Tiwana

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Tiwana (तिवाना) Tiwana (तिवाणा) Tivana (तिवाणा) Tivana (टिवाणा) is gotra of Jats. This gotra originated from place name Tiwana. Tokhari language words 'trishar' and 'shar' means Vana. The variation of Tushar is Tiwana. ^[1]

History

According to Ram Swarup Joon,^[2]Tiwana and Janjoha both gotras consider themselves to be descendants of king Risalu of Sialkot. There is a well known saying among them that when the king was killed by the enemy his queen fled with her three princes called Taih, Jaihu and Saihu after whom the three gotra are named.

Tiwana Hindus are Jats and Tiwana Muslims began to be called Rajputs.

In the district of Shahpur there are two big villages called Hadali and Mitha Tiwana. Sir Umar Hayat Khan and Sir Khizr Hayat Khan belonged to Mitha Tiwana. Fateh Khan, Motiyanwala who was a famous chieftain in the army of Raja Ranjit Singh also belonged to Mitha Tiwana.

Tiwana Jats are found in the district of Karnal in Haryana.

Janjoha are all followers of Islam today. They are spread all through Western Punjab. Janjoha Rajputs also inhabited in the Salt Ranges.

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. 249
2. ↑ [[History of the Jats

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