Kot

Kot (कोत) Koth (कोथ) Khot (खोत) Khoth (खोथ) gotra Jats live in Jodhpur, Barmer, Jaisalmer, Sikar, Hanumangarh, Ganganagar, Tonk, Jaipur districts in Rajasthan. Also found in Haryana. It is originated from the people who came from Khotan.

History

The Allahabad Pillar Inscription of Samudragupta (335 - 380 AD) mentions Samudragupta's capturing a king born in the family of the Kotas (कोत)

Udayagiri Cave Inscription of Chandragupta II (=A.D. 375-414) mentions Virasena, the child of Kotsa, the minister for peace and war under Chandragupta II, who knew the meanings of the words, and logic, and (the ways of) mankind, who was a poet and who belonged to (the city of) Pataliputra.

The coins of the Kotas bearing their name have been found in East Punjab, and Delhi, and 'they probably ruled in the Upper Gangetic valley'. Scholars differ in their views about placing the Kotas; some identify it with Kanyakubja while others with Pataliputra.

It is known that Puspapura or Kusumapura was the name of both the Pataliputra and Kanyakubja. It must, however, be noted that the city of Puspa here is connected mainly with Samudragupta and not with the Kota-kulaja, so the location of the city of the Kotas is not to be traced in Kusumapura or Puspapura. It is well known that Chandragupta I received Magadha through his Licchavi-alliance and it is possible that Samudragupta enjoyed his youth playfully at Pataliputra (Puspa-āhvaye kridata). So Goyal's assumption that 'Harisena has referred to Kanyakubja and not Pataliputra' is incorrect. It is only later that Kanyakubja gains the honour of being called Kusumapura when the glory of Pataliputra had started declining.

In view of the context of the victory over Kota-kulaja along with the Naga kings Achyuta and Nagasena and with the support of numismatic evidence it may be said that the kotas lived somewhere between East Punjab and Delhi.

Distribution in Rajasthan

Location in Jaipur district

Sanganer,

Villages in Jodhpur district

Bagoriya, Jodhpur, Falaudi, Dasania,

Villages in Barmer district

Akdara, Barmer, Bheemra, Bijrar, Purawa, Khotho Ki Dhani (Bhadasar), Khothon Ki Dhani, Hukmani Khoton Ki Dhani,

Villages in Jaisalmer district

Bhaniyana,

Villages in Churu district

Sehla,Rukansar,Chhajusar.

Villages in Sikar district

Tajsar,Antroli,Punyana.

Villages in Hanumangarh district

Kharakhera, Mahrana, Sangaria, Khinania, Khotanwali.

Villages in Sri Ganganagar,abohar district

Panniwali, Roherianwali

Villages in Tonk district

Koth Jats live in villages: Bhanwati (7),

Villages in Jaipur district

Kot (कोत) Jats live in villages: Gadooda (2), Gopalpura Jhadala (2),

Koth (कोथ) Jats live in villages: Gadooda (7), Rajpura (2),

Distribution in Haryana

Arniawali (अरनियावाली), Kaluana, Kothkheda, Sadalpur, Hanzira, Khotpura.

Distribution in Punjab

Villages in Hoshiarpur district

• Kot named village is in Garhshankar tahsil in Hoshiarpur district in Punjab, India.

Villages in Nawanshahr district

• Khothran is village in Nawanshahr tahsil in Nawanshahr district in Punjab.

• Kot Ranjha is village in Nawanshahr tahsil in Nawanshahr district in Punjab.

Villages in Patiala district

• Kot Kalan, Kot Khurd is village in Nabha tahsil in Patiala district in Punjab.

Distribution in M P

Villages in Barwani district

Talun,

Notable person from this gotra

• Ch. Mohinder Singh Khoth-Draughtsman(Grade II) in Archaeological Survey Of India in Jaipur. VPO-Khinania,Dist.-Hanumangarh.Present Address-37/142 Rajat Path,Mansarovar , Jaipur.

• Jag Ram Khoth , Akdara, tah: Baytoo, who lost life in struggle against Jagirdars in year 1950

• Bhagirath Khoth - Social Welfare Officer, Date of Birth : 4-May-1954, V&PO - Panniwali ,distt.- Sri Ganganagar, Present Address : 47/21, Kiran Path, Mansarovar, Jaipur, Phone: 0141-2782653, Mob: 9414461435

• Subhash Khot-First Indian engineer who won Waterman Oscar Award in field of Computer Science in United States.

• Subhash Khoth is passout from IIT Bombay.

• Gautam Khot-Lt. Col. in Indian Army and Paramvir Chakra holder.

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