Aulakh
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Aulakh (Hindi: औलख) or Ola (ओला) or Aula (औला) is a clan or gotra of Jats found in Rajasthan, Punjab, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh. The inhabitants of Uluka state and the descendants of Raja Uluka during Mahabharata period were known as Aulakh or Aula or Ola.
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[edit] Origin
Aulakhs claim Nagavanshi or Chandravanshi descent. Ayu was a Chandravansi ruler. Nine generations after him was born Alarva. Alarva had two sons namely Kaiyan and Nagas. Descendants of Nagas were called Nagavanshis. The Nagavansh had eight branches:
- Vasati or Vais
- Taxak or Takshak
- Aulakh
- Kalkal
- Kala, Kali, Dhaman, Kalkhande
- Meetha
- Bharshiv
- Bharhaich.
In the Dwapar Yuga, one descendant of the Nagavanshi was Uluka who ruled in state of Uluka. He was son of Kitava. He was king of a country and people of the same name. He was an ally of the Kauravas, and acted as their envoy to the Pandavas. The arrival of King Uluka into the Sabha ("Assembly") of Yudhishtra, has been mentioned in the Sabhaparva of the Mahabharata. The inhabitants of Uluka state and the descendants of Raja Uluka were known as Aulakh or Aula or Ola.
[edit] Geographic distribution
The clan is spread all over Northern India. There are many villages of this gotra in the Ambala district of Haryana. Two well-known Aulakh villages Shahbazpur and Dyal Rajputtan are located in the Majha district outside of Taran Tarn.
[edit] Religion
In Punjab, most Aulakhs are Sikhs. In Haryana, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan, Aulakhs are mostly Hindus.
[edit] The name 'Aulakh'
Sikhs mostly spell the name as Aulakh. Hindu Jats of this gotra spell their name as Ola or Aula mostly in Rajasthan.
[edit] Trivia
Aula is also the Latin root of the English 'hall'. Ula is one of the main Manchu clans.
[edit] Famous Aulakhs
- Penny Aulakh
- Dr. Gurmit Singh Aulakh
- Maharani Jindan Kaur
- Dr. Kirpal Singh Aulakh - Vice-chancellor of Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana
- Sis Ram Ola
[edit] References
- Thakur Deshraj: Jat Itihas (Hindi), Maharaja Suraj Mal Smarak Shiksha Sansthan, Delhi, 1934.
- Jat Samaj, Agra – October 1992
- Capt. Dilip Singh Ahalawat: Jat Viron ka Itihas (Hindi)
