Mangat

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Mangat (मांगत) is a gotra of Jats dwelling in Punjab, India and Pakistan.Guru Mangat is a town, now in Pakistan, owned Punjab [1] and from its name, it may be said that the town was founded by the Jats of Mangat clan. Today, Mangat is a well known Jat clan name, at least among the Jat Sikhs [2]. [3]

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History

In the Tang period of Chinese history, the Chinese called the Mongols as Mengu Pronounced as Mung-nguet. [4] It is this word Mung-nguet which is now written as Mongait In Russia , e.g. A.L. Mongait, author of the Archeology in USSR, Pelican series, London (1961) and is written as Mangat (a Jat clan) in India, This clan’s name appears in Mahabharata as Manonugat-a country in Kroncha Dvipa, east of Pamirs. [5] This has almost exact similarity with the Chinese form. [6]

Distribution

Patiala district has Mangats (5,400). This clan holds 6 villages in the sub-district of Sahibgarh.[7]

Ludhiana district has Mangats(6,663).[8]

Notable persons from this gotra

  • B.S. Mangat, Deputy Inspector–General of Police, Punjab is a scion of his clan.

References

  1. ↑ Gupta, H.R., editor, Panjab or Punjab on the eve of First Sikh War, Published by the Publication Bureau of the Punjab University, Chandigarh, Punjab, 1956, pp. 212, 295, 135, 266.
  2. ↑ Rose, H.A., A Glossary of the Tribes and Castes of the Punjab and North-West Frontier Province, Vol. II, reprinted by Languages Department, Patiala, Punjab, 1970, pp. 237, first published in 1883
  3. ↑ History and study of the Jats. By Professor B.S Dhillon. ISBN-10: 1895603021 or ISBN-13: 978-1895603026. 105
  4. ↑ Journal Asiatique 1920 , I, quoted by Studies in Indian History and Civilization by Buddha Prakash p. 409
  5. ↑ Bhisma Parva, 12 / 21
  6. ↑ Bhim Singh Dahiya, Jats the Ancient Rulers ( A clan study), 1980, Sterling Publishers New Delhi
  7. ↑ History and study of the Jats. By Professor B.S Dhillon. ISBN-10: 1895603021 or ISBN-13: 978-1895603026.p.126
  8. ↑ History and study of the Jats. By Professor B.S Dhillon. ISBN-10: 1895603021 or ISBN-13: 978-1895603026.p.123

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