After Sindh Nehras have been mentioned by James Tod to be living in Jangladesh area of Rajasthan when the Rathores annexed it.
Nehra jats ruled in Rajasthan over an area of 200 square miles. The Nehra hills of Rajasthan were their territory. To the west of Jhunjhunu town is a Hill 1684 feet above see-level and visible from miles around. This hill near Jhunjhunu town is still known as Nehra Hill in their memory. Another hill was known as Maura which was famous in memory of Mauryas. Nehra in Jaipur was the first capital in olden times. In the fifteenth century Nehras ruled at Narhar, where they had a fort. At Naharpur, 16 miles down below the Nehra Hill, there another group ruled. The present Shekhawati at that time was known as Nehrawati.
There are 1760 villages of Nehras in Rajasthan.Nehra in Sindh
Nehras were rulers of Nehrun state in Sindh at the time of attack on Sindh by Muhammad bin Qasim in 710. Present Hyderabad city was settled on the land of Nehrun. The Hyderabad city was then named Nehrun Kot and was called the heart of the Mehran.
Nehra in Jangladesh
James Tod in "Annals and Antiquities of Rajasthan" has mentioned that Bika - the sixth son of Joda was spreading his rule in Jangladesh. He decided to build capital of his state on land belonging to Nehra jats. Nehras agreed to give the land for capital on the condition that their clan name will be included in the name of capital. So the name of capital of the state of Bika was : Bika + Nehra = Bikaner. The city of Bikaner was founded in 1488.
Notable persons of Nehra clan
- Ashish Nehra - Famous Indian Fast Bowlercricketer.
- Jujhar Singh Nehra - Jat chieftain who gave name to Jhunjhunu town in Rajasthan, India
- Hardev Singh Nehra - Freedom fighter
- Jagdish Nehra - Former Education Minister Haryana, India
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