Sarao

Sarao (सराव) Sarav/Saraw (सराव) Sarava/Sarawa (सरावा) is gotra of Jats in Punjab, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh.

History

Tomb of the founder of the Kaleka Sarao Jat Clan

Tomb of the founder of the Kaleke Sarao Jat Clan & village, Chaudhary Kala Maluka, situated in the village Kaleke near Barnala, Punjab. (Approx early 1700's A.D.)

Credit:- The Kaleke Sirdars of Patiala State ( Page).

The family leader during the years 1720-1740 was Dewan S. Gurbakhsh Singh Kaleka i.e. belonging to village Kaleke. The village was founded by the Chaudhry in about 1640AD. Guru Hargobind Sahib patronised the Chaudhry.

Source - Jat Kshatriya Culture

Distribution in Haryana

Villages in Faridabad district

Dayalpur Ballabhgarh,

Distribution in Uttar Pradesh

Villages in Hapur district

Nawada Kalan,

Villages in Meerut district

Gesupur Shumali,

Notable Persons

• Akali Phoola Singh was a Sarao Jat, Senapati of Maharaja Ranjit Singh of Punjab.

See also

• Sarawa

Gallery

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  A very rare portrait of Sarao Jat General Sirdar Gurbaksh Singh Kaleka ( 1758 A.D.). He took possession of 84 villages out of which Patiala was one and handed it over to Baba Ala Singh (founder & 1st Maharaja of Patiala state) to establish his capital. Laid the foundation stone of Quila Mubarak. Brother-in- Law of Maharaja Ala Singh. Source - Jat Kshatriya Culture

References

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