Daral

From Jatland Wiki

Daral (दराल) Dharal (धराल) Darad (दराड़) Darar (दराड़) is gotra of Jats originated from country named Darad (दरद), the place of origin of Sindhu River. These people when came to Haryana were known as Daral.

History

The Mahabharata Tribe - Darada (दरद) Mentioned in Geography of Mahabharata (VI.10.66)

शूद्राभीराद दरदाः काश्मीराः पशुभिः सह

खशिकाश च तुखाराश च पल्लवा गिरिगह्वराः (VI.10.66)

Also mentioned in sabha Parva Mahabharata - (II.48.12)

कायव्या दरदा दार्वाः शूरा वैयमकास तदा

औदुम्बरा दुर्विभागाः पारदा बाह्लिकैः सह (II.48.12)

The Mahabharata Tribe - Darada (दरद) may be identified with Jat Gotra - Darad (दराड़)

These people were inhabitant of country Darad. Mahabharata mentions about Darad kshatriyas in Dron Parva. ^[1] They are Chandravanshi Jats, descendants of Yayati's son Druhyu. ^[2] Dilip Singh Ahlawat has mentioned it as one of the ruling Jat clans in Central Asia.^[3]

Mahabharata mentions a Suryasura and obviously not for the sun (Surya) but for the Sura people ^[4] Darada (the Darar clan people) a king of Bahlika was born from Surya. ^[5] The Sura Kings came for Yudhisthira’s sacrifice. ^[6] The Dharal Jats and Rajputs are branches of Bachak gotra.^[7]

Distribution

Daral (दराल) Jats are found in villages Neelwal, Dichau, Hiran Kudna etc. All these villages are in outer region off Delhi. The people of this community are no so much high tech there are few people of this gotra that have reached to top.

References

1. ↑ Dr Mahendra Singh Arya, Dharmpal Singh Dudee, Kishan Singh Faujdar & Vijendra Singh Narwar: Ādhunik Jat Itihasa (The modern history of Jats), Agra 1998 p.256
2. ↑ Dr Mahendra Singh Arya, Dharmpal Singh Dudee, Kishan Singh Faujdar & Vijendra Singh Narwar: Ādhunik Jat Itihasa (The modern history of Jats), Agra 1998 p.255
3. ↑ Dilip Singh Ahlawat, Jat Viron ka Itihas
4. ↑ ibid, 1 / 67 / 58
5. ↑ ibid , 2 / 44/8
6. ↑ Bhim Singh Dahiya, Jats the Ancient Rulers ( A clan study), 1980, Sterling Publishers New Delhi , p. 289
7. ↑ History of the Jats

Back to Jat Gotras