Bhadana (clan)
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| Bhadana | |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Related groups | Gurjar clans |
Bhadana[1][2][3][4] is a clan of the Indian and Pakistani Gurjars. They are said to have once ruled the Bhadanaka kingdom of north India from early 11th century to 12th century.[5][6]
Ethnography
The Gujjars are settled in different provinces of Pakistan including, Punjab, Sindh, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Gilgit-Baltistan, Azad Kashmir and Islamabad. Although in India they live in Rajasthan, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Jammu and Kashmir, Uttar Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana[2] and Delhi.
References
- ^ Singh, K. S. (1996). Communities, Segments, Synonyms, Surnames and Titles. Anthropological Survey of India. p. 1320. ISBN 978-0-19-563357-3.
- ^ a b Haryana State Gazetteer (1st ed.). Haryana Gazetteers Organisation, Revenue Department. 2001. p. 512.
Gujjar is a martial community which struggled for the preservation of their freedom for centuries in Haryana Gujar or Gurjar gotras are numerous . A few of them in general are listed below :Chechi, Poswal, Bhadana, Chhokar, 5 . Bhumla, 6 . Bhatti, 7 . Meelu, 8 . Gighar, 9 Kepar, 10. Chauhan, 11. Chaudhry, 12. Kataria, 13. Pratiharas, 14. Parmars, and 15. Chandela
- ^ Kumar, Singh (1994). Haryana. Anthropological Survey of India. p. 193. ISBN 978-81-7304-091-7.
- ^ Shashi, Shyam Singh (2006). The World of Nomads. Lotus Press. p. 110. ISBN 978-81-8382-051-6.
- ^ Rana Ali, Hassan Chauhan (1998). History of Gurjars: Past & Present. Chauhan Publishers. p. 215. ISBN 978-81-7154-205-5.
- ^ Rahi, Javaid (2012-01-01). The Gujjars Vol: 01 