Peripatetic Jats
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The Peripatetic Jats are an ethnic group
in Afghanistan.
until the invasion by Mughals. After the Mughal invasion some Jats moved to India
and others were converted to Muslim
s. Jats from Afghanistan moved to India during the rule of Shalivahan. According to Henry Eliot, author of the book “Distribution of the races of north western provinces of India”, the Jats settled on the banks of Chenab River in Punjab, call their area as Herat
because they believe that they had come from Herat
of Iran
. According to Thakur Deshraj
the present Sistan
was ruled by Jats and that area was known as Shivistan (place of Shivi
gotra
Jats). Cunningham states that Jats mixed with Rajput
s and Afghans
. Later these people were called Bloch.
] وردګ (Pashtoپښتو/ wardak vardag vardak, Hindi:वरडक)) is one of the thirty-four provinces of Afghanistan
. It is in the centre of the country. Its capital is Meydan Shahr. It is associated with the history of Burdak
Jat clan.
The records of Kushan ruler Havishka have been unearthed at Wardak, to the west of Kabul
. Wardak is associated with the history of Burdak
Jat clan.
Jats in Afghanistan were of followers of Buddhism
. About two thousand years back Kushan gotra Jat king Kanishka
was ruler of Afghanistan also and his capital was Peshawar
or Purushpur. His descendants ruled in Afghanistan until the ninth vikram century.
Maharaja Gaj
founded the Ghazni
city of Afghanistan. Maharaja Gaj was killed in war with Mughals. Maharaja Gaj had sent his son Shalivahan to India before war with Mughals. The present Maharawal of Jaisalmer is descecdant of Maharaja Gaj. Mahraja Jaisalmer later on got converted to Rajput. The Gajrania gotra in jats is after Maharaja Gaj.
According to official gazet of Afghanistan there was Jat population of about 60,000 in the year 1857 in Afghanistan. These used to be called Jats of Hind.
Some study about Afghanistan reveals that there are four provinces in Afghanistan in which can be found similarity with Jat gotras. These are:
Ethnic group
An ethnic group is a group of people whose members identify with each other, through a common heritage, often consisting of a common language, a common culture and/or an ideology that stresses common ancestry or endogamy...
in Afghanistan.
History
Jats ruled KandaharKandahar
Kandahar is the second largest city in Afghanistan, with a population of about 512,200 as of 2011. It is the capital of Kandahar Province, located in the south of the country at about 1,005 m above sea level...
until the invasion by Mughals. After the Mughal invasion some Jats moved to 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...
and others were converted to Muslim
Muslim
A Muslim, also spelled Moslem, is an adherent of Islam, a monotheistic, Abrahamic religion based on the Quran, which Muslims consider the verbatim word of God as revealed to prophet Muhammad. "Muslim" is the Arabic term for "submitter" .Muslims believe that God is one and incomparable...
s. Jats from Afghanistan moved to India during the rule of Shalivahan. According to Henry Eliot, author of the book “Distribution of the races of north western provinces of India”, the Jats settled on the banks of Chenab River in Punjab, call their area as Herat
Herat
Herāt is the capital of Herat province in Afghanistan. It is the third largest city of Afghanistan, with a population of about 397,456 as of 2006. It is situated in the valley of the Hari River, which flows from the mountains of central Afghanistan to the Karakum Desert in Turkmenistan...
because they believe that they had come from Herat
Herat
Herāt is the capital of Herat province in Afghanistan. It is the third largest city of Afghanistan, with a population of about 397,456 as of 2006. It is situated in the valley of the Hari River, which flows from the mountains of central Afghanistan to the Karakum Desert in Turkmenistan...
of Iran
Iran
Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...
. According to Thakur Deshraj
Thakur Deshraj
Thakur Deshraj was a social worker, journalist, nationalist, freedom fighter and author of many books. He was from Rajasthan state in India. He was revenue minister in the princely state of Bharatpur....
the present Sistan
Sistan
Sīstān is a border region in eastern Iran , southwestern Afghanistan and northern tip of Southwestern Pakistan .-Etymology:...
was ruled by Jats and that area was known as Shivistan (place of Shivi
Shivi
Shivi was a republic in ancient India, ruled by a democratic system of government known as ganatantra. Kshudrakas had formed a sangha with Malavas. Shivis formed a sangha with a big federation or sangha known as Jat, which is clear from Pāṇini's shloka in grammar of...
gotra
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"...
Jats). Cunningham states that Jats mixed with Rajput
Rajput
A Rajput is a member of one of the patrilineal clans of western, central, northern India and in some parts of Pakistan. Rajputs are descendants of one of the major ruling warrior classes in the Indian subcontinent, particularly North India...
s and Afghans
Pashtun people
Pashtuns or Pathans , also known as ethnic Afghans , are an Eastern Iranic ethnic group with populations primarily between the Hindu Kush mountains in Afghanistan and the Indus River in Pakistan...
