Khar

Khar (खार) is gotra of Jats Khar (खर) Kar (कर) Kher (खेर)/(खेरे) Khar (Urdu: کھر ) is a Seraiki speaking Jat clan, found in south Punjab, Pakistan. Khari clan is found in Afghanistan. Khari is also a got of Dogars.

Origin

• According to Bhim Singh Dahiya they are the Chorasmians of ancient writers, the Khairsao of Avesta. Their king Khera Khan is mentioned in Mricehitika.

• This gotra originated from grand son of Krishna named Khir (खिर).

• According to Hukum Singh Panwar (Pauria), The Khar or Kher or Kharata or Khareta and possibly the Kharb Jats are the descendants of the Saka Ksharatas mentioned in the Indian Epigraphs or the Karatai Scythians.

Mention by Panini

Khari (खारी) is mentioned by Panini in Ashtadhyayi.

Jat Gotras Namesake

• Kharod = Khar (खर) + Vadha (वध) = extermination of Khar tribe

• Kharod = Kharod is an ancient historical village in the Janjgir tahsil of the Janjgir-Champa District in Chhattisgarh. It gets name after Khar-Dushan characters mentioned in Ramayana. It is site of Kharod stone Inscription of Ratnadeva II : Chedi year 933 (1181 AD).

• Khar = Kharod is an ancient historical village in the Janjgir tahsil of the Janjgir-Champa District in Chhattisgarh. It gets name after Khar-Dushan characters mentioned in Ramayana. It is site of Kharod stone Inscription of Ratnadeva II : Chedi year 933 (1181 AD).

History

According to the research of Hem Chandra, Lichhavis belonged to Madrak dynasty and were called Karaskar or Kakkar because of their origin from Kar. The tribe traces its origin to the Kharals, accounting for its truncated name by a tale that once a party of the Kharals coming from Sandal Bar, encamped near a field of sugarcane in Multan, and cut the cane to feed their cattle and make huts. When the owner of the field complained they declared that they thought that the cane was a type of reed. So they were dubbed khar.

Bhim Singh Dahiya considers Greek Chrysei to be Karusha of Sanskrit literature, are the Khar Jats.

According to H A Rose Khar (खर) Jat clan is found in Multan. It traces its origin to the Kharrals of Montgomery and Lahore.

Villages founded by Khar clan

• Khar Ki Beri (खार की बेरी) - village in Gudha Malani tahsil of Barmer district in Rajasthan.
• Khar Ki Dhani (खार की ढाणी) - village in Pachpadra tahsil of Barmer district in Rajasthan.

Villages after Khar

• खरपोष (जाट गोत्र - खर) : खरपोष नाम का गाँव झारखंड के पश्चिमी सिंहभूम जिले की सोनुआ विकास-खंड में है।

Distribution in Rajasthan

• Khar - Village in Simalwara tahsil in Dungarpur district in Rajasthan.
• Khar Ki Dhani - Village in Pachpadra tahsil in Barmer district, Rajasthan.
• Khar Ki Beri - Village in Gudha Malani tahsil in Barmer district, Rajasthan.
• Khar Khara - Village in Hansi tahsil in Hisar District, Haryana in India

• Khar Ka Pura - Village in Dholpur tahsil and district, Rajasthan.

Distribution in Punjab

• Khar Dehar - Village in Hoshiarpur, Punjab.

Distribution in Haryana

• Gindo Khar, Khar Khara, Rewar, Haryana.

Distribution in Pakistan

Khar - The Khar claim descent from the Kharal . They are found in Muzaffargarh, Layyah and Bhakkar districts.

According to 1911 census, the Khar was a principal Muslim Jat clan in Mianwali District in Pakistan with a population of 1,013 and 840 in Bahawalpur State.

Notable persons

• Ghulam Mustafa Khar -
• Hina Rabbani Khar - Ex. Foreign Minister of Pakistan. Hina Rabbani Khar was born on 19 January 1977 in Multan, Punjab (Pakistan), Pakistan. She is the daughter of politician Muhammad Ibrahim Arqam and niece of Ghulam Mustafa Khar. A businesswoman by profession, Hina's family has roots in Khar Gharbi village located in Kot Addu, a tehsil in Muzaffargarh District in Punjab. The Khar family has many land holdings: an estate that includes fisheries, mango orchards and sugarcane fields. She graduated with a B.Sc. (Hons) from Lahore University of Management Sciences in 1999 and received her M.Sc in Hospitality Management from the University of Massachusetts in 2001.

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