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== Origin == | == Origin == | ||
They are said to be originated from [[Chandravanshi]] King '''[[Malla]] (मल्ल)''' of the [[Mahabharata]] period.<ref> | They are said to be originated from [[Chandravanshi]] King '''[[Malla]] (मल्ल)''' of the [[Mahabharata]] period.<ref>[[Mahendra Singh Arya]] et al.: [[Adhunik Jat Itihas]], p.277 </ref> | ||
== History == | == History == | ||
They are [[Chandravanshi]] Jats. [[Malwa]] gets name after them. <ref> | They are [[Chandravanshi]] Jats. [[Malwa]] gets name after them. <ref>[[Mahendra Singh Arya]] et al.: [[Adhunik Jat Itihas]], p.277 </ref>They are mentioned in the [[Harivamsa]] and, as usual, a Mallāsura, (name of an Asura) is mentioned <ref>See Sanskrit English Dictionary ( M. Williams), p. 793</ref> Amarakosa defines Asura as Purvadeva i.e. a former god; obviously this must have been before the schism among the [[Aryan]]s. <ref>cf. [[Rig Veda]]. viii, 25 , 4</ref> <ref name=" [[Bhim Singh Dahiya]] "> [[Bhim Singh Dahiya]], [[Jats the Ancient Rulers ( A clan study)]], p. 286 </ref> | ||
They have been mentioned in [[Mahabharata Bhisma Parva]], along with [[Vahika]], [[Vatdhan]] in shloka 45 as under: | They have been mentioned in [[Mahabharata Bhisma Parva]], along with [[Vahika]], [[Vatdhan]] in shloka 45 as under: | ||
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Malla (मल्ल) Malla (मल्ला) Mallah (मल्ला) Malay (मालय)[1] is a gotra of Jats found in Nimach district in Madhya Pradesh and Sindh province of Pakistan.
Origin
They are said to be originated from Chandravanshi King Malla (मल्ल) of the Mahabharata period.[2]
History
They are Chandravanshi Jats. Malwa gets name after them. [3]They are mentioned in the Harivamsa and, as usual, a Mallāsura, (name of an Asura) is mentioned [4] Amarakosa defines Asura as Purvadeva i.e. a former god; obviously this must have been before the schism among the Aryans. [5] [6]
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
- ↑ O.S.Tugania:Jat Samuday ke Pramukh Adhar Bindu,p.55,s.n. 1999
- ↑ Mahendra Singh Arya et al.: Adhunik Jat Itihas, p.277
- ↑ Mahendra Singh Arya et al.: Adhunik Jat Itihas, 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), p. 286
- ↑ Bhisma Parva in Sanskrit
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