Madrak

"For the composer, see Bruno Maderna."

Madrak (also Madra, Maderna, Madrayana) is an ancient gotra of Jats and is the root of many of the Jat gotras. They are descendants of Madri.In the Mahabharata epic, Madri was a princess of the Madra kingdom and the second wife of Pandu.

According to various historians Sialkot, Quetta and Ghazni were the capitals of the Madrakas since ancient times. King Shalya, the maternal uncle of the Kauravas was from the Madrak gotra. Colonel James Tod found a rock inscription during the excavations of Sagala Nagri (Modern Sialkot), which he sent to the Asiatic Society. In this inscription King Shalya has been called a Madrak Jat. Alexander's army had a fierce battle with the forces of the Madrakas at Sialkot.

In Mahabharata (Karna Parva) King Shalya has been called Jatit.

According to "Neel Purana", Madrak country began after crossing the river Beas, Satyabhama (Satluj) and the river Devika flowed through it.

In ancient India the country between the rivers Ravi and Chenab was called Madrak.

According to Alberuni and Ptolemy Sialkot and Shakilnagri are one and the same.

Madrayana or Maderna gotra Jats are found in western Rajasthan in India. Parasram Maderna is a famous political leader from Marwar region. People belonging to Bhati gotra associate themselves with both Ghazni and Sialkot and for this reason the Bhati gotra is accepted as a branch of Madrak.

Notable persons from this clan

* Parasram Maderna
* [http://rajassembly.nic.in/MembersPage.asp?DivNo=119 Mahipal Maderna]
* Mr.Manish Maderna

References

* Ram Swarup Joon: History of the Jats, Rohtak, India (1938, 1967)