Jatri
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Jatri is gotra
of Jats
found in India
. These people were known as Jatran at some places and Jitran at other places.
was Medpat. Madra
and Mede are gotras found in Jats. Medpat is after Mede gotra Jats. Jatri or Jatran jats moved from Chittor to various places. One group moved to Bijnor
, other group to Gwalior and some to Jalesar. They founded their rule at Jartauli in Aligarh district. Later Nauhwar
s occupied this state. Ibrahim Lodi forced the jats from Jartauli to move elsewhere at the time of chieftain Rao Ratiram. Rao Ratiram moved to Narwar
. He constructed fortresses at Vajana and Bhenrai.
Waris Shah, a very famous poet, was born in this area near Sheikupura.
Gotra
In the Hindu society, the term Gotra broadly refers to people who are descendants in an unbroken male line from a common male ancestor. Panini defines gotra for grammatical purposes as apatyam pautraprabhrti gotram , which means "the word gotra denotes the progeny beginning with the son's son"...
of Jats
Jat people
The Jat people are a community of traditionally non-elite tillers and herders in Northern India and Pakistan. Originally pastoralists in the lower Indus river-valley of Sindh, Jats migrated north into the Punjab region in late medieval times, and subsequently into the Delhi Territory,...
found in India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
. These people were known as Jatran at some places and Jitran at other places.
History and origin
They were settled around Chittor in medieval periods. Alberuni has written the name of Chittor as Jitaur, which is after Jitran Jats. The earlier name of MewarMewar
Mewar is a region of south-central Rajasthan state in western India. It includes the present-day districts of Pratapgarh, Bhilwara, Chittorgarh, Rajsamand, Udaipur, Dungarpur, Banswara and some of the part of Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh. The region was for centuries a Rajput kingdom that later...
was Medpat. Madra
Madra
Madra, Mada or Madraka is the name of an ancient region and its inhabitants, located in the north-west division of the ancient Indian sub-continent.-Uttaramadra division:...
and Mede are gotras found in Jats. Medpat is after Mede gotra Jats. Jatri or Jatran jats moved from Chittor to various places. One group moved to Bijnor
Bijnor
Bijnor variously spelt as Bijnaur and Bijnour, is a city and a municipal board in Bijnor district in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India...
, other group to Gwalior and some to Jalesar. They founded their rule at Jartauli in Aligarh district. Later Nauhwar
Nauhwar
Nauhwar or Nohwar is a gotra of Jats found in Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh in India. They belong to Chandravanshi kshatriyas. They come mostly from Naujheel area in district Mathura in Uttar Pradesh, where they ruled in ancient times and renowned for their royal families.Nauhwar and...
s occupied this state. Ibrahim Lodi forced the jats from Jartauli to move elsewhere at the time of chieftain Rao Ratiram. Rao Ratiram moved to Narwar
Narwar
Narwar is a town and a nagar panchayat in Shivpuri district in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. Narwar is a historic town and the Narwar Fort is just east of the Kali Sindh River and is situated at a distance of 42 km from Shivpuri. Narwar was known as Narwar District during the times of...
. He constructed fortresses at Vajana and Bhenrai.
Waris Shah, a very famous poet, was born in this area near Sheikupura.