Loh

Loh (लोह) Lauh (लौह) is a gotra of Jats. Loh gotra is also found in choudhary caste (same as jat caste ) of Gujarat in Mehsana District.

Origin

Gotra originated from Lava, son of Rama. Lava over a period of time changed to Loh.

Jat Gotras Namesake

• Loh (लोह) (Jat clan) = Lohaghat (लोहाघाट). Lohaghat (लोहाघाट) is a town and tahsil in Champawat district in the Indian state of Uttarakhand.
• Loh (लोह) (Jat clan) = Lohanagara (लोहनगर) = Loni (लोनी). Loni (लोनी) is a village in Warud tahsil in Amravati district of Maharashtra, India. Loni is mentioned as Lohanagara (लोहनगर) in Pattan Plates of 27th year of Pravarasena II

Mention by Panini

Loha (लोह) is mentioned by Panini in Ashtadhyayi.

Lohasai village

• लोहसे (जाट गोत्र - लोह) : लोहसे नाम का गाँव झारखंड के पश्चिमी सिंहभूम जिले की टोंटो विकास-खंड में है।

History

A legend or oral tradition holds that Lahore, known in ancient times as Lavapuri ("City of Lava" in Sanskrit), was founded by Prince Lava or Loh, the son of Rama, the Hindu deity, while Kasur was founded by his twin brother Prince Kusha.To this day, Lahore Fort has a vacant temple dedicated to Lava (also pronounced Loh, hence Loh-awar or "'The Fort of Loh'").

Lolab (लोलाब) is a valley and Sogam Lolab (सोगाम लोलाब) is tahsil in Kupwara district in the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. Locals call it Lolab. In Lok Prakasha, it is mentioned as Lulavaka, Pandit Sahib Ram in his Tirathasamgrapha, calls it Laulaha. It gets name after Loh people.

See also

• Loha
• Lohra

References

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