Legha (clan)

Legha (clan)

Legha (Hindi:लेघा) or Lega (Hindi:लेगा) or Lehga (Hindi:लेहगा) is gotra of Jats. They are descendants of Nagavanshi "mahapurusha" named Aligi (अलिगी). [Dr Mahendra Singh Arya, Dharmpal Singh Dudee, Kishan Singh Faujdar & Vijendra Singh Narwar: Ādhunik Jat Itihasa (The modern history of Jats), Agra 1998, p. 279 ] This gotra Jats are found in Sikar district, Barmer district, Bikaner district, Jaisalme district, Nagaur district, Bhilwara district of Rajasthan. They are also found in Haryana, Maharashtra, and Madhya Pradesh.

Notable persons from this clan

* Chaudhary Bansi Lal - Former Chief Minister of Haryana

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