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Jaiswal Jains are one of theJaincommunities of northernIndia. They are mainly located in theGwalior/Agra region.[1] The term "Jaiswal" indicated as being residents of a place named Jayas or Jais.
Some authors have identified Jais withJais inRaebareli district. A legend identifies it asJaisalmer.[2][3] However there are documented mentions of Jaiswal Jains prior to the settlement of Jaisalmer. The famous Dubkund Jain inscription of 1088 AD is the earliest mention of the Jayas town.[4] TheApabhraṃśa Jain poet Lakshmana composed theJinadatta Charitra insam. 1275 and Anuvaya Rayana Payiiva in sam. 1313,[5][6] both at Tihuangiri nearBayana.[7] Thus the place Jayas must have been in the vicinity of Gwalior region. Several of the cave temples on the sides of the Gwalior Fort hill have inscriptions mentioning that they were constructed by Jaiswals.[8] Some of the patrons of poetRaidhu in Gwalior were Jaiswal.[9]
