Thenua

Thenua

Thenua (ठेनुवा) Thenuva (ठेनुवा) Thenewal (ठेनेवाल) Thinwal (ठीनवाल) is a gotra of jats found in Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan. This gotra originated from Tanwars. They are said to have 'decided to oppose' (ठानना) the Mughal Badshah hence called Thenua. [Dr Mahendra Singh Arya, Dharmpal Singh Dudee, Kishan Singh Faujdar & Vijendra Singh Narwar: Ādhunik Jat Itihasa (The modern history of Jats), Agra 1998, p. 249 ]

History

Thenua Jats were the rulers of Mursan state, Hathras state, Beswan state, Vrindavan state and Baldevgarh state, all in Uttar Pradesh. [Thakur Deshraj: Jat Itihas (Hindi), Maharaja Suraj Mal Smarak Shiksha Sansthan, Delhi, 1934.]

Distribution

They are found in (Aligarh & Hathras district] in Uttar Pradesh and Jaipur district in Rajasthan. The Thenua Khap has 32 villages in Mathura district in Uttar Pradesh.

Notable persons from this gotra

* Raja Mahendra Pratap - The most renowned person of Thenua gotra.
*Dr N.P.Singh Verma

References


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Нужна курсовая?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Jat people — Jat जाट جاٹ ਜੱਟ Chaudhary Charan Singh, the first Jat P …   Wikipedia

  • Raja Mahendra Pratap — (1886 1979) was a freedom fighter, journalist, writer and revolutionary social reformist of India. He was popularly known as the Aryan Peshwa. He was born in Thenua gotra Jat Hindu princely family of state of Mursan in Hathras District of Uttar… …   Wikipedia

  • Bhatra — The Bhat community, also known as the Sangat community, [ [http://www.sikhsangat.com/index.php?showtopic=33239 mode=threaded Guru Nanak In Sri Lanka The Voice of Sikh Youth ] ] descent comprised majorly of Sikhs.The word Bhat is a diminutive of… …   Wikipedia

  • List of Jat clans — The clan names of the Jats are generally unique in India, but some do overlap with the Tarkhans, Rajputs and Gujars. [Marshall, J., (Sir, Hon. Fellow of King s College, Cambridge University, and formerly Director General of Archaeology in India) …   Wikipedia

  • Jat clan system — The Jat clan system refers to social organization of the Jat people of Indo Aryan/Indo Scythian descent spread over Northern India and Pakistan (mainly in the Punjab region).Alexander Cunningham, History of Sikhs] James Tod, Annals ] [Sir Herbert …   Wikipedia

  • Ancient Jat Kingdoms — The Jat people of the Indian subcontinent had many kingdoms in ancient times. Jat rulers in Kaikan Kaikan was a province in Sind. Kikania is the name of a mountain. When the Arab invaders first time came to Kaikan mountains, the Jats repelled… …   Wikipedia

  • Jat Kingdoms in Medieval India — The Jat people of India had numerous kingdoms during medieval to modern times. The Jat Uprising of 1669 The Jat uprising of 1669 under Gokula in region around Mathura occurred at a time when the Mughal government was by no means weak or imbecile …   Wikipedia

  • Mahendra Pratap — Raja Mahendra Pratap Raja Mahendra Pratap Singh (December 1, 1886–April 29, 1979) was a freedom fighter, journalist, writer and revolutionary social reformist of India. He was popularly known as the Aryan Peshwa. He was born in Thenua gotra Jat… …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”