Jatrana
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Jatrana is a clan or gotra of Jats found in Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana and Madhya Pradesh in India. This is an old gotra. According to Kautilya they fought against Alexander the Great. According to Alberuni this hilly place called Chittor ( Jattaur) was the capital of the Jatrana clan. They call themselves descendants of Tur.
Nagla Salaru, Mannakhedi, Udhal Hedi are the main villages of JatRana in Haridwar district.They have 12 villages in Delhi area. They have about 80 villages near Bhivani. In Muzaffarnagar Khedagadhi, Datiana and 12 villages. and Sof, Mayapur villages in Bijnor district are of Jatrana Jats.
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- Ram Swarup Joon: History of the Jats, Rohtak, India (1938, 1967)
- Jat Samaj: Agra, June 2000