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Jat Clan: Mor ( मोर )
Distribution	Punjab Punjab (India) Punjab ) is a state in the northwest of the Republic of India, forming part of the larger Punjab region. The state is bordered by the Indian states of Himachal Pradesh to the east, Haryana to the south and southeast and Rajasthan to the southwest as well as the Pakistani province of Punjab to the... , Rajasthan Rajasthan Rājasthān the land of Rajasthanis, , is the largest state of the Republic of India by area. It is located in the northwest of India. It encompasses most of the area of the large, inhospitable Great Indian Desert , which has an edge paralleling the Sutlej-Indus river valley along its border with... , Haryana Haryana Haryana is a state in India. Historically, it has been a part of the Kuru region in North India. The name Haryana is found mentioned in the 12th century AD by the apabhramsha writer Vibudh Shridhar . It is bordered by Punjab and Himachal Pradesh to the north, and by Rajasthan to the west and south... , Madhya Pradesh Madhya Pradesh Madhya Pradesh , often called the Heart of India, is a state in central India. Its capital is Bhopal and Indore is the largest city.... and Uttar Pradesh Uttar Pradesh Uttar Pradesh abbreviation U.P. , is a state located in the northern part of India. With a population of over 200 million people, it is India's most populous state, as well as the world's most populous sub-national entity...
Varna:	Kshatriya Kshatriya *For the Bollywood film of the same name see Kshatriya Kshatriya or Kashtriya, meaning warrior, is one of the four varnas in Hinduism...
Vansh	Suryavansha Suryavansha The Sooryavamsham or Suryavansh or Suryavamsa or Sun Dynasty or Solar Dynasty was one of the most prominent dynasties in the mythical history of India, along with the "Chandra-vaṃśa" or Lunar Dynasty.-Introduction:...
Branches (alternative names):	Mor (मोर), Maur (मौर), Maurya (मौर्य), Morya, Mori (मोरी)
Religion	Hinduism Hinduism Hinduism is the predominant and indigenous religious tradition of the Indian Subcontinent. Hinduism is known to its followers as , amongst many other expressions... and Sikhism Sikhism Sikhism is a monotheistic religion founded during the 15th century in the Punjab region, by Guru Nanak Dev and continued to progress with ten successive Sikh Gurus . It is the fifth-largest organized religion in the world and one of the fastest-growing...
Languages	Punjabi Punjabi language Punjabi is an Indo-Aryan language spoken by inhabitants of the historical Punjab region . For Sikhs, the Punjabi language stands as the official language in which all ceremonies take place. In Pakistan, Punjabi is the most widely spoken language... , Haryanvi and Rajasthani Rajasthani language Rajasthani Rajasthani Rajasthani (Devanagari: , Perso-Arabic: is a language of the Indo-Aryan languages family. It is spoken by 50 million people in Rajasthan and other states of India and in some areas of Pakistan. The number of speakers may be up to 80 million worldwide...

Mor or Maur or Maurya is gotra of Jats

Jat people

The Jat people are a community of traditionally non-elite tillers and herders in Northern India and Pakistan. Originally pastoralists in the lower Indus river-valley of Sindh, Jats migrated north into the Punjab region in late medieval times, and subsequently into the Delhi Territory,...

found in Rajasthan

Rajasthan

Rājasthān the land of Rajasthanis, , is the largest state of the Republic of India by area. It is located in the northwest of India. It encompasses most of the area of the large, inhospitable Great Indian Desert , which has an edge paralleling the Sutlej-Indus river valley along its border with...

, Uttar Pradesh

Uttar Pradesh

Uttar Pradesh abbreviation U.P. , is a state located in the northern part of India. With a population of over 200 million people, it is India's most populous state, as well as the world's most populous sub-national entity...

, Madhya Pradesh

Madhya Pradesh

Madhya Pradesh , often called the Heart of India, is a state in central India. Its capital is Bhopal and Indore is the largest city....

