Magar

Magar (मगर) is a gotra of Jats. ^[1] ^[2]

Origin

Villages after Magar

मागरकेला (जाट गोत्र - मगर) : मागरकेला नाम का गाँव झारखंड के सराइकेला खरसावाँ जिले की राजनगर विकास-खंड में है।

History

Tribal and Geographical Identifications based on India in Greece by E. Pococke, Indian Reprint, Oriental Publishers, Delhi-6. provides us information about its migration from India to west.^[3]

S.No.	Name of tribe	From	To	Altered name	Country
14.	Magar (Makar)^*	Makran (Patala)	Corinthus	Megaris	Greece

^* Solar & Lunar (children of the sun and the moon in Greece). Solar the earliest emigrants to Greece.

Gurung and Magar ethnic groups are recognized as Kshatriyas in Nepal by the Bahun,

Population

Distribution

Magar Kheda and Magar Khedi villages are in Sawer tahsil in Indore district in Madhya Pradesh.
Magar village is in Patiala Tahsil & district of Punjab.

Notable persons

References

↑ Jat History Dalip Singh Ahlawat/Parishisht-I, s.n. म-106
↑ O.S.Tugania:Jat Samuday ke Pramukh Adhar Bindu,p.55,s.n. 1980
↑ The Jats:Their Origin, Antiquity and Migrations/Appendices/Appendix No.6,s.n14

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[1] Jat History Dalip Singh Ahlawat/Parishisht-I, s.n. म-106

[2] O.S.Tugania:Jat Samuday ke Pramukh Adhar Bindu,p.55,s.n. 1980

[3] The Jats:Their Origin, Antiquity and Migrations/Appendices/Appendix No.6,s.n14

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