago (1542)
Founded byRaja Narhar Khan
Area
 • Total
152.815 km2 (59.002 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total
183,087
 • Density1,200/km2 (3,100/sq mi)
Languages
 • OfficialHindi
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registrationUP61

Dildarnagar Kamsar or Kamsaar, (also known as Ahl-e-Kamsar or Kamsar-O-Bar) is a Pargana or a region of 34 places around Karamnasa river in Ghazipur district, and Kaimur District of Uttar Pradesh & Bihar, India. Of whom main mouzas being 19. It is a large settlement of Kamsari Pathans and Afghan Pathans (mainly,Niazi, Yusufzai,& Uzbeqi).[1][2]

History

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Dildar Nagar Kamsar or also Known as Kamsar-O-Bar or Ahl-e-Kamsar is a large fertile region located on the banks of Ganges and Karamnasa. Its original name is Kamsar which is derived from Kamesaradih the place, where its founder Narhar Khan use to live in his fort. Its history dates back to the time of a Mughal emperor Babur in the year 1530. When two rulers named Maharaja Kam Dev Misir and Maharaja Dham Dev family came with their army to settle here. They were the rulers of present-day Gwalior, Morena,Shivpuri & Jhansi and later the ruler of Kanpur and Fatehpur during Babur. They were originally Kanyakubja Brahmin of Sikarwar clan, and now their descendants are counted among Bhumihars and Rajputs. They came here after their defeat in the Battle of Khanwa & then Battle of Madarpur, with Babur. They were very old by that time, first settled on a place near Gahmar and then the elder brothers (Kam Dev or Rao Dalpat's) family shifted to a place named Dalpatpur now known as Reotipur. From there the family scattered all over Zamania and nearby area and establishing more than a hundred villages in Ghazipur, Buxar and present-day Kaimur districts. While Dham Dev's family established Gahmar, Chausa, Bhabua, Chainpur and Kudra.

Ancestry of Kam Dev's desendants and Kamsar Pathans.

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After the early settlement

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In Kam Dev's or Rao Dalpat's family there was one of his 4th generation grandson named Narhar Dev Rao who, influenced by Islam, became a Muslim,in year 1542, Being the eldest, he was responsible for handling the jagir and Sarkar of the region, which was under Puranmal (his father), Narhar gradually became a noble man having his ansistoral title of Raja. His father's name was Puranmal Rao Sikarwar who had eight sons among whom Narhar was eldest. Although after Narhar 's mother's death, Puranmal married two other women from whom he had seven sons, so, Narhar from his childhood days was neglected and so he didn't liked his step mothers.

Ancestry of Kamsar Pathans.

The legend says, he and his wife weren't having any children, his wife was sitting sad on the waranda of her house she saw a sufi saint, the saint asked for roties and about her problem, of not having any children, she gave five roties to the saint , so he blessed them of having five children. The prayer , blessing or a miracle of a Sufi saint named Saiyyad Shah Juned Qadri, worked and Narhar & his wife later had five sons in the 1540s named as Jahangir Khan, Barbal Khan, Baran Khan, Usman Khan and Khan Jahan Khan, Narhar within some months of his meet with sufi, also saw many miracles of him. He recited "kalma" in Sher Shah Suri 's court where he went to pay up the lagan of his reasat and adopted Islam, getting the title of Khan , Khan-e-Alam, or Khan Bahadur in the year 1542 and became Narhar Khan.

Although this act of his was not liked by his father, he removed him from his house and gave him a piece of land near Kamesardih. He established a new "Jagir" and later got control of his ansistoral regions, after some years, he build his fort at Kamesaradih, from where the place and Kamsar Pathans derived their name. Narhar Khan was also very influenced by Islam and Sufies his elder son Jahangir Khan also became a Sufi saint whose dargah is at Akhini village of Kamsar. Their descendants established many villages on the banks of Karamnasa and Ganga rivers. Later Mircha (previously known as an Amir Chak) and Dildarnagar (previously Deendarnagar) villages also emerged in the area.

