Khasa

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)

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