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Bains(बैंस) gotra Jats are found in Punjab. According to Heornle and Cunningham, Harshavardhana belonged to this clan. He is connected with Shrimalpur which is a village on the border of Hoshiarpur and Jullundhar districts in Punjab and is nowadays called Māhalpur. Even today it is inhabited by Bains clan of Jats. [1] They are mentioned in Mahabharata along with Khatkal, Karaskar, Mahishaka, Karkana and Viraka, by their Sanskrit name Mahisha which becomes or Bhains or Bains in Indian languages of english word bufallow. [2] Bains is one of 36 royal clans in India along with Salar, Dahima etc. [3]

The Mahabharata Tribe - Mahishaka (महिषक) Mentioned in Geography of Mahabharata (VI.10.57)

दरविडाः केरलाः पराच्या भूषिका वनवासिनः
उन्नत्यका माहिषका विकल्पा मूषकास तदा (VI.10.57)

The Mahabharata Tribe - Mahishaka (महिषक) may be identified with Jat Gotra - Bains (बैंस).

Also mentioned in Shalya parva, Mahabharata (IX.44.77)

आखु बभ्रुक वक्त्रश च मयूरवदनास तदा
मत्स्यमेषाननाश चान्ये अजावि महिषाननाः (IX.44.77)


Distribution

Bains population is 3,012 in Patiala district. This clan claims Tur Rajput origin and have migrated from the Delhi area. The clan holds many villages in the sub-district of Narwana as well as some in the Sub-districts of Sunam and Patiala.[4]

Bains population is 741 in Ludhiana district.[5]

According to B S Dhillon the population of Bains clan in Jalandhar district is 6,450.[6]

In Hoshiarpur district the Bains population is 17,190. This clan holds 12 villages near the Mahilpur town.[7]

In Gurdaspur district the Bains population is 3,189. [8]

Bains village

Bains: A fair sized village in District Jullundur, Punjab, it is close to the town of Banga. Many of the inhabitants of this village are of the Bains Jat clan and almost all of the village land is their property.[9]

References

  1. ↑ Bhim Singh Dahiya: Jats the Ancient Rulers, p. 247
  2. ↑ Bhim Singh Dahiya: Jats the Ancient Rulers, p. 261
  3. ↑ Bhim Singh Dahiya, Jats the Ancient Rulers ( A clan study), 1980, Sterling Publishers New Delhi, p. 281
  4. ↑ History and study of the Jats. By Professor B.S Dhillon. ISBN-10: 1895603021 or ISBN-13: 978-1895603026. p. 126
  5. ↑ History and study of the Jats. By Professor B.S Dhillon. ISBN-10: 1895603021 or ISBN-13: 978-1895603026.p.123
  6. ↑ History and study of the Jats. By Professor B.S Dhillon. ISBN-10: 1895603021 or ISBN-13: 978-1895603026. 127
  7. ↑ History and study of the Jats. By Professor B.S Dhillon.ISBN-10: 1895603021 or ISBN-13: 978-1895603026. 127
  8. ↑ History and study of the Jats. By Professor B.S Dhillon.ISBN-10: 1895603021 or ISBN-13: 978-1895603026. 127
  9. ↑ History and study of the Jats. By Professor B.S Dhillon. ISBN-10: 1895603021 or ISBN-13: 978-1895603026. p.126

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