Rao
Rao (राव)[1] Rav/Raw (राव) [2]Sarao (सराव)[3] Sarav/Saraw (सराव)[4] Sarava/Sarawa (सरावा)[5] Rau (राऊ)[6] is gotra of Jats found in Rajasthan,[7] Haryana, Punjab and Madhya Pradesh. Rao and Sarao are same gotras. Rao are found in Pakistan. They were supporters of Chauhan Confederacy. They were supporters of Tomar Confederacy. [8]Rao is a title used by the Ahirs in Haryana.
Origin
This gotra is based on title 'Rao'. [9]
Mention by Panini
Sharava (शराव) is mentioned by Panini in Ashtadhyayi. [10]
Sarava (सारव), of the river Saryu (सरयू), is mentioned by Panini in Ashtadhyayi. [11]
History
Ram Swarup Joon[12] writes about Rawat, Sahrawat, Rae (Tanwar): Rai, Rao, Rawat and Sahrawat were only titles used by Tanwar sardars which later began to be used as gotras. The Rawat Jats have 800 villages in district Gurgaon and 8 villages in district Aligarh.
The capital of Sahrawats was Mohpalpur near Delhi where a very old house is still called a palace.
12 villages near Mehrauli belong to the Sahrawat Jats. In Haryana they are found in Kair, Dipalpur, Bhadani, Kultana and other villages, and some are found in district Meerut also.
Saravas have been mentioned amongst the heroes of the Pandava army in Kurukshetra War Day-2 along with Kundavishas, Mandakas, Ladakas, Tanganas, Uddras, Tumbhumas, Vatsas, and Nakulas.[13]
The Rao Jats were rulers of Nagaur for about 200 years. [14]
All the Rajas with Baba Fulasingh Akali fought wars with Mugals and British. 'Samast Rav' in Hindi became Sarav or Sarava[15]
Jatanpal Stone Inscription of Saka Year 1140 (A.D. 1218) provides us some information about Rao king in Bastar. Jatanpal (जटनपाल) is a village 40 miles from Dantewara in the Bastar State (now Chhattisgarh). The inscription records the grant of land by one Kama Nayaka, a subordinate of a chief named Somaraju, under Maharaja Narasimhadeva Rao, in the Saka year 1140, or A. D. 1218. (See Nagavanshi Inscriptions)
- स्वस्ति [॥*] श्री माहाराजा: नरसिंहदैव: राव: गंगा-दै[वी] माता । मंडलिक सोमराज: । कामा ना[य]क: दत: भ्[उ]मी राहील पाण्डे प्रतिग्रही ।
Villages founded by Rao clan
- Raon Ki Dhani (रावो की ढाणी) - village in Nagaur tehsil & district of Rajasthan.
Sub divisions of Chauhan
Bhim Singh Dahiya[16] provides us list of Jat clans who were supporters of the Chauhan when they gained political ascendancy. The Rao clan supported the ascendant clan Chauhan and become part of a political confederacy.[17]
इतिहास
राजा विजयराव - भटिण्डा क्षेत्र के राजा राव गोत्री जाट जिसने एक बार गजनी को लूटकर नंगा कर दिया था। राव गोत्री जाटों के गांव उत्तरप्रदेश के अलीगढ़ जिले में हैं। सांगवानों के गांव खेड़ी बत्तर में भी राव जाटों के कुछ घर हैं। [18]
Distribution in Rajasthan
Villages in Bikaner district
Villages in Churu district
Rao Jats found in: Bairasar Chhota, Gudawari, Dhodhliya (40) (tah:Churu), Nakrasar (4) (tah:Churu), Binasar (40) (tah:Churu), Armalsar (10) (tah:Sardarshahr), Bukansar (5) (tah:Sardarshahr), Kalyanpura (3) (tah:Sardarshahr), Neshal, Sardarshahar, Shobhasar Sujangarh, Sujangarh (6),
Locations in Jaipur city
Ambabari, Khatipura, Malviya Nagar, Murlipura Scheme, Himmat Nagar,
Villages in Jaipur District
Kalu Ka Bas (Govindgarh),
Villages in Sikar district
Banthod, Beri, Ghassu, Dantru, Dhani Kalyanpura, Kashi Ka Bas, Mangloona, Sikar, Thedi,
Villages in Nagaur district
Bajiyon Ki Dhani, Beechawa, Chuwad, Dhojak, Ewad, Jhoojhanda, Keriya Rawan, Khen (25), Khivtana (30), Kutiyasani Khurd, Ladpura, Lunda, Medas, Raon Ki Dhani,