His descendants became noble people in the Mughal period and notable people of the region establishing many small Zamindari estates during Mughals and British rule such as Dewaitha (Daudpur) or Khizirpur (Umarganj). The place was famous for having many zamindars, Namberdars, Jagirdars, Faujdars, etc. The area had a great importance, during the later Mughal period. On that time Safi bahadur & later Atiqullah Khan was the incharge of Ghazipur Sarkar , while many positions being held by Deendar khan of Diladarnagar. The area also gained more importance during, the time of Nawabs of Ghazipur, Nawab Sheikh Abdullah & then Fazl Ali Khan. There were also some small battles fought in this region (at Seorai, Dildarnagar) during the time of foreign invasions in the area or any big robbery. The people here also took great part in the rebellion of 1857, started by Kunwar Singh of Jagdishpur.[5][6][7][8][9][10]

Social Reforms in Dildarnagar Kamsar

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Khan Bahadur Mansur Ali Khan (1873-1934).

Dildarnagar Kamsar has been historically shaped by the contributions of notable leaders like Khan Bahadur Mansur Ali Khan of Gorasara, Deputy Muhammad Syed Khan & Haroon Rashid of Usia,and Maulvi Suleman Khan of Dewaitha. Khan Bahadur Mansur Ali Khan championed the anti-dowry movement through the "Anjuman Islah Kamsar-o-Bar" in 1910, promoting simplicity in weddings and other cultural practises.

Deputy Muhammad Sayed Khan (1894-1966)

Deputy Muhammad Sayed Khan, a distinguished administrator and educator, established the Syed Kamsar-O-Bar Muslim Degree College at Dildarnagar in 1936, Known for his integrity, he also upheld justice as a Deputy Collector and supported Mahatma Gandhi during the freedom struggle. Their efforts in education, social reforms, and community development laid the foundation for progress in Dildarnagar Kamsar. Haroon Rashid of Usia was famous for his urdu inquilab.[11][12][13]

Towns and villages

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It consists of these places.

Some other places with high population of Kamsari pathans

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Mahend, Bara, Hetampur, Bahadurganj, Pateri. [14][6][5][3][4]

Notable people

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References

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  1. ^ R, Nevill, H (1909). "Ghazipur: A Gazetteer being Vol. XXIX of the District Gazetteers of the United Provinces of Agra and Oudh". Archived from the original on 1 December 2022. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ Ansari, Saiyad Hasan (1986). Evolution and Spatial Organization of Clan Settlements: A Case Study of Middle Ganga Valley. Concept Publishing Company.
  3. ^ a b Ansari, Saiyad Hasan (1986). Evolution and Spatial Organization of Clan Settlements: A Case Study of Middle Ganga Valley. Concept Publishing Company. pp. 101–103.
  4. ^ a b "Ghazipur Gazateer".
  5. ^ a b "Kamsarbook".
  6. ^ a b "Kamsar-O-Bar Forum".
  7. ^ Gottschalk, Peter (2013). Sikarwar Rajputs history and conversion to Islam. ISBN 978-0-19-539301-9.
  8. ^ The Indian Geographical Journal. Indian Geographical Society. 1985.
  9. ^ "Sikarwar Rajputs". raodham.blogspot.com. Archived from the original on 12 November 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
  10. ^ Oldham, Wilton (1870). Historical and Statistical Memoir of the Ghazeepoor District. Printed at the Government Press, North-western provinces.
  11. ^ "Great Personalities of Kamsar". Retrieved 25 December 2024.
  12. ^ "Deputy Mohammad Saeed Khan was sacked by Britishers : DGP M.W. Ansari". Muslim Mirror. 29 October 2016. Retrieved 25 December 2024.
  13. ^ "Mansur Ali Khan: A railway man and social reformer". 10 September 2015. Retrieved 25 December 2024.
  14. ^ "Mircha, India".
  • Acharya Hazari Prasad Dwivedi Rachnawali, Rajkamal Prakashan, Delhi.
  • Bibha Jha's Ph.D. thesis Bhumihar Brahmins: A Sociological Study submitted to the Patna University.
  • People of India Uttar Pradesh Volume XLII Part Two edited by A Hasan & J C Das pages 718 to 724 Manohar Publications.
  • Page 179 & 180, census of India volume I ethnographic appendices(1903) by h.h. risley
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