Kanhaiya

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Kanhaiya (कनहैया)[1] Kanhaia (कन्हैया)[2] Kanhia (कन्हिया) is gotra of Jats in Uttar Pradesh. [3]

Origin

They were inhabitants of village Kanha (कान्हा), so known as Kanhaiya. Kanha village is 23 kms from Lahore. These people consider themselves as descendants of Krishna.[4]

History

Kanhia (कन्हिया), or (Ghania) (घनिया), the fifth of the Sikh misls or confederacies which was recruited from Jats. It derived its name from Ghani, a village near Lahore. [5]

Distribution in Uttar Pradesh

Notable persons

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