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Meena (pronounced) is a tribe from northern and western India which is sometimes considered a sub-group of the Bhil community. [5] [6] It used to be claimed they speak Mina language, a spurious language .
The Mina is numerically the largest tribe in Rajasthan. They once ruled over the former states of Jaipur and Alwar and are essentially an agricultural community. According to the Hindu calendar, the people of Mina community celebrate Meenesh Jayanti in the name of Vishnu on the third Tithi of 'Chaitra Shukal Paksha'.
Jul 4, 2022 · Staying with the central theme of Meena-Rajput struggle for suzerainty one can clearly understand that Meenas were primitive tribe and they maintained their simplistic lifestyle. Their socio-economic-political system was basic in nature.
Jul 30, 2021 · Prasar Bharati Archives presents Meena Tribe, tribe and caste inhabiting Rājasthān and Punjab states in northern India, and Punjab province, Pakistan, who speak Hindi and claim descent from the...
The Meena tribe in Hoshangabad (Madhya Pradesh) is also called Maina and Pardeshi. According to Major Pawlett, the Meena tribe is divided into two parts, as Zamindar Meena and Chowkidar Meena. When the Meenas became subjects of the Rajput kings and soldiers in their army, they may have adopted their clans. Division of the Meena Tribe
Some say their roots lie in Iran, others say they are Meena tribes who converted to Islam. 20 lakh Meos are mainly spread across Haryana’s Mewat district and adjoining Alwar and Bharatpur in ...
Sep 12, 2021 · Until the twelfth-century A.D., as historical records, genealogies and folk traditions establish, the Meena tribe of Rajasthan ruled over a dozen of independent states after which they gradually lost them to the treachery of the Rajputs.
