Kakran

Jat Clan: Kakran (काकरान)
Distribution Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan
Varna: Kshatriya
Vansh Suryavansha [1]
Branches: (alternative names) Kakran (काकरान), Kakrana (काकराना), Kakkur (कक्कुर), Kakk (कक्क)
Religion Hinduism
Languages Hindi and Rajasthani

Kakran or Kakrana is a gotra of Jats found in Uttar Pradesh, India. The Suryavanshi Kakusth, Kak, Khak, Chaudehrana, and Thukrele clans are branches of Kakran.

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Origin of clan

They are descendants of Suryavanshi King Kakustha.[2]

Connections with Rama of Kakrana Jats

From 'Kakustha' started a Jat vansha known as 'Kusth' or Kakvansh. This later changed due to language variations to 'Kakustha', Kāk, Kāktīya, Kakka, Kuk, Kukkur, Kak and Kākarāṇ. In this very clan was born Dashratha's grandfather Raghu who started Raghuvansh. Raghuvanshi Jats are also descendants of him who are also known as 'Raghuvanshi Sikarwar’. During Ramayana period, in Balmiki Ramayana, Deva Samhita, Vishnu Puran, Shiv Mahapuran, Vedas etc. there is mention of Jats and their republics at various places. Jatvansha joined his army of Vashishtha Rishi in his support and fought war with Vishvamitra. This was a very severe war in which thousands of Jat soldiers were killed.[3]

Bhaleram Beniwal has provided evidences from ‘Balkand ekonavish sarga shloka-16’, ‘Balkand dvavish sarga shloka-6’, ‘Balkand dvavish sarga shloka-20’, ‘Balkand panchvish sarga shloka-15’, ‘Balkand pratham sarga shloka-56’ to prove that Dashratha and his son Rama were ‘kakusth’ and Raghuvanshi Jats. Rama has been addressed by the names Raghunandan, Raghukul, Kakasthkul, and Raghuvanshi. Later Lava, elder son of Rama started Lamba gotra in Jats and Kusha started Kachhavahi or kushavansha whose descendant Brahdal was killed by Abhimanyu, son of Arjuna. Suryavanshi kushavansha Jats ruled Ayodhya from 3100 BC to 500 BC. In the 21st generation of Ikshvaku was born Mandhata who has been written and proved as Gaurvanshi Jat in genealogy of Suryavanshi kings.[4] One of sons of Mandhata was Ambarish. His son was Yuvanashva and his son was Harit, who was a great Rishi. The descendants of this king became Brahman who were known as Gaur Brahmans.[5]

History

The Kakrana Jats had a small principality `Sahanpur' in the District of Bijnor. They were great warriors. In this Sahanpur state, the Kakrana Jats had 14 (Chaudeh) great warriors, and this branch of Kakran clan is known as Chaudehrana. At the time of the Paravonh, statues were made of these warriors and they are worshiped.

Kakk (कक्क) gotra of Jats were known so after apical ancestor Kakran. In Punjab and Kashmir, Kakran is known as Kakk .[6]

While studying history of village Talesar, we get information about the migration of Kakran people. The local tradition in Talesar tells us that It is believed that in the long past Kakran gotra Jats migrated from the foothills (talahati) of Himalayas due to unavoidable circumstances there. some of these groups settled in Rajasthan and some in Muzaffarnagar but a group headed by a woman warrior Lakshami settled here at the site of Talesar. Since group had come from talahati, hence the village was called Talesar and the region was known as Lagsami and now Lagsama, the corrupted form of Lakshami. A fair is organized here on every chaitra krishna saptami. It is a matter of research how and when these Kakran people became Thakurela.

Distribution

The Kankran (Kakran) jats have 540+ villages in Aligarh District near town gonda. Some of the villages are listed below:

.Uttampur - Most popular village of Lagashma .Pachawari .Brashbhanpur .Prahalad Gari .Nagla Birkhu .Mangarhi .Sonoth. .Jagdev Naglia .Peepli. .Gonda .Darbar .Tarapur .Basauli .Dhantoli .Hirnoti .Digsari .Talesera .Naya vash .Girola .Burj In Aligarh most of the Thukrele Jats (Branch of KanKran-Kakran) people residing near the town called Gonda (Lagashma). The Kakran are also found in Sanwalpur Nawada village of District Saharanpur

Famous Personalities

References

  1. ^ Dr Mahendra Singh Arya, Dharmpal Singh Dudee, Kishan Singh Faujdar and Vijendra Singh Narwar (1998). Ādhunik Jat Itihasa (The modern history of Jats). Agra. p. 279. 
  2. ^ Dr Mahendra Singh Arya, Dharmpal Singh Dudee, Kishan Singh Faujdar and Vijendra Singh Narwar (1998). Ādhunik Jat Itihasa (The modern history of Jats). Agra. p. 279. 
  3. ^ Beniwal, Bhaleram (2005). Jāt Yodhaon ke Balidān (The Sacrifices of Jat warriors). Jaypal Agencies, Agra. p. 38. 
  4. ^ Vishnu Puran, Part IV, Chapter 2-3. 
  5. ^ Beniwal, Bhaleram (2005). Jāt Yodhaon ke Balidān (The Sacrifices of Jat warriors). Jaypal Agencies, Agra. pp. 39–40. 
  6. ^ Dr Mahendra Singh Arya, Dharmpal Singh Dudee, Kishan Singh Faujdar and Vijendra Singh Narwar (1998). Ādhunik Jat Itihasa (The modern history of Jats). Agra. p. 231.