Early Tribes of Jammu Region : A Study of Cultural Ethnography
Tribes, Jammu Region, Madra, Nagas, Khasas.
The study of the distribution of various tribes that inhabited the different parts of Jammu region from early to early medieval period shows that tribes such as Takkas, Druhyus, Kuyabs, Nagas, Khasas and Nadyals were migrated from other parts of India and settled in various parts of the region. With the passage of time they expanded their area of influence and were in constant conflict with each other for the occupation of land. Most of these tribes assimilated into the Brahmanical varna fold during early medieval time and due to which the various Rajput clans came into existence in Jammu region. Some of these were the aborignal tribes of Kashmir. i.e, Nagas, Khasas, Pisacas etc., migrated in these peripheral parts of Jammu region to save their socio-political structure from monarchical outrage. The Nilamata purana mentionsome tribes are the Nagas, the Pisacas, the Darvas, the Abhisaras, the Khasas, the Madras, the Tanganas, the Mandavas, the Antagiris and the Bahagiris. Some of the important Naga deities of Kashmir found a prominent place in the hilly region of Jammu. The Vasuki’s sons and their descendants settled their small villages and established their own small kingdoms in the valleys drained by the rivers Niru, Toshi, Sewa and Ujh that flow around the Kailash Lake and Mount Kailash..The temples built in the memory of the same small snake kings are still visible around Suddhamahadeva and other parts of Jammu region. The population of the Gaddis and Gujjars were distributed in Doda, Bhadarwah and Bani areas of Jammu region. They were semi nomadic tribal people inhabiting the region.
"Early Tribes of Jammu Region : A Study of Cultural Ethnography", IJSDR - International Journal of Scientific Development and Research (www.IJSDR.org), ISSN:2455-2631, Vol.8, Issue 3, page no.1135 - 1141, March-2023, Available :https://ijsdr.org/papers/IJSDR2303187.pdf
Volume 8
Issue 3,
March-2023
Pages : 1135 - 1141
Paper Reg. ID: IJSDR_204741
Published Paper Id: IJSDR2303187
Downloads: 000347425
Research Area: Social Science and Humanities
Country: Jammu, Jammu Kashmir, India
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