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bal ( _hi. बल) is a
gotra of Jats found inHaryana and Punjab states inIndia . This gotra traces its origin fromGhazni (now inAfghanistan ). People belonging to the Bal gotra claim to be descendants ofSuryavanshi RajaBali . Dr Mahendra Singh Arya, Dharmpal Singh Dudi, Kishan Singh Faujdar & Vijendra Singh Narwar: Adhunik Jat Itihasa (The modern history of Jats), Agra 1998] But according to Bhagvat Dutt they belong to theAnu dynasty. According to theMahabharata (Chapter -Adi Parva) King Bali is called the grandson on the maternal side of RajaDaksha . [Ram Swarup Joon: History of the Jats, Rohtak, India (1938, 1967)]According to "
Deva Samhita ", some Jats are the descendants of the daughter of RajaDaksha . Many historians regardBali as the descendant ofYayati . Bhagwat Dutt has proved that the Baluchies (of Baluchistan) are the descendant of Anup. [Ram Swarup Joon: History of the Jats, Rohtak, India (1938, 1967)]Several people belonging to this gotra are found in
Haryana . The Sikh Jats belonging to this gotra are found in several big villages like Gurjit Singh Bal in Sathiala ,Batala inAmritsar . [Ram Swarup Joon: History of the Jats, Rohtak, India (1938, 1967)]Bal is a Sikh surname found in
Majha region of Punjab. It is derived from a Sanskrit word BALA meaning strength. It is a Jatt tribe.References
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