Satroya

Satroya (सतरोरा) is a gotra of Jats. It is branch of Budhwar.^[1]

Origin

Jat Gotras Namesake

Satroya = Stoidis (Pliny.vi.28)

Mention by Pliny

Pliny^[2] mentions The Persian And The Arabian Gulfs..... (25.) Beyond their (Chelonophagi) district, in the direction of India, is said to be the desert island of Caicandrus, fifty miles out at sea; near to which, with a strait flowing between them, is Stoidis, celebrated for its valuable pearls.

History

Ram Swarup Joon^[3] writes... Budhwar kings are mentioned to have offered presents in the Rajsuya Yagya ceremony of the Pandavas. The descendants of the Budhwar gotra in the western Punjab are called Satroya, Badhan, Chatra, Siyan, Gawaya, Goch and Mudyal.

Population

Distribution

Notable persons

References

Back to Jat gotras

[1] Ram Swarup Joon: History of the Jats/Chapter V,p.76

[2] Natural History by Pliny Book VI/Chapter 7

[3] History of the Jats/Chapter V,p.76

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