Bhan is a
Kashmiri Pandit
The Kashmiri Pandits (also known as Kashmiri Brahmins) are a group of Kashmiri Hindus and a part of the larger Saraswat Brahmin community of India. They belong to the Pancha Gauda Brahmin group from the Kashmir Valley, located within the In ...
clan and surname
native to the
Kashmir Valley
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of
Jammu and Kashmir
Jammu and Kashmir may refer to:
* Jammu and Kashmir (union territory), a region administered by India as a union territory since 2019
* Jammu and Kashmir (state), a region administered by India as a state from 1952 to 2019
* Jammu and Kashmir (prin ...
, India.
The Bhan Brahmin dynasty founded an erstwhile tribal hill state of Kashmir in the 10th century AD. It was ruled by the Bhan dynasty for two hundred years. Currently, all the territory of this state of Bhan is found in the
Sudhanoti District
Sudhanoti () is one of the 10 districts of Pakistan-administered Azad Kashmir in the disputed Kashmir region.The application of the term "administered" to the various regions of Kashmir and a mention of the Kashmir dispute is supported by the ...
of Azad Kashmir administered by Pakistan. Bhan, as a surname, is also used by
Punjabi
Punjabi, or Panjabi, most often refers to:
* Something of, from, or related to Punjab, a region in India and Pakistan
* Punjabi language
* Punjabis, Punjabi people
* Punjabi dialects and languages
Punjabi may also refer to:
* Punjabi (horse), a ...
Saraswat Brahmin
Saraswat Brahmins are spread over widely separated regions spanning from Kashmir and Punjab in North India to Konkan in West India to Kanara (coastal region of Karnataka) and Kerala in South India. In places such as western and southern India, ...
s.
Notable people
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Ashok Bhan (born 1950), retired IPS officer, Director General of Police (Intelligence) and Director General of Police (Prison)
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Gopinath Bhan (1898–1968), also called Bhagwan Gopinath Ji, mystic saint of Kashmir
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Maharaj Kishan Bhan (1947–2020), Indian Paediatrician and Clinical Scientist
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Mohit Bhan, Indian politician
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Mona Bhan, cultural anthropologist and associate professor of anthropology at DePauw University
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Pushkar Bhan (1926–2008), Indian radio actor and script writer from Kashmir
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Shereen Bhan
Shereen Bhan (born 20 August 1976) is an Indian journalist and news anchor who currently serves as the Managing Editor of CNBC-TV18. Bhan took over the role from 1 September 2013 after her predecessor Udayan Mukherjee decided to step down.
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(born 1976), Indian journalist and news anchor
See also
In
Scottish Gaelic
Scottish Gaelic (, ; Endonym and exonym, endonym: ), also known as Scots Gaelic or simply Gaelic, is a Celtic language native to the Gaels of Scotland. As a member of the Goidelic language, Goidelic branch of Celtic, Scottish Gaelic, alongs ...
, the word for white is bàn (also bhàn, bhàin), as in:
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An Eala Bhàn ("The White Swan"), a Scottish Gaelic love song composed by Dòmhnall Ruadh Chorùna during the Battle of the Somme
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Battle of Coille Bhan
The Battle of Coille Bhan (Scottish Gaelic for ''White Wood'') was fought in 1721 near Attadale, in the county of Ross in the Scottish Highlands in the aftermath of the Jacobite rising of 1719. It was fought between a British government force ...
(Battle of the White Wood) was fought in 1721 near Attadale, in the county of Ross in the Scottish Highlands
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Beinn Bhàn (disambiguation) Beinn Bhàn, meaning ''White Mountain'' in Scottish Gaelic language, Gaelic, is a common name, applied to several hills in different parts of Scotland:
*Beinn Bhàn (Applecross), a 896 m Corbett and Marilyn on the Applecross peninsula
*Beinn B ...
, meaning White Mountain in Gaelic, is a common name, applied to several hills in different parts of Scotland
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Beinn Bhan (Applecross), a mountain in the highlands of Scotland, lying on the Applecross peninsula, on the north side of Loch Kishorn
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Beinn Bhan (Arkaig), a Scottish mountain situated in the Lochaber region of the Highland Council Area
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Binn Bhan, a mountain in County Galway, Ireland, the highest of the Twelve Bens, and the highest peak in Galway
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Leine bhan, ("White Shirt"), a distinctive smock which trangressors of ecclesiastical law in Scotland were at one time obliged to wear
Other names including the word Bhan:
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Takali Bhan, small village in Shrirampur taluka, Ahmednagar district, Maharashtra, India
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Bhan Syedabad
Bhan Saeedabad () also known as Bhan is a small town near Sehwan Sharif, Jamshoro District, Sindh, Pakistan. It has 43,108 inhabitants (2023 Pakistani census, 2023 census).
Bhan Sayed Abad south side is Sehwan Shareef and the north side is Dadu.
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, a small town near Dadu, Dadu District, Sindh, Pakistan
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