Bhoi
Bhoi (भोई) is a Jat Gotra in Punjab.
Origin
Jat Gotras Namesake
Bhoi (भोई) (Jat clan) → Bhoyila (भोयिल) → Bhavadatta (भवदत्त)
History
Tej Ram Sharma[1] mentions in ...Baigram Copper-plate Inscription of the Gupta Year 128 (=A.D. 439)...4. Bhoyila (भोयिल) (No. 44, L. 3; L. 8; L. 14; L. 15) : It is a name with the suffix ila.[2]The name of Bhavadatta seems to have been changed to Bhoyila as in the case of Agila (Agnidatta), Satila (Svatidatia), Nagila (Nagadatta) and Yakhila (Yaksadatta).[3]
Distribution
Bhoi population is 1,545 in Amritsar district.[4]
Notable Persons
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References
- ↑ Personal and geographical names in the Gupta inscriptions/Names of Householders and Traders,p.79
- ↑ Panini, V. 3.79
- ↑ India as Known to Panini by V. S . Agrawala. p. 191, No. 18.
- ↑ History and study of the Jats. By Professor B.S Dhillon. ISBN-10: 1895603021 or ISBN-13: 978-1895603026. p.124
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