Kukar

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Kukar (कुकर) is an ancient gotra of Jats. Their present name is Kekeraul (केकेरौल) and they were rulers in Malwa. Kukar was also name of a republic. Kokorani (कोकोराणी) gotra of Jats were habitants of republic of Kukur during Mahabharata period. [1]

Khokhar is a derivative of Kukar. Khokhars are mentioned in Vayu Purana and Visnu Purana as 'Kokarakas'. [2] [3]

Reference

  1. ↑ Dr Mahendra Singh Arya, Dharmpal Singh Dudee, Kishan Singh Faujdar & Vijendra Singh Narwar: Ādhunik Jat Itihasa (The modern history of Jats), Agra 1998
  2. ↑ Elliot and Dowson, op. cit., and Tribes and Castes, Vol.II
  3. ↑ Bhim Singh Dahiya, Jats the Ancient Rulers, 1980, p. 262

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