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Revision as of 15:55, 27 December 2011
Malla (मल्ल) Malla (मल्ला) Mallah (मल्ला) Malay (मालय) is a gotra of Jats found in Nimach district in Madhya Pradesh and Sindh province od Pakistan.
Origin
They have originated from Chandravanshi King Malla (मल्ल) of the Mahabharata period.[1]
History
They are Chandravanshi Jats. Malwa gets name after them. [2]They are mentioned in the Harivamsa and, as usual, a Mallāsura, (name of an Asura) is mentioned [3] Amarakosa defines Asura as Purvadeva i.e. a former god; obviously this must have been before the schism among the Aryans. [4] [5]
They have been mentioned in Mahabharata Bhisma Parva, along with Vahika, Vatdhan in shloka 45 as under:
Distribution in Punjab
Villages in Ludhiana district
- Mallah and Rasulpur Malla is village in Jagraon Tahsil in Ludhiana district, Punjab.
Distribution in Madhya Pradesh
Malla (मल्ला) gotra Jat sare found in Nimach district in Madhya Pradesh.
Villages in Nimach district
Distribution in Pakistan
Mallah are found in Districts Thatta (Sindh),
References
- ↑ Dr Mahendra Singh Arya, Dharmpal Singh Dudee, Kishan Singh Faujdar & Vijendra Singh Narwar: Ādhunik Jat Itihasa (The modern history of Jats), Agra 1998, p.277
- ↑ Dr Mahendra Singh Arya, Dharmpal Singh Dudee, Kishan Singh Faujdar & Vijendra Singh Narwar: Ādhunik Jat Itihasa (The modern history of Jats), Agra 1998, p.277
- ↑ See Sanskrit English Dictionary ( M. Williams), p. 793
- ↑ cf. Rig Veda. viii, 25 , 4
- ↑ Bhim Singh Dahiya, Jats the Ancient Rulers ( A clan study), 1980, Sterling Publishers New Delhi , p. 286
- ↑ Bhisma Parva in Sanskrit
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