Mandu
- For the city and fort of this name see Mandu Fort
Mandu (माण्डू) is a Jat clan found in Afghanistan. [1]
Origin
History
Mandu Jats are the founders of Mandawa town in Jhunjhunu district in Rajasthan.
Shekhawati Bodh, A monthly magazine of Shekhawati region, Mandawa special issue, July 2005 published the following information about Origin of Mandawa town in Rajasthan:
"Mandu Jat founded Mandawa village. He first established a dhani (helmet) and dug a well here, which was completed on savan badi 5 samvat 1797 (1740 AD) . Initially this place was known as ‘Mandu ki dhani’, ‘Mandu ka bas’ or ‘Manduwas’ which changed to ‘Manduwa’, ‘Mandwa’ and finally ‘Mandawa’."
Notable persons
References
- ↑ An Inquiry Into the Ethnography of Afghanistan By H. W. Bellew, The Oriental University Institute, Woking, 1891, p.96,111,139
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