Khunkhunia
Khunkhunia (खुनखुनियाँ)[1] [2] Khunkhuniya (खुनखुनियाँ) is a gotra of Jats[3]in Uttar Pradesh. [4]
Origin
This gotra started after Khokhan which later changed to Khokhar. [5]
History
H.A. Rose writes that Kohja (कोह्जा), In the Jullundur tahsil, are the first Jats to become Musalmans. They seem to have been the Kaujas or Kohjas who hold five villages ; one of which is called Kauja, where the Kingra cho enters the District. They say their ancestor was a giant who accompanied Sultan Mahmud of Ghazni in one of his invasions and settled down here as he liked the country. His name was Ali Muhammad or Manju, and he was nicknamed Koh-Cha, or 'little mountain' on account of his size. The change from Koh-cha to Kauja or Kohja is simple. Six of their septs (the Sim, Sadhu, Arak, Sin, Dhanoe, and Khunkhun) claim to be of Arab descent, and so were originally Muhammadans. The others were converted at various times since the reign of Akbar. The above mentioned six septs at least intermarry on equal terms. The Kohjas avoid the use of beef and till lately observed Hindu rites, as well as the Muhammadan nikah, at weddings. [6]
Distribution in Uttar Pradesh
Notable persons
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References
- ↑ Jat History Dalip Singh Ahlawat/Parishisht-I, s.n. ख-42
- ↑ Dr Ompal Singh Tugania: Jat Samuday ke Pramukh Adhar Bindu, p.33,sn-472.
- ↑ Dr Pema Ram:Rajasthan Ke Jaton Ka Itihas, p.298
- ↑ Jat History Thakur Deshraj/Chapter VIII,s.n. 223,p.586
- ↑ Mahendra Singh Arya et al.: Adhunik Jat Itihas, Agra 1998, p. 234
- ↑ A glossary of the Tribes and Castes of the Punjab and North-West Frontier Province By H.A. Rose Vol II/K,p.553
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