Meel
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Meel (मील) is gotra of Jats found in Rajasthan and Haryana.
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History
The inhabitants of place called Mihran (मिहरान) were known as Meel. [1] Mihran is also the name of Sindhu in Multan. They find mention with Mandas. The Mandas in the later period are found settled in Punjab and Sindh in sixth/seventh centuries AD. Ibn Haukal says that “the infidels who inhabited Sindh, are called Budha and Mand.” “The Mands dwell on the banks of Mihran (Sindhu) river. From the boundary of Multan to the sea… They form a large population. [2], [3]
They are found mainly in Jaipur, Sikar, Jhunjhunu, Nagaur districts in Rajasthan. They are in Hisar, Sirsa and Fatehabad Districts of Haryana.
Maximum concentration of Meels is in Laxmangarh tahsil in Sikar district. Meel Jats had founded the village Bergaon, ancient name of Laxmangarh , where Rao Raja Laxman Singh of Sikar had built the Laxmangarh fort.[4] The ancient village Kolida in Sikar district is main village of Meel gotra Jats. All Meel Jats have migrated from this village.
Harshagiri Inscription of 961 AD of Chauhan dynasty mentions Kolira village.[5] The inscription tells us about genealogy of 6 princes of the same distinguished family whose head then held the neighbouring kingdom of Ajmer - the family of the Chauhan dynasty is continued from regularly from father to son starting from Guvaka and terminated in Sinharaja, in whose reign this work appears to have been commenced in AD 961.
The Harsha inscription tells us names of villages which were donated by nearby Chauhan rulers or chieftains from their controlled area to the temple of Shiva at Harsh. Koli Kupakā donated by Jaya-Sri-raja has been identified with Kolida. We reproduce relevant line from verse XLVIII of this inscription:
- "Likewise, the young prince, the blessed Jaya-Sri-raja, religiously bestowed on Harsha-deva, the village of Koli-kūpaka, whose revenues were received by himself."
Distribution in Rajasthan
Locations in Jaipur city
Ambabari,Barkat Nagar,C-Scheme,Hanuman Nagar,Mansarowar Colony,Murlipura Scheme,Queens Road,Shastri Nagar,Sindhi Camp,Station Road,Vaishali Nagar,Vidyadhar Nagar,Watika (Sanganer),
Villages in Sikar district
Balod Chhoti, Beri, Bhadhadar, Bhagu ka Bas (Rahnawa), Bibipur Chhota, Chachiwad Bara, Dadia, Dedi Dhani (Ramgarh), Dhani Hridan Charan, Dhani Kharinta (Malikpur), Dudwa, Fatehpura, Hamirpura, Harsawa Chhota, Katrathal, Khoru, Kolida, Lalasi, Laxmangarh, Karanga Bara, Mandela, Mandha madani, Meel ki Dhani, Mirjwas, Netarwas, Poshani, Pura Badi, Puran Badi, Raghunathpura (Khud), Sewa, Sikar, Sonthaliya, Udaipura, Yalsar,
Villages in Sriganganagar district
Villages in Jhunjhunu district
Balariya, Bhojasar, Dundlod Mandi, Kaimari Ki Dhani, Meelon Ki Dhani, Milo Ka Bas, Swami Ki Dhani, Singnor,
Villages in Nagaur district
Distribution in Haryana
All of these came from Sikar District of Rajasthan some 300 Years back.
Villages in Fatehabad district
Dangra, Lahriyan, Shahidawali, Tibbi,
Villages in Hisar district
Notable persons of this gotra
- Gangajal Meel - Elected Cong.M.L.A.from Suratgarh,Sri ganganagar,(Raj.) in 2009
- Karni Ram Meel - Leader of Shekhawati farmers' movement
- Raja Ram Meel - The modern Bhamasah of Jats & President ,Raj.Jat Mahasabha
- Dr. Banwari lal Meel
- Priyanka Meel - 1st Rank in Rajasthan Board of Secondary Examination - 2005
- Sanjiv Meel - IRS Rajasthan
- Jawahar Singh Meel - Social worker, Born on 21 March 1922 at village Mirajwas (मिरजवास) in Sikar district in Rajasthan.[6]
- Neki Ram Meel - Executive Engineer (NPCIL (DAE) ,Mumbai)
- D.C. Choudhary (Meel) - Rajasthan Accounts Service, Mobile Number : 9414055355
- Balbir Singh Meel - RAS (2009), Home District : Sikar
- Rameshwar Singh (Meel) - IAS (Retd) , Home District : Jhunjhunu
References
- ↑ Dr Mahendra Singh Arya, Dharmpal Singh Dudee, Kishan Singh Faujdar & Vijendra Singh Narwar: Ādhunik Jat Itihasa (The modern history of Jats), Agra 1998, p. 274
- ↑ Elliot and Dowson, op. cit., Vol. I, p. 38
- ↑ Bhim Singh Dahiya, Jats the Ancient Rulers, p. 136
- ↑ Mansukh Ranwa:Amar Shaheed Lothoo Jat (अमर शहीद लोटू जाट), 2000, p. 12
- ↑ Sikar Ki Kahani, Captain Webb Ki Jubani, 2009, p. 79
- ↑ Dr Mahendra Singh Arya, Dharmpal Singh Dudee, Kishan Singh Faujdar & Vijendra Singh Narwar: Ādhunik Jat Itihasa (The modern history of Jats), Agra 1998, p. 355
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