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[[Dilip Singh Ahlawat]] has mention it as one of the ruling Jat clans in [[Central Asia]]. <ref>Dilip Singh Ahlawat: Jat viron ka Itihasa </ref> This clan has been described by Megasthenes as the Cesi ([[Khasa]]) , The hill-tribes between the Indus and the Iomanes, along with the Chrysei ([[Karesia]]), Cetriboni ([[Khatri]]), the Megallae ([[Mukul]]), the Chrysei ([[Karesia]]), the Parasangae ([[Paraswal]]), and the Asange ([[Sangwa]]) Jat clans. (see - [[Jat clans as described by Megasthenes]]) | [[Dilip Singh Ahlawat]] has mention it as one of the ruling Jat clans in [[Central Asia]]. <ref>Dilip Singh Ahlawat: Jat viron ka Itihasa </ref> This clan has been described by Megasthenes as the Cesi ([[Khasa]]) , The hill-tribes between the Indus and the Iomanes, along with the Chrysei ([[Karesia]]), Cetriboni ([[Khatri]]), the Megallae ([[Mukul]]), the Chrysei ([[Karesia]]), the Parasangae ([[Paraswal]]), and the Asange ([[Sangwa]]) Jat clans. (see - [[Jat clans as described by Megasthenes]]) | ||
[[Personal and geographical names in the Gupta inscriptions/Names of Local Officers]] mentions Names of Mahattaras (Village-headmen) in which [[Khasaka]] has been mentioned as under: | |||
'''Khasaka''' (No.29, L. 5) : It is an abbreviated name with the addition of suffix 'ka' which according to Panini is used to denote : : (i) Depreciation. 54 (ii) Endearment. 55 | |||
It is a non-Sanskritic word most probably a local or dialectal feature. Here */:' suffix may have been used in the sense of endearment meaning a "poor khasa": Khasa is the name of a people and of their country (in the north of India). 56 Khasaka can be native of that country or a man belonging to that race (considered as a degraded kshatriya). 57 | |||
== Villages in Haryana district == | == Villages in Haryana district == | ||
Revision as of 15:10, 23 March 2009
Khasa (खासा) Khasha (खासा) is gotra of Jats found in Distt Sonipat in Haryana and Sikar district in Rajasthan.
History
Khasa (खश) - A famous Himalayan tribe in Nepal and southwest Kashmir; sided with the Kauravas. in Mahabharata (II.48.3), (VI.10.66)
- खशा एकाशनाज्यॊहाः परदरा दीर्घवेनवः
- पशुपाश च कुणिन्दाश च तङ्गणाः परतङ्गणाः (II.48.3)
- शूद्राभीराद दरदाः काश्मीराः पशुभिः सह
- खशिकाश च तुखाराश च पल्लवा गिरिगह्वराः (VI.10.66)
- The Mahabharata Tribe -Khasa (खश) may be identified with Jat Gotra - Khasa (खासा)
Dilip Singh Ahlawat has mention it as one of the ruling Jat clans in Central Asia. [1] This clan has been described by Megasthenes as the Cesi (Khasa) , The hill-tribes between the Indus and the Iomanes, along with the Chrysei (Karesia), Cetriboni (Khatri), the Megallae (Mukul), the Chrysei (Karesia), the Parasangae (Paraswal), and the Asange (Sangwa) Jat clans. (see - Jat clans as described by Megasthenes)
Personal and geographical names in the Gupta inscriptions/Names of Local Officers mentions Names of Mahattaras (Village-headmen) in which Khasaka has been mentioned as under:
Khasaka (No.29, L. 5) : It is an abbreviated name with the addition of suffix 'ka' which according to Panini is used to denote : : (i) Depreciation. 54 (ii) Endearment. 55
It is a non-Sanskritic word most probably a local or dialectal feature. Here */:' suffix may have been used in the sense of endearment meaning a "poor khasa": Khasa is the name of a people and of their country (in the north of India). 56 Khasaka can be native of that country or a man belonging to that race (considered as a degraded kshatriya). 57
Villages in Haryana district
Ahulana(Sonepat)
References
- ↑ Dilip Singh Ahlawat: Jat viron ka Itihasa
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