History
Bhargavas had their descent from the ancient rishis (sages) Bhrigu and Chyavana. Bhrigu Rishi had contributed to many Sanskrit Holy books like Rigved, Taittiriya Upanishad, Manusmriti, Bhrigu Samhita etc. He is a revered saint in Vedic Sanatana Dharma and has several mentions in epic Mahabharat and various Puranas. He was contemporary of veteran Rishi Manu, considered to be a flood figure 10,000 years ago and had lived in the Vedic state of 'Brahmavarta' near Dhosi Hill. As per 'Bhargava Jati Ka Itihas', by religious historian, Dr. P.L.Bhargava, Parashuram was in the 39th generation of Bhrigu and was a contemporary of Bhagwan Ram Chandra and period of epic Ramayana, now scientifically established as year 5112 BCE. Parashuram was known as this, because he was carrying a 'farsa' all the time. Parashuram is also known as 'Bhargava Rama'.
After a call from Adi Shankara during 840 AD, many Bhargavas took the appointments of 'Rajpurohits' with different ruling dynasties, mainly of Rajputs. Delhi, ruled by King Kumarpala had his 'Rajpurohit', Shyam Chandra from Qutabpur in Rewari. His descendants continued to be Rajpurohits of Delhi up to the year 1192 AD., the rule of Rajput King Prithvi Raj Chauhan, when his Rajpurohit was Priti Chandra of the same clan. Rule of Prithvi Raj Chauhan ended in 1192 AD when he was defeated by invader Muhammad Ghori.
In the sixteenth century, 1556 AD, Samrat Hem Chandra Vikramaditya, popularly known as Hemu born in Distt. Alwar of Rajasthan and a resident of Qutabpur, Rewari, became the King of North India, at Delhi. Hemu had won 22 battles continuously during 1553-1556, across entire North India from Punjab to Bengal defeating Afghans and the Mughal forces of Humayun-Akbar, at Agra and Delhi. Though, for a small period, Hemu established 'Hindu Raj' after a foreign rule of more than 350 years. By adopting a Vedic title of Vikramaditya, Hemu re-introduced Vedic Sanskriti oriented rule in North India and Hindu religion as official religion/Dharma of the administration after 350 years of foreign rule.
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