Goperao
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Goperao (गोपेराव)[1] [2] Goperav (गोपेराव)[3] Gopa Rai (गोपा राय) Gopirai (गोपीराय) is gotra of Jats Sialkot Amritsar, Punjab and Sialkot, Muzaffargarh and Montgomery in Pakistan.
Origin
This gotra originated from people who kept more number of cows. There was a republic named Gopal. [4]
According to H.A. Rose, Gopa Rai (गोपा राय) tribe of Jats claiming Solar Race origin and descent from its eponym through Millu. [5]
Jat Gotras Namesake
- Gopa Rai (Jat clan) = Goparaja. Goparaja is mentioned in (LL. 3, 5) of Eran Posthumous Iron Pillar Inscription (of Goparaja) of the time of Bhanugupta Gupta Year 191 (A.D. 510).
History
Notable persons
Distribution
The eponym Millu migrated from Amritsar to Sialkot. Also found in Muzaffargarh and Montgomery in which Districts they are classed as agricultural clans. [6]
References
- ↑ Jat History Dalip Singh Ahlawat/Parishisht-I, s.n. ग-64
- ↑ Dr Ompal Singh Tugania: Jat Samuday ke Pramukh Adhar Bindu, p.36, sn-635.
- ↑ Dr Pema Ram:Rajasthan Ke Jaton Ka Itihas, p.299
- ↑ Mahendra Singh Arya et al.: Adhunik Jat Itihas, Agra 1998, p. 238
- ↑ A glossary of the Tribes and Castes of the Punjab and North-West Frontier Province By H.A. Rose Vol II/G,p.302
- ↑ A glossary of the Tribes and Castes of the Punjab and North-West Frontier Province By H.A. Rose Vol II/G,p.302
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