Nagia
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| Author:Laxman Burdak, IFS (R) |
Nagia was an Arabian village mentioned by Pliny[1].
Variants
Jat Gotras Namesake
- Nagna = Nagia (Pliny.vi.32)
Mention by Pliny
Pliny[2] mentions Arabia....The remaining places and nations on the mainland, lying still to the south, are the Ausaritæ, to whose country it is seven days' journey among the mountains, the nations of the Larendani and the Catabani, and the Gebanitæ, who occupy a great number of towns, the largest of which are Nagia, and Thomna with sixty-five temples, a number which fully bespeaks its size.
History
Jat History
Bhim Singh Dahiya[3] has equated Varahamihira's Name Nagna with Present Name Nagia.