Research on history of Jat clans

History of Palasia Clan

Palasia (पलासिया) Palasiya (पलासिया) gotra Jats are found in Sikar district of Rajasthan.

From the study of Annals of Jaisalmer by James Tod we find origin and history of this clan.

James Tod writes that In the mountains of Badrinath, there was a state, whose princes were of the Yadu race, descended from the first Salivahan at the period of the expulsion from Ghazni. At this time, the prince of this state dying without issue, a deputation came to Jaisalmer to obtain a prince to fill the vacant gadi. Hasso was accordingly sent, but died just as he arrived. His wife, who was pregnant, was taken with the pains of labour on the journey, and was delivered of a son under the shade of a palas tree, whence the child was called Palasia. This infant succeeding, the raj (principality) was named after him Palasia. [James Tod: Annals and Antiquities of Rajasthan, Volume II, Annals of Jaisalmer, p.222-223]
 
History of Usrao Clan

Usrao (ऊसराव) gotra Jats live in Tonk district in Rajasthan.

So far we have found one family of this clan in village Village Shergarh in Tonk district, Rajasthan.


From the study of Annals of Jaisalmer by James Tod we find origin and history of this clan.

James Tod writes that Bhatt Chief Kuilan, the elder brother of Salivahan II, who was expelled by the Pahoos, was now (A.D. 1200) recalled to Jaisalmer, and installed at the age of fifty.

Kuilan had six sons, Chachick Deo, Palhan, Jeichund, Peetumsi, Petumchund, and Usrao. The second and third had numerous issue, who are styled Jasir and Sihana Rajputs. ( James Tod: Annals and Antiquities of Rajasthan, Volume II, Annals of Jaisalmer, p.223)
 
New research on History of Burdak clan

One of the theory of Origin of Burdak clan is from from Shiva. Aswamedha Parva, Mahabharata/Book 14 Chapter 8 gives us various names of Shiva which includes Varda (वरद). A portion of Varada were known by name Varadaksha (वरदाक्ष). By linguistic variation it changed to present name Vardak or Burdak.

The records of Kushan ruler Havishka have been unearthed at Wardak, to the west of Kabul. Bhim Singh Dahiya has mentioned about an inscription of Wardak near Kabul of the year 51 of Saka era (129 AD), which relates the establishment of the relic of Lord Buddha in a stupa by Vagramarega who is shown as a scion of Kama Gulya. Here it is related with clan name Gulya of the Jats. Wardak is associated with the history of Burdak clan.

Chinese Pilgrim Xuanzang Visited Kabul in 630 AD & 644 AD. Alexander Cunningham [The Ancient Geography of India, pp. 32-39] writes about Kophene, or Kabul: The district of Kabul is first mentioned by Ptolemy, who calls the people Kubolitaea, and their capital Kabura, which was also named Ortospana. The latter name alone is found in Strabo and Pliny. In some copies of Pliny the name is written Orthospanum, which, with a slight alteration to Orthostana, as suggested by H. H. Wilson, is most probably the Sanskrit Urddhasthana, that is, the " high place," or lofty city. The same name is also given to the Kabul district by the Chinese pilgrim Hwen Thsang.

The name of the capital, as given by the Chinese pilgrim, has been rendered by M. Vivien de St. Martin as Vardasthana, and identified with the district of the Wardak tribe, while the name of the province has been identified with Hupian or Opian.

Thus Hu-phi-na will represent Kophene, or Kipin, the country on the Kabul river, and Fo-li-shi-sa-tang-na, or Urddhasthana, will represent Ortostana, which, as we know from several classical authorities, was the actual capital of this province.

