Datt/Dutt is a
Mohyal Brahmin
Mohyal Brahmins are an Indian sub-caste of Saraswat Brahmins from the Punjab region. A sub-group of the Punjabi Hindu community, Mohyal caste comprises seven clans named Bali clan, Bali, Bhimwal, Chhibber, Datt, Lau clan, Lau, Mohan (clan), Mohan ...
clan from Punjab.
A faction of this community, called
Hussaini Brahmin
Hussaini Brahmins are a sect within the Mohyal Brahmin community of the Punjab region.
The Mohyal community comprises seven sub-clans named Bali, Bhimwal, Chhibber, Datt, Lau, Mohan and Vaid.
However, as consistent with their Hindu tr ...
, has a legend claiming that their ancestors fought for Imam Hussain in the
Battle of Karbala
The Battle of Karbala () was fought on 10 October 680 (10 Muharram in the year 61 Hijri year, AH of the Islamic calendar) between the army of the second Umayyad Caliphate, Umayyad caliph Yazid I () and a small army led by Husayn ibn Ali, th ...
.
See also
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Chitpavan
The Chitpavan Brahmin or the Kokanastha Brahmin is a Hindu Maharashtrian Brahmin community inhabiting Konkan, the coastal region of the state of Maharashtra. Initially working as messengers and spies in the late seventeenth century, the commu ...
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Tyagi
Tyagi, originally called Taga, is a cultivator caste who claim Brahmin status. The landholding community is confined to Western Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Delhi and Rajasthan. They are often considered the highest of the agricultural castes. Durin ...
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Bhumihar Brahmins
Bhumihar, also locally called Bhuinhar and Babhan, a Hindu caste mainly found in Bihar (including the Mithila region), the Purvanchal region of Uttar Pradesh, Jharkhand, the Bundelkhand region of Madhya Pradesh, and Nepal.
They have traditio ...
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{{Ethnic groups, tribes and clans of the Punjab
Mohyal clans
Surnames of Indian origin
Surnames of Hindu origin
Punjabi-language surnames
Punjabi tribes