Salkalan

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Salkalan (सलकलान) Salakalan (सलकलान) Salaklan (सलकलान) Salaklain (सलकलाइन) Sarkalan (सरकलान) is gotra of Jats. This gotra originated from ancestor named Salakpal (सलकपाल). They are Chandravanshi. ^[1] They are mentioned in Allahabad Pillar Inscriptions of Samudragupta, alongwith Khara, Kak, etc. - all Jat clans.^{[2] [3]}

Distribution

Salkalan (सलकलान) gotra Jats live in Muzaffarnagar district in Uttar Pradesh.

Villages in Muzaffarnagar district

Bamnauli, Kasampur Kheri, Madinpur, Muzaffarnagar

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. 281
2. ↑ Indian Antiquity, Vol. II
3. ↑ Bhim Singh Dahiya, Jats the Ancient Rulers ( A clan study), 1980, Sterling Publishers New Delhi

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