Chhina

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Chhina (छीना) Chheena (छीना) is a gotra of Jats dwelling in Punjab. Hiuen-Tsang mentions a kingdom of Chinabhukti in eastern Punjab. [1] Chhinas are now found near Jullundhar and it is the place where certain Chinese prisoners were kept by the Kushana rulers. Markandeya Purana [2]] and Mahabharata [3] places them with the Kambojas. Mahavatsu mentions their assembly whose decisions were binding. [4]

Chhinas are also mentioned by Varahamihira, alongwith 'Jatasura' (the brave Jats?), Potals, Bhallas etc.[5] Mahabharata Bhisma Parva in Sanskrit mentions about the province of Chhinas along with Mirdhas and mali clans in shloka 65 as under;

तदैव मरधाश चीनास तदैव दश मालिकाः
कषत्रियॊपनिवेशाश च वैश्यशूद्र कुलानि च ।। 65 ।।

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Distribution

Chhina population is 5,838 in Amritsar district.[6]

Notable persons from this clan

  • H S Chhina – IAS, Chief Secretary Government of Punjab in 1976

See also

References

  1. ↑ A. Cunningham, op. cit., p. 230
  2. ↑ Ch.57. verse, 39
  3. ↑ Bhisma Parva IX
  4. ↑ Vol. I, p. 171
  5. ↑ Bhim Singh Dahiya: Jats the Ancient Rulers, p. 268
  6. ↑ 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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