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Gorchhiya (गोरछिया) Gorachhiya (गोरछिया)[1] Gorachhia (गोरछिया)[2] Gorcchya (गोरछ्या) Gorachiya (गोरचिया) Gorakshak (गोरक्षक) [3]is gotra of Jats in Rajasthan.

Origin

This gotra is said to be originated from people who were protectors of cows hence the name. [4]

Jat Gotras Namesake

History

Ghatama (घाटम) was a feudatory of the Kalachuri prince Vahara mentioned in (L.10) of Kosgain Stone Inscription (No.II) Of Vahara: (Vikrama) Year 1570 (=1513 AD). The stone was originally found in the fort of Kosgain, 4 miles north-east of Chhuri in the Bilaspur District of Chhattisgarh. With verse 9 begins the genealogy of Ghatama (घाटम). In the Châyuhâna (Chauhan) (L.7) family there was a prince named Nirdevala (निर्देवल) (L.7). His son was Bharata (L.8). After him is mentioned Ghâtama who, though it is not expressly stated, was probably his son and successor. Ghâtama (घाटम) (L.9) obtained possession of a heaven-like fortress (evidently Kosanga (कोसंग) , modern Kosgain) and was greatly favoured by the king Vahara. His minister was Goraksha (गोरक्ष) (L.10), who had apparently a son named Vaijala (वैजल) (L.11). Verse 18 states that Ghâtama gave cows, yielding good milk and decked with gold and cloth, together with their calves to the poet Chandrâkara who composed this prasasti by his order. (p.564) [6]

Distribution in Rajasthan

Villages in Jodhpur district

Chadi, Cherai, Dhanari Kalan, Gorachiyon Ki Dhani, Laxmannagar,

Villages in Bikaner district

Bikaner, Naurangdesar, Panchu,

Villages in Nagaur district

Boseri, Manjhwas, Perawa,

Distribution in Haryana

Villages in Fatehabad district

Pili Mandori,

Notable persons

  • Sita Ram Gorchhiya - Junior Engineer RSEB, Present Address : Sarvodaya Basti, Near Laxmi Woollen Mill, Bikaner, Mobile Number : 9252780761, Email Address : srgorchiya@yahoo.co.in

See also

References


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