Maukhari
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The Maukhari Dynasty, ruled a large region of North India for over six generations. The game of Chess then called Chaturanga (“Army”) was invented during their rule in the 6th century. They earlier served as vassals of the Guptas. They were related to Harsha and his short-lived Vardhan dynasty.
Maukhari is also a gotra of Jats in India. Thakuri were the rulers of Nepal, who had relations with Maukharis. Harshavardhana was ruler of Thanesar. The Maukhari, Thakuri and Harshavardhana's clans had marital relations. Harshavardhana was Virk or Bains gotra Jat. According to the historians Bhim Singh Dahiya and Thakur Deshraj Harsha’s clan was Virk, but Dilip Singh Ahlawat, Carlyle and Alexander Cunningham say that he belonged to the Bains clan of Jats. The Virk clan is linked to the Virks of Mandsaur, Central India, and Bains to the Punjab. Both Bains and Virk are clans of the Jats.
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- Kishori Lal Faujdar: Uttar Pradesh ke Madhyakalin Jatvansh and Rajya, Jat Samaj, Agra, Septwember-October 1999.
- Bhim Singh Dahiya : Jats the Ancient Rulers, Dahinam Publishers, Sonepat, Haryana
- Thakur Deshraj: Jat Itihas (Hindi), Maharaja Suraj Mal Smarak Shiksha Sansthan, Delhi, 1934, 2nd edition 1992.
