Dosar, also known as Dhusar, is a

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community in North India that originated in the Dhosi hill region near

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. The Dosar Vaishya community has a royal background in ancient times. In ancient times, people from dosar vaishya community were zamindars, kings or traders of weapons & ayurvedic medicines. Dhusar is a community of historical significance. They are mentioned in a

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dist.) inscription of 807 AD They are also mentioned in the Sakarari (

district) inscription of VS 699 (AD 642–2) along with the Dharkata community. The last Hindu ruler of Delhi Hem Chandra (often called

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) also belonged to the same community. The saint poet Sahajo Bai and the publisher

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also belonged to the same community. The author of the famous Jhanda Geet (विजयी विश्व तिरंगा प्यारा, झण्डा ऊँचा रहे हमारा),

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was a Dosar.

References

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