Balouria

Balouria (Balauria, Balowria, Baloria or Billawaria) is a clan of Chandravanshi Rajputs, who claim descent from the Balauria kings of Basohli princely state.[1] They derive their name from Balaur (modern day Billawar), first capital of the Basohli princely state.[2]

Not to be confused with Bhadoria.

References
  1. Drew, Frederic (1875). The Jummoo and Kashmir Territories: A Geographical Account. E. Stanford. p. 47.
  2. Hutchison, Rose (1996). Gazetteer of the Chamba State. Indus Publishing. ISBN 978-81-7387-041-5.
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