M. Vivien de St. Martin has objected to the name of Urddhasthana that it is a " conjectural etymology without object." I am, however, quite satisfied that this reading is the correct one, for the following reasons : — 1st. The name of Ortospana is not confined to the Paropamisadae ; but is found also in Karmania and in Persis. It could not, therefore, have had any reference to the Wardak tribe, but must be a generic name descriptive of its situation, a requirement that is most satisfactorily fulfilled by Urddhasthana, which means literally the "high place," and was most probably employed to designate any hill fortress. 2nd. The variation in the reading of the name to Portospana confirms the descriptive meaning which I have given to it, as porta signifies "high " in Pushtu, and was, no doubt, generally adopted by the common people instead of the Sanskrit urddha.

The name of Kophes is as old as the time of the Vedas, in which the Kubha river is mentioned as an affluent of the Indus ; and as it is not an Arian word, I infer that the name must have been applied to the Kabul river before the Arian occupation, or, at least, as early as B.C. 2500. In the classical writers we find the Khoes, Kophes, and Khoaspes Rivers, to the west of the Indus, and at the present day we have the Kunar, the Kuram, and the Gomal rivers to the west, and the Kunihar river to the east of the Indus, all of which are derived from the Scythian ku, " water."

In Ptolemy's ' Geography ' the city of Kabura and the Kabolitae, with the towns of Arguda, or Argandi, and Locharna, or Logarh, are all located in the territories of the Paropamisadae along the Kabul river. Higher up the stream he places the town of Bagarda, which corresponds exactly in position, and very closely in name with the valley of Wardak. All the letters of the two names are the same; and as the mere transposition of the guttural to the end of the Greek name will make it absolutely identical with the modern name, there is strong evidence in favour of the reading of Bardaga instead of Bagarda. According to Elphinstone, the Wardak tribe of Afghans occupy the greater part of the Logarh valley. This is confirmed by Masson, who twice visited the district of "Wardak ; and by Vigne, who crossed it on his way from Ghazni to Kabul. The only objection to this identification that occurs to me is, the possibility that Bagarda may be the Greek form of Vackereta, which is the name given in the ' Zend Avesta ' to the seventh country that was successively occupied by the Arian race. From its position between Bactria, Aria, and Arachosia, on one side, and India on the other, Vackereta has usually been identified with the province of Kabul. This, also, is the opinion of the Parsis themselves. Vackereta is further said to be the seat or home of Duzhak, which further tends to confirm its identification with Kabul, as the acknowledged country of Zohak. If the Wardaks had ever been a ruling tribe, I should be disposed to infer that the name of Vackereta might, probably, have been derived from them.

Note.1 - From above description of Cunningham it is clear that The Wardak province of Wardak clan in Afghanistan was known as Varadasthana i.e. the place of Varada or Shiva. Hence origin of Wardak=Bardak=Burdak from Shiva is historically proved.

Note.2 - Kunar, Kuram, Gomal and the Kunihar etc all Rivers get names from Scythians i.e. Jats. We do have Jat clans also after these Rivers in Afghanistan.
 
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History and origin of Shivran clan

Dr Pema Ram (Rajasthan Ke Jaton Ka Itihas, p.14 ) writes that after the invasion of Alexander in 326 BC, the Jats of Sindh and Punjab migrated to Rajasthan. They built tanks, wells and Bawadis near their habitations. The tribes migrated were: Shivis, Yaudheyas, Malavas, Madras etc. The Shivi tribe which came from Ravi and Beas Rivers founded towns like Sheo, Sojat, Siwana, Shergarh, Shivganj etc. This area was adjoining to Sindh and mainly inhabited by Jats. The descendants of Shivi in Rajasthan are: Seu, Shivran, Shivral, Sihot, Sinwar, Chhaba etc.