Punjab

Punjab (India)

Punjab ) is a state in the northwest of the Republic of India, forming part of the larger Punjab region. The state is bordered by the Indian states of Himachal Pradesh to the east, Haryana to the south and southeast and Rajasthan to the southwest as well as the Pakistani province of Punjab to the...

and Haryana

Haryana

Haryana is a state in India. Historically, it has been a part of the Kuru region in North India. The name Haryana is found mentioned in the 12th century AD by the apabhramsha writer Vibudh Shridhar . It is bordered by Punjab and Himachal Pradesh to the north, and by Rajasthan to the west and south...

states in India

India

India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...

Origin of clan

The Mor kings of Chittor in Rajasthan

Rajasthan

are named Maheshwar

Maheshwar

Maheshwar is a town in Khargone district of Madhya Pradesh state, in central India. It is located 13 km east of National Highway 3 and 91 km from Indore, the commercial capital of the state. The town lies on the north bank of the Narmada River.-Etymology:The name Maheshwar comes from...

, Bhima

Bhima

In the Mahābhārata, Bhima is one of the central characters of Mahabharata and the second of the Pandava brothers...

, Bhoja

Bhoja

Bhoja was a philosopher king and polymath of medieval India, who ruled the kingdom of Malwa in central India from about 1000 to 1050 CE. Also known as Raja Bhoja Of Dhar, he belonged to the Paramara dynasty...

and Maan Maurya. Maurya (मौर्य) Mori

Mori

Mori is a Japanese and Italian surname. In Japanese, Mori may also be a given name. It is also the name of two clans in Japan, and one in India.-Italian persons named Mori:*Cesare Mori, Italian "Iron Prefect"...

(मोरी) gotra of Jats are originated from Raja Maan Maurya (मान मौर्य). A mountain named Maura

Maura

Maura may refer to:In places:*Maura, Norway, villagePeople with Maura as the full name:*Saint Maura, one of the two martyrs, Maura and BrittaPeople with the surname Maura:*Antonio Maura , Prime Minister of Spain...

near Jhunjhunu

Jhunjhunu

Jhunjhunu is a town in the state of Rajasthan in India, and the administrative headquarters of Jhunjhunu District. It is located a 180 km from Jaipur and 245 km from Delhi. The town is famous for the frescos on its grand Havelis, a special artistic feature of this region.- Etymology...

town in Rajasthan

Rajasthan

is in their memory. Mori

Mori

clan is a branch of Yaudheya

Yaudheya

Yaudheya or Yaudheya Gana was an ancient confederation who lived in the area between the Indus river and the Ganges river. They find mention in Pāṇini's Ashtadhyayi and Ganapatha. There are other references to them namely in Mahabharata, Mahamayuri, Brihatsamhita, Puranas, Chandravyakarana and...

s.
In the eighth century A.D. they were ruling at Kota also. A ruler named Dhaval Maur is named in an inscription of 738 A.D.

There are number of theories about the origin of surname Mor. Some people consider it after the king Mordhwaja or Moron rulers and others from Mauryas.

There was a very generous king named Mordhwaja & after his name the surname Mor is believed to be started. Some historian state that Mor clan got its name from Moron rulers. Also the people of a flat town named 'Marohi' at seacost were called Mors.

According to Dalip Singh Ahlawat, Mor surname arises from Mauryan period and those who settled here modified it over the time. He has also mentioned Maur as a ruling clan in Central Asia.

Jat origin of Mor or Moar or Maur or Maurya clan

Nowadays, some Jat people belonging to this gotra, also use the spelling Moar, while writing their name; which is also spelt as 'more' ( मोर ), as well.

Sometimes, a few historians argues about the kshatriya status of Ashoka Maurya, as The Hindu Varna system belongs to Hinduism, and it is applicable on the followers of Hinduism only; while Ashoka Maurya became a follower of Buddhism.

In the history, Ashoka is remembered in history as a philanthropic administrator. In the history of India, Ashoka is referred to as Samraat Chakravartin Ashoka- the Emperor of Emperors Ashoka. He was born as a kshatriya; and he was also one of world's greatest emperors. And these facts cannot be overlooked.