. Later these people were called Bloch.
Wardak Province
WardakWardak Province
Maidan Wardak Province is one of thirty four provinces of Afghanistan located in the central east region of Afghanistan. It has a population of approximately 540,100. The capital of the province is Maidan Shar...
] وردګ (Pashtoپښتو/ wardak vardag vardak, Hindi:वरडक)) is one of the thirty-four provinces of Afghanistan
Afghanistan
Afghanistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, is a landlocked country located in the centre of Asia, forming South Asia, Central Asia and the Middle East. With a population of about 29 million, it has an area of , making it the 42nd most populous and 41st largest nation in the world...
. It is in the centre of the country. Its capital is Meydan Shahr. It is associated with the history of Burdak
Burdak
Burdak is a surname found in the countries of Eurasia, Australia and United States. In India, Burdak is a clan of the Jat people and Bishnois.-History:...
Jat clan.
The records of Kushan ruler Havishka have been unearthed at Wardak, to the west of Kabul
Kabul
Kabul , spelt Caubul in some classic literatures, is the capital and largest city of Afghanistan. It is also the capital of the Kabul Province, located in the eastern section of Afghanistan...
. Wardak is associated with the history of Burdak
Burdak
Burdak is a surname found in the countries of Eurasia, Australia and United States. In India, Burdak is a clan of the Jat people and Bishnois.-History:...
Jat clan.
Jats in Afghanistan were of followers of Buddhism
Buddhism
Buddhism is a religion and philosophy encompassing a variety of traditions, beliefs and practices, largely based on teachings attributed to Siddhartha Gautama, commonly known as the Buddha . The Buddha lived and taught in the northeastern Indian subcontinent some time between the 6th and 4th...
. About two thousand years back Kushan gotra Jat king Kanishka
Kanishka
Kanishka ) was an emperor of the Kushan Empire, ruling an empire extending from Bactria to large parts of northern India in the 2nd century of the common era, and famous for his military, political, and spiritual achievements...
was ruler of Afghanistan also and his capital was Peshawar
Peshawar
Peshawar is the capital of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa and the administrative center and central economic hub for the Federally Administered Tribal Areas of Pakistan....
or Purushpur. His descendants ruled in Afghanistan until the ninth vikram century.
Maharaja Gaj
Gaj
Gaj or GAJ may refer to:* Gaj, Belgrade, a suburban neighborhood of Belgrade in Voždovac municipality* Gaj , a suburban neighborhood of Belgrade in Barajevo municipality* Gaj , a village near Kovin, Serbia...
founded the Ghazni
Ghazni
For the Province of Ghazni see Ghazni ProvinceGhazni is a city in central-east Afghanistan with a population of about 141,000 people...
city of Afghanistan. Maharaja Gaj was killed in war with Mughals. Maharaja Gaj had sent his son Shalivahan to India before war with Mughals. The present Maharawal of Jaisalmer is descecdant of Maharaja Gaj. Mahraja Jaisalmer later on got converted to Rajput. The Gajrania gotra in jats is after Maharaja Gaj.
According to official gazet of Afghanistan there was Jat population of about 60,000 in the year 1857 in Afghanistan. These used to be called Jats of Hind.
Some study about Afghanistan reveals that there are four provinces in Afghanistan in which can be found similarity with Jat gotras. These are:
- GhazniGhazniFor the Province of Ghazni see Ghazni ProvinceGhazni is a city in central-east Afghanistan with a population of about 141,000 people...
: - Founded by Jat Maharaja Gaj. Gajrania gotra is found in jats who are descendants of Raja Gaj. (Jat Samaj 3/1998) - KandaharKandaharKandahar is the second largest city in Afghanistan, with a population of about 512,200 as of 2011. It is the capital of Kandahar Province, located in the south of the country at about 1,005 m above sea level...
: - It was founded by KandaharKandaharKandahar is the second largest city in Afghanistan, with a population of about 512,200 as of 2011. It is the capital of Kandahar Province, located in the south of the country at about 1,005 m above sea level...
gotra jats. Raj kumari of Kandahar was married to Maharaja Dhrit Rashtra. (Jat Samaj 3/1998) - Takhar: - Takhar is a gotra in jats in India.
- Vardak: - It is similar to BurdakBurdakBurdak is a surname found in the countries of Eurasia, Australia and United States. In India, Burdak is a clan of the Jat people and Bishnois.-History:...
at times pronounced as Bardak.