Kak

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Kak (काक) or Kakustha (काकुस्थ) is gotra of Jats found in Uttar Pradesh in India. The first King of Ayodhya was Ikshvaku whose son was Vikukshi. Vikukshi's son was Kakustha, who started the vansha Kak or Kakustha. They are mentioned in Vayu Purana.[1] They are mentioned in Allahabad Pillar Inscriptions of Samudragupta, alongwith Khara, Salkalan, etc. - all Jat clans.[2] [3]

History

A country is mentioned in Mahabharata [4] as Kaka. [3]

The Kak Jats have 52 villages in Aligarh district in Uttar Pradesh and about 100 villages in other parts of India. These people called themselves descendants of the Nagas or Yadu and worship Balarama. Their ancestors ruled over Anhalwara in Ajmer. On being driven out from there they settled down in Brij. They have 40 villages in district Gonda. [5]

Reference

  1. ↑ Vayu Purana, 4/2/14
  2. ↑ Indian Antiquity, Vol. II
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Bhim Singh Dahiya, Jats the Ancient Rulers ( A clan study), 1980, Sterling Publishers New Delhi
  4. ↑ Mahabharata, 6 /9/64
  5. ↑ Ram Swarup Joon: History of the Jats, Rohtak, India (1938, 1967)

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