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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>[[File:Devayat Bodar Idol at Junagadh.png|thumb|Statue of Devayat Bodar at [[Junagadh]], Gujarat, India]]<br />
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[[File:Painting of Devat Bodar who is killing his own son Uga to save Ranavghan.jpg|thumb|{{center|21st century Painting of Devayat Bodar sacrifice his own son Uga infront of Wife, Daughter, Villagers and Solanki Sipahis to save [[Ra Navghan]] in Alidar - Bodidar village}}]]<br />
'''Devayat Bodar''' ({{circa|900 AD - 1025AD}}) was a Yadav ([[Yaduvanshi Aheer|Ahir]]) chieftain of [[Sorathia|Sorathia Ahir]] clan of Gujarat,<ref>{{Cite book|last=Burgess|first=James|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Yu2fAAAAMAAJ&q=+ahir|title=Report on the Antiquities of Kâṭhiâwâḍ and Kachh, Being the Result of the Second Season's Operations of the Archaeological Survey of Western India, 1874-75|date=1971|publisher=Indological Book House|language=en}}</ref> He was an important figure known for his bravery, sacrifice and love for land, with whose help [[Navaghana (king)|Ra' Navghan]], Chudasama ruler (son of [[Ra' Dias]] ) got the throne of '''Sorath''' (Currently nearby area of Vansthali-Junagadh) back from Patan ruler Durlabhraj Solanki and Later became king of Saurashtra region.<br />
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Devayat Bodar who was loyal to the Ra' kings brought Navghan as his own child. The Solanki king sent his army to find the Kunwar, intending to kill the only son of Ra' Diyas and end his dynasty. The sipahis searched and reached Devayat's village Alidar-bolidar. Where Ahir and Ahirani saved Ra' Navaghan by sacrificing their own son Vasana (Uga). <ref>{{Cite web |title=Ra' na rakhopa |url=https://www.exoticindiaart.com/book/details/soraha-ra-no-vanshbhe-sarveya-yudasabha-rajadhano-itihas-gujarati-nzp035/ |access-date=2023-03-11 |website=Facebook |language=en}}</ref><br />
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==Early life==<br />
Devayat Bodar was born in Ahir community in Alidar-Bodidar village of Gujarat.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Desai |first=Shambhuprasad Harprasad |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Tu8tAAAAMAAJ&q=devayat+bodar |title=Junagadh and Girnar |date=1972 |publisher=Sorath Research Society |language=en}}</ref> He had a daughter named Jahal and a son named Uga(Vahan) from his wife Sonal(The Literary name is Saidhi Bai).{{citation needed|date= April 2022}}<br />
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== See also ==<br />
*[[Ahir]]<br />
*[[History of Gujarat]]<br />
*[[Halar]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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