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{{short description|Community in Punjab region of India and Pakistan}}
{{About|the Lohar community|other uses|Lohar Sharma}}
'''Lohar''' or [[Blacksmith]] or Panchal brahmins also called Iron karigar is social group of people in india. They are mainly associated with work as blacksmiths.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Lohar|first=Sharma|title=In bihar vaishali lohar sharma committee organised by members of lohar sharma community|work=Hindi jagran news|url=https://www.jagran.com/bihar/vaishali-lohar-committee-organised-19451005.html}}</ref>.<ref>https://bharatdiscovery.org/india/%E0%A4%B2%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%B9%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B0_%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%B6#gsc.tab=0</ref>
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2017}}Lohars have been intigrated part of Various Kingdom for weapon making from the starting of Human Civilization i.e. Hindu Rajas, Sikh Army etc.
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|group= Lohar
|image=File:Blacksmiths, Hindoos, Lahore (NYPL b13409080-1125469).jpg
|popplace = • India • Nepal
}}
The term Lohar was mainly originated for Blacksmith, weapon caster associated with [[Hindu]]s, [[Muslim]]s and [[Sikligar in sikh|Sikhs Lohar.]] They are the descendants of Hindu God Vishwakarma. Lohar are Ruler of Kashmir [[Lohara dynasty|Lohara Dynasty]] (Lohar Rajvansh)<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lohara_dynasty</ref>
[[Tarkhan]] ,[[Sikligar]] and Lohar are the same castes there are no differences between them. In fact in the family one brother is Tarkhan and one brother is Lohar and also matrimonial relationship between these two castes are never considered as intercaste and is quite common.
<ref>{{Cite news|last=तरखान जाति को मिले एससी का दर्जा, केंद्र से उठाएंगे मामला |first= तरखान जाति|date=27 August 2016|title=Tarkhan also proposed to be considered as scheduled caste on the basis of Lohar caste|work=Dainik bhaskar|url=https://www.bhaskar.com/HIM-SHI-OMC-MAT-latest-shimla-news-021002-836364-NOR.html/}}</ref> However Siklighar marry within their social Group.They form part of a loose grouping of traditionally artisanal castes known as [[Panchal]]s.<ref>{{cite book |title=Kings and Untouchables: A Study of the Caste System in Western India |first=Rosa Maria |last=Perez |publisher=Orient Blackswan |year=2004 |isbn=978-8-18028-014-6 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=GDRWAglUumEC&pg=PA80 |page=80}}</ref> Regional synonyms include [[Vishwakarma (caste)|Vishwakarma]] and [[Saifi]] (for Muslims). Surname in Bihar used as Sharma.
Writers of the British Raj period often used the term ''Lohar'' as a synonym for ''[[blacksmith]].'' There are various Gotra in hindu Lohar Caste which are given below :-
#[[Badgujar]]
# [[Tomar clan|Tanwar]]
# [[Chauhans of Ajmer|Chauhan]]
# [[Solanki (clan)|Solanki]]
# Karheda
#[[Parmar]]
# Bhoond
# Dangi
# Patwa
# Jaspal
# Tawda
#Dharaa
#[[Shandilya (Rishi)|Shandilya]]
# Bhimra
#Bhardwaj
Lohar are using different surnames in different States. In Bihar and Uttar Pradesh, lohar are using [[Vishwakarma (caste)|Vishwakarma]], and [[Thakar (tribe)|Thakur]] surname.

Andhra Pradesh: Achari, Chary, and Acharya

Tamilnadu: Vishvabrahmins, Kamaalar, Aachari or Aasaari

Delhi, Rajasthan & Haryana: Lohar, [[Mistri caste|Mistri]], Panchal

Maharashtra: Suryavanshi, Kale, Dharankar, Chavhan, Pawar, Panhalkar, Yande, Borkar, Ghotekar, Manekar, Dhuratkar, Nagare, Thorat, Ingle, Dangre, Upankar, Mane, Ighe, Lohar, Koshe, Waghodekar, Kumbare, Panvalkar, Dhole, Pakhale. In Konkan Area Shemadkar, Katalkar, Gulekar, Shirvankar, Ghadi, Masurkar, Chapekar, Masurkar, Pomendkar

Gujarat:Panchal, Pitroda, Parmar, Pithva, Suthat, Mistry, Wadia, Gohil.