Alexander Cunningham [The Ancient Geography of India, pp. 87-88] writes that Opokien (Afghan) is mentioned by Hwen Thsang in a brief paragraph, which places it between Falana (Bannu) and Ghazni, to the north-west of the former, and to the south-east of the latter. From this description it would appear to be the same as the Lo-i of Fa-Hian, and the Roh of the Indian historians. Major Raverty describes Roh as " the mountainous district of Afghanistan and part of Baluchistan," or "the country between Ghazni and Kandahar and the Indus." The people of this province are called Rohilas, or Rohila Afghans, to distinguish them from other Afghans, such as the Ghori Afghans of Ghor between Balkh and Merv. There is, however, a slight chronological difficulty about this identification, as the Afghans of Khilij, Ghor, and Kabul are stated by Ferishta to have subdued the province of Roh so late as A.H. 63, or A.D. 682, that is about thirty years later than the period of Hwen Thsang's visit. But I think that there are good grounds for doubting the accuracy of this statement, as Hwen Thsang describes the language of Falana as having but little resemblance to that of Central India. The inhabitants of Roh could not, therefore, have been Indians; and if not Indians, they must almost certainly have been Afghans. Ferishta begins his account by saying that the Muhammadan Afghans of the mountains "invaded and laid waste the inhabited countries, such as Kirman, Shivaran, and Peshawar;" and that several battles took place between the Indians and Afghans " on a plain between Kirman and Peshawar." The Kirman here mentioned is not the great province of Kirman, or Karmania, on the shore of the Indian Ocean, but the Kirman, or Kirmash, of Timur's historians, which is the valley of the Kuram river.

Thus Alexander Cunningham locates Shivarans in valley of Kurram River which is located in Paktia and Khost provinces of Afghanistan and Kurram Agency, North Waziristan Agency and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.
 
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History of Khag Jat clan

Khag (खाग) Khagga (खग्गा) is a Muslim Jat clan found in Pakistan. (Dr Pema Ram:‎Rajasthan Ke Jaton Ka Itihas, p.298, Jat History Dalip Singh Ahlawat/Parishisht-I, s.n. ख-3)

Origin - Raja Khagendra was a Mauryan King of Kashmir, who, as the sixth predecessor of Asoka, must have reigned about 400 B.C. [Alexander Cunningham: The Ancient Geography of India/Kingdom of Kashmir, p.98]

History - Alexander Cunningham writes that The names of Khagipura and Khunamusha are referred by Kalhan Pandit[3] to Raja Khagendra, who, as the sixth predecessor of Asoka, must have reigned about 400 B.C. Wilson and Troyer have identified these two places with the Kakapur and Gaumoha of Muhammadan writers. The first is certain, as Kakapur still exists on the left bank of the Behat, at 10 miles to the south of the Takht-i-Suliman, and 5 miles to the south of Pampur. But the identification of Gaumoha, wherever that may be, is undoubtedly wrong, as Khunamusha is now represented by the large village of Khunamoh, which is situated under the hills at 4 miles to the north-east of Pampur. [Alexander Cunningham: The Ancient Geography of India/Kingdom of Kashmir, p.98]
 
Kuranlya Jat clan from Kunal Maurya

Kuranlya (कुरंल्या) Kuralya (कुरल्या) is a gotra of Jats.[डॉ पेमाराम:राजस्थान के जाटों का इतिहास, 2010, पृ.297]

Kuranlya (कुरंल्या) Jat gotra started after Kunal son of Ashoka. [Dr Mahendra Singh Arya, Dharmpal Singh Dudee, Kishan Singh Faujdar & Vijendra Singh Narwar: Ādhunik Jat Itihas (The modern history of Jats), Agra 1998, p. 234 ]

Alexander Cunningham writes that About fifty years after Alexander's visit, the people of Taxila rebelled against Bindusara, king of Magadha, who sent his eldest son Susima to besiege the place. On his failure, the siege was entrusted to his younger son, the celebrated Asoka. It was here in Taxila that Asoka himself had resided as Viceroy of the Panjab during his father's lifetime ; and here also resided his own son Kunala, or the "fine-eyed," who is the hero of a very curious Buddhist legend, which will be described hereafter. (The Ancient Geography of India, p.106)

There is a village named Kunal in Hisar district of Haryana. It was in these lands that the very first evidence of the presence of man was discovered with the excavation of Agroha, Banawali and Kunal. All of these were the pre-Harappan settlements, bringing for us the very first images of prehistoric times. The presence of the pillar in the Hisar Fort belonging to the time of Emperor Ashoka (234 BC) was originally from Agroha. The discovery of coins of the Kushan Kings tells tales of ancient India.
 
