06-03-2006, 01:13 AM
As I could get from my friend Mehta they are called so from ancient times and well may be the maeotae of indic origin.
But madra we find via historical records used for meds one of the ancient tribes of north west later finding them in the rajput group via meher or med ,medta rajputs.
Again we find many punjabi tribes like soda sud or sodhi converting to both rajput group and some retaining old identity of kshtriya or khatri.
Ghakkars kakkars are another such groups having identities of khatris as well as rajputs.
But again this sangmitra report confuse me on this count when they they found rajput group seprate from brahmans while we find khatris and brahmans having closest similarity according to genetic findings of kaur et al.
Closest genetic affinity between brahmans khatris and use of word khatti for hittis makes me belive that they were one group and were termed as ancient kashtriya.
Sangmitra results may have been due to sampling of later group of gujjars and huns finding place in rajput group.
Yes you pointed out a very imp point which is absolute truth that many of indian tribes were given Irani origin unnecessary as when you see these Parthian Jats or Azats (Z and j sound simly changes from ossetic to indian group)who always called them Jats and never written as parthians till they reached parthia were unnecessary called as Indo parthians .Their first King Arkesh was a native of ghandhar and left bacteria on his difference with King Deodat.These Jats always called them Aryans and ruled Indo parthian wast Empire for nearly 400 years.
But madra we find via historical records used for meds one of the ancient tribes of north west later finding them in the rajput group via meher or med ,medta rajputs.
Again we find many punjabi tribes like soda sud or sodhi converting to both rajput group and some retaining old identity of kshtriya or khatri.
Ghakkars kakkars are another such groups having identities of khatris as well as rajputs.
But again this sangmitra report confuse me on this count when they they found rajput group seprate from brahmans while we find khatris and brahmans having closest similarity according to genetic findings of kaur et al.
Closest genetic affinity between brahmans khatris and use of word khatti for hittis makes me belive that they were one group and were termed as ancient kashtriya.
Sangmitra results may have been due to sampling of later group of gujjars and huns finding place in rajput group.
Yes you pointed out a very imp point which is absolute truth that many of indian tribes were given Irani origin unnecessary as when you see these Parthian Jats or Azats (Z and j sound simly changes from ossetic to indian group)who always called them Jats and never written as parthians till they reached parthia were unnecessary called as Indo parthians .Their first King Arkesh was a native of ghandhar and left bacteria on his difference with King Deodat.These Jats always called them Aryans and ruled Indo parthian wast Empire for nearly 400 years.