West Bengal : [[Karmakar]]

Nepal : [[Vishwakarma (caste)|Biswakarma]]/[[Kami (caste)|Kami]]

Rajasthan:Suthar and Jangid Brahmins
Bengal Karmakar, Lohar, Raut, Majhi, Guli, Gulimajhi, Dandamajhi, Dalui, Sutar

Orissa:Moharana, Mohapatra, Sutar, Sahu, Parida

Europe and America: Blacksmith/Smith

Notable Lohars/Ramgarhia/Vishwakarma in World:-

1) [[Jassa Singh Ramgarhia|Jassa Singh Ramgarhi]]<nowiki/>a, a Sikh Warrior

2) [[Sitaram Panchal]] a film actor

3) [[Nizam Lohar]] from Punjab (India), a freedom fighter 1835-1877)

4) [[Karmakar|Janardan Karmakar]] (Canon Maker)

5) [[Alam Lohar]]

6) [[Arif Lohar]]

Famous Saying about Lohar:-

[[Sau Sunar ki Ek Luhar ki|Sau Sunar ki ek Lohar]] ki <ref>{{Cite web|last=Tanwar|first=Rahul Singh|date=2021-04-19|title=सौ सुनार की एक लोहार की मुहावरे का अर्थ और वाक्य प्रयोग|url=https://thesimplehelp.com/sau-sunar-ki-ek-luhar-ki-muhavara-arth-vakya-prayog/|access-date=2021-08-20|website=The SimpleHelp|language=en-US}}</ref>

Nizam

==Himachal Pradesh==
[[Tarkhan]] and Lohar are two castes in Himachal Pradesh.Sikh Lohar are known as Tarkhan.While the Lohar cast has been included in the SC. the Tarkhan caste has been kept in the OBC List of the State . In fact, the two castes are one and the same for all social and matrimonial purposes.

==Uttar Pradesh==

The Lohar are one of the most widespread communities considered as OBC in Uttar Pradesh.<ref>https://www.livehindustan.com/bihar/muzaffarpur/story-blacksmith-still-in-the-list-of-obc-2380179.html</ref> They are divided along religious lines, with the Hindu Lohar known as Vishwakarmas and Muslim Lohars known as Saifis. They are further divided into a number of [[exogamy|exogamous]] groupings, the main ones being the sharma, vishwakarma. Most Lohar are still engaged in their traditional occupation of metal fabrication, although the majority of those in western Uttar Pradesh are cultivators. The assimilated Lohar speak Hindi and its various dialects such as [[Awadhi language|Awadhi]];{{citation needed|date=July 2020}} other speak the [[Ho language]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Ho|publisher=Ethnologue|url=http://www.ethnologue.com/language/hoc |access-date=2013-05-02}}</ref>
they are also known as purbiyas and ujjainiya rajput in up bihar rajsthan madhya pradesh.etc<ref>[[Purbiyas (soldiers)]]</ref>{{Circular reference|date=February 2021}}They consider themselves as vishwabrahmins.

==Jharkhand==
The Lohar in Jharkhand are locally known as Lohra or Lohara. They speak regional language such as [[Sadri language|Nagpuri]], [[Khortha language|Khortha]] and [[Kurmali language|Kurmali]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://slideplayer.com/slide/4455653/|title=1 Paper for 3 rd SCONLI 2008 (JNU, New Delhi) Comparative study of Nagpuri Spoken by Chik-Baraik & Oraon’s of Jharkhand Sunil Baraik Senior Research Fellow.|website=slideplayer.com}}</ref>

==Madhya Pradesh==
The Lohar of Madhya Pradesh come in General category and are also called Panchal brahmins (5 sub-castes) since Lohar is one of the five sub-castes of Vishwakarma. Most common surname being Sharma. People often mistake Vishwakarma Lohar as SC or OBC category but indeed they belong to the General or unreserved category.<ref>{{Cite web|title=List Of Madhya Pradesh Scheduled Castes (SC) And Scheduled Tribes (ST) {{!}} Lopol.org|url=https://www.lopol.org/article/list-of-madhya-pradesh-scheduled-castes-sc-and-scheduled-tribes-st|access-date=2021-08-20|website=www.lopol.org}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* {{Cite web|title=Indigenous Communities from India: Lohara|publisher=Native Planet|url=http://www.nativeplanet.org/indigenous/ethnicdiversity/asia/india/indigenous_data_india_lohara.shtml}}
*[http://www.lohars.org lohars.org]

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[[Category:Social groups of Uttar Pradesh]]
[[Category:Scheduled Tribes of Jharkhand]]
[[Category:Blacksmith castes]]

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