Arsagalitae
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| Author:Laxman Burdak, IFS (R) |
Arsagalitae () were ancient people mentioned by Pliny and Megasthenes.
Variants
Jat Gotras Namesake
- Asiagh = Arsagalitae (Pliny.vi.23)
- Sial = Sialkot = Sagala = Arsagalitae (Pliny.vi.23)
Jat Places Namesake
- Sialkot = Sagala = Arsagalitae (Pliny.vi.23); Sagala of Mahabharata; Sagala (Ancient Greek: Σάγγαλα), Sangala or Sakala was the name of the ancient predecessor of Sialkot.[1][2][3][4][5]
History
Mention by Pliny
Pliny[6] mentions The Indus....the general name of the district being Amenda: there are four nations here, the Peucolaitæ,12 the Arsagalitæ, the Geretæ, and the Assoï.
12 Parisot supposes that these were the inhabitants of the district which now bears the name of Pekheli.
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 | ||||||||||||
| Location | Jat clans | Information | ||||||||||
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| 23. Then succeeds a level tract of country known by the general name of Amanda (Manda)
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The Peucolaitae (Panghal), Arsagalitae (Asiagh), Geretae (Jarta/Getae), Asoi (Asiagh)
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Whereof the tribes are four in number | ||||||||||
See also
References
- ↑ Kumar, Raj (2008). Encyclopaedia of Untouchables Ancient, Medieval and Modern. Gyan Publishing House. ISBN 9788178356648.
- ↑ McEvilley, Thomas (2012). The Shape of Ancient Thought: Comparative Studies in Greek and Indian Philosophies. Skyhorse Publishing. ISBN 9781581159332.
- ↑ Cohen, Getzel M. (2013-06-02). The Hellenistic Settlements in the East from Armenia and Mesopotamia to Bactria and India. University of California Press. ISBN 9780520953567.
- ↑ Kim, Hyun Jin; Vervaet, Frederik Juliaan; Adali, Selim Ferruh (2017-10-05). Eurasian Empires in Antiquity and the Early Middle Ages: Contact and Exchange between the Graeco-Roman World, Inner Asia and China. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9781107190412.
- ↑ Congress, Indian History (2007). Proceedings, Indian History Congress.
- ↑ Natural History by Pliny Book VI/Chapter 23