Thenua
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Thenua (ठेनुवा) Thenuva (ठेनुवा) Thenewal (ठेनेवाल) Thinwal (ठीनवाल) is a gotra of jats found in Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan. This gotra originated from Tanwars. They are said to have 'decided to oppose' (ठानना) the Mughal Badshah hence called Thenua. [1]
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[edit] History
Thenua Jats were the rulers of Mursan state, Hathras state, Beswan state, Vrindavan state and Baldevgarh state, all in Uttar Pradesh. [2]
[edit] Distribution
They are found in (Aligarh & Hathras district] in Uttar Pradesh and Jaipur district in Rajasthan. The Thenua Khap has 32 villages in Mathura district in Uttar Pradesh.
[edit] Notable persons from this gotra
- Raja Mahendra Pratap - The most renowned person of Thenua gotra.
- Dr N.P.Singh Verma
[edit] References
- ^ Dr Mahendra Singh Arya, Dharmpal Singh Dudee, Kishan Singh Faujdar & Vijendra Singh Narwar: Ādhunik Jat Itihasa (The modern history of Jats), Agra 1998, p. 249
- ^ Thakur Deshraj: Jat Itihas (Hindi), Maharaja Suraj Mal Smarak Shiksha Sansthan, Delhi, 1934.
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