Moda
Moda (मोड़ा) is a gotra of Jats. [1] [2]
Origin
Modapura (मोदपुर) refers to the name of a City mentioned in the Mahābhārata (cf. II.24.10). It was subjugated by Arjuna in his victory march.
History
Bhim Singh Dahiya[3] writes: Inscription found at Varanama in former Baroda state speaks of a minister of Moda family. [4] In the South, coins of Maan kings, a Jat clan considered as Sakas, have been found in Konkan area. Nagarjunikonda inscriptions refer to a Saka, named Moda. (EI, XX, p. 37. ) This and many other pieces of evidence point to the extension of the Sakas in the South and their extensive settlements there.[5]
Population
Distribution
Notable persons
References
- ↑ Jat History Dalip Singh Ahlawat/Parishisht-I, s.n. म-59
- ↑ O.S.Tugania:Jat Samuday ke Pramukh Adhar Bindu,p.56,s.n. 2096
- ↑ Jats the Ancient Rulers (A clan study)/Porus and the Mauryas,p.144
- ↑ Inscriptions of Northern India, S.No. 436.
- ↑ IHQ, Vol. xxxvm, 1962, p. 208, note 27.
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