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Punjabi Tribes
This is a list of Punjabi people, Punjabi tribes. More specifically, these are tribes (mostly in Pakistan) and Caste system in India, castes (mostly in India) located within the Punjab region of South Asia, including those that may not be officially recognized by state governments. A * Ad-Dharmi * Agrawal * Heri (caste), Aheri * Ahir * Ahluwalia (caste), Ahluwalia * Arain * Arora * Momin Ansari, Ansari * Abraham B * Brahmin, Brahman * Bagri Kumhars (Khapmarus), Bagri Kumhar (Only of Fazilka District) * Baloch people in Punjab, Baloch * Bazigar * Bhatti C * Chhimba Darzi * Chuhra * Churigar * Chamar D * Dhanial * Dhobi * Dogar * Dogras G * Gabol * Gakhars, Gakhar * Gaur Rajputs * Garha * Gurjar H * Hashmi J * Jat people, Jat * Jatoi (Baloch tribe), Jatoi * Janjua * Jhinwar * Johiya K * Khokhar * Kharal * Khokhar Khanzada * Kalwar (caste), Kalal * Kamboh * Khagga * Khandowa (tribe), Khandowa * Khatri * Kumhar L * Labana * Lohar (caste), Lohar M * Mahtam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Punjabi People
The Punjabis (Punjabi language, Punjabi: ; ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ; romanised as Pañjābī) are an Indo-Aryan peoples, Indo-Aryan ethnolinguistic group associated with the Punjab region, comprising areas of northwestern India and eastern Pakistan. They generally speak Majhi dialect, Standard Punjabi or various Punjabi dialects on both sides. Majority of the overall Punjabi population adheres to Islam with significant minorities practicing Sikhism and Hinduism and smaller minorities practicing Christianity. However, the religious demographics significantly vary when viewed from Pakistani and Indian sides, respectively, with over 95 percent of the Punjabi population from Pakistan being Punjabi Muslims, Muslim, with a small minority of Punjabi Christians, Christians and Punjabi Hindus, Hindus and an even smaller minority of Punjabi Sikhs, Sikhs. Over 57 percent of the population of the Indian state of Punjab is Sikh and over 38 percent Hindu with a small minority of Muslims and C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baloch People In Punjab
The Balochs of Punjab (; Saraiki, ) are a community of Saraiki and Punjabi-speaking tribes of either full or partial Baloch descent settled in the Punjab province of Pakistan. The majority of which live in southern Punjab, including Dera Ghazi Khan and Rajanpur, which adjoin the province of Balochistan. Numerous of which no longer speak Balochi and instead speak Punjabi, Saraiki and Sindhi. History Since 12th century Baloch chieftains ruled over most of Balochistan. Mir Jalal khan and Mir Chakar after the establishment of the Baloch Confederation, They extended their dominance on outside the borders of Balochistan, Mir Chakar seized control over Punjab and captured Multan. The great Baloch kingdom was based on tribal confederationn, Punjab and Balochistan remained under his rule for a period of time. According to Dr. Akhtar Baloch, Professor at University of Karachi, the Baloch migrated from Balochistan during the Little Ice Age and settled in Sindh and Punjab. Accordi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gaur Rajputs
Gaur also known as "Gour" is a Hindu Rajput clan of India. According to the Balmiki Ramayana uttar kand Gaur dynasty is descendants of the Bharata (brother of Rama) when Bharata ruled the Gandhara their dynasty named as Gaur, Bharta have two sons King Taksh and King Pushkal both established Takshila and Pushkalawati (Peshawar) kingdoms respectively.They have ancient ancestry and find mention by James Tod as one of 36 royal races in his book Annals and Antiquities of Rajasthan The Gaur Rajputs once held a prominent position in Ajmer till the time of Prithviraj Chauhan. Gorwar region gets its name from this clan. In later years they lost the territories ruled by them. In 15th century, they fought at least 13 battles with Shekhawats .The Rajgarh territory was one of the last bastion of Gaur Rajputs during the times of Mughal Emperors, Humayun and Akber, which was lost to Kishan Singh in 17th century. Gaur Rajputs remained allies to Mughal till the time of Aurangzeb, who ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gakhars
