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History of Origin of Some Clans in India

(with special Reference to Jats)

By Mangal Sen Jindal (1992)

Publisher - Sarup & Sons, 4378/4B, Ansari Road, Darya Ganj, New Delhi-110002, ISBN 81-85431-08-6


The text of this chapter has been converted into Wiki format by Laxman Burdak

Chapter 1: Jat From Jutland


The East Goths were Arian Heretics

"On his death in 526, Theodoric German left behind him an admirably organized state, but it had one conspicuous weakness. The Goths, although Christians were unorthodox according to the standard of the Italian Christians. They had been converted by eastern missionaries who taught them the Arian heresy earlier prevalent at Constantinople. The doctrine, which derived its name from Arius, a presbyter of Allexandria (d. 336) had been condemned by the Council of Nicaea. The followers of Arius did not have the same conception of Christ's nature and of the relations of the three members of the Trinity as that sanctioned at Rome. The East Goths were, therefore, not only barbarians, which might have been forgiven them, but were guilty, in the eyes of the orthodox Italians, of the unpardonable offence of heresy. Theodoric him- self was exceptionally tolerant for his times. His conviction that "we cannot command in matters of religion because no one- can be compelled to believe against his will", showed a spirit alien to the traditions of the Roman Empire and the Roman Church, which represented the orthodox belief." History of Western Europe, page 30.


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"The year after Theodric's death one of the greatest of the emperors of the East. Justinian (527-565). came to the throne at Constantinople. He undertook to regain for the Empire the provinces in Africa and Italy that had been occupied by the Vandals and East Goths. His general, Belisarious, overthrew the Vandal kingdom in northern Africa in 534, but it was more difficult task to destroy the Gothic rule in Italy. However, in spite of a brave defence, the Goths were so completely defeated in 553, that they agreed to leave Italy with all their movable possessions. What became to the remnants of the race we do not know." History of Western Europe, page 33.

"All the other German peoples within the Empire were Christians, but they were all Arian heretics; and to the orthodox Christians about them they seemed worse than heathen. This religious difference had prevented the Germans and Romans from intermarrying and had retarded their fusion in other ways." History of Western Europe, page 35.

"The writers of the time indicate that the West Goths, when they were first admitted to the Empire before the battle of Adrianople amounted to four or five hundred thousand persons including men, women and children. This is the largest band reported and it must have been greatly reduced before the west Goths, after long wanderings and many battles finally settled in Spain and Southern Gaul." History of Western Europe page 39.

"The West Goths in the time of Euric were probably the first to write down their ancient laws, using the Latin language. Their example was followed by the Franks, the Burgundians, and later by the Lombards and other peoples, These codes make up the 'Laws of the Barbarians' which form our most important source of knowledge of the habits and ideas of the Germans at the time of invasions. For several centuries following the conquest, the members of the various German tribes appear to have been judged by the laws of the particular." History of Western Europe, page 40.

"The disintegration of the Frankish empire was hastened by the continued invasions from all sides. From the north-


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Denmark, Norway and Sweden-came the Scandinavian pirates, the Northmen. They were skilful and daring seamen, who not only harassed the coast of the North Sea, but made their way up the rivers, plundering and burning towns inland as far as Paris." History of Western Europe, page 98.

"From the various languages spoken by the German barbarians, modern German, English, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian. Danish and Icelandic are derived." History of Western Europe, page 251.

"As for the Germanic language, one at least was reduced to writing even before the break up to the Empire An eastern bishop, Ulfilas (381 A.D.) had undertaken to convert the Goths while they were still living north of the Danube before the battle of Adrianople. In order to carry on his work, Ulfilas translated a great part of the Bible into Gothic, using the Greek letters to represent the sounds, with the single exception of the Gothic, there is no example of writing in any German language before Charlenagne's time." History of Western Europe, page 252.

"In the ninth century some of the Northmen invaded the districts to the east of the Baltic, while their relatives were causing grievous trouble in France and England. It is generally supposed that one of their leaders, Rurik, was the first to consolidate the Slavic tribes about Novgorod into a sort of state in 262. Rurik's successor extended the bounds of the new empire so as to include the important town of Kiev Rous, the name given by the neighbouring Fiuns to the Norman adventure." History of Western Europe, page 510.

"The costumes and etiquette of the court were also Asiatic. The Russian armor suggested that of the Chinese, and their head-dress was a turban. It was the task of Peter the Great to Europanize Russia." ... History of Western Europe, page 511.

"Peter's reforms extended through his whole reign. He made his people give up their cherished oriental beards and long flowing garments. He forced the women of the better class, who had been kept in a sort of oriental harem, to come out and meet the men in special assemblies such as were common in the


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West. He invited foreigners to settle in Russia, and insured them protection, privileges, and the free exercise of their religion. He sent young Russians abroad to study. He reorganized the government officials on the model of a western kingdom, and made over his army in the same way" .... History of Western Europe, page 512.


Gher (cattle shed) with hookka (Indian Smoke) in his hand. It is the duty of the youngsters or inferiors to prepare the smoke. At the age of sixty he is adorned :IS Chowdbry (headman of the village and as a right command respects from the whole of village folk. In past times, a Chowdhry proved to be an intelligent and impartial Judge in deciding petty conflicts.