Makhar

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Makhar (माखर)[1] Makkhar (माक्खर)[2] Makhal (माखल) /Makhil/Makhila (माखिल) is a gotra of Jats.

Origin

Makhila is derived from King Makhadeva. [3]

Jat Gotras Namesake

Mention by Pliny

Pliny[4] mentions Nations situated around the Hyrcanian Sea....We then come to the nations of the Tapyri,3 the Anariaci, the Staures, and the Hyrcani, past whose shores and beyond the river Sideris4 the Caspian begins to take the name of the Hyrcanian Sea: on this side of that stream are also the rivers Maxeras and Strato: all of them take their rise in the Caucasian chain.


3 According to Ansart, the district now known as Tabaristan, or Mazanderan, derives the first of those names from the Tapyri.

4 D'Anville remarks that this river still retains its "starry" name, being the modern Aster or Ester, on which Asterabad is situate.

History

Tejram Sharma[5] gives details about the kings of Aryavarta defeated by Samudragupta. According to Panini, a polysyllabic name was sometime shortened in order to express affection. Thus in the case of names ending in 'ila' we find:

Devila being derived from Devadatta;
Yajnila and Yajnadatta;
Makhila from Makhadeva;
Agila from Agnidatta ;
Satila from Svatidatta;
Nagila from Nagadatta, and
Yasila, Yakhila from Yaksadatta. Similarly
Matila can be formed from Matideva or Matidatta.

Makhar was part of Yaudheya confederacy. [6]

Population

Distribution

Makhar village is in Tahsils and district Jhunjhunu, Rajasthan.

Notable persons

References


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