Bachal Rajputs

Bachal Rajputs are said to get the name from queen Bachal, who was mother of famous folk-deity Jaharveer Gogaji. Gogaji according to legend was son of a Chauhan Rajput Ruler named Vacha or Juar, whose wife Bachal was from Tuar clan. Gogaji was born upon blessings given to Queen Bachal by Guru Gorakhnathji. Gogaji was born in Dadrewa. Early days of Gogaji were spent at village Dadrewa, situated on Hissar-Bikaner Highway in the Churu district in Rajasthan. It is said that this region was once ruled by Gogaji. A fair is also held in memory of Gogaji here. These group of Bachal Rajputs, worship Gogaji, as their Kuldevta.

According to the story, Bachal was the daughter of king of the Sirsa, Patna, Kunwarpal and Queen Sawal Bachal have three sister Kachal, Aimal and Mhaimal and two brothers Sahja Singh and Khamba Singh Bachal got married to the son of the Sambhar's king Jewar there were both child less they both serve lots of jogis, but no result of that then Bachal serve to the Gorakhnath and then Gorakhnath gave guggal to him which she gave birth to gogaji some says she ate the guggal and also give it to his friends from which Nila Ghora, Ratan Singh, Bhaju Kotwal, Narsindh Pandey, were born. Further, Kaimkhani group of converted Muslim Rajputs, also claim descant from Gogaji and worship him as Peer.
Chandravanshi Bachal
According to their traditions, many Bachal Rajput of India and Pakistan claim descent from the mythological personage called Raja Vena of Chandravanshi lineage. It has been suggested that founder of this Bachal claiming to be of Chandravanshi lineage was Raja Bairat of Barkhar in Kheri District, who is believed to have helped Pandavas during their exile from Hastinapur. It is curious to note that Pharaohs of Egypt were said to be contemporary of this Raja Bairat. The Bachals of these early times were an enterprising race, who have constructed many canals, traces of which still exist. Their earliest settlements were in Rohilkhand, where they were dominant until 1174, when the Muslims and Katehriya Rajputs invaded their territory, and dispersed. They then settled in Lakhimpur Kheri District, where the Bachhal ranas maintained their independence until the rule of the Mughal Emperor Shahjahan, when the Bachal Ranas were subjected.
Rajbhar Bachal
A. H. Bingley further explains that in Azamgarh, Bachhals are of aboriginal origin and themselves admit to be descendants of a Raj-Bhar. During, time of Mughal rule in India, it is said that in a fight twelve Bachal Chiefs were slained, but one of their wives, who was pregnant, managed to escape and from her son descended Chabbi Singh. Chabbi Singh, a robber chief gained some hold at the time of Akbar the Great and established minor principalities. During 18th century, Bachals lost their former glory and became robbers.
Gaurua Bachal
In areas around Mathura in Uttar Pradesh, Sisodias, Kachwaha, Jasawats, Thakar (Tribe)s who call themselves, Gaurua are usually referred as Bachal. The origin of Gaurua name is obscure, but it implies impure descant and is merely a generic title. However, it must be noted here that they do not own their name Bachal after Queen Bachal, mother of Gogaji but after a place called Bachban at Sehi, where their Guru always reside. They say they emigrated from Chittor 700 to 800 years ago but it is probable their migration took place after Allahudin Khilji's famous siege in 1303 AD. However, as they gave name Ranera to one of their original settlements in Mathura district, there can be little doubt that emigration took place after 1202, when the Ruler of Chittor, themselves assumed the title or Rana instead of old Rawal.
Sehi is a large village in Chhata Tehsil of Mathura district in Uttar Pradesh. Sehi is the centre of a clan of Rajputs who call themselves Bachal from the Bachban grove in the village. The Bachban, however, is now only a grove in name and is accounted one of the hamlets of the town. In it is the temple of Bihari Ji, whom the Bachals worship, as Kuldevta. The Gosain, the Brahmins, who serve the deity, are the Gurus of the whole community. Bihariji is another name of Krishna, who in Mathura is commonly called Bihariji or Banke Bihari after famous Banke Bihari Temple.