Deeghalia

Deeghalia (डीघलिया) Dighalia (डीघलिया) Dhingaliyya (डींघलिया)^[1] Deegharia/Digharia /Dighariya (डीघरिया) Deeghwar (डीघवार) is gotra of Jats. ^[2]

Origin

Pliny^[3] mentions Tigris....When its course becomes more rapid, it assumes the name of Tigris, given to it on account of its swiftness, that word signifying an arrow in the Median language. According to Bochart, this was a corruption of the Eastern name Deghel, from which were derived the forms Deger, Teger, and ultimately Tigris.

Jat Gotras Namesake

Deeghalia = Deghel = Deger = Teger = Tigris (Pliny.vi.31)

Dighalia (डीघलिया) (Jat clan) → Dighi (दीघी) = Dirghadraha (दीर्घद्रह) mentioned in Belora Plates (Sets A and B) of 11th year of Pravarasena II^[4] Dighi (दीघी) is a village in Arvi tahsil of Wardha district in the Maharashtra.

History

Distribution in Rajasthan

Villages in Alwar District

Dighariya Jats live in villages: Haldeena,

Dhingaliyya Jats live in villages: Poonkhar,

Notable persons

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References

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[1] O.S.Tugania:Jat Samuday ke Pramukh Adhar Bindu,p.42,s.n. 1049

[2] Dr Mahendra Singh Arya etc, : Ādhunik Jat Itihas, p.259

[3] Natural History by Pliny Book VI/Chapter 31

[4] Corpus Inscriptionum Indicarum Vol.5 (inscriptions Of The Vakatakas), Edited by Vasudev Vishnu Mirashi, 1963, Archaeological Survey of India, p.16-21

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