Malhan

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Malhan (मल्हान)/(मलहान) is a great Jat gotra. Malhan's are spread in Western Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Rajasthan and Haryana. The descendants of Massagetae (the great Jats) were known as Malhan. ^[1]

Distribution in Haryana

Malhans are also known as Dhandas. Village Subana near Jhajjar District is one of the Malhan villages.

Distribution in Rajasthan

Villages in Jodhpur district

Jodhpur,

Locations in Jaipur city

Sanganer,

Notable persons of the clan

• Hon. Capt (Risaldar) Jai Lal (Malhan) - Victoria Cross award in the Second World War.

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, p. 275

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