Sahu (clan)

Sahu (Hindi:सहू) is a gotra of Jats found in Haryana, Punjab and Rajasthan. They have been the rulers of a small republic in Jangladesh. Their capital was at village Dhansia, situated at a distance of 65 km in northwest of Churu town. [Dr Mahendra Singh Arya, Dharmpal Singh Dudee, Kishan Singh Faujdar & Vijendra Singh Narwar: Ādhunik Jat Itihasa (The modern history of Jats), Agra 1998, p.282 ] There were 84 villages in their territory. [GSL Devra, op. cit., Cf. Dayaldas ri Khyat, Part II, pp. 7-10] , [Jibraeil: "Position of Jats in Churu Region", The Jats - Vol. II, Ed Dr Vir Singh, Delhi, 2006, p. 222]

Distribution in Rajasthan

Villages in Hanumangarh district

Bhanai,Karanpura,Bashir,Bolanwali,Dhaban,Dhalewal,
Dingarh,
DingarhManniwali,Mojgarh,Nagrana,Ratanpura,
Sangaria,

Villages in Barmer district

Barmer,

Locations in Jaipur city

Hanuman Nagar,Khatipura,Mansarowar Colony,Murlipura Scheme,Officers Campus,Tonk Road,

Distribution in Haryana

Bagpurberi,Munnawali,

Distribution in Punjab

Bhagsar,Karmgarh,

References

Attribution

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