Podan
Podan (पोदान)[1] is gotra of Jats. [2]
Origin
They are said to be descendants of Nagavanshi ancestor Pinjaraka (पिंजरक). [3]
History
They are mentioned by Cunningham[4] in an inscription at the Buddhist Stupa of Sanchi of the Ashoka period as under:
No. 126. — 'Podaka dānadata Dha(mika) dānam.
- " The religious gift of Podraka Danadatta."
Distribution
Notable persons
Reference
- ↑ Jat History Dalip Singh Ahlawat/Parishisht-I, s.n. प-107
- ↑ O.S.Tugania:Jat Samuday ke Pramukh Adhar Bindu, p.49, s.n. 1554
- ↑ Mahendra Singh Arya et al.: Ādhunik Jat Itihas, Agra 1998, p. 264
- ↑ The Bhilsa topes: Inscriptions, P. 253
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