Gujjar Personalities

Jograj Singh Gurjar or Yograj Singh Gurjar  (Gojri: ज़ोगराज सिंह गुर्जर or योगराज सिंह गुर्जर) was a super commander of an army who fought against Timur (Tīmūr-e Lang "Timur the Lame") in 1398 A.D.He was also known as Jograj Singh Panwar Jograj was the Gurjar of Panwar (Khubed) clan and belonged to Saharanpur.Saharanpur used to known as Gujjargarh till 19th century.It was under the possession of khubed Gurjars.It has its capital as Jhabreda .The battle took place near Jwalapur in the Patthre battlefield.Timur was defeated under his command. Attack of Timur In 1398 AD Timur made a ferocious attack on India with 92,000 horsemen. On receiving the news of Timur's total and open looting and destruction, in Vikram Samvat 1455(1398 AD), kartick badi 5, Raja Devpala (who was born in the village of Nirpradha, District Meerut in a Jat family), who was in charge of the of the Haryana SarvKhap Panchayat, called a Mahapanchayat in the jungles in the middle of the villages of T...