Sidhu is a Punjabi

Jat The Jat people (, ), also spelt Jaat and Jatt, are a traditionally agricultural community in Northern India and Pakistan. Originally pastoralists in the lower Indus river-valley of Sindh, many Jats migrated north into the Punjab region in l ...

clan found in

Punjab Punjab (; ; also romanised as Panjāb or Panj-Āb) is a geopolitical, cultural, and historical region in South Asia. It is located in the northwestern part of the Indian subcontinent, comprising areas of modern-day eastern Pakistan and no ...

. The Sidhus have had a significant impact on

Sikh history Guru Nanak founded the Sikhism, Sikh religion in the Punjab region of the northern part of the Indian subcontinent in the 15th century and opposed many traditional practices like fasting, janeu, Upanayana, idolatry, caste system in India, caste ...

Etymology and origin

During British Raj, historians like HA.Rose and

Alexander Cunningham Major General Sir Alexander Cunningham (23 January 1814 – 28 November 1893) was a British Army engineer with the Bengal Sappers who later took an interest in the history and archaeology of India. In 1861, he was appointed to the newly crea ...

note an account of local bards (bhatts) history state, the clan descends from a

Bhatti Bhatti is a Punjabis, Punjabi and Sindhis, Sindhi caste of Rajputs. They are linked to the Bhatia caste, Bhatias and Bhutto (clan), Bhuttos, all of whom claim to originate from the Hindus, Hindu Bhati Rajputs. They claim descent from the Lun ...

clan progenitor named Sidhu Rao, whom had maternal alliance with Gill Jats. Their descendants are thus the Sidhu Jats.

History

Sikh period

The Sidhu clan held sway in the Ferozepur area in the late medieval period. Chaudhary Phul of the Sidhu-Brar clan established the

Phulkian Misl The Phulkian dynasty (or Phoolkian) of Maharajas or '' sardars'' were Sikh royals and aristocrats in the Punjab region of India. Members of the dynasty ruled the Phulkian states of Badrukhan, Bhadaur, Faridkot, Jind, Malaudh, Nabha, and Patia ...

, one of the misls (confederacies) of the Sikh Confederacy. His descendants, the Phulkian Maharajas, became the kings of the princely states of Faridkot,

Jind Jind is one of the largest and oldest cities in Jind district in the Indian state of Haryana. It is the administrative headquarter of Jind district. Rani Talab is the main destination for tourists while Pandu Pindara and Ramrai are the ma ...

, Nabha, Malaudh and

Patiala Patiala () is a city in southeastern Punjab, India, Punjab, northwestern India. It is the fourth largest city in the state and is the administrative capital of Patiala district. Patiala is located around the ''Qila Mubarak, Patiala, Qila Mubar ...

People

Amandeep Sidhu Amandeep Sidhu is an Indian television actress who is best known as Mahi Arora in ''Teri Meri Ikk Jindri'' and as Mannat Dhillon in ''Choti Sarrdaarni''. Career Sidhu started her career as a model and then entered the tv industry with the para ...

* Barkat Sidhu * Deep Sidhu *

Harinder Sidhu Harinder Kaur Sidhu is an Australian career diplomat, formerly serving as the List of high commissioners of Australia to New Zealand, High Commissioner of Australia to New Zealand. Early life She was born to Punjabis, Punjabi parents in Singapo ...

Harry Sidhu Harish "Harry" Singh Sidhu (born July 8, 1957) is an American Republican politician and businessman who served as the 46th mayor of Anaheim, California from 2018 to 2022 after winning the office in the 2018 election. He was the first person of ...

Jagdeep Sidhu Jagdeep Sidhu is an Indian film director, writer, screenwriter and dialogue writer associated with Punjabi and Hindi cinema Hindi cinema, popularly known as Bollywood and formerly as Bombay cinema, is primarily produced in Mumbai. Th ...

Navjot Singh Sidhu Navjot Singh Sidhu (born 20 October 1963) is an Indian former cricketer, television personality and politician from the Indian National Congress. He is the former President of Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee. Formerly, he was the Minister of ...

Sidhu Moose Wala Shubhdeep Singh Sidhu (11 June 199329 May 2022), known professionally as Sidhu Moose Wala, was an Indian singer and rapper. He worked predominantly in Punjabi Music, Punjabi-language music and Punjabi cinema, cinema. Moose Wala is considered t ...

References

Jat clans Punjabi tribes Punjabi-language surnames Jat clans of Punjab Surnames of Indian origin {{Pakistan-ethno-stub