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Kuranlya Jat clan from Kunal Maurya

Kuranlya (कुरंल्या) Kuralya (कुरल्या) is a gotra of Jats.[डॉ पेमाराम:राजस्थान के जाटों का इतिहास, 2010, पृ.297]

Kuranlya (कुरंल्या) Jat gotra started after Kunal son of Ashoka. [Dr Mahendra Singh Arya, Dharmpal Singh Dudee, Kishan Singh Faujdar & Vijendra Singh Narwar: Ādhunik Jat Itihas (The modern history of Jats), Agra 1998, p. 234 ]

Alexander Cunningham writes that About fifty years after Alexander's visit, the people of Taxila rebelled against Bindusara, king of Magadha, who sent his eldest son Susima to besiege the place. On his failure, the siege was entrusted to his younger son, the celebrated Asoka. It was here in Taxila that Asoka himself had resided as Viceroy of the Panjab during his father's lifetime ; and here also resided his own son Kunala, or the "fine-eyed," who is the hero of a very curious Buddhist legend, which will be described hereafter. (The Ancient Geography of India, p.106)

There is a village named Kunal in Hisar district of Haryana. It was in these lands that the very first evidence of the presence of man was discovered with the excavation of Agroha, Banawali and Kunal. All of these were the pre-Harappan settlements, bringing for us the very first images of prehistoric times. The presence of the pillar in the Hisar Fort belonging to the time of Emperor Ashoka (234 BC) was originally from Agroha. The discovery of coins of the Kushan Kings tells tales of ancient India.
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Burdak ji, you have lot of knwoledge about Jat gotras. Can you please compile a list of gotras which are common among hindu and sikh jat?
 
Trigarta history

Alexander Cunningham has mentioned Trigarttas in the Hill States of the Punjab ruling in 7th century. He writes that Trigartta is repeatedly mentioned in the chronicles of Kashmir as an independent kingdom ; and its own history shows that one-half of the present petty states of the Jalandhar hills have sprung from the division of the possessions of a single family [The Ancient Geography of India,p.131]
 
Badwal clan history

Badwal (बड़वाल) Badaval (बड़वाल) Barwal (बड़वाल) Baradwal (बरडवाल) Bhadwal (भड़वाल) Bhadwar (भड़वार) gotra Jats live in Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan.

Alexander Cunningham has mentioned one of Hindu state in the list of Hill States of the Punjab as Badwal, or Vaḍḍiwāsa ruling in 7th century. (The Ancient Geography of India, p.133)

Dasharatha Sharma in "Early Chauhan Dynasties",( pp.190-191) writes about Jalor Chauhan ruler - Kanhadadeva (r.1296-1316 A.D). It mentions Arjun Badaval as one of Samantas.
 
lrburdak said:
Prashant ji we have both lists on jatland.

http://www.jatland.com/home/Category:Jat_Gotras

http://www.jatland.com/home/Category:Sikh_Jat_Gotras

the gotras in latter are common
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Burdak ji, I asked about common gotras...not a separate list. I did not find so many jats common in hindu jat and Sikh jatt. Here are few gotra that I know for sure are common among them.

1. maan 2. poonia 3. takhar 4. pannu 5. vaidwan/baidwan 6. swaich/siwach 7. dhaliwal ... 8 Toor ( if tomar and toor are same)

I am yet to see any sidhu, brar,sandhu, bhullar, grewal among hindu jats and any hooda, balyan, gathwala, dahiya among Sikh jats... so gotras with major population are not common
 
prashantacmet said:
Burdak ji, I asked about common gotras...not a separate list. I did not find so many jats common in hindu jat and Sikh jatt. Here are few gotra that I know for sure are common among them.

