APPLETONS' JOURNAL - New York, January 1, 1876
Among the branches of the Hindu races that of the Jats has long been celebrated, for many reasons. There is no people in India which more promptly wins the admiration of the stranger. The Jats are principally found in the Punjab,Haryana(was part of Punjab earlier) and in the valleys of south Delhi; and the noble and picturesque town of Bhuratpur, with is towering citadel, seen far across the plain, is the capital of the most important province inhabited by this handsome, manly, and warlike race. It seems probable that at one period the Jats were the rulers of nearly all Punjab, where for many centuries they formed a majority of the population, and occupied the position of chief importance.
They probably came from central Asia; and it is surmised that they were the parent-stock from which came the Jutes, who migrated to Europe, and established the northern kingdom of Jutland. They were, early in their Indian history, nomadic in character, and shepherds by occupation. Their ancient government was of the simplest, their villages and tribes being ruled by councils of elders. The Rajpoots, who afterwards overran that part of India, were obliged to respect the privileges of the Jats, and to receive confirmation of their sovereignty from the hands of the Jats chiefs.
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