Korwal
Korwal
Korwal (कोरवाल)[1] Korwala (कोरवाला)[2] is a Gotra of Jats who live in Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh.[3]
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Origin
These people were known after Rajkumari Kumara Devi (कुमारदेवी) of Lichhavi vansha. They are also recognized as Kauravavanshi. [4]
Jat Gotras Namesake
- Korwal = Corolia (Pliny.vi.32)
Mention by Pliny
Pliny[5] mentions Arabia....The towns which belong to them on the Red Sea are Marane, Marma, Corolia, and Sabatha; and in the interior, Nascus, Cardava, Carnus, and Thomala, from which they bring down their spices for exportation. One portion of this nation is the Atramitæ39, whose capital, Sabota, has sixty temples within its walls. But the royal city of all these nations is Mariaba40; it lies upon a bay, ninety-four miles in extent, and filled with islands that produce perfumes.
38 The Persian Gulf to the Red Sea.
39 The modern district of Hadramaut derives its name from this people, who were situate on the coast of the Red Sea to the east of Aden. Sabota, their capital, was a great emporium for their drugs and spices.
History
Distribution in Rajasthan
Villages in Tonk district
Akhtadi (1), Bagdi (1), Jaisinghpura (4),
Villages in Jaipur district
Distribution in Madhya Pradesh
Villages in Ratlam district
Villages in Ratlam district with population of this gotra are:
Dodiana (1),
Villages in Mandsaur district
Distribution in Uttar Pradesh
Notable persons
External links
References
- ↑ Dr Ompal Singh Tugania: Jat Samuday ke Pramukh Adhar Bindu, p.32,sn-386.
- ↑ Jat History Dalip Singh Ahlawat/Parishisht-I, s.n. क-98
- ↑ Jat History Thakur Deshraj/Chapter VIII,s.n. 256,p.586
- ↑ Mahendra Singh Arya et al.: Adhunik Jat Itihas, Agra 1998, p. 229
- ↑ Natural History by Pliny Book VI/Chapter 32
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