Bath

Bath (बाठ) Baat (बाट) is a Jat Gotra found in Punjab, India and Lahore district in Pakistan.

Origin

It originated from Nagavansh.

History

Bath is an ancient clan still existing in village Rajewal/Kulewal near Samrala, Ludhiana district. Their coins also have been found with the legend Vata Svaka. The first name is of the clan Vata or Bata which is now written as Bath and the second name of course may be of the individual ruler. The find spot of the coins also points to the Punjab source.

H.A. Rose writes that Bat (बाट), Bath (बाठ), a Jat clan (agricultural) found in Amritsar. Crowther gives the following list of the Bat septs :

Bat,

Dhol,

Jhandol,

Pophart,

Khaire,

Jhandher,

Desi,

Tatla,

Anjla,

Ghuman,

Ghumān,

Khak,

Dhawal,

Janna,^*

Randher,

Madri,

Sadri,

Hoti,

Seti, and

Kirbat,

which may all inter-marry, so that a Bat sometimes may marry a Bat. All these septs are said to be descendants of San-or Sainpal, who came from the Malwa 800 years ago. They first settled at Odhyara in Lahore. Khair(a)'8 descendants have two jatheras, Rajpal and his grandson Shahzada, who fell in a fight with the Kang Jats at Khadur Sahib in Amritsa. The Bath are also found as a Hindu and Muhammadan Jat clan in Montgomery.

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* There is said to be a settlement of Januas (? Janjiias) 'beyond Pashiwar ' who have become Muhammadans.

Distribution in Punjab

Villages in Jalandhar district

• Bath is village in Nakodar tahsil in Jalandhar district in Punjab, India.

Villages in Firozpur district

In Firozpur district the Bath population is 1,800.

Villages in Bhatinda district

• Bath is village in Bhatinda tahsil in Bhatinda district in Punjab, India.

Villages in Jalandhar district

• Bath is village in Phillaur tahsil in Jalandhar district in Punjab, India.

Distribution in Pakistan

According to 1911 census, the Bath was one of the principal Muslim Jat clans in Lahore District with population of Bath (340).

References

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