Achal
Achal (अचल)[1] Achahal (अचहल)[2] Achala (अचला) is gotra of Jats in Punjab.
Origin
- Achal was a King, son of Mahabali Maharaja Yashovarma descendant of Maharaja Kartik. [3][4]
- Achal is sanskrit word which means, 'a stationery state' i.e. it refers to a state of thing that does not move. Since these Jats remained stationed at one place so they began to be called Achal.[5]
Jat Gotras Namesake
- Achal (Jat clan) = Achalapura (अचलपुर) (L.16). Achalapura (अचलपुर) (L.16) is mentioned as a village alongwith Sriparnika (श्रीपर्णिक) (L.16) in Nagardhan Plates Of Svamiraja - (Kalachuri) Year 322 (=573 AD). ....Achalapura (अचलपुर) (L.16) is usually identified with a place of the same name (former Ellichpur) in the Amaravati District; but there is no river named Sulanadi (सूलनदी) (L.15) flowing by its side. The Achalapura mentioned in the present plates as an agrahâra village was probably situated not far from Nandivardhana....Both these villages could not be identified as there are no places corresponding to Achalapura (अचलपुर) (L.16) and Shriparnika (श्रीपर्णिक) (L.16) in vicinity of Nagardhan. [6]
History
They are mentioned by Cunningham[7] in an inscription at the Buddhist Stupa of Sanchi of the period of Ashoka as under:
- No. 14:. — Nadinagara Achalaya-bhikhuniya dānam.
- Meaning - " Gift of Achala, the mendicant nun of Nadinagara.
Tej Ram Sharma[8] while mentioning names of Vanikas (Traders) writes about (अचलवर्मन) (No. 16, L. 6) : Achala means 'firm' or 'stable'. Varman is a surname used for kshatriyas. Acalavarman is specifically mentioned as a kshatriya. This is significant. It means that kshatriyas followed the profession of vaisyas.
Distribution in Punjab
Villages in Patiala district
Notable persons
External links
See also
- Ram Chandra Pura - For Inscriptional Information on Achala
Reference
- ↑ Dr Ompal Singh Tugania: Jat Samuday ke Pramukh Adhar Bindu, p.27,sn-18.
- ↑ Jat History Dalip Singh Ahlawat/Parishisht-I, s.n. अ-54
- ↑ James Todd, Appedix 1,
- ↑ Thakur Deshraj, Jat Itihas, p.588-589
- ↑ Mahendra Singh Arya et al: Adhunik Jat Itihas, p.221,s.n. 61
- ↑ Corpus Inscriptionium Indicarium Vol IV Part 2 Inscriptions of the Kalachuri-Chedi Era, Vasudev Vishnu Mirashi, 1905, p.611-617
- ↑ The Bhilsa topes: Inscriptions, P. 237
- ↑ Personal and geographical names in the Gupta inscriptions,p.82
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