Agrahari

Agrahari, Agraharee or Agarhari is an Indian Vaishya community, claimed to be descendants of legendary king Agrasena. Predominately, they founded in Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, and Madhya Pradesh.

In Chhattisgarh, Central Provinces of British India, some of few Agrahari were Malgujars/Zamindars. The ruler of Raigarh awarded the title Sao to Agraharis. The title still continues.

Most of Agrahari follows Hinduism, although some are Sikh. The majority of Agrahari Sikhs found in eastern Indian state Bihar and West Bengal. Author Himadri Banerjee wrote in his book "The Other Sikhs: A View from Eastern India", that Agrahari was converted in Sikhism during Mughal period by Guru Tegh Bahadur Singh Ji, 9th Guru of Sikhs. Mughal ruler was enforcing to Hindus to convert to Islam, but Agrahari refused to convert into Islam and they accepted Khalsa, led by Guru Tegh Bahadur Singh for protecting their life and religion. Other legend says that Agrahari Sikh is a community of Ahom converts to Sikhism from the time of 9th Guru Tegh Bahadur’s travel to Assam. They also known as "Bihari Sikhs" have lived for centuries in Bihar. They are running several separate Gurudwara in Bihar and West Bengal. The majority of these Sikh are found in Sasaram, Gaya and Calcutta of Bihar and West Bengal. Agrahari Sikh not only came in Eastwards of India, they are also present in some party of Uttar Pradesh.

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