Archæological Survey of India. Four Reports made during the years 1862—63—64—65

The later Turanians include the Gakars the Kd this and the Bdlas of the first immigration (which took place either before or during the reign of Darius llystaspes); the Jats and Meds (Sus and Abars) of the second immigration (towards the end of the second century before Christ) and the Gujars (Toehdri) of the third immigration about the middle of the following century. [...] The Dunds and Satis occupy the hills on the west bank of the 1-helam above Gakars ; and the Sadan tribe holds the district of Punach on the east of the Jhelam. [...] The head of the Hindu portion of the tribe is the Bhdti Raja of Jesalmer but the MusalmAn Bhatis who perhaps out-number their Hindu brethren are the subjects of the border states of Bikaner and Bahawalpur and of the Lai/or and 11/Iultan divisions of the Panjab Government. [...] The genealogy of eight princes is given in the Raja Tarangini from BharadhwAja to Sinha Raja the father of Didda the notorious queen of Kashmir.t At her death in A. D. 1005 the son of her brother Udaya Raja of Lohara ascended the throne and from that time until the close of the Hindu monarchy in A. D. 1339 the descendants of Salivahan retained undisputed possession of the fertile vale of [...] Now this is the exact position of the district of Abhisdra according to the Raja Tarangini and other Hindu authorities ; and as it is also the country which the Gakars have occupied from the earliest times of which we have ' any record it seems probable that the Gakars may be the descendants of the people who were the subjects of King Abisares in the time of Alexander.