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{{Infobox gotra
| name = Sihag
| image = [[File:Sihagcrossedswords.jpg|230px]]
| type = Jat Clan
| location = [[Rajasthan]], [[Haryana]], [[Delhi]], [[Madhya Pradesh]], [[Punjab, Pakistan]], [[Sindh]]
| 
| varna = [[Kshatriya]]
| branches = Asiagh,  Sehwag, Siyag,  Siag,  Suhag,  Syag,  Sehag,  Siyak,  Sihag ,  Syak,   Sinhwag, Siwal,  Bolan,  Chautala 
| religion = [[Hinduism]] 
| language = [[Bagri language|Bagri]], [[Haryanvi]], [[Rajasthani language|Rajasthani]], [[Hindi]], [[Malvi]]
}}
'''Sihag''' ('''Siyag''', '''Sehwag''', '''Asiagh''', or '''Siag''') is a clan of [[Jat people]] found in [[Haryana]], [[Rajasthan]], western [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[Delhi]], [[Madhya Pradesh]] and [[Punjab region]] of [[India]] and [[Pakistan]].

==Origin==
Sihag originally is a Jat clan.<ref>{{cite book |first=B. S. |last=Dhillon |title=History and Study of the Jats |isbn=1-895603-02-1}}</ref>{{Pn|date=June 2014}}

==History==

[[File:Map rajasthan dist 7 div.png|right|thumb|Northern-most light pink coloured region is "[[Jangladesh]]". It includes the present-day districts of [[Bikaner District|Bikaner]], [[Churu District|Churu]], [[Ganganagar District|Ganganagar]], and [[Hanumangarh District|Hanumangarh]].]]

Sihag Jats were rulers in North [[Jangladesh]] prior to the rule of Rathores. Jangladesh coincided with the princely state of [[Bikaner]] in Rajasthan. When Rathores under the leadership of Bika and Kandal were spreading their rule in Jangladesh, At that time about 150 villages were under the rule of Sihag Jats. Chokha Singh Sihag was their king and their capital was [[Sui, Rajasthan|Sui]] (Sihaggoti), {{convert|12|mi|km}} north-east of [[Shekhsar]] in [[Lunkaransar]] district. [[Rawatsar]], Devasar, [[Biramsar]], Moteir, Dandusar and Gandeli were other famous towns in their state. Another capital was at nearby Pallu in [[Nohar]] district, which was renamed from Kot Kiloor after the daughter of a Sihag king.{{cn|date=September 2014}}

Chokha Singh Sihag lost a war with the [[Rathore]]s, with whom the [[Godara (clan)|Godara]] Jats and [[Delhi Sultanate]] had align.The lack of harmony and coordination among other Jat rulers led to the defeat of [[Jat states in Rajasthan]] and established the Rathore Kingdom in 1488 AD. Even after defeat, the Sihags did not accept Rathore rule and hence were invited for conference.  The Jats claimed their right over the land which was under their possession, before the Rathores occupied it and this claim was inherited by their descendants, who used to divide the land among themselves for cultivation. In the early period of their conquest the Rathores could not exercise any definite claim on the land as landlords. However, it was possible only in the 17th century, due to internal rivalries among Jat people, Godaras surrendered. Later on, most of the Jat clans in Rajasthan  had to accept Rathor's suzerainty. <ref name="Jibraeil 2006, p. 223">Jibraeil: "Position of Jats in Churu Region", The Jats - Vol. II, Ed Dr Vir Singh, Delhi, 2006, p. 223</ref><ref>Dr Pema Ram, The Jats Vol. 3, ed. [[Vir Singh (author)|Dr Vir Singh]],Originals, Delhi, 2007 p. 205-206</ref>

==References==
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{{Gotras of Jats}}

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[[Category:Jat clans of Rajasthan]]
[[Category:Jat clans of Haryana]]