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Kunthal (कुंथल) or Kuntal (कुंतल) or Khutail(खुटैल) or Khuntel (खुंटेल) or Khuntal (खुंतल) or Kountel(कौंटेल) or Kunthal (कुंठळ) Kundal (कुंडळ) is a gotra of Jats found in Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh. Dilip Singh Ahlawat has mention it as one of the ruling Jat clans in Central Asia. [1] They are descendants of Kuntibhoja. [2]

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History

They are mentioned in the Markendeya Purana. Mahabharata also refers to them as in the West. Upendra Thakur quotes authority which mentions the Khuntals alongwith Hunas. [3] D.C. Sarkar mentions in the Puranas as Kuntalas are the present Khuntel Jats. This is amply proved by their association with the Hunas as well as by Muir’s quotations. They are mentioned in the Mahabharata and Sanskrit English Dictionary ( M. Williams) as Kunthaka. [4] There is mention of Kuntibhoja and Kaunteya people in Mahabharat. Kuntibhoja people are those to whom Kunti was adopted. Kaunteya are the descendants of Pandu and Kunti. The Kaunteya people later became Kuntal and Khuntail over a period of time. Mathura memoirs mention that Kunthal jats defeated the Kirars ruling over many districts of Mathura. [5]

Pushkar Singh alias Pakharia has been a great martyr in Khuntail gotra Jats. Pakharia played an important role in breaking the invincible gate of the fort at the time of attack on Delhi by Maharaja Jawahar Singh of Bharatpur. [6]

Sitaram Kunthal constructed a fortress place called Petha near Goverdhan in Mathura area. There is one fortress of Kuntals in Saunor as well. Mathura memoirs have mentioned that Hathi Singh, a Khuntail Jat, occupied Saunkh and reconstructed the fort of Saunkh. This was at the time of Maharaja Suraj Mal. [7]

Faujdar was a title awarded by Muslim rulers to people who had responsibility of protecting some territory. Sogarwar, Chahar, Sinsinwar, Kuntal etc Jat gotra people use this title.

Distribution in Rajasthan

Kuntal Khap has 38 villages in Bharatpur district. [8]

Locations in Jaipur city

Khatipura, Gandhi Nagar, Gopalpura Bypass, Malviya Nagar, Sanjay Colony, Subhash Colony,

Villages in Bharatpur district

Abhaurra, Bharatpur, Jharkai, Rupbas, Ajan

Villages in Sawai Madhopur district

Banjaria,

Distribution in Uttar Pradesh

Kuntal Khap has 110 villages in Mathura district. [9]

Villages in Mathura district

Dhana Teja,Borpa,jatauli

Villages in Hathras district

Khaunda,

Villages in Muzaffarnagar district

Muzaffarnagar,

Notable persons from this gotra

Reference

  1. ↑ Dilip Singh Ahlawat: Jat viron ka Itihasa
  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. 228
  3. ↑ The Hunas in India , p. 55 note 2
  4. ↑ Bhim Singh Dahiya, Jats the Ancient Rulers ( A clan study), 1980, Sterling Publishers New Delhi , p. 283
  5. ↑ Thakur Deshraj, Jat Itihas (Hindi), Maharaja Suraj Mal Smarak Shiksha Sansthan, Delhi, 1934, 2nd edition 1992, p. 559
  6. ↑ Kishori Lal Faujdar: Uttar Pradesh ke Madhyakalin Jatvans avam Rajya, Jat Samaj, Agra, April 1999.
  7. ↑ Kishori Lal Faujdar: Uttar Pradesh ke Madhyakalin Jatvans avam Rajya, Jat Samaj, Agra, April 1999.
  8. ↑ Jat Bandhu, Agra, April 1991
  9. ↑ Jat Bandhu, Agra, April 1991

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