Historical Documents
The Gazetteer of the Hoshiarpur District (1883-4) says that
... The country immediately north of Garhshankar is occupied by Hindu Rajputs of the Bhanot clan; and Garhshankar itself, and the villages southward as far as Balachaur, are owned by Ghorewaha Rajputs, who are Musalmans near Garhshankar, and Hindus near Balachaur...The Ghorewahas are found in tahsil Garhshankar; near Balachaur they have adhered to Hinduism; further north, in the direction of Garhshankar, they are Musalmans...The chaudhris of Garhshankar, Balachaur, Bana, Taunsa and Saroa of the Ghorewaha clan are well known. Of the other Muhammadan clans, besides the Ghorewahas, noticed above, a few Manj and Bhatti Rajputs are found in different parts of the district...The Rajput Akbari families of this district are those of Garhshankar (Ghorewaha) and Hariana (Naru) ... (pp. 55-58):According to the same Gazetteer, there were 2716 members of the Ghorewaha clan in Hoshiarpur District in 1884 (p. 59). The Gazetteer also mentions "n tahsil Garhshankar the Ghorewaha Rajputs of Garhshankar, Saroa, Balachaur and Basa Taunsa..." as being amongst the leading families of Hoshiarpur District (p. 79).
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