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In 1857 Lachmann Troops from United Provinces Grahwal and Awadh Region comprising of Boomihar, Basiths, Kashyap mainly of Baba Banda Singh Bahadur community along with Sikh and Punjab regiment fought against Mughal Emperor Bahadur Shah Zafar helped British Military in suppressing the revolt of 1857. Then after 1857 revolt, Lacchaman Troops were collected into a regiment Garhwal Rifles belonging to hilly range of Himachal and Garhwal. In British Army military titles of "Warriors" such as Vasisht,Meghi or Megh,Negi, Kashyap Kulharia,Bisht Rajputs were given by British army to Basith Tribes on the basis of Baba Banda Singh Bahadur clans. Traditional Rajput never accepted this and often used derogatory abusive word "Khass" or new born Rajput. Basith Community specially those are Sikh in Rajouri-Poonch belt (Jammu and Kashmir) never accepted these titles and call these titles as "Fake titles" given by Lord Canning and British Indian Govt. They say, "we are Proud to be Basith" or "BasithSikh". Gujar,Gadda, Sippi and Gadda Brahmin of Jammu Kashmir, Meena, Kohli, Bhils and Gurjar or Gurjar Rajput of Rajsthan and Madya Pradesh belongs to clans of Baba Banda Singh Bahadur. The Basith soldiers awarded "Vasisht" titles in Shimla British summer capital , these became Vashist Rajput in revenue record from nineteenth century onward in [[Historical Poonch District|Poonch]]. The Vashist Rajput speak [[Pahari language|Pahari]] and their customs are similar to neighboring communities, such as the [[Domaal]]. They are a Hindu community in a predominantly Muslim region. They were traditionally cultivators.