Agre
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Agre (अग्रे) or Aga (अगा) or Hanga (हंगा) is a clan or gotra of Jats found in Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan in India.
[edit] Origin
The Agra claim descent from Hagamasha, a satrap of Mathura appointed by the Kushan ruler Kanishka. Hagamasha (also known as Hangamas) belonged to the Tushara or Kaswan dynasty and was appointed as the Governor of Mathura. His descendants came to be called Hanga and had about eighty villages in district of Mathura. Over the years, "Hanga" became 'Aga', and was Sanskritized to 'Agre'.
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- Thakur Deshraj: Jat Itihas (Hindi), Maharaja Suraj Mal Smarak Shiksha Sansthan, Delhi, 1934.
- Jat Viron Ka Itihas (Hindi): Capt Dalip Singh Ahlawat
- Jat Samaj: Agra, January 1992
