Khasa
Khasa (खासा) Khasha (खासा) is gotra of Jats found in Distt Sonipat in Haryana and Sikar district in Rajasthan.
History
Khasa - A famous Himalayan tribe in Nepal and southwest Kashmir; sided with the Kauravas. in Mahabharata (II.48.3)
- खशा एकाशनाज्यॊहाः परदरा दीर्घवेनवः
- पशुपाश च कुणिन्दाश च तङ्गणाः परतङ्गणाः (II.48.3)
- The Mahabharata Tribe - Kuluta (कुलूत) 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)
References
- ↑ Dilip Singh Ahlawat: Jat viron ka Itihasa
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