Babbar

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Babbar (बब्बर) is a Jat gotra found in Punjab. Their Sanskritised name is Barbara. Arthashastra mentions a river named Srautaśi on Barbara Kool.[1]

बर्बरकूले समुद्रैकदेशे श्रीघण्टो नाम ह्रदः

As the name suggests, they were near the sea (Caspian ? Aral ?). Their country was known to the Greeks, as Barbikae. [2]

Distribution

This Gotra is found in Sikh jats in Punjab

References

  1. ↑ Arthashastra, pt. p. 179 (Ganpati Shastri edition)
  2. ↑ Bhim Singh Dahiya:Jats the Ancient Rulers, p. 245

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