Dhala
Dhala (ढाला)[1] [2] is a gotra of the Jats. It is a variant of Dhal.
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Origin
According to H.A. Rose, Dhala (ढाला) is a caster of metals. [3]
History
Bhim Singh Dahiya[4] tells that the Guptas were having ministers and generals with foreign name (Amrakardava, son of Undana, Sanakanika Maharaja-Dhala, son of Chhaglasa.
Udayagiri Cave Inscription of Chandragupta II (401-402 CE) tells:
Perfection has been attained! In the year 80 (and) 2, on the eleventh lunar day of the bright fortnight of the month Âshâdha,— this (is) the appropriate religious gift of the Sanakânika, the Mahârâja . . dhala (?),— the son’s son of the Mahârâja Chhagalaga; (and) the son of the Mahârâja Vishnudâsa,— who meditates on the feet of the Paramabhattâraka and Mahârâjâdhirâja, the glorious Chandragupta (II.) [5]
Notable persons
Places named Dhala
- Dhala is the name of a village in tahsil Tarn Taran in Amritsar district in Punjab.
- Dhala crater is a crater formed by an asteroid impact.[6] It is situated in Shivpuri district, Madhya Pradesh, India. Location: N25°17'59.7" and E78°8'3.1". It is the second such crater found in India, after Lonar lake.[7] The diameter of the structure is estimated at 11 km and basement rocks are predominantly composed of granitoids. It is estimated that the impact occurred between 1.6 and 2.5 Ga[8] or about 2,500 million years ago. Dhala crater is considered as the largest in India as well as between the Mediterranean and Southeast Asia.[9][10] The crater is considered a "large complex impact structure" with an estimated diameter extending up to 25 km.[11]
Distribution
See also
References
- ↑ Jat History Dalip Singh Ahlawat/Parishisht-I, s.n. 31
- ↑ O.S.Tugania:Jat Samuday ke Pramukh Adhar Bindu,p.42,s.n. 1077
- ↑ A glossary of the Tribes and Castes of the Punjab and North-West Frontier Province By H.A. Rose Vol II/D, p.234
- ↑ Jats the Ancient Rulers (A clan study)/Harsha Vardhana : Linkage and Identity,p.211
- ↑ Fleet, John F: Corpus Inscriptionum Indicarum: Inscriptions of the Early Guptas. Vol. III. Calcutta: Government of India, Central Publications Branch, 1888, 25.
- ↑ "Dhala". Earth Impact Database. University of New Brunswick.
- ↑ PTI (11 January 2009). "Indian geologist discovers oldest impact structure in India". Live Mint, News.
- ↑ Pati.K., J. (2008). "DHALA - A NEW, COMPLEX, PALEOPROTEROZOIC IMPACT STRUCTURE IN CENTRAL INDIA" (PDF).
- ↑ PTI (11 January 2009). "Indian geologist discovers oldest impact structure in India". Live Mint, News.
- ↑ Pati.K., J. (2008). "DHALA - A NEW, COMPLEX, PALEOPROTEROZOIC IMPACT STRUCTURE IN CENTRAL INDIA" (PDF).
- ↑ Vishwas, S Kale (2014). Landscapes and Landforms of India. Springer. p. 229. ISBN 9789401780292.
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