Turvasu
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Turvasu, In the dynasty of Yayati, was son of Yayati from Devayani, with whom Tomar gotra is related. Yayati had two wives Devayani and Sharmishtha.
Yayati got two sons from Devayani – 1. Yadu and 2. Turvasu.
Yayati got three sons from Sharmishtha – 1. Druhyu 2. Anu and 3. Puru. [1]
Rule of Turvasu
Yayati made Turvasu the rulers of westwrn region. The descendants of Turvasu were known as Turvasus, who founded Turvaski. Over a period of time Turvaski became Turski and finally Turky.
The ancestor of Tomars
The descendants of Turvasu, known as Turvasus changed due to linguistic differences to Turvas, Tavras, Tambar and Tomar. Due to political reasons Tomars returned from west region to south through Central Asia and settled in areas around Delhi known as Indraprashtha. Since they had come from west they have been called Yavanas in Sabha Parva of Mahabharata.
The Tomars spread from Delhi to other places in search of better lands and came upto Bhind in Madhya Pradesh. In the seventh century under the influence of new Hindu religion some of the tomars got inducted into Agnikula Rajputs. Rest who believed in old Vedic traditions remained in Jats.
References
- Ratan Singh Pahalvan: Tomar gotra ka Itihasa, Jat Samaj Agra, August 1997.
- Genealogy of Turvasu
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