Dhankhar

History

They have descended from branch of Dharan (धारण) or Dhoriwal (धोरीवाल). This gotra started after Dhana-khanda province of Maharaja Moradhwaja (मोरध्वज). They have originated from Raja Dhananjaya of Nagavansh.^[1] Mordhwaj was Chauhan ruler in Alwar region around 5th century AD, 34 generations prior to Prithvi Raj.^{[citation needed]}

Notable persons from this clan

• Sant Garib Das (Hindi:संत गरीब दास) (1717–1778) was a saint and reformer noted for his piety and poetry.
• Risaldar Badlu Singh, Victoria Cross, Dhankhar Jat from village Dhakla district Jhajjar (Haryana), was an Indian recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.
• Kanishtha Dhankhar, Indian model win's Femina miss India World Beauty Pegeant.
• Kanwal Singh Dhankhar, Victoria Cross, Dhankhar Jat from village Dhakla district Jhajjar

(Haryana), was an Indian recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.

• Jagdip Dhankar (जगदीप धनकड़) - Politician, Born on 18 May 1951 at Kithana (किठाना) tehsil Chirawa district Jhunjhunu, Rajasthan.

References

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1. ^ Dr Mahendra Singh Arya, Dharmpal Singh Dudee, Kishan Singh Faujdar & Vijendra Singh Narwar: Ādhunik Jat Itihasa (The modern history of Jats), Agra 1998 p.258

:Rohitashwa Kumar Dhankhar of Village-Kithana,Tahsil-Chirawa,District-Jhunjhunu was given the "Police Medal for Gallantary" by the Hon'ble President of India on 20th April 2000 for the series of encounters he had with the militants in Jammu & Kashmir from 1996 to 1998.It was notified in the Gadget of India in April 2000.