1. maan 2. poonia 3. takhar 4. pannu 5. vaidwan/baidwan 6. swaich/siwach 7. dhaliwal ... 8 Toor ( if tomar and toor are same)

I am yet to see any sidhu, brar,sandhu, bhullar, grewal among hindu jats and any hooda, balyan, gathwala, dahiya among Sikh jats... so gotras with major population are not common
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Though I know of a few Sidhus and many Grewals among the Hindu Jats, the observation of Prashant Ji is generally true.

More important is that here lies a line of enquiry to searchthe present to trace the past. If we could categorise the common and exclusive gotra names

with in the two sets certain questions would surely arise. Finding answers to such questions would lead us towards the true nature of community. The

mongrels and the pedigree would surely show up.
 
Prashant ji common gotra list of Hindu and Sikh Jats is not being compiled but if we are sure with authenticity we can put such a category and we will have the required database.
 
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History of Baijnath clan

Baijnath (बैजनाथ) Jat gotra is found in Rajasthan. So far only one Village in Ajmer District named Titariya Kekri.

We do not know much about its history. I have compiled history of place called Baijnath. Baijnath (बैजनाथ) is a historical town in Kangra district of Himachal Pradesh. I visited the temple on 15.5.1980.

It was Originally known as Kiragrama. The very famous ancient temple of Lord Shiva (Baijnath) is situated here which is believed to be one of twelve jyotirlingas according to popular legends also giving the town its name . The present name Baijnath became popular after the name of the temple.

As per legends it is associated with Ravana and Shiva.

Baijnath is famous for its 13th-century temple dedicated to Shiva as Vaidyanath, ‘the Lord of physicians’.

Kiragrama (modern Baijnath) situated on the bank of the river Binduka was a part of Trigarta (the territory lying between the rivers Ravi and Satluj, roughly represented by districts of Kangra and Jalandhar) under the suzerainty of king Jayachandra, the overlord of Jalandhara. Under him a Rajanaka (local chief) Lakshmanachandra, who was matrimonially related to Jayachandra from his mother’s side, was ruling over Kiragrama.

Genealogy of Lakshmanachandra is given in these inscriptions.

The antiquity of the temple and its continuous patronage and worship is attested by a number of inscriptions found within the temple complex. The most important are the two long inscriptions written in Sanskrit language and Sharada script engraved on stone slabs fixed in the northern and southern walls of the main hall (mandapa) of the temple. They provide details of the construction of this temple in Saka year 1126 (AD 1204) by two merchant brothers Manyuka and Ahuka. The genealogy of the local rulers, name of the sovereign ruler Jayachandra, names of the architects of the temple, Nayaka son of Asika and Thoduka both from Susarmapura (modern Kangra) and the genealogy of the donor merchants is mentioned in these inscriptions besides the verses in praise of the god Siva. The text and translation of the inscriptions are available on official site of the temple.

Bainath Shiva (Viadyanatha) temple Inscription Saka samvat 1126 (1204 AD)

Brief description of names and places appearing in text of Inscriptions is given below for ready reference of the readers. Genealogy of Lakshmanachandra is also given in these inscriptions.

1. Bainath Shiva (Viadyanatha) temple (left hand wall of porch) Inscription Saka samvat 1126 (1204 AD) mentions:

(V.1 L.2): Salutes Virabhadra too in addition to Shiva

(V.6 L.7): Jayachandra as the overlord of Jalandhara

(V.8 L.9): Two brothers Manyuka (मन्युक) and Ahuka (आहुक)

(V.10 L.10,11): Village Kiragrama (कीरग्राम) in Trigarta (त्रिगर्त), rivulet Binduka (बिन्दुक), Rajanaka Lakshamana (राजानक लक्ष्मण)

(V.11-18): Genealogy Rajanaka Kanda (राजानक कन्द) → Buddha (बुद्ध) → Uddhura (उदधुर ) → Vigraha (विग्रह) → Brahma (ब्रह्म) → Dombaka (डोंबक) → Bhuvana (भुवन) → Kalhana (कल्हण) → Bilhana (बिल्हण) (wife:Lakshanika D/O Hridyachandra of Trigarta) → Rama + Lakshmana

(V.22-23): When Lakshmanachandra's wife Mayatalla was protecting the village Kiragrama, there lived two sons Manyuka and Ahuka sons of merchant Siddha.