Villages in Hanumangarh district
Villages in Ganganagar district
Villages in Jhunjhunu district
Chirawa, Ghardana Khurd, Ghardana Kalan, Kasani,
Villages in Tonk district
Ganeshpura (1), Lakholai (1), Morla (1), Nayagaon Mukranya (4), Pathraj Kalan ,
Locations in Udaipur city
Locations in Bhilwara city
Advocate Colony,
Villages in Jodhpur District
Villages in Barmer District
Distribution in Haryana
Villages in Faridabad district
Villages in Bhiwani district
Gothra Bhiwani, Jainawas, Jhanjhara,
Villages in Hisar district
Telanwali, Sarsod, Daulatpur Hisar
Villages in Sirsa district
Villages in Fatehabad district
Distribution in Madhya Pradesh
Villages in Bhopal district
Beragarh (Bhopal),
Villages in Dhar district
Talwada (Dhar), Kherwas, Semaliya
Villages in Ratlam district
Ratlam and Mundari are notable villages of this gotra. Villages in Ratlam district with population of this gotra are:
Dantodiya 1, Dheekwa 1, Ghatwas 1, Kalori 1, Kanchan khedi 1, Kanser 1, Mundari 26, Namli 1, Narayangarh sailana 1, Ramgarh sailana 1, Ratlam 45, Sikhedi 1, Sinod 4,
Villages in Ujjain district
Distribution in Uttar Pradesh
Villages in Hapur district
Sarao clan is found in villages: Nawada Kalan, Noorpur,
Villages in Meerut district
Villages in Muzaffarnagar district
Saravs live in : Tugalakpur, Gesupur Shumali
Distribution in Punjab
Villages in Patiala district
Sarao population is (5,550) in Patiala district.[19]
Distribution in Pakistan
Found in Districts: Okara
Notable persons
- Kuldeep Singh Rao (death:08.12.2021) (कुलदीप सिंह राव), Squadron Leader Pilot became martyr on 8 December 2021 when Indian Air Force Mil Mi-17 helicopter carrying General Bipin Rawat crashed in Coonoor taluk, Nilgiri district of Tamilnadu. He was from Ghardana Khurd village in Buhana tehsil of Jhunjhunu district in Rajasthan.
- Mani Ram Rao (चौधरी मनीराम राव), Lunda (लुणदा), Nagaur, was a social worker in Nagaur, Rajasthan.[20]
- Lal Singh Rao - RHJS. He is District Judge at Jaipur. He is from village Kalyanpura, Tehsil - Fatehpur ,District - Sikar in Rajasthan.Phone: 2355736, 2351202, Mobi: 9414280434
- Gyani Ram Rao - DTO (Retired), Rajasthan
- Jagdish Singh Rao - DSP, Village: Ghardana Khurd, Jhunjhunu. Address: 127,S.B. Vihar, New Sanganer Road, Sodala ,Jaipur. Ph: 0141-2295756, Mob: 9414361186
- Ld Devi Shankar Rao - Armoured Corps, Martyr ( 22-09-2001) , Rajasthan
- Ramesh Kumar Arya (Rao) - A.En. RRVPNL , Date of Birth : 7-July-1963, Village:Gudawari PO. Salasar, tahsil:Sujangarh, District: Churu, Present Address : R-3/2, SABALPURA POWER HOUSE COLONY, SIKAR, Resident Phone Number : 01572272252, Mobile Number : 9414061309
- Sube Singh Rao - Principal School Education, Date of Birth :1959, Kalu Ka Bas (Govindgarh), Chomu, Jaipur, Phone Number : 01423-230189, Mob: 9461587051
- Dr.Trilok Rao - Registrar (Apollo Hosp.) Respiratory & Critical Care Med. Date of Birth : 29-March-1979, Kashi Ka Bas, Jodhpur Road, Sikar, Rajasthan, Present Address : L-221, Sarita Vihar, New Delhi-110076, Mob: 9990848699, Email: rao_trilok@yahoo.co.in
- Ashok Kumar Choudhary (Rao) - X. En. AVVNL, Date of Birth : 16-November-1961, Permanent Address : 2, Vakil Colony, College Road, Bhilwara, Raj. Phone: 01482-227109, Mob: 9414271755
- Dr. Randheer Singh Rao - Addl. superintendent of SMS Hospital, Jaipur, Rajasthan(19.9.12).
