Ghosa

Author:Laxman Burdak, IFS (R)

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Ghosamandala (घोसामंडल) is known for a strong fort of Chauhan rulers in Rajasthan.

Variants

Ghosamandala (घोसामंडल) (राज.) (AS, p.313)

Jat clans

Ghosa (घोसा) is a gotra of the Jats.

History

Tej Ram Sharmawrites that The Amarakosa mentions Gopa, Gopala, Gosamkhya, Godhuk and Ballava as the synonyms for Abhira and says that the village or place where Abhiras lived is named as Ghosa or Abhirapalli.

Ghosas are mentioned by Cunningham in an inscription at the Buddhist Stupa of Sanchi of the Ashoka period as under:

No. 32. — (Ga) ha-patino Budha Ghosa . . .

" (Gift of) the householder, Budha Ghosha."

Bharhut Inscriptions tell us about Ghosa:

57. Ghosāye dānam. = " Gift of Ghosa."

घोसामंडल

विजयेन्द्र कुमार माथुर ने लेख किया है ...घोसामंडल राजस्थान में एक प्राचीन अभेद्य गढ़ के लिए विख्यात है. इस दुर्ग के निर्माता चौहान नरेश थे.

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