Potalia

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Potalia or Potaliya (पोटलिया) or Potal (पोटल) is a gotra of Jats living in Hanumangarh, Churu, Bikaner, Barmer, Nagaur, Jodhpur, Ganganagar district in Rajasthan and Haryana. ^[1]

History

A sanskrit inscription from Kashmir mentions a king styled as Potala Deva Shahi, alias Nava Surendraditya Nandin. Here Potal is the clan name of this unknown Jat King; Deva Shahi is the usual title taken by all the Jat Kings. It is the same as the Devaputra Shahi of Kaswan Jats, and the title of Allahabad Pillar Inscription. Potals are also mentioned by Varahamihira, alongwith 'Jatasura' (the brave Jats?), Chhinas, Bhallas etc.^[2]

Villages in Hanumangarh district

Dingarh, Pakki Dabli, Ratanpura, Sangaria, Surnana,

Villages in Barmer district

Barmer,

Villages in Churu district

Lalgarh,

Notable persons from this clan

• Mahendra Singh Potalia - Rajasthan Education Department. Compiled "Bikaner Jat Pariwar Directory". Originally from Churu but settled in Bikaner. ^[3]

References

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. 286
2. ↑ Bhim Singh Dahiya: Jats the Ancient Rulers, p. 268
3. ↑ Dr Mahendra Singh Arya, Dharmpal Singh Dudee, Kishan Singh Faujdar & Vijendra Singh Narwar: Ādhunik Jat Itihasa (The modern history of Jats), Agra 1998, p. 376

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