Jewlia

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Jewlia (जेवल्या) Jewlya (जेवल्या) Jevalya (जेवल्या) Jaiwalya (जैवल्या) Jawalya (जावल्या) Jewalia (जेवलिया) Jewalya (जेवल्या) Jaiwalia (जैवलया) Jaivalya (जैवालया) Jaiwalia (जैवालिया) Jaiwaliya (जैवालिया) is gotra of Jats found in Distt Sikar, Tonk, Jaipur, Ganganagar, Hanumangarh, and Jodhpur in Rajasthan. They are originated from Nagavanshi rulers. ^[1] This gotra originated from nagavanshi mahapurusha Jwalajibha (जवाला जिह्व).

History

The Mahabharata Book 9: Shalya Parva, Chapter 44, Kisari Mohan Ganguli, tr. 1883-1896] mentions about the warriors who came to the ceremony for investing Kartikeya with the status of generalissimo. Jewlia have been mentioned along with very important Nagas like Vasuki and Pannaga in shloka 48 and 56 as under:

जयं महाजयं चैव नागौ जवलनसूनवे

परथथौ पुरुषव्याघ्र वासुकिः पन्नगेश्वरः।।48।।

अजॊदरॊ गजशिराः सकन्धाक्षः शतलॊचनः

जवाला जिह्वः करालश च सितकेशॊ जटी हरिः ।।56 ।।

The evidences of the rule of Jewlia clan Jats are available in Kishangarh inscription in Rajasthan. A Jewlia Jat chieftain got constructed a Chhatri at Kishangarh in Rajasthan, India. To the southwest of this chhatri is a victory pillar. At this place there is a statue of a Jat chieftain of Jewlia gotra with an inscription of samvat 1111 (1054 AD). To the north of this chhatri at a distance of 15 feet there is an ancient masonry tank for drinking water for cows and a well. The well is constructed from well dressed and cut stones indicating its unique architecture and strength. To the west of this chhatri is a huge pond spread over 50 bigha land also constructed by Jewlia Jat chieftains.

There was a gold coin obtained in excavation near the above chhatri. The coin is engraved with image of the king with bow and arrow and on the other side there is agni-kund. This coin indicates that some ancestor of Jewlia clan was a king prior to 10th century.

Distribution in Rajasthan

Village in Sikar district

Pura Chhoti, Salamsingh ki dhani,

Village in Tonk district

Jaiwalya (जैवल्या) Jats live in villages: Dedhani (12),

Jawalya (जावल्या) Jats live in villages: Bagadwa (1), Nayagaon (2), Piplu (1), Tilajoo (3),

Jewalia (जेवलिया) Jats live in villages: Raghunathpura Parli (1), Kalyanpura Bawdi (1),

Jewalya (जेवल्या) Jats live in villages: Kalyanpura Bawdi (1), Kachariya Hamirpur (1), Tilajoo (3),

Villages in Jaipur district

Jaiwalya (जैवल्या) Jats live in villages: Jaiwalya ki Dhani (1), Madhorajpura (4), Mungithala (4),

Jewalya (जेवल्या) Jats live in villages: Mandaliya (3), Sanwa ka Bas (2),

References

• Thakur Deshraj: Jat Itihas (Hindi), Maharaja Suraj Mal Smarak Shiksha Sansthan, Delhi, 1934, 2nd edition 1992. Page725, 729

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