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Hala is a named family lineage, known as a gotra, of the Jat caste found in Punjab, Uttar Pradesh states in India and in Sindh area of Pakistan. According to the Bards of the Hala gotra, King Shalvahan, son of Gaj founded his capital at Sorath in Gujarat, where the descendants of King Krishna, brother of King Shalbahan ruled for several generations.

In the tenth generation there was a powerful king named Hala. For twenty two generations thereafter this country up to Nasik was ruled by this dynasty and was called Halar. The empire included Bengal, Karnataka, Gujarat, Sindh and Kashmir. This Kingdom lasted from 187 Vikram to 227 Vikram.

Muslim Jats of the Hala gotra are found in Sindh, while Hindu and Sikh Jats belonging to this gotra are found in Uttar Pradesh and the Punjab.

Reference

Ram Swarup Joon: History of the Jats, Rohtak, India (1938, 1967)

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