Moga

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Moga (मोगा) [1] gotra Jats live in Rajasthan;[2] in Madhya Pradesh.

In Mahabharata

The Mahabharata Bhisma Parva in English, Book 6:SECTION IX, mentions about province of Mogas. Bhisma Parva in Sanskrit shloka 38 writes

Sanskrit

शूरसेनाः कलिङ्गाशबॊधा मौकास तदैव च
मत्स्याः सुकुट्यः सौबल्याः कुन्तलाः काशिकॊशलाः ।। 38 ।।

Transliteration

śūrasenāḥ kaliṅgāś ca bodhā maukās tathaiva ca
matsyāḥ sukuṭyaḥ saubalyāḥ kuntalāḥ kāśikośalāḥ ।। 38 ।।

Distribution in Rajasthan

Locations in Jaipur city

Airport Colony, Murlipura Scheme, Tonk Road,

Villages in Sikar district

Dhani Mogawali,

Villages in Churu district

Haripura Taranagar,

Distribution in Madhya Pradesh

Villages in Nimach district

Harwar,

Villages in Ratlam district

Villages in Ratlam district with population of this gotra are:

Badauda 2,

Moga city

Well known historical documents [3][4] [5][6] say the Maues or Moga became the first important Saka or Scythian (Jat) King around 90 B.C. in North-West India. This raises a very probable possibility that the modern city of Moga, in Punjab, is very ancient and derives its name from Jat King himself.[7]

Distribution in Punjab

Villages in Jalandhar district

References

  1. Jat History Dalip Singh Ahlawat/Parishisht-I, s.n. म-4
  2. Jat History Thakur Deshraj/Chapter IX,p.695
  3. Thapar, R., A History of India, Penguin Books, London, 1969, pp. 228-229, 70-71, 95-96, 337-339, 29
  4. Smith, V.A., The Oxford History of India, Oxford University Press, London, 1967, pp. 173, 162-163.
  5. Marshall, J. (Sir), A Guide to Taxila, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 1960, pp. 24-25.
  6. Banerjea, J.N. (Professor), The Scythians and Parthians in India, in a Comprehensive History of India, edited by K.A.N. Sastri, People's Publishing House, New Delhi, India, 1957, pp. 872-874 (Vol. 2).
  7. History and study of the Jats. By Professor B.S Dhillon. ISBN-10: 1895603021 or ISBN-13: 978-1895603026. 105

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