Jats And Goths

Preparations for Sassi Punnu Mela in full swing

Preparations for the three-day Sassi Punnu Mela are in full swing. The organisers have decided to begin traditional rituals from July 13 to July 15 (Rajab 11, 12, 13) at the shrine in Singher Village, Pabni Nako, 52 kilometres away from Hub Town. Singher means chain, as the village is surrounded by hilly areas, where it is believed that Sassi and Punnu were buried under a landslide. Mohammed Iqbal Jat, belongs to Chashma Goth, Bin Qasim Town, one of the members of the committee, said that they were expecting to receive around 10,000 people from different areas of Sindh, Balochistan and Punjab provinces, as usual. It was the tradition that during the three-day mela females were not allowed. Sufi Faqirs (singers) from Sindh, Balochistan and Punjab travel to perform songs on the occasion to pay homage to Sassi Punnu, the popular tragic romance of Sindh and Balochistan. Sassi belonged to Bhambhor, Thatta district while Punnu was from Kech Makran of Balochistan. Hassan Burro, 65-year-old caretaker of Sassi Punno, lives at the shrine and shares information about the old wells, ponds, trees and mountains, linking each thing with the tragic romantic tale. Two jeeps operating from separate routes are available for the devotees travelling from different areas to reach the shrine. Otherwise majority of the people still come by their own vehicles and stay there for two-three days. Meenhan Khan Kalmati, who is also among the organisers of mela says the committee receives donation from the Baloch tribal chieftains of Sindh and Balochistan to bear the expenditures, mostly they provide food, water and accommodation to all the devotees there. Besides songs, a traditional Sindhi game malakhro also attracts a large number of the people to come there. The mela comes usually in monsoon season in July and greenery covers dried mountains. Torrential rain fills the natural rocky ponds, feed hilly waterways and natural grazing fields. During the monsoon season, a large number of herdsmen from Dadu, Thatta, Jamshoro and other areas of Sindh and Balochistan take their herds to the hilly areas for grazing. Iqbal Jat sharing problems they usually face during the annual gathering in the far flung area said that they wanted the government to arrange preservation of the site by maintaining the shrine, building roads to facilitate the devotees, ensure water supply, build shelter rooms for the families in the premises.

The Jats, Jutes and Goths: Mann/Maan Clan, Punjab

Maan Jatts claim Suryavanshi descent. Maan are one of the three asl (pure) Jatt gotras, the other two being Bhullar and Hayer (Heir). Maans are related to the Bhullar. Maan and Bhullar two brothers named their Jat Clans. The Jatts a people (IAST: Jāṭ, Hindi: जाट, Punjabi: ਜੱਟ جاٹ, Urdu: جاٹ) of Northern India and Pakistan, are a ethnic group descendants of Indo-Scythian tribes. There are 31 million Jatts in South Asia. The original home of the Jats was in Central Asia near the country we now call Kazakstan. During the early part of the Christian era, most of the Jats were uprooted by the Mongol people from their homeland in Central Asia, after ruling there for over one thousand years. In turn Jats split into 2 groups one invaded India to the South and other invaded the Roman Empire in the West. Thus, they established themselves as the Alans in France, Spain, Portugal and so on, in the fifth century A.D. The Jat people ethnic group which live in Northern India and Pakistan regions, have many different types of religions, professions and languages. They have a distinct cultural history that can be historically traced back to ancient times. Some have moved to Western countries for business and commercial reasons. There some have become prominent sections of the immigrant peoples in the West. The Jats were designated in a British report as a Martial Race. 'Martial Race' was a designation created by officials of British India to describe "races" (peoples) that were thought to possess qualities such as courage, loyalty, self sufficiency, physical strength, resilience, orderliness, hard working, fighting tenacity and military tactics. The British recruited heavily from these so-called 'Martial Races' for service in the colonial army Another finding: The Mann tribe of Jat is quite interesting. This is a Shiv-gotra or according to Hindus are descended from Shiva’s hair? We all know this is not the case. Mann Jats are found throughout Punjab and we all know of the English and German Manns. Moreover, the Mann last name is quite frequent in the modern Ukraine! Thus this may also be the case of Gills that the Manns may well be part of Late Massagetae or Alans! These people were also known as Saka Triguada or Pointed hat Scythians! Or even part of Goths, a partly Scythic partly Germanic (Teutonic) people. Mann/Maan (Jats)is a common last name in Germany and are considered Ariens.

The Jat of Pakistan

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The Jats, their origin, antiquity, and migrations

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History of origin of some clans in India, with special reference to Jats

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The Indian Christian intelligencer

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The book of the sword

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