Raikwar
Raikwar (रैकवार)[1] [2] Raikanwar (रायकंवार)[3][4] is gotra of Jats in Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh. [5]
Origin
They are descendants of Maharaja Rukmi (रूक्मी). [6]
In Mahabharata
Vidarbha King Rukmi ruled from his capital city viz Bhojakata and was the only ruler who did not take part in Mahabharata war.
History
Population
Notable persons
Distribution in Rajasthan
Raikwar (रैकवार) Jat gotra people live in Bharatpur district in Rajasthan.
Villages in Bharatpur district
Reference
- ↑ Jat History Dalip Singh Ahlawat/Parishisht-I, s.n. र-1
- ↑ Jat History Thakur Deshraj/Chapter III,p.117
- ↑ Jat History Dalip Singh Ahlawat/Parishisht-I, s.n. र-20
- ↑ O.S.Tugania:Jat Samuday ke Pramukh Adhar Bindu,p.57,s.n. 2144
- ↑ Jat History Thakur Deshraj/Chapter VIII, p-586
- ↑ Mahendra Singh Arya et al.: Ādhunik Jat Itihas, Agra, 1998, p. 278
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