- Mukta Rao - RAS-2018 (Ist Rank) - मुक्ता राव , पुत्री नरेन्द्र राव (किसान), गांव चिड़ावा जिला झुंझुनूं , शादी प्रोफेसर विजय पाल सिंह ढाका (मणिपाल यूनिवर्सिटी) पुत्र भंवर सिंह ढाका गांव नेतड़वास, जिला सीकर इनका एक पुत्र ओजस (10वर्ष). झुंझुनूं के चिड़ावा की रहने वाली और स्वतंत्रता सैनानी चौधरी रक्षपालसिंह की पौत्री मुक्ता राव ढाका ने आरएएस 2018 (RAS 2018) की परीक्षा को टॉप किया है. उन्होंने पूरे राजस्थान में एक नंबर रैंक हासिल की है. मुक्ता राव ने आरएएस परीक्षा दूसरी बार दी थी, जिसके बाद उन्होंने टॉप किया है. मुक्ता के पति डॉ. विजयपालसिंह ढाका मणिपाल यूनिवर्सिटी जयपुर (Manipal University Jaipur) में कंप्यूटर साइंस डिर्पाटमेंट के हेड हैं.
Gallery of Rao people
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Dr.Trilok Rao
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Balu Ram Rao, Maurala
References
- ↑ Jat History Dalip Singh Ahlawat/Parishisht-I, s.n. र-81
- ↑ Jat History Dalip Singh Ahlawat/Parishisht-I, s.n. स-148
- ↑ O.S.Tugania:Jat Samuday ke Pramukh Adhar Bindu,p.57,s.n. 2134
- ↑ Jat History Dalip Singh Ahlawat/Parishisht-I, s.n. स-148
- ↑ O.S.Tugania:Jat Samuday ke Pramukh Adhar Bindu,p.60, s.n. 2335
- ↑ Jat Varna Mimansa (1910) by Pandit Amichandra Sharma,p. 56
- ↑ Jat History Thakur Deshraj/Chapter IX,p.695
- ↑ Jat History Dalip Singh Ahlawat/Chapter III,p.192
- ↑ Mahendra Singh Arya et al: Adhunik Jat Itihas, p. 278
- ↑ V. S. Agrawala: India as Known to Panini, 1953, p.114, 144, 145
- ↑ V. S. Agrawala: India as Known to Panini, 1953, p. 45
- ↑ Ram Swarup Joon: History of the Jats/Chapter V,p. 98-99
- ↑ Bhisma Parva, Mahabharata/Book VI Chapter 46
- ↑ मनसुख रणवा:क्षत्रिय शिरोमणि वीर तेजाजी,p.8
- ↑ Mahendra Singh Arya et al: Adhunik Jat Itihas, p. 281
- ↑ Jats the Ancient Rulers (A clan study)/Appendices/Appendix I,p.316-17
- ↑ A glossary of the Tribes and Castes of the Punjab and North-West Frontier Province By H.A. Rose Vol II/J,p.375-76
- ↑ Asli Lutere Koun/Part-I,p.62
- ↑ History and study of the Jats, B.S Dhillon, p.126
- ↑ Thakur Deshraj:Jat Jan Sewak, 1949, p.197-198
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