Chhina
Chhina (छीना) Chheena (छीना) is a gotra of Jats dwelling in Punjab. Hiuen-Tsang mentions a kingdom of Chinabhukti in eastern Punjab. [1] They are descendants of Chandravanshi King Yayati's son Anu. [2]
History
Chhinas are now found near Jalandhar and it is the place where certain Chinese prisoners were kept by the Kushana rulers. Markandeya Purana [3]] and Mahabharata [4] places them with the Kambojas. Mahavatsu mentions their assembly whose decisions were binding. [5]
Chhinas are also mentioned by Varahamihira, alongwith 'Jatasura' (Jata + Asura), Potals, Bhallas etc.[6] Mahabharata Bhisma Parva in Sanskrit mentions about the province of Chhinas along with Mirdhas and mali clans in shloka 65 as under;
Chhina in Sabha Parva Mahabharata:
Distribution in Madhya Pradesh
Villages in Nimach district
They are found in Nayagaon Jawad in Nimach district in Madhya Pradesh.
Distribution in Haryana
Chhina Jats caste is found in Hisar District, Jind, Kaithal and Bhiwani mainly. Village Budana, Mirachpur and Kithana are hub of this Gotra.
Distribution in Punjab
Villages in Amritsar district
Chhina population is 5,838 in Amritsar district.[7]
Villages in Gurdaspur district
Chinna Veeran named Village is in Batala tahsil in Gurdaspur district in Punjab.
Chhina, Chhina Bet, Chhina Retwala Villages are in Gurdaspur tahsil in Gurdaspur district in Punjab.
Notable persons from this clan
- H S Chhina – IAS, Chief Secretary Government of Punjab in 1976
See also
References
- ↑ A. Cunningham, op. cit., p. 230
- ↑ Dr Mahendra Singh Arya, Dharmpal Singh Dudee, Kishan Singh Faujdar & Vijendra Singh Narwar: Ādhunik Jat Itihasa (The modern history of Jats), Agra 1998 p.243
- ↑ Ch.57. verse, 39
- ↑ Bhisma Parva IX
- ↑ Vol. I, p. 171
- ↑ Bhim Singh Dahiya: Jats the Ancient Rulers, p. 268
- ↑ History and study of the Jats. By Professor B.S Dhillon. ISBN-10: 1895603021 or ISBN-13: 978-1895603026. p.124
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