Deswali
Deswali Jats (देसवाली जाट) is a territorial term sometimes applied to certain Jat clans as opposed to Pachhamwala. The Deswali claimed to be the descendants of the 'original' Jats settled in the region about a thousand years ago, while the Dhe were later arrivals who extended their sphere of influence following the disintegration of the Mughal empire. They are most numerous in Rohtak, Gurgaon and Karnal.[1] In Rohtak (situated west of the Yamuna), the Deswali Jats settled some seven or eight hundred years ago. The Deswalis were members of 12 different gotras which were further divided into at least 137 sub-clans. Locally they were organized under the tappa system, a territorial and not a kinship grouping. The tappa was controlled by the dominant landholding Jat clan in a given area.
Deswali Jat clans
Some Deswali Jat clans are: Bahniwal, Deshwal, Jakhar, Kadian, Piru, Sangwan,
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