The Gakhar () is a historical Punjabi tribe, originating in the Pothohar Plateau of Punjab, Pakistan. They predominantly adhere to Islam. History In the Muslim historiography, the Gakhars have been frequently confused with the Khokhars, who inhabited the same region, and it has been challenging to separate the events of both tribes. Gakhars formed an important part of the army of Shāhis of Gandhāra. Around 30,000 Gakhars fought against Maḥmūd of Ghazna in 1008 CE near Peshawar but were defeated. By the time of Sultan Muʿizz al-Dīn Muḥammad Ghūrī Gakhars had converted to Islam. In the following centuries, Gakhars engaged in a long-running struggle for sovereignty over the Salt Range with the neighbouring tribes: For a period, Gakhars were superseded by the Khokhars who under their chieftain Jasrat gained control of most of upper Punjab in the 15th century. However, by the time of Mughal emperor Bābur's invasion of subcontinent, Gakhars had regained power. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gabol
The Gabol () is a Baloch tribe having a distinct identity through the centuries. Etymology Edward Lipinski, an authority on Arameans, writes: "There is no reason why 'Gambulu' (a powerful Aramean tribe at Iran-Iraq border), which shows either dissimilation bb>mb in 'Gabbol' or simply epenthetic(طُفیلی) 'm' appearing before 'b'." Similarly, Dr. Mir Alam Khan Raqib states: "The letter 'm' in word 'Gambol' seems redundant and hard. So, due to its hardness the letter 'm' obsoleted and the word transformed to Gabol, still a well-known Baloch tribe." Ancient Chaldo-Aramean tribes The Bible first mentioned Gabol during 1600 BC, being a great-grandchild of Abraham by his third wife Keturah, daughter of Yaqtan the Canaanite. Madyan was a son of Abraham by Keturah mentioned in the Quran and other historical sources. Madyan had five sons, Ephah (عیفا), Epher (عفر), Hanoch (حنوک), Abida (عبیداع ), and Eldaah (الدّعا). Gabol was one of the four sons of Elda ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dogras
The Dogras, or Dogra people, are an Indo-Aryan ethno-linguistic group living primarily in the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. They speak their native Dogri language. They live predominantly in the Duggar region of the Jammu Division of Jammu and Kashmir, and in adjoining areas of the states of Punjab and Himachal Pradesh. Some also live in northeastern Pakistan. Dogra Rajputs of the Jamwal clan ruled Jammu from the 19th century, when Gulab Singh was made a hereditary Raja of Jammu by Ranjit Singh, while his brother Dhian Singh was the Sikh Empire's prime minister of Punjab, until September 1843. Through the Treaty of Amritsar (1846), they acquired Kashmir as well. The Dogra Regiment of the Indian Army primarily consists of Dogras from the Himachal Pradesh, Punjab and Jammu region. Etymology The term Dogra is thought to derive from ''Durgara'', the name of a kingdom mentioned in an eleventh century copper-plate inscription in Chamba. The inscription menti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dogar
The Dogar are a Punjabi Muslim heritage clan('' bradari''). 'Dogar' is commonly used as a last name. History Dogar people settled in Punjab during the Medieval period. They have been classified as a branch of the Rajput (a large cluster of interrelated peoples from the Indian subcontinent). Initially a pastoral people, the Dogar took up agriculture in the Punjab, where they became owners of land in the relatively arid central area where cultivation required particularly strenuous work. In addition to cultivating crops such as ''jowar'' (millet) and wheat, they seem partly to have continued pastoral practices, sometimes as nomads. The arid conditions proved challenging, especially in the light of competition from peoples with more established agricultural ways (notably the Jats), and over the centuries the Dogar people developed a long-lasting reputation for marauding behaviour, such as animal raiding and other types of theft, including highway robbery. In the late 17th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dhobi
