Meelu
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Meelu | |
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Jāti | Gurjar (Gujjar) |
Religions | Hinduism, Sikhism, Islam |
Languages | Gujari, Punjabi, Gujarati, Haryanvi, Marwari, Pahari, Pashto, Balochi and Hindi |
Country | India, Pakistan |
Region | Gujjarat, Rajasthan Punjab, Kashmir, Sindh, Balochistan, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh |
Lineage | Gurjar |
Meelu,[1] (also spelled) Melu,[2] Meehlu or Meeloo is a prominent clan of the Indian and Pakistani Gurjar ethnic community.
Distribution
The Meelu Gujjars are the followers of Hinduism, Sikhism, Islam and they live In Indian Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, Jammu Kashmir,[3] Azad Kashmir, Pakistani Punjab, Balochistan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Gilgit Baltistan.[4]
References
- ^ Sarban, Singh (2001). Haryana State Gazetteer. Haryana: Haryana Gazetteers Organisation, Revenue Department. p. 512.
- ^ Aziz, Khursheed Kamal (1987). Rahmat Ali: A Biography. Steiner Verlag Wiesbaden. p. 32. ISBN 978-3-515-05051-7.
The Gujjars have 19 gots: Tunwar, Chokhar, Rawal, Kalsan, Kathana, Kasanah, Kalas, Gorsi, Chechi, Dhedar, Poswal, Lawi, Bijar, Khaindar, Melu, Thakaria, Chauhan.
- ^ Khatana, Ram Parshad (1992). Tribal Migration in Himalayan Frontiers: Study of Gujjar Bakarwal Transhumance Economy. Vintage Books. p. 238. ISBN 978-81-85326-46-7.
- ^ Bahadur, Krishna Prakash (1977). Caste, Tribes & Culture of India (page 21).
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