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2 unusual facts about Gonda


Gonda, Aligarh

Gonda and its nearby region is densely populated with the Thakurela jats who are the branch of Kakran clan.The whole region is dominated by these jats.They were the rulers of this region from 1046 AD.They migrated from Mandore where they had ruled for many centuries before the Rathore rajputs.In the Gonda region they expelled the Janghara rajputs and established their empire.

Reymond de Montmorency

Born in Gonda, in India, de Montmorency was the son of Major Reymond Hervey de Montmorency and Marion Ellen Coles.


International Lease Finance Corporation

Father and son team Leslie Gonda and Louis L. Gonda founded ILFC in 1973 along with Steven F. Udvar-Hazy.

Kalhans

The tribe claims descent from Sahaj Sah, who sometime in the 14th century took service with Malik Ainuddin, the Muslim governor of Awadh, and was given Gonda as an estate.

Yasunosuke Gonda

Born in the Kanda area of Tokyo, Gonda was early attracted to the socialism of Isoo Abe, and his early political activities earned expulsion from Waseda High School.


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