(V.28) : Four ancestors of Manyuka and Ahuka - Suhila, Pahila, Kahila and Siddha

(V.31) : Lakshna mother of Rajanaka donated land from village Pralamba to Shiva

(V.34) : Manyuka and Ahuka donated 4 hala cultivable land from village ([Navagrama]] for Shiva.

(V.37) : Bhringaka's (भृंगक) son created this eulogy, eulogy engraved by Guhaka of the region of Chabedha (चबेढ़), the land of Shiva.

2. Bainath Shiva (Viadyanatha) temple (right hand wall of porch) Inscription Saka 1126 AD (1204 AD) of Jayachandra mentions:

V.1-20: Contain eulogy of Shiva and Parvati. No historical content.

V.21: Rajanala Lakshmanachadra

V.22: Pilgrimage to Kedaranatha by him for purifying

V.27: Merchant named Manyuka, S/O Siddha, his mother Chinna

V.28: His younger brother Ahuka, his wife Gulha

V.30: Rich merchant Manyuka

V.31: In Susharmapura lives brahman named Ralhana S/O Asuka

V.32: Donation of two dronas paddy to Shiva from village Navagrama

V.33: Ganeshvara S/O Brahman Govinda donated 2 hala land to temple

V.34: Merchant Jivaka S/O Devika and Malhika donate land to temple

V.35: Shiva temple constructed by Manyuka and Ahuka

V.36-37: Architects Nayaka S/O Asita came from Susharmapura, and so also Thodhuka S/O Sammana

V.38: Poet Rama S/O Shrangara and Bhringaka composed eulogy.

V.39: On the first Lunar Day of the bright fortnight of month Jyeshtha ,when the 80th year has been completed during the reign of Jayachandra, Eulogistic poem composed by Rama on day of Sun. Elapsed year of the Saka era 1126

Notes - 1. Baijnath is prakrat form of Vaidyanath. This may be connected with Vaidvan clan also.

2. In the first Inscription we find worship of Virabhadra who is ancestor of many Jat clans. It is probably first time I find name of Virabhadra in an Inscription of 1204 AD.

3. We need to further research as to what happened to the Baijnath clan. Prasantji may help if Baijnath became Vaidwan ?

4. In the first Inscription we do not find mention of a Brahman but in second there are brahmans who donate land to Shiva temple.

5. The King is sent to Kedarnath for purification. It means he is being made Hindu. They are probably Nagavanshi as the title of Chief is Rajanaka.

6. We also find mention of Trigarta in the Inscriptions which defines its geography.

7. Hala is unit of measurement of cultivable Land. This is a Jat term commonly used.

8. One more Inscription where Shiva is known as Baijnath is Harsnath Inscription of Chauhans of year 973 AD on Harsha Parvata near Sikar.

9. Guvaka name is mentioned in Baijnath as well as Harsha Inscription.

10. Ancient name Kiragrama indicates Kira people lived here. Kera (केरा) is Gotra of Jats found in Punjab and Madhya Pradesh. This name also indicates that these people were Nagavanshi who are made Hindus.

11. You may read more at http://www.jatland.com/home/Baijnath_Kangra
 
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drssrana2003 said:
Though I know of a few Sidhus and many Grewals among the Hindu Jats, the observation of Prashant Ji is generally true.

