- Ahlawat
Ahlawat ( _hi. (अहलावत) is a
clan orgotra of Jats found inRajasthan ,Haryana ,Delhi andUttar Pradesh inIndia . Two branches of AhlawatSolanki s were rulers in southIndia .Pulakesi I of thisclan founded the Vatapi (Badami ) kingdom between the Godavari andKrishna rivers. This branch ruled until753 . The second branch of this clan founded rule atKalyani nearWarangal in the northeast of Vatapi in937 . They ruled until1190 .Origin
The word "Ahlawat" is derived from "Illa-Vrta". According to mythology, Illa-Vrta was a province in
Jambudvipa . The word Illa-Vrta changed to Alawat and finally Ahlawat. Dr Mahendra Singh Arya, Dharmpal Singh Dudi, Kishan Singh Faujdar & Vijendra Singh Narwar. "Adhunik JatItihasa " (The modern history of Jats). Agra 1998 page-220]Ahlawats in Central Asia
The historian Dalip Singh Ahlawat has indicated the habitations of Ahlawats in North-west region of India and as
Alans inCentral Asia . TheAlans or Alani were an Iraniannomadic group. [Cap. Dalip Singh Ahlawat: Jat Viron ka Itihas (Hindi)]Ammianus Marcellinus considered the Alans to be the formerMassagetae : "iuxtaque Massagetae Halani et Sargetae", "per Albanos et Massagetas, quos Alanos nunc appellamus", "Halanos pervenit, veteres Massagetas". Jat historianBhim Singh Dahiya theorises that Ahlawats inRussia are known asAllan s. [Bhim Singh Dahiya : Jats the Ancient Rulers]In Jangladesh and Haryana
After their down fall in south India they migrated to north India and settled at Dadheda village in
Jangladesh . They further moved to Kalabadala place in theBhiwani district ofHaryana . After some time they moved to Seria village ofJhajjar district and cleared the forests of this place for cultivation. [ Jat Samaj: Agra, February 1992]Chaudhary Deegh Ram founded another village Dighal. There are 26 villages of this
gotra . Ohlan, Pehlan, Brahman, Joon and Made are derivatives of Ahlawats. [ Jat Samaj: Agra, February 1992]References
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