Jats, the most numerous and valuable section of the agricultural population of the Punjab, number about 4½ millions. They are by many identified with the Getæ; and some of the best authorities accept the theory that they are descended from Scythian invaders of India in prehistoric times. Some scholars believe them cognate with the Gypsies (q.v.).
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Chambers's Encyclopaedia, Volume 6: Humber to Malta, p. 292
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