Acholya

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Acholya (अचोल्या) Acholiya/Acholia (अचोलिया) Gotra Jats live in Tonk district in Rajasthan. Acho/Achak clan is found in Afghanistan.[1]

Jat Gotras Namesake

Mention by Pliny

Pliny[2] mentions Arabia....Next come the Hemnatæ, the Aualitæ, the towns of Domata and Hegra, the Tamudæi49, with the town of Badanatha, the Carrei, with the town of Cariati50, the Achoali, with the town of Foth, and the Minæi, who derive their origin, it is supposed,51 from Minos, king of Crete, and of whom the Carmæi are a tribe.


9 Their district is still called Thamud, according to Ansart.

50 Still called Cariatain, according to Ansart.

51 A ridiculous fancy, probably founded solely on the similarity of the name.

History

Distribution in Rajasthan

Villages in Tonk district

Bhairupura (4), Dotana (1), Janka (3),

Villages in Sawai Madhopur district

Isarda ,

Notable persons

See also

External links

References

  1. An Inquiry Into the Ethnography of Afghanistan By H. W. Bellew, The Oriental University Institute, Woking, 1891, p.158,161
  2. Natural History by Pliny Book VI/Chapter 32

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