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The tribes and castes of the North-Western Provinces and Oudh, Volume 1 (of 4)

Note 18 — B

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2. They give their name to Baghel-khand or Rîwa. The name of their eponymous hero, Vyâghra Deva, is probably a comparatively recent tradition, and the title is possibly totemistic, as, according to Captain Forsyth,18 they claim descent from a tiger, and protect it whenever they can.

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