Monedes
| Author:Laxman Burdak, IFS (R) |
Monedes were ancient race mentioned by Pliny and Megasthenes.
Variants
Jat Gotras Namesake
- Moond = Monedes (Pliny.vi.22)
History
Mention by Pliny
Pliny[1] mentions 'The Ganges.'....Behind these people, and lying still more in the interior, are the Monedes, and the Suari,17 among whom is a mountain known as Maleus, upon which the shadow falls to the north in winter, and to the south in summer, six months alternately. In this district the Constellation of the Greater Bear18 is seen at only one period in the year, and then but for fifteen days, according to what Bæton states. Megasthenes, however, informs us that the same is the case also in many other localities of India. The South Pole is by the Indians called Diamasa.
17 Hardouin is of opinion that these nations dwelt in the localities occupied by the districts of Gwalior and Agra.
Jat clans mentioned by Megasthenes
Megasthenes also described India's caste system and a number of clans out of these some have been identified with Jat clans by the Jat historians. Megasthenes has mentioned a large number of Jat clans. It seems that the Greeks added 'i' to names which had an 'i' ending. Identified probable Jat clans have been provided with active link within brackets.
| Jat clans as described by Megasthenes | ||||||||||||
| Location | Jat clans | Information | ||||||||||
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| 8. After these, but more inland | Are the Monedes (Moond) and Suari (Soora, Sheoran) | In those country is Mount Maleus; The river Jomanes flows through the Palibothri into the Ganges between the towns Methora (Mathura) and Carisobora (Krishnapura). | ||||||||||