More important is that here lies a line of enquiry to searchthe present to trace the past. If we could categorise the common and exclusive gotra names

with in the two sets certain questions would surely arise. Finding answers to such questions would lead us towards the true nature of community. The

mongrels and the pedigree would surely show up.
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ranaji,

Grewal-> agree, grewal are among hindu jats
sandhu -> may be if we consider sindhu and sandhu to be the same gotras
Gill and sidhu-> i don't think they exist among hindu jats............theer are few sidhus inwest UP also...but these are migrated from punjab ( called pachade jat...so they have roots in sikhism).
 
gill hindu jat

shivnathsingh gill defeated kk birla in 1971 loksabha elections. his native village is dhamora in jhunjhunu district in rajasthan.his brother karniram ramdev laid down their lives for the cause of jat farmers against rajput jagirdars in jhunjhunu district. more than 200 gill families are residing in this village.mr omprakash gill is vice chancellor of agriculture university udaipur.
 
prashantacmet said:
Burdak ji, I asked about common gotras...not a separate list. I did not find so many jats common in hindu jat and Sikh jatt. Here are few gotra that I know for sure are common among them.

1. maan 2. poonia 3. takhar 4. pannu 5. vaidwan/baidwan 6. swaich/siwach 7. dhaliwal ... 8 Toor ( if tomar and toor are same)

I am yet to see any sidhu, brar,sandhu, bhullar, grewal among hindu jats and any hooda, balyan, gathwala, dahiya among Sikh jats... so gotras with major population are not common
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In hindu jats Sidhu is known as Sindhu , Sindhu are residents of villages Khanda Kheri, Koth Kalan in Hisar District and Kheri Sadh and 1-2 more villages in Rohtak District

Gill is also common gotra in villages Kharainti and some 1-2 more villages near lakhan Majra in Rohtak district

Brar gotra is also found in 1-2 villages (name I don't remember) in Brawala area of Hisar District as one Vety Doctor at Hisar was known to me he was Brar Gotra

Grewal gotra is found in Bamla village of Bhiwani district of Haryana

more gotras which I am aware exist in Sikhs are Sangwan, Khatkar, Nain, Sheokand, sihag etc

Further jat Gotras differ with the change of area or state such as Ola is in Raj but rare in UP MP etc. Also Sikhs have started using name of their village in place of gotra
 
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Sindhu and Sidhu are not same .

Brar and Sidhu are offshoot of Bhatti gotr and Sindhu is different from Bhatti.
 
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prashantacmet said:
Burdak ji, I asked about common gotras...not a separate list. I did not find so many jats common in hindu jat and Sikh jatt. Here are few gotra that I know for sure are common among them.

1. maan 2. poonia 3. takhar 4. pannu 5. vaidwan/baidwan 6. swaich/siwach 7. dhaliwal ... 8 Toor ( if tomar and toor are same)

I am yet to see any sidhu, brar,sandhu, bhullar, grewal among hindu jats and any hooda, balyan, gathwala, dahiya among Sikh jats... so gotras with major population are not common
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Classic example of drawing wrong conclusions from right observation.

Grewal ,Gill,Maans,Toors/tomars,Sandhu/Sindhu,Chouhans,Pannu,Mor,Poonia,dhaliwal,etc etc are very common among both section.

Reason for absense or presence of certain clans in one or other religion is....Localised presence of certain clans owing to their later neo identity or migration from a different location.

Sikh religion spread from Punjab towards eastern areas and during Banda Bhadur times majority of Jats joined it .While it spread quickly in Misl areas it could not spread fast in areas closer to delhi because of Mughal army.So certain clans which were exclusively present near delhi subha remained aloof.

So while Sidhus( descendants of Sidhu rao who himself was Hindu earlier) remained closer to Patiala areas adopted Sikhism ,Sangwans near Bhiwani remained Hindus.

Dahiyas of Haryana came from Rajasthan and settled in delhi Suba and gathwalas moved from Afghnistan too settled in close vicinity Mughal power so remained aloof from Sikh struggle.

So some different clans in two sects of religion has nothing to do with different racial background as some may believe.
 
Clan is more important for Jats than the religion. One clan people are from the same ancestor. In what religion a particular clan is a matter of time and geographical location.
 
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