Kanchap

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Kanchap (कंचप) Kanchav (कंचव) is gotra of Jats found in Distt Rohtak and Jind in Haryana.

Origin

They are said to be descendants of Kanchanaksha (कञ्चनाक्ष) who was one of those combatants armed with diverse weapons and clad in diverse kinds of robes and ornaments, that Skanda procured on the ceremony for investing Kartikeya with the status of generalissimo. [1]

History

Distribution in Haryana

Villages in Rohtak district

Mor Khedi,

Villages in Jind district

Distribution in Uttar Pradesh

Villages in Moradabad district

Khabri Gandoo,

Notable persons

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References


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