Asiagh

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Asiagh or Asiyag or Sihag or Sehwag or Siag or Siyag or Siak is a gotra of jats in Rajasthan, Haryana and Madhya Pradesh in India.

They were rulers in Jangladesh. Jangladesh coincided with the princely state of Bikaner in Rajasthan. The Asiagh people were inhabitants of Asirgarh. One group of them migrated to Europe. Another group moved to Jangladesh. The country Assyria derives its name from Asiaghs. The origin of word Asiagh is from Sanskrit word ‘Asii’ meaning sword. According to Kautilya the people who depended on ‘Asii’ (sword) for their living were known as Asiagh.

According to G. Bongard-Levin and A. Vigasin, Soviet studied have revealed that the migration of steppes tribes from Central Asia started in second century BCE. Excavation in Tajikistan and Swat (Pakistan) reveal the presence of Aryan culture in Central Asia at that time. Some groups of these people had lineage directly with the Rig Vedic Aryans.

The Saka tribes in second century BCE crossed Pamir and moved to north India. They carried with them some elements of the Central Asian culture. The sword, “Asii” in Sanskrit, is one of them that came to Taxila. From the above description it becomes clear that the Asiagh people were the first wave of Sakas from Central Asia.

Asiagh Jat were rulers in Jangladesh for many centuries. They had about 150 villages in their republic in Jangladesh when Rathores under the leadership of Bika and Kandal were spreading their rule in Jangladesh in late 15th century. Bika established his capital at Bikaner in 1488. Chokha Singh was their king and their capital was at Pallu town. Raotsar, Biramsar, Dandoosar and Gandeli were other famous towns in their state.

Chokha Singh had war with Rathores but the Godara Jats had aligned with Rathores due to which Asiaghs faced a defeat. Godaras were the most powerful among the Jat rulers of Jangladesh. Rathores had established good relations with the Delhi Muslim rulers and became powerful. The lack of harmony and coordination among other Jat rulers led to the defeat of Jat states in Jangladesh and established the Rathore Kingdom.

Notable persons of this gotra

Virender Sehwag
Chaudhari Devi Lal
Om Prakash Chautala
Dr Satbir Singh Sihag
Dr Neelam Sihag
Chaudhary Maha Singh Sihag

References

Thakur Deshraj: Jat Itihas (Hindi), Maharaja Suraj Mal Smarak Shiksha Sansthan, Delhi, 1934.
James Tod: Annals and Antiquities of Rajasthan (1829)
G. Bongard-Levin and A.Vigasin : The Image of India - A study of Anciant Indian Civilization in the USSR, 1984

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