Samarabriae
| Author:Laxman Burdak, IFS (R) |
Samarabriae () were ancient race mentioned by Pliny and Megasthenes.
Variants
Jat Gotras Namesake
History
Mention by Pliny
Pliny[3] mentions The Indus .... after passing the Indus and going down its stream, the Samarabriæ, the Sambraceni, the Bisambritæ, the Orsi, the Anixeni, and the Taxilæ, with a famous city, which lies on a low but level plain, ....
Jat clans mentioned by Megasthenes
Megasthenes also described India's caste system and a number of clans out of these some have been identified with Jat clans by the Jat historians. Megasthenes has mentioned a large number of Jat clans. It seems that the Greeks added 'i' to names which had an 'i' ending. Identified probable Jat clans have been provided with active link within brackets. (See Jat clans mentioned by Megasthenes)
| Jat clans as described by Megasthenes | ||||||||||||
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| 22. If we cross to the other side of the Indus and follow its course downward we meet the
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Samarabriae (Samara, Samaria, Samarwal, Samra), Sambruceni (Sambar, Samota), Bisambritae (Bisarnia), Osii (Bassi, Vashi), Antixeni (Antil, Antas), and the Taxillae (Taxak, Tokas) with a famous city (Taxila) | |||||||||||