Lone (caste)
Lone (Kashmiri: Devanagari: लोन्; Perso-Arabic: لون, 'lōn'; /loːn/), historically known as Lavanya (from Sanskrit लावण्य/lāvaṇya)[1] is a Kashmiri surname found in the Indian administered union territory of Jammu and Kashmir and the Pakistani administered province of Azad Kashmir.
Origin
Lones are believed to be the descendants of ancient Lavanya clan of Kashmir.[2] The 11th-century Sanskrit-language text Rajatarangini mentions the Lavanyas of a place called Lahara.[3][4] Lahara is identified with the modern Lar town of Kashmir.[5]
Another account of the possible back migration of Lones comes from Sir Walter Lawrence according to which the villagers of Kashmir said that Lones had come from Chilas.[6]
Notable people
References
- ↑ Kalhana (1989). Kalhana's Rajatarangini: A Chronicle of the Kings of Kashmir: Vol 1 & 2. Motilal Banarsidass Publ. p. 306. ISBN 978-81-208-0370-1.
- ↑ Mohan, Krishna (1958), Kashmir under the Loharas, A.D. 1003-1171 (PDF), Journal: SOAS University of London, p. 287,
....As pointed out by Stein, the kram or tribal name Lon survives to this day as a name for those people who were known as Lavanya in Medieval Kashmir...
{{citation}}: CS1 maint: publisher location (link) - ↑ Bazaz, Prem Nath (1959), Daughters of the Vitasta: A History of Kashmiri Women from Early Times to the Present Day (PDF), Pamposh Publications, 1959, p. 52,
.....The turbulent Lavanaya (modern Lone) tribe resorted to the nefarious activities for which they had become notorious but the firm-minded and iron-handed queen kept them under control and maintained peace throughout the land.....
- ↑ Stein, Marc Aurel (1949), Kalhana's Rajatarangini Vol 1 (PDF), Univ. of Panjab, p. 359,
Having found out a vulnerable point of the Darads, he urged on the king to seize the fort called Dugdhaghata along with the Lavanyas of Lahara.
- ↑ Mohan, Krishna (1958), Kashmir under the Loharas, A.D. 1003-1171 (PDF), Journal: SOAS University of London, p. 88,
....Pancacandra, who had succeeded to his father Gargacandra's rich estates in Lahara (modern Lar) ....
{{citation}}: CS1 maint: publisher location (link) - ↑ Lawrence, Walter R. (1895), The valley of Kashmir (PDF), London H. Frowde, p. 306,
The villagers say that the Lons came from Chilas.
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