Sarao
Sarao (सराव)[1] Sarav/Saraw (सराव)[2] Sarava/Sarawa (सरावा)[3] is gotra of Jats in Punjab, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh.
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Origin
History
Tomb of the founder of the Kaleke Sarao Jat Clan & village, Chaudhary Kala Maluka, situated in the village Kaleke near Barnala, Punjab. (Approx early 1700's A.D.)
Credit:- The Kaleke Sirdars of Patiala State ( Page).
The family leader during the years 1720-1740 was Dewan S. Gurbakhsh Singh Kaleka i.e. belonging to village Kaleke. The village was founded by the Chaudhry in about 1640AD. Guru Hargobind Sahib patronised the Chaudhry.
Source - Jat Kshatriya Culture
Distribution in Punjab
Villages in Barnala district
Distribution in Uttar Pradesh
Villages in Meerut District
Notable Persons
- Akali Phoola Singh was a Sarao Jat, Senapati of Maharaja Ranjit Singh of Punjab.
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Gallery
A very rare portrait of Sarao Jat General Sirdar Gurbaksh Singh Kaleka ( 1758 A.D.). He took possession of 84 villages out of which Patiala was one and handed it over to Baba Ala Singh (founder & 1st Maharaja of Patiala state) to establish his capital. Laid the foundation stone of Quila Mubarak. Brother-in- Law of Maharaja Ala Singh. Source - Jat Kshatriya Culture
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References
- ↑ O.S.Tugania:Jat Samuday ke Pramukh Adhar Bindu,p.57,s.n. 2134
- ↑ Jat History Dalip Singh Ahlawat/Parishisht-I, s.n. स-148
- ↑ O.S.Tugania:Jat Samuday ke Pramukh Adhar Bindu,p.60, s.n. 2335
- ↑ User:Shubsingh5577
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