🧵1) - The term Gurjara was historically used to denote a geographical region Gurjaradesa or Gurjaratra rather than a caste identity. Inscriptions and literary references from the early medieval period consistently point to it as a territorial designation 
2/- Pratiharas were called Gurjaras only because they ruled Gurjaradesa. It has no link to today’s Goojar/Gujjar community
3/- kings were known as Gurjaras only because they belonged to Gurjaradesa, the country they ruled. Early medieval records such as the Rajatarangini and several inscriptions (e.g., Gwalior, Baroda, and Mandore) clearly use the term Gurjara in a territorial sense
4/- In the same way as rulers of Magadha were called Magadhis or those from Gauda were called Gaudas, the Pratiharas were called Gurjaras—not because they were part of the present day Gujjar community but because they were the leading dynasty of that land
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