Tama
Tama (तमा) is a Muslim Jat clan found in Pakistan.
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History
Jat Gotras Namesake
- Tama = Tama (Pliny.vi.35)
Mention by Pliny
Pliny[1] mentions Ethiopia.... All these differences, however, have since been settled; for the persons sent by Nero for the purposes of discovery have reported that the distance from Syene to Meroë is eight hundred and seventy-one miles, the following being the items. From Syene to Hiera Sycaminos14 they make to be fifty-four miles, from thence to Tama seventy-two, to the country of the Evonymitæ15, the first region of Æthiopia, one hundred and twenty, to Acina fifty-four, to Pittara twenty-five, and to Tergedus one hundred and six.
14 Or the sacred "sycamore tree."
15 Situate beyond the Great Cataract, and on the western bank.
Tamdel village
- तमड़ेल (जाट गोत्र - तमा) : तमड़ेल नाम का गाँव झारखंड के पश्चिमी सिंहभूम जिले की गुदरी विकास-खंड में है।
Distribution in Pakistan
According to 1911 census the Tama were the principal Muslim Jat clan in:
- Jhelum District - Tama (617
Notable persons
References
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