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Revision as of 17:26, 19 January 2011
Moga (मोगा) gotra Jats live in Jaipur district in Rajasthan; Nimach and Ratlam districts in Madhya Pradesh.
The Mahabharata Bhisma Parva in English, Book 6:SECTION IX, mentions about province of Mogas. Bhisma Parva in Sanskrit shloka 38 writes
Sanskrit
Transliteration
- śūrasenāḥ kaliṅgāś ca bodhā maukās tathaiva ca
- matsyāḥ sukuṭyaḥ saubalyāḥ kuntalāḥ kāśikośalāḥ ।। 38 ।।
Distribution in Rajasthan
Locations in Jaipur city
Airport Colony, Murlipura Scheme, Tonk Road,
Villages in Sikar district
Distribution in Madhya Pradesh
Villages in Nimach district
Villages in Ratlam district
Villages in Ratlam district with population of this gotra are:
Badauda 2,
Moga city
Well known historical documents [1][2] [3][4] say the Maues or Moga became the first important Saka or Scythian (Jat) King around 90 B.C. in North-West India. This raises a very probable possibility that the modern city of Moga, in Punjab, is very ancient and derives its name from Jat King himself.[5]
Distribution in Punjab
Villages in Jalandhar district
- Moga is village in Jalandhar -II tahsil in Jalandhar district in Punjab, India.
References
- ↑ Thapar, R., A History of India, Penguin Books, London, 1969, pp. 228-229, 70-71, 95-96, 337-339, 29
- ↑ Smith, V.A., The Oxford History of India, Oxford University Press, London, 1967, pp. 173, 162-163.
- ↑ Marshall, J. (Sir), A Guide to Taxila, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 1960, pp. 24-25.
- ↑ Banerjea, J.N. (Professor), The Scythians and Parthians in India, in a Comprehensive History of India, edited by K.A.N. Sastri, People's Publishing House, New Delhi, India, 1957, pp. 872-874 (Vol. 2).
- ↑ History and study of the Jats. By Professor B.S Dhillon. ISBN-10: 1895603021 or ISBN-13: 978-1895603026. 105