SARAVS

Rao, Rav / Raw, Sarao, Sarav / Saraw, Sarav / Sarawa, Rau gotra of Jats found in Rajasthan, Haryana, Punjab and Madhya Pradesh. Rao and Sarao are same gotras. Rao are found in Pakistan. They were supporters of Chauhan Confederacy. They were supporters of Tomar Confederacy. Rao is a title used by the Ahirs in Haryana.

Origin :

This gotra is based on title 'Rao'.

Mention by Panini :

Sharav is mentioned by Panini in Ashtadhyayi.

Sarav, of the river Saryu, is mentioned by Panini in Ashtadhyayi.

History :

Ram Swarup Joon writes about Rawat, Sahrawat, Rae (Tanwar): Rai, Rao, Rawat and Sahrawat were only titles used by Tanwar sardars which later began to be used as gotras. The Rawat Jats have 800 villages in district Gurgaon and 8 villages in district Aligarh.

The capital of Sahrawats was Mohpalpur near Delhi where a very old house is still called a palace.

12 villages near Mehrauli belong to the Sahrawat Jats. In Haryana they are found in Kair, Dipalpur, Bhadani, Kultana and other villages, and some are found in district Meerut also.

Saravs have been mentioned amongst the heroes of the Pandav army in Kurukshetra War Day-2 along with Kundavishs, Mandaks, Ladaks, Tangans, Uddras, Tumbhums, Vatss, and Nakuls.

The Rao Jats were rulers of Nagaur for about 200 years.

All the Rajas with Baba Fulasingh Akali fought wars with Mugals and British. 'Samast Rav' in Hindi became Sarav or Sarav.

Jatanpal Stone Inscription of Saka Year 1140 (A.D. 1218) provides us some information about Rao king in Bastar. Jatanpal is a village 40 miles from Dantewara in the Bastar State (now Chhattisgarh). The inscription records the grant of land by one Kam Nayak, a subordinate of a chief named Somaraju, under Maharaj Narasimhadev Rao, in the Saka year 1140, or A. D. 1218.

Villages founded by Rao clan :

Raon Ki Dhani - Village in Nagaur tehsil & district of Rajasthan.

History :

Raja Vijayrao - Raja Rao Gotri Jat of Bhatinda region who once robbed Ghazni. The villages of Rao Gotri Jats are in Aligarh district of Uttar Pradesh. There are also some houses of Rao Jats in Khedi village of Sangwanas.

Source :

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