Takshak
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Takshak or Taxak is a gotra or clan of Jats found in India, Pakistan and Central Asia.
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[edit] Origin
[edit] The Shavi dynasty
The gotra is mentioned in the "Vishnu Purana". Takshaks belong to the Shavi dynasty. In the twenty-ninth generation of king Shavi, one of the six sons of king Sototi was Takshak, according to the genealogical tables of the Yayati dynasty.
[edit] Tartar and Naga connection
King Satoti is considered by the Tatars to be their ancestor. Takshak and Bachak are also called the Nagas (the "serpent people" of Hindu and Buddhist mythology).
[edit] In the Mahabharata
There are ample references to these people in local and foreign histories. According to the 'Adi Parva' of the Mahabharata , before the Pandavas, "Khandoban" or "Khandavprastha" (Indraprastha or Delhi), was the capital of the Takshak rulers. They created obstacles in the way of construction of the new capital by Pandavas. Finally, these people were defeated, rendered homeless and driven out.
They went and settled down in Taxila (Takshashila). In the Kurukshetra War, they joined the Kauravas and later assassinated king Parikshit (said to have been killed by the bite of the Naga king, Takshak). They founded Takshakkhad (Tashkent) and Takshaksthan (Turkistan).
[edit] Takshaks today
Today, the Takshal and Tokas gotras are found among the Jats in five villages near Delhi. The Takshak Jats are found spread all over Northern India, Pakistan and Central Asia.
The village, Bhagvi in the Charkhi Dadri tehsil of the Bhiwani district in Haryana is inhabited by Takshak Jats. The village Munirka and Mohammadpur in South Delhi are inhabited by Tokas Jats.
Baba Bhagwan Dass Tokas known as Dudhadhary in Jat Behror District Alwar Rajasthan was the Mehant of 51 Villages and he is also worshiped as Saint and protector of Tokas dynasty in this region of Rajasthan. He also brought Ganga the holy river in one of the well now in the village of Kath Ka Majra by his power of meditation and one of the discendents of this dynasty recently has started an NGO in Rajasthan by the name of Baba Bhagwan Dass Educational Society which provides Free Education to poor and needful and also an health centre where often there are Dental Camps and other medical facilities free of cost for all.
[edit] Abroad
The name "Tokas" is also found among Romanians. Takshak Jats ruled Alexandria in Egypt. Their title was Asi.
[edit] Choudhary Nihal Singh Takshak
Choudhary Nihal Singh Takshak was a great freedom fighter of the Bhagvi village . He started the Paraja Manal (Freedom movement) in the princely state of Jind. He was the first MLA in Jind during the first election in 1937.
He was also an Education Inspector with the Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani, Rajasthan. He starting the Basic Education school scheme with help of the Birla Trust in every village of the Jind state (now the district of Bhiwani).
He was Education minister in the erstwhile PEPSU, in the Sardar Gyan Singh Rarewala Ministry. He did a great job in the field of Rural Education. He founded the Birhi teacher training school and training for Arts and Crafts teachers in the Arya Hindi Maha Vidyalaya at Charkhi Dadri.
[edit] References
- Ram Swarup Joon: History of the Jats, Rohtak, India (1938, 1967)
- Adhunik Jat Itihas: Dharmpal Singh Dudee
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