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The Bais () is a
The Bais () is a Rajput
Rajput (from Sanskrit ''raja-putra'' 'son of a king') is a large multi-component cluster of castes, kin bodies, and local groups, sharing social status and ideology of genealogical descent originating from the Indian subcontinent. The term Ra ...
clan from India.
History
Their wealth causedDonald Butter
Donald is a masculine given name derived from the Gaelic name ''Dòmhnall''.. This comes from the Proto-Celtic *''Dumno-ualos'' ("world-ruler" or "world-wielder"). The final -''d'' in ''Donald'' is partly derived from a misinterpretation of the ...
, a visiting doctor who wrote ''Outlines of the Topography and Statistics of the Southern Districts of Oudh, and of the Cantonment of Sultanpur-Oudh'', to describe the Bais Rajput in the 1830s as the "best dressed and housed people of the southern Oudh
The Oudh State (, also Kingdom of Awadh, Kingdom of Oudh, or Awadh State) was a princely state in the Awadh region of North India until its annexation by the British in 1856. The name Oudh, now obsolete, was once the anglicized name of ...
".
The Bais Rajputs were known for well-building.
Famous Personalities
Rana Beni Madho
Rana Beni Madho or Beni Madho Baksh Singh Bais was one of the most important leaders in the Indian rebellion of 1857 from the Oudh region (in the present-day state of Uttar Pradesh). He belonged to the Bais clan of Rajputs and was the ruler o ...
: Freedom fighter, leader of First war of independence or 1857 rebellion in Oudh.Major Dhyan Chand
Major Dhyan Chand (29 August 1905 – 3 December 1979) was an Indian field hockey player, widely regarded as one of the greatest field hockey players in history. He was known for his extraordinary ball control and goal-scoring feats, in ...
: Great hockey player and Olympian, India's highest sports award Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna is named after him.
Tilok chand: The eponymous ancestor of the Bais of Baiswara.
See also
*Baiswara
Baiswara is a subregion of Awadh in Uttar Pradesh, India, which includes parts of Unnao and Raebareli districts. Unnao and Raebareli districts are part of Baiswara state.
Baiswara is established by Bais Rajput king Abhaichand Bais. He was the ...
* Rajput clans
References
{{Rajput clans of Uttar Pradesh Rajput clans of Uttar Pradesh