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Vanar (वानर) is a gotra of jats found in Haryana in India. [1]Lord Hanuman of Ramayana was a kshatriya of Vanar clan. He was not a monkey as is shown in Ramayana. The tribes who dwelt in forest (vana) were called by the name van-nara or Vanar.[2]
Distribution
They are found in Punjab and Haryana. [3]
In Punjab they were called Bandar. Bandar Jats have a population of 3,180 in Patiala district and 2,316 in Amritsar district in Punjab.
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References
- ↑ Jat Samaj: Agra November 1999
- ↑ Dr Mahendra Singh Arya, Dharmpal Singh Dudee, Kishan Singh Faujdar & Vijendra Singh Narwar: Ādhunik Jat Itihasa (The modern history of Jats), Agra 1998 p. 267
- ↑ Kishori Lal Faujdar: "Mahabharatakalin Jat Vansh", Jat Samaj, July 1995, p. 7
- ↑ History and study of the Jats. By Professor B.S Dhillon.
ISBN-10: 1895603021 or ISBN-13: 978-1895603026.
pp.124,126
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