Taoni

{{Short description|Rajput ethnic group}}

{{Short description|Rajput ethnic group}}

[[File:Rawal Jaisal Singh, the founder and first ruler of the Kingdom of Jaisalmer.jpg|thumb|180px|[[Rawal Jaisal|Maharawal Jaisal Singh]], is one of the notable ancestors of Taoni Bhati Rajputs]]

[[File:Rawal Jaisal Singh, the founder and first ruler of the Kingdom of Jaisalmer.jpg|thumb|180px|[[Rawal Jaisal|Maharawal Jaisal Singh]], is one of the notable ancestors of Taoni Bhati Rajputs '''तौनी भाटी राजपूत''' ]]

The '''Taoni''' is a [[Rajput]] ethnic group who, dominated a region in [[Ambala district]] then a part of the [[Punjab]] until the period of the [[British India]].<ref>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=K_FRF3a5y2EC&pg=PA9 |page=9 |title=Punjab Through the Ages |volume=1 |isbn=978-8-17625-738-1 |first1=S. R. |last1=Bakshi |first2=Rashmi |last2=Pathak |publisher=Sarup & Sons |year=2007 }}</ref> They are an offshoot of [[Bhati]] Rajputs of the [[Kingdom of Jaisalmer]].<ref>Rajput Qabail by Azam, Kamran. p.199</ref> The Taoni (Bhatis) also ruled over Punjab Hills being rulers of the [[Sirmur State]] until 1948. Before the [[Partition of India]], In areas surrounding [[Rajpura]] and [[Patiala]], the Taons or Taoni had 14 [[Chhat]]s and 24 makans,<ref>{{cite book |url=https://www.google.com.pk/books/edition/Census_of_India_1901_Punjab_and_North_We/1qYJAAAAIAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=chhat&pg=PA322|page=323 |title=Census of India, 1901: Punjab and North West Frontier Province (2 v.)|first=Edward |last=Gait |publisher= Office of the Superintendent of Government Printing, India |year=1902 }}</ref> the chhats (crowns) – being [[Banur]], Shamdo, Kauli, [[Ghanaur]], Patton, Khera Gujju, Suhron, Ajrawar, Chamaru, Manakpur, Jausla, [[Kharar, SAS Nagar|Kharar]], Khanpur and [[Morinda, Punjab|Morinda]]. According to the tradition of the tribe, their eponymous ancestor Raja Tan (aka. Rai Tan)<ref>{{cite book |url=https://www.google.com.pk/books/edition/Report_on_the_Census_of_British_India_Ta/KOQ2AQAAMAAJ |page=251 |title=Report on the Census of British India, Taken on the 17th February 1881 |author=India. Census Commissioner, Sir William Chichele Plowden |publisher=Eyre and Spottiswoode |year=1883 }}</ref> was a grandson of Rawal Shalivahan Singh II, the King of Jaisalmer (1168–1200).<ref>Rajput Qabail by KAMRAN AZAM SOHDAHARVI.</ref> The said Raja Tan left Jaisalmer ([[Rajputana]]) and came to [[Jalandhar]], Punjab. Later, His descendent Raja Amba founded the city of [[Ambala]] in the 14th century and made it the capital of his kingdom.<ref>Rajput Qabail by KAMRAN AZAM SOHDAHARVI. p. 200</ref>

The '''Taoni''' is a [[Rajput]] ethnic group who, dominated a region in [[Ambala district]] then a part of the [[Punjab]] until the period of the [[British India]].<ref>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=K_FRF3a5y2EC&pg=PA9 |page=9 |title=Punjab Through the Ages |volume=1 |isbn=978-8-17625-738-1 |first1=S. R. |last1=Bakshi |first2=Rashmi |last2=Pathak |publisher=Sarup & Sons |year=2007 }}</ref> They are an offshoot of [[Bhati]] Rajputs of the [[Kingdom of Jaisalmer]].<ref>Rajput Qabail by Azam, Kamran. p.199</ref> The Taoni (Bhatis) also ruled over Punjab Hills being rulers of the [[Sirmur State]] until 1948. Before the [[Partition of India]], In areas surrounding [[Rajpura]] and [[Patiala]], the Taons or Taoni had 14 [[Chhat]]s and 24 makans,<ref>{{cite book |url=https://www.google.com.pk/books/edition/Census_of_India_1901_Punjab_and_North_We/1qYJAAAAIAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=chhat&pg=PA322|page=323 |title=Census of India, 1901: Punjab and North West Frontier Province (2 v.)|first=Edward |last=Gait |publisher= Office of the Superintendent of Government Printing, India |year=1902 }}</ref> the chhats (crowns) – being [[Banur]], Shamdo, Kauli, [[Ghanaur]], Patton, Khera Gujju, Suhron, Ajrawar, Chamaru, Manakpur, Jausla, [[Kharar, SAS Nagar|Kharar]], Khanpur and [[Morinda, Punjab|Morinda]]. According to the tradition of the tribe, their eponymous ancestor Raja Tan (aka. Rai Tan)<ref>{{cite book |url=https://www.google.com.pk/books/edition/Report_on_the_Census_of_British_India_Ta/KOQ2AQAAMAAJ |page=251 |title=Report on the Census of British India, Taken on the 17th February 1881 |author=India. Census Commissioner, Sir William Chichele Plowden |publisher=Eyre and Spottiswoode |year=1883 }}</ref> was a grandson of Rawal Shalivahan Singh II, the King of Jaisalmer (1168–1200).<ref>Rajput Qabail by KAMRAN AZAM SOHDAHARVI.</ref> The said Raja Tan left Jaisalmer ([[Rajputana]]) and came to [[Jalandhar]], Punjab. Later, His descendent Raja Amba founded the city of [[Ambala]] in the 14th century and made it the capital of his kingdom.<ref>Rajput Qabail by KAMRAN AZAM SOHDAHARVI. p. 200</ref>