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Sindhu (सिंधु) Sandhu (संधु) Sindher (सिंढर) Sindhu (सिन्धू) Sindhar (सिंधर) Sindhad (सिंधड़) gotra Jats are found in mainly in Haryana & Punjab. Sindhu is an ancient gotra. This gotra originated from Sindhu janapada of Mahabharata period. [1] Sindhu Raja Jaidratha, who had married Duryodhana's sister, fought for the Kauravas in the Mahabharat. Dilip Singh Ahlawat has mention it as one of the ruling Jat clans in Central Asia. [2]

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History

Nagendra Nath Bannerjee writes in his book 'Bangla Shabd Kosh' that Jaidratha before becoming the ruler of Sindh Desh ruled Ceylon. Jaidratha was born in the 52nd generation of Yayati's third son Ardas. His father was Dardshanu. His capital in Sindhu Desh was Alwa and he had constructed forts at Mathela, Shiv Rao, Bhan and Shavistan. In 600 BC a Sindhu ruler helped Babylonia against Cyrus. Later another ruler helped Darius against Alexander. After having been ruled by Sindhus for many generations, Sindhu Desh came under the rule of Mauryas. Chach, a Brahmin courtier, assasinated the Mauryan ruler in conspiracy with his corrupt queen. The Sindhu and Midh Jats of Sindhu Desh resented it and consequently helped Khalifa Al Qasim against Chach. After Chach came to power, the Sindhu Jats left Sindhu Desh in large numbers and settled in the Punjab and established a big 'Khap' there.

Bhim Singh Dahiya writes that the ancient Greeks mentioned them as Sindi (Sindicar of Herodotus) and placed them on the Basphorus. In Indian literature they are mentioned as Sindhu or Saindhava and are associated with Sauvira-of the expression Sindhu-Saurira. In Kurma Purana and Vishnu Purana, they are mentioned with the Hunas : “Sauvirah Saindhava Hunan” (सैबीरा सैंधवाहूणाः) as residents of Sakala, Sialkot . Panini mentions a janapada (Republic) of the Sindhus between Jhelum and Indus rivers ([3] In Mahabharata war, they fought on the side of Kauravas. [4] A copper plate inscription of Gujarat, Chalukiya Pulakesi Raja Refers to Tajikas, i.e. Arabs who had defeated the Sandhus and other tribes in west India. Earlier, in 739 A.D. they had defeated the Arabs under their king Punyadeva. In 756 and 776 A.D., they twice repulsed the Arab naval attacks. [5]

Distribution in Punjab

Sandhu (34,500)in Patiala district: This clan claims to have migrated from the Amritsar area of the Punjab in the 16th century A.D. and holds villages in the sub-districts of Barnala, Bhatinda, Rajpura, Ghanaur, and Amargarh.[6]

Sidhu (24,741) in Ludhiana district: It is believed that this clan originally came from the Faridkot area of Punjab about 350 years ago and own a good many villages around the town of Jagraon.[7]

According to B S Dhillon the population of Sandhu clan in Jalandhar district is 15,000.[8]:

In Hoshiarpur district the Sandhu population is 3,675. [9] In Firozpur district the Sandhu population is 31,500. [10]

Sindher in Haryana

In Haryana these people are called Sindher. The majority of Sindhus are found in the districts of Lahore and Amritsar. Villages in Haryana are - Jaisinghpur(Karnal Distt), Sindher (Hissar Distt), Khanda-Kheri in (Hissar Distt), Nonond (Naunand) (Rohtak Distt), Kheri-Saadh (Rohtak Distt),

Distribution in Rajasthan

Distribution in Madhya Pradesh

Bhopal, Sehore

Notable persons from this gotra

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. 282
  2. ↑ Dilip Singh Ahlawat: Jat viron ka Itihasa
  3. ↑ V.S.Agrawala, op. cit, p. 50
  4. ↑ Bhisma Parva, p. 882
  5. ↑ Bhim Singh Dahiya, Jats the Ancient Rulers, 1980, p. 269
  6. ↑ History and study of the Jats. By Professor B.S Dhillon. ISBN-10: 1895603021 or ISBN-13: 978-1895603026. p.126
  7. ↑ History and study of the Jats. By Professor B.S Dhillon. ISBN-10: 1895603021 or ISBN-13: 978-1895603026. p.123
  8. ↑ History and study of the Jats. By Professor B.S Dhillon. ISBN-10: 1895603021 or ISBN-13: 978-1895603026. 127
  9. ↑ History and study of the Jats. By Professor B.S Dhillon.ISBN-10: 1895603021 or ISBN-13: 978-1895603026. 127
  10. ↑ History and study of the Jats. By Professor B.S Dhillon.ISBN-10: 1895603021 or ISBN-13: 978-1895603026. 127

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