Atri

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Atri (अत्री) Attri (अत्री) Atre (अत्रे) is a clan or gotra of Jats found in Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh.

History

The Mahabharata Tribe - Atreya (आत्रेय) has been mentioned as northwestern primitive tribe (VI.10.67), possibly located in Atari, between Lahore and Amritsar. Were later initiated in the Brahmin gotras of Atri and Bharadwaja.

The Mahabharata Tribe - Atreya (आत्रेय) may be identified with Jat Gotra - Atri (अत्री).

आत्रेयाः स भरद्वाजास तदैव सतनयॊषिकाः

औपकाश च कलिङ्गाश च किरातानां च जातयः (VI.10.67)

Atris are believed to be descendants of Rishi Atri who was son of Brahma. Markandeya Purana mentions them with Lampākas.^[1] They separate from Brahmanas of this designation, as the Mahabharata says they were Malecchas. Satapatha Brahmana mentions them. Mahabharata Mentions them as a people. Indradamana, an Attri King, gave various charities to the Brahmans. ^{[2] [3] [4]}

Distribution in Uttar Pradesh

Atri and Nohwar gotras are considered brotherly gotras and do not marry within each other. There are 80 villages of Atri Jats in Kher and Tapal tehsils of Aligarh. Adjoining them are Nohwars who have 100 villages. Presently Atri Jats inhabit village Khadeha in Uttar Pradesh. At times they are also known as "Khaderia". Atri Jats have migrated from this village and founded 60 villages in Aligarh district and Bulandshahr District, Gautam Budda Nagar district(Noida) and Delhi-NCR Region. ^[5]

Distribution in Madhya Pradesh

Bhopal, Mandsaur

Distribution in Rajasthan

Locations in Jaipur city

Khatipura,

Villages in Jodhpur district

Jodhpur,

Villages in Chittorgarh district

Nimbahera,

Villages in Udaipur district

Udaipur

Villages in Dungarpur district

Dungarpur, Punali

Notable persons from this clan

• Herodotus, a famous Greek historian, has described himself as a descendant of Atre (Atreya).
• Manvir Singh Atre - RAS Rajasthan

Reference

1. ↑ Markandeya Purana, op. cit., 57/39
2. ↑ MBT, 12 / 234 / 18 ; 13/137/3
3. ↑ Mahabharata, Bhisma Parva, 10/67
4. ↑ Bhim Singh Dahiya, Jats the Ancient Rulers, p.245
5. ↑ Jat Samaj: Agra, April 2000

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atri

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