Dhankhar
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They have descended from branch of Dharan
Dharan (clan)
Dharan is an Indian clan of the Agrawal community. Agrasen established 18 Gotras for each of his 18 sons based on the names of their Guru and divided his empire among them. Collectively these 18 Gotras are called Agrawal, one of the most important trading communities in India.-Details:Dharan is...

 (धारण) or Dhoriwal (धोरीवाल). This gotra started after Dhana-khanda province of Maharaja Moradhwaja (मोरध्वज). They have originated from Raja Dhananjaya of Nagavansh. Mordhwaj was Chauhan
Chauhan
Chauhan, Chouhan or Chohan , , - is a clan who ruled parts of northern India in the Middle Ages. The clan is most famous for Rajput King Maharaja Prithviraj Chauhan...

 ruler in Alwar region around 5th century AD, 34 generations prior to Prithvi Raj.

Notable persons from this clan

  • Sant Garib Das
    Garib Das
    Sant Garib Das was a saint and reformer noted for his piety and poetry. He was a religious person who was founder of a new religious sect known as 'Garibdasi sect' and composed granth called 'Garib Das ki granth Sahib'. It is a tenet of the sect that Kabir and Ram are identical-Ram men kabir men...

     (Hindi:संत गरीब दास) (1717–1778) was a saint and reformer noted for his piety and poetry.
  • Risaldar Badlu Singh
    Badlu Singh
    Badlu Singh VC was an Indian recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces....

    , Victoria Cross, Dhankhar Jat from village Dhakla district Jhajjar
    Jhajjar
    Jhajjar is a town in Jhajjar district in the Indian state of Haryana.-Geography:Jhajjar is located at . It has an average elevation of 220 metres .-Demographics:...

     (Haryana), was an Indian recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.
  • Kanishtha Dhankhar, Indian model win's Femina miss 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...

     World Beauty Pegeant.
  • Kanwal Singh Dhankhar, Victoria Cross, Dhankhar Jat from village Dhakla district Jhajjar
    Jhajjar
    Jhajjar is a town in Jhajjar district in the Indian state of Haryana.-Geography:Jhajjar is located at . It has an average elevation of 220 metres .-Demographics:...


(Haryana), was an Indian recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.
  • Jagdip Dhankar (जगदीप धनकड़) - Politician, Born on 18 May 1951 at Kithana (किठाना) tehsil Chirawa district Jhunjhunu, Rajasthan.
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