WHAT
does the term Jat mean or convey? Who are they
and where did they come from? For one, they live
in Punjab, Rajputana and on the banks of the
Yamuna and the Ganges. They seem to have first
appeared during the seventh century in Sind,
gradually moved into Punjab and the Yamuna
valley, and then settled in the Indo-Gangetic
plains. Early historical accounts of Sind
indicate that the term Jat was popularly applied
to a ‘servile creature’ tied to his qaum.
WHAT
does the term Jat mean or convey? Who are they
and where did they come from? For one, they live
in Punjab, Rajputana and on the banks of the
Yamuna and the Ganges. They seem to have first
appeared during the seventh century in Sind,
gradually moved into Punjab and the Yamuna
valley, and then settled in the Indo-Gangetic
plains. Early historical accounts of Sind
indicate that the term Jat was popularly applied
to a ‘servile creature’ tied to his qaum.
