Thenua
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Thenua (ठेनुवा) Thenuva (ठेनुवा) Thainua (ठैनुवा) Thenewal (ठेनेवाल) Thinwal (ठीनवाल) is a gotra of jats found in Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan. This gotra originated from Tanwars. They are said to have 'decided to oppose' (ठानना) the Mughal Badshah hence called Thenua. [1]
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History
Thenua Jats were the rulers of Mursan state, Hathras state, Beswan state, Vrindawan state and Baldevgarh state, all in Uttar Pradesh.
Distribution in Uttar Pradesh
Thenua Khap has 32 villages in Mathura district. [2]
Villages in Hathras district
Distribution in Rajasthan
Khatipura (Jaipur),
Notable persons from this gotra
- Raja Mahendra Pratap - The most renowned person of Thenua gotra.
- Dr N.P.Singh Verma
Reference
- ↑ Dr Mahendra Singh Arya, Dharmpal Singh Dudee, Kishan Singh Faujdar & Vijendra Singh Narwar: Ādhunik Jat Itihasa (The modern history of Jats), Agra 1998, p. 249
- ↑ Jat Bandhu, Agra, April 1991
- Thakur Deshraj: Jat Itihas (Hindi), Maharaja Suraj Mal Smarak Shiksha Sansthan, Delhi, 1934.
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