Dhanake

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Dhanake is Jat Gotra in Punjab.

History

They are mentioned by Cunningham[1] in an inscription at the Buddhist Stupa of Sanchi of the Ashoka period as under:

No. 151. — Ayadhanakasa bhichhuno dānam.

" Gift of Aryadhanaka, the mendicant monk."

Distribution

Dhanake population is 19,500 in Patiala district.[2]

References

  1. The Bhilsa topes: Inscriptions, P. 256
  2. History and study of the Jats. By Professor B.S Dhillon. ISBN-10: 1895603021 or ISBN-13: 978-1895603026. p.126

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