History

Burdak is surname of Jat community found in northwest Rajasthan. The surname Burdak, in India, is based on gotra Burdak. The exact origin of Burdak surname is not known. Jat community had adopted Buddhism during the Mauryan empire (321-185 BC), whose most renowned emperor, Ashoka, Converted to Buddhism in 261 BC. Mauryans were Jats. The fall of the Gupta Empire, which held dominance in northern India for nearly 300 years until the early 5th Century, was followed by a period of instability as various local chieftains sought to gain supremacy. Power rose and fell in northern India. The ancestry of kshatriyas can be divided into two main branches: the Suryavansa , or Race of the Sun (Solar Race ), which claims direct descent from Rama; and the Induvansa , or Race of the Moon (Lunar race ), which claims descent from Krishna, Later in the 6th and 7th centuries a third branch was added, the Agnikula , or 'Fire Born '. These people claim they were manifested from the flames of a sacrificial fire on Mount Abu in Rajasthan.

The agnikul clans of Rajput are mentioned by Chand Bardai, the court poet of Prithviraj Chauhan, in his book Prithviraj Raso. According to him, when Parshurama had destroyed the Kshatriyas and there was no one left to protect the Brahmins, they assembled and performed a yajna on Mount Abu. They kindled the sacred fire and prayed to God to produce a brave class to protect them. In response to their prayers, four great heroes sprang from this sacred fire. These founded the four great Rajput families — Parmaras , Pratiharas , Chalukyas and Chauhans . Burdak gotra Jats were included in Chauhans. Chauhans of the Agnikula Race emerged in the 12th century and were renowned for their valour. Their territories included the Sapadalksha kingdom, which encompassed a vast area including present- day Jaipur, Ranthambhore, part of Mewar , the western portion of Bundi district, Ajmer Kishangarh and even, at one time, Delhi. Branches of the Chauhans also ruled territories known as Ananta (in present-day Shekhawati) and Saptasatabhumi.

With the Defeat of Prithiviraj Chouhan in the 2nd Battle of Tarain 1192 C.E. and establishment of Muslim rule in North India in the form of the SLAVE DYNASTY, the first of the Delhi Sultanates, Jats moved to the country-side and started tilling the land. Burdaks moved out from Delhi with 50 horses. They founded village Sarnau near Jeenmata in Sikar Rajasthan. In village Sarnau there was a war between Burdaks and Dhakas. Burdaks defeated Dhakas. But later on with the help of Badsah Dhakas defeated and killed all Burdaks in Sarnau.One Kharra gotra woman who was married in Burdaks was escaped and she went to her pihar at Gothara village. She was pregnant at that time. She gave birth to a child in nanihal at Gothara village. Burdaks in Rajasthan are descendant of this child.

Distribution of Surname Burdak

Burdak surname is found in the countries of Eurasia, Australia and America. Some of the countries where Burdak surname is found are as under:

Afghanistan, America, Australia, Belarus, Bulgaria, Canada, Denmark, Ellis Islands , England, Galician, Germany, Hungary, India, Latvia, Lebanon, Lithuania, Moldavia, Poland, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, Turkey, Ukraine, Yugoslavia

Variants of Burdak

Burdács, Burdak, Burdák, Burdakas, Burdakevich, Burdakin, Burdakoff, Burdakov, Burdakova, Burdán, Burdáts, Burdavkiné, Burdick, Burdik, Burdock, Burjak, Bur-yat, Buldak, Buldick, Buldock, Buldok, Vardak

Meaning of Burdak

India: -

Parshurama had destroyed the Kshatriyas and there was no one left. Myth is that one boy was saved by a Jat woman pretending that boy was buried (Bura) and covered (Dhaka) by sand. Hence the name Burdak (Bur=Buried, Dak=Covered). This boy was named Burdak in Hindi. Burdaks descended from him. Burdak clan Jats were included in Chauhans when yajna was performed on Mount Abu.

Australia: -

BURDAK is translation of ANT in NYUNGAR language spoken in parts of Australia. (http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Ant)

America: -

In America, in the region of OHIO , word Burdak is common as a name of a tree. (http://Socioto.org/Ross/article/ohio-infair.html)

Eurasia: -

In Eurasia region the word Burdock is most common. Here it is the name of a plant. It has been defined in various dictionaries as under:

Hyper dictionary

Pronunciation: 'burdâk Definition: [n] any of several erect biennial herbs of temperate Eurasia having stout tap roots and producing burs.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Definition: \Bur"dock\, n. [Bur + dock the plant.] (Bot.) A genus of coarse biennial herbs ({Lappa}), bearing small burs, which adhere tenaciously to clothes, or to the fur or wool of animals. Note: The common burdock is the {Lappa officinalis}.

Wikipedia-The free Encyclopedia

Burdock refers any of a group of perennial flowering plants in the Genus Arctium -- thistles in the Daisy family Asteraceae.

Europe and Asia: -

Burdock grows wild throughout most of Europe and Asia where it is noted primarily for its burrs that cling to clothing and hair. The taproot of young burdock plants can be harvested and eaten like parsnip. While generally out of favor in modern European cuisine, it remains popular in Asian cuisine.

Japan: -

Edible Burdock is called gobo in Japanese. Plants are cultivated for the slender roots that can grow up to 1 meter long and 2 cm across. Burdock root is very crispy and has a sweet, mild pungent flavor. Immature flower stalks may also be harvested in late spring, before flowers appear; the taste resembles artichoke, to which the burdock is related.

United Kingdom

“Dandelion and Burdock" is a soft drink that has long been popular in the United Kingdom and health food shops sell authentic recipes, but it is not clear whether the cheaper supermarket versions still contain either plant.