Khurasan

Names of territories during the Caliphate, Khorasan was part of Persia (in yellow).

Khurasan (खुरासान) Khurasani (खुरासानी) is gotra of Jats.

Origin

• Khurasani gotra is said to be originated from ancestral person who came from place Khorasan (खुरासान). Khorasan is a place in Afghanistan and Iran.

• Khurasan (खुरासान) - खुरासान की ओर से आने वाले खुरासान कहलाये.

History

Khorasan (Persian:خراسان بزرگ) (also written Khorasaan, Khurasan and Khurasaan) is a modern term for eastern territories of ancient Persia since the 3rd century A.D.. Khorasan is a Pahlavi word which means "the land of sunrise". Greater Khorasan included territories that presently are part of Afghanistan, Iran, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan.

See also

• Khorasan

References

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