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Kanhpuriya are a clan of Rajputs found mainly in Amethi, Sultanpur, Raebareilly and Pratapgarh district of Uttar Pradesh, India.[1] Kanhpuriyas are further divided into two sub-clans: Sahas and Rahas.

Origin: Kanhpuriyas are descendant of Kanh, son of saint Kachh, who married the daughter of the great Gaharwar Raja Manik Chand [2]. Kanh was supposed to succeed the throne of Raja Manik Chand, as his mother's heir. However, he married a girl of the Bais clan and abandoned Manikpur and established his own estate at the village Kanhpur, between Pratapgarh and Salon, which later became the principal seat of the tribe.

Empire: In the thirteenth century, the sons of Kanh, Sahas and Rahas, completed the conquest of western Pratapgarh district, now comprising the areas from Sultanpur, Pratapgarh, Amethi and Raibareilly. In the great battle in Tiloki, now Tiloi, they inflicted a heavy defeat on the Bhars, whose leaders Biloki and Tiloki, were left dead on the battlefield [3]. During the reigns of Mughal emperors, Kanhpuriyas were constantly engaged in warfare against the Sombansis, Bisens, Bais and Mughal Imperial Officials. During the times of Aurangzeb, Kanhpuriya Raja Balbhadra Singh is said to have defeated Raja of Sattara in a fierce battle and brought him back in an iron cage.[4]

Religion: The special divinity of Kanhpuriyas used to be the buffalo-demon, Mahesha Rakshasa. They sacrifice buffaloes at religious festivals and when a birth or wedding takes place in the family. Some of the Kanhpuriyas are also claimed to be vegetarians, relinquishing their meat as a sacrifice to Lord Rama.

  1. ^ Stokes, Eric (1980). The Peasant and the Raj: Studies in Agrarian Society and Peasant Rebellion in Colonial India. Cambridge University Press. p. 93. ISBN 9780521297707.
  2. ^ Bingley, A.H. (1996 page=93). Handbook on Rajputs. Asian Educational Services. {{cite book}}: Check date values in: |year= (help); Missing pipe in: |year= (help)CS1 maint: year (link)
  3. ^ Asiatic Society, Asiatic Society (1881). The journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal, Volume 50, Part 1. the University of Michigan. ISBN 9780521297707. {{cite book}}: ISBN / Date incompatibility (help)
  4. ^ Bingley, A.H. (1996 page=94). Handbook on Rajputs. Asian Educational Services. {{cite book}}: Check date values in: |year= (help); Missing pipe in: |year= (help)CS1 maint: year (link)