Jajja
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The Jajja are a group of Jats found in the Punjab
province of Pakistan
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(748-751 AD). According to some historians his ruling period extended between 782-785 AD. He was the brother in law of King Jayapida. He usurped the throne of Kashmir from Jayapida in 748 AD. In a fierce contest near Suskaletra in the Kashmir valley, Jajja was vanquished and slain after having had the possession of the land for three years.
His descendants are known as Jajjas. They bear the surname of Jajja proudly after the name of their forefather Jajja. There are twelve villages of Jajja's in District Sialkot
of Pakistan and one village named Jajja Kalan in India. All are descendants of Jajja who moved from Kashmir
.
Punjab (Pakistan)
Punjab is the most populous province of Pakistan, with approximately 45% of the country's total population. Forming most of the Punjab region, the province is bordered by Kashmir to the north-east, the Indian states of Punjab and Rajasthan to the east, the Pakistani province of Sindh to the...
province of Pakistan
Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
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History and origin
Jajja was one of the kings of KashmirKashmir
Kashmir is the northwestern region of the Indian subcontinent. Until the mid-19th century, the term Kashmir geographically denoted only the valley between the Great Himalayas and the Pir Panjal mountain range...
(748-751 AD). According to some historians his ruling period extended between 782-785 AD. He was the brother in law of King Jayapida. He usurped the throne of Kashmir from Jayapida in 748 AD. In a fierce contest near Suskaletra in the Kashmir valley, Jajja was vanquished and slain after having had the possession of the land for three years.
His descendants are known as Jajjas. They bear the surname of Jajja proudly after the name of their forefather Jajja. There are twelve villages of Jajja's in District Sialkot
Sialkot
Sialkot is a city in Pakistan situated in the north-east of the Punjab province at the foothills of snow-covered peaks of Kashmir near the Chenab river. It is the capital of Sialkot District. The city is about north-west of Lahore and only a few kilometers from Indian-controlled Jammu.The...
of Pakistan and one village named Jajja Kalan in India. All are descendants of Jajja who moved from Kashmir
Kashmir
Kashmir is the northwestern region of the Indian subcontinent. Until the mid-19th century, the term Kashmir geographically denoted only the valley between the Great Himalayas and the Pir Panjal mountain range...
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