Kasya

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Kasya (कास्या) Kashya (काश्य) Kashia (काशिया) Kasyan (कास्यण) is gotra of Jats. They were Suryavansh people, who ruled in Kashi. When they lost their kingdom of Kashi to the Magadha, moved from there to else where. Since they had com from Kashi hence known as Kashya or Kashiwat.

Bhisma Parva in Sanskrit mentions about Kashya clan in shlokas 38 and 40 along with many other ancient Jat clans as under:

शूरसेनाः कलिङ्गाश च बॊधा मौकास तदैव च

मत्स्याः सुकुट्यः सौबल्याः कुन्तलाः काशिकॊशलाः ।।38।।

पाञ्चालाः कौशिकाश चैव एकपृष्ठा युगं धराः

सौधा मद्रा भुजिङ्गाश च काशयॊ ऽपरकाशयः ।।40।।

In the Jat clans as described by Megasthenes, Kasya is mentioned as under: From the chain of Emodus are the Isari (Isram), Cosyri (Kasya), Izgi (Igia).

Distribution in Madhya Pradesh

Kasya gotra Jats live in Mandsaur, Nimach districts in Madhya Pradesh.

Jat villages in Mandsaur district

Malhargarh

Jat villages in Nimach district

• Kashia (काशिया) gotra Jats live in Nimach in villages: Aspura (1),Kesarpura (2),Khor Vikram (4),Kundala (1),Morvan (1)

• Kashya Gotra Jats live in Nimach in villages:Dhokalkheda (9),Harwar (4),Kundala (1),Morvan (1)

• Kasya Gotra Jats live in Nimach in villages:Nimach (1),Kesarpura (1),Khor Vikram (18),

Distribution in Rajasthan

Jat villages in Chittorgarh district

Kashya Jats live in Chhoti Sadri tahsil in Chittorgarh district in Rajasthan in villages Subi (2),

Jat villages in Chittorgarh district

Kasyan (कास्यण) Jats live in villages: Karimpura Jonla (1),

See also

• Jat clans as described by Megasthenes

Reference

• Dr Mahendra Singh Arya, Dharmpal Singh Dudee, Kishan Singh Faujdar & Vijendra Singh Narwar: Ādhunik Jat Itihasa (The modern history of Jats), Agra 1998

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