Their kshatriya status is further testified by several medieval inscriptions.

Ashok has always been regarded as one the greatest kshatriyan (or warrior) of all times. Even, he is more often called as Ashok The Great. The rule of this dynasty of Jats, has been described as an Absolute Monarchy in the Arthashastra by Chanakya

Chanakya

Chānakya was a teacher to the first Maurya Emperor Chandragupta , and the first Indian emperor generally considered to be the architect of his rise to power. Traditionally, Chanakya is also identified by the names Kautilya and VishnuGupta, who authored the ancient Indian political treatise...

.

It is a fact that, during the Mauryan Empire, some Jat people along with the Jat ruler Ashoka Maurya became followers of Buddhism, but Shankaracharya

Shankaracharya

Shankaracharya, is a commonly used title of heads of mathas in the Advaita Vedanta tradition. The title derives from Adi Shankara, a 9th century CE reformer of Hinduism. He is honored as Jagadguru, a title that was used earlier only to Lord Krishna...

won back those Jats, who had en masse embraced Buddhism, to Neo-Hinduism preached and propagated by Shankaracharya and his followers. His attempt worked wonders as there are no followers of Buddhism in Jats. And, all of those Jats started practising Brahmanism.

Today, majority of people belonging to this gotra in Rajasthan

Rajasthan

, Haryana

Haryana

, Madhya Pradesh

Madhya Pradesh

Madhya Pradesh , often called the Heart of India, is a state in central India. Its capital is Bhopal and Indore is the largest city....

and Uttar Pradesh

Uttar Pradesh

continue to practice Hinduism; however, a significant number of people do practice Sikhism in Punjab (India)

Punjab (India)

Notable people

Balbir Singh Mor - advocate of Supreme Court of India has been appointed as Additional Advocate General by the Haryana Government.

Distribution of Mor clan

They are found in Punjab. Mor population is 3,300 in Patiala district.

They are found in Rajasthan in Hanumangarh

Hanumangarh

Hanumangarh is a city in northern Rajasthan state in western India, situated on the banks of the river Ghaggar, located about 400 km from Delhi. It is the administrative seat of Hanumangarh District...

and Chittorgarh

Chittorgarh

Chittorgarh is a city and a municipality in Rajasthan state of western India. It lies on the Berach River, a tributary of the Banas, and is the administrative headquarters of Chittorgharh District and a former capital of the Sisodia clans of Rajputs of Mewar...

districts. Villages having Mor clan in Hanumangarh district

Hanumangarh district

Hanumangarh District is a district of Rajasthan state of western India. The town of Hanumangarh is the district headquarters.-District profile:...

are:
Sangaria,
There are number of villages having Mor clan in Chittorgarh district

Chittorgarh district

Chittorgarh District is a district of Rajasthan state in western India. The historic city of Chittorgarh is the administrative headquarters of the district....

. Mor gotra Jats live in Chhoti Sadri

Chhoti Sadri

Chhoti Sadri Chhoti Sadri Chhoti Sadri (Hindi: छोटी सादड़ी is a city and a municipality in Pratapgarh district in the state of Rajasthan, India. It is situated near Neemuch on the Ajmer-Khandwa railway line.This place was famous for a temple of Devi built in the 5th century AD...

tahsil in Chittorgarh

Chittorgarh

district in Rajasthan

Rajasthan

. The villages with no. of families are:
Deokheda (1),
Jamlawda (45),
Subi (3),

They are found in Haryana

Haryana

as well. The locations are Bass (Hisar), Baroda (Gohana), Ladsoli (Sonipat), Narwana (Jind),Chhattar(Jind).

In Madhya Pradesh they are found in Nimach district. The villages having Mor clan population, with number of families, in Nimach district are:
Nimach (1),
Bagpipalya (4),
Dhokalkheda (1),
Harnawda (2),
Harwar (5),
Khor Vikram (1),
Kundala (6),
Nanpuriya (3),

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