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Jathar (जठर) Jathara (जाठरा) Jatara (जतरा) Jatara (जतरा) Jatra (जतरा) Jatarani (जतारनी) is gotra of Jats. It gets the name from people who lived in the region of Jathara Kuta Deva (जठर कूट देव) mountain in north India who were known as Jathar (जठर). These people when went to Malwa region they were called Jathara (जाठरा). Jatra are originated from place called Jathara (जथरा).[1]
Mahabharata Bhisma Parva mentions about Jathara people inshloka 41 as under:
- जठराः कुक्कुशाश चैव सुथाशार्णाश च भारत
- कुन्तयॊ ऽवन्तयश चैव तदैवापरकुन्तयः ।41|
References
- ↑ Dr Mahendra Singh Arya, Dharmpal Singh Dudee, Kishan Singh Faujdar & Vijendra Singh Narwar: Ādhunik Jat Itihasa (The modern history of Jats), Agra 1998 pp. 245, 246
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