Barahi

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Barahi (बराही) Barai (बराई) Burai (बरई) is gotra of Jats. This gotra started from their ancestral Raja Dharaniwaha (धरणीवाह). [1]

History

Faridkot city in [[Punjab] was founded by Bhallan of the Burai Jats in 16th century during the reign of Mughal emperor Akbar.[2]

Brahi Village

Barahi is village in district Jhajjar Tehsil Bahadurgarh,Haryana. Main Jat gotra is Chhillar

References

  1. Dr Mahendra Singh Arya, Dharmpal Singh Dudee, Kishan Singh Faujdar & Vijendra Singh Narwar: Ādhunik Jat Itihasa (The modern history of Jats), Agra 1998 p. 271
  2. Encyclopaedia Britannica 2001

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