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 in this village 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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