Junawa
Junawa (जुणावा)[1] [2][3] Junava (जुणावा) Junava (जुनावा)[4] Janav (जनाव) Gotra Jats live in Jaipur, Nagaur district in Rajasthan.
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Origin
The descendants of Maharaja Yuvanashva (युवनाश्व) are known as Junawa. [5] They are Suryavanshi Kshatriyas.
History
Dr Pema Ram writes that after the invasion of Alexander in 326 BC, the Jats of Sindh and Punjab migrated to Rajasthan. They built tanks, wells and Bawadis near their habitations. The tribes migrated were: Shivis, Yaudheyas, Malavas, Madras etc. The Shivi tribe which came from Ravi and Beas Rivers founded towns like Sheo, Sojat, Siwana, Shergarh, Shivganj etc. This area was adjoining to Sindh and mainly inhabited by Jats. The descendants of Madras in Rajasthan are: Jinja, Bana, Thoria, Lagman, Kamodia, Madal, Devsalya, Junawa, Maderna, Judi, Madrewa, Khokh, Asihag etc. [6]
Distribution in Rajasthan
Locations in Jaipur city
Jhotwara,
Villages in Bhilwara district
Villages in Nagaur district
Bhadwa, Bhaiya Kalan, Dabriya, Kalwa, Kharwaliya, Mamdoli (40), Ramsari, Sabalpur Makrana,
Villages in Churu district
Villages in Jodhpur district
Notable persons
External links
References
- ↑ Ompal Singh Tugania:Jat Samuday ke Pramukh Adhar Bindu,p.39,s.n. 871
- ↑ Ompal Singh Tugania:Jat Samuday ke Pramukh Adhar Bindu,p.40,s.n. 916
- ↑ डॉ पेमाराम:राजस्थान के जाटों का इतिहास, 2010, पृ.301
- ↑ डॉ पेमाराम:राजस्थान के जाटों का इतिहास, 2010, पृ.301
- ↑ Dr Mahendra Singh Arya, Dharmpal Singh Dudi, Kishan Singh Faujdar & Vijendra Singh Narwar: Ādhunik Jat Itihasa (The modern history of Jats), Agra 1998, Page 248
- ↑ Dr Pema Ram:Rajasthan Ke Jaton Ka Itihas, First Edition 2010, ISBN:81-86103-96-1,p.14
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