Dhobi known in some places as Dhoba, Rajaka, a Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes, scheduled caste in India and the greater Indian subcontinent whose traditional occupations are Clothes washing, washing, ironing, and Farmworker, agricultural labour. In 2017, Supreme Court of India noted calling people ''dhobi'' was offensive. Synonyms Maharastra In Maharashtra, the Dhobi are found throughout the state, and are also known as Parit. They speak Marathi language, Marathi among themselves, and Hindi with outsiders. Tamil Nadu Vannar belongs to the Valangai ("Right-hand caste faction"). Some of The Valangai comprised castes with an agricultural basis while the Idangai consisted of castes involved in manufacturing, Valangai, which was better organised politically In the Tirunelveli region, Thai deities (female deities) are worshipped in large numbers and are worshiped with a pedestal or trident. in states like Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh, Vannars are still the priests ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dhanial
Dhanyal () is a Punjabi tribe and surname originating in the Pothohar Plateau of Punjab, Pakistan Punjab (, ) is a Administrative units of Pakistan, province of Pakistan. With a population of over 127 million, it is the Demographics of Pakistan, most populous province in Pakistan and the List of first-level administrative divisions by popu .... References Further reading *Motilal Banarsidass Publ., 1999. pp. 485. {{ISBN, 8120815955. Punjabi tribes Hindkowan tribes Tribes of Rawalpindi District ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chamar
Chamar (or Jatav) is a community classified as a Scheduled Caste under modern India's Reservation in India, system of affirmative action that originated from the group of trade persons who were involved in leather tanning and shoemaking. They are found throughout the Indian subcontinent, mainly in the northern states of India and in Pakistan and Nepal. History The Chamars are traditionally associated with leather work. Ramnarayan Rawat posits that the association of the Chamar community with a traditional occupation of tanning (leather), tanning was constructed, and that the Chamars were instead historically agriculturists. The term ''chamar'' is used as a pejorative word for Dalits in general. It has been described as a Casteism, casteist slur by the Supreme Court of India and the use of the term to address a person as a violation of the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989. Movement for upward social mobility Between the 1830s and the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Churigar
The Churigar are a Muslim community found in the state of Rajasthan in India and the Punjab province of Pakistan. Origin Their name means a manufacturer of bangles, from the Urdu ''churi'' bangle and ''gar'' maker. The Churigar are found mainly in the districts of Bhilwara, Chittorgarh, Pali, Jodhpur and Udaipur in Rajasthan. Historically, the Churigar were also found in Hissar, Rohtak and Gurgaon in what is now Haryana, as well as in the districts Gujrat, Sialkot, Mandi Bahauddin and Sargodha in Pakistan. The Churigar were nomadic community, one of the many gypsy like groups found in Rajasthan and Haryana. By the middle of the 19th century, groups of Churigar had begun to migrate to villages in the Punjab, selling jewellery and bangles. At the time of the partition of India in 1947, almost all of those in Haryana immigrated to Pakistan.Servicing the Ordinary Folk: Peripatetic Peoples and their Niche in South Asia pages 104 to 124 in Nomadism in South Asia edited by Aparna ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chuhra
Chuhra, also known as Bhanghi and Balmiki, is a Dalit caste in India and Pakistan. Populated regions include the Punjab region of India and Pakistan, as well as Uttar Pradesh in India, among other parts of the Indian subcontinent such as southern India. Their traditional occupation is sweeping, a "polluting" occupation that caused them to be considered untouchables in the caste system. Originally following the Balmiki sect of Hinduism, many Chuhras converted to Sikhism, Islam and Christianity during the colonial era in India. Today, Chuhras in Indian Punjab are largely followers of Sikhism. A minority continue to follow Hinduism, which incorporates elements of Sikhism in its practices, as well as Christianity. In Pakistani Punjab 90–95% of its Christian population are Dalit Christians of the Chuhra caste; other Chuhras practice Islam or continue to follow Hinduism. Etymology and history The word "Chuhra" is derived from the word "Shudra", one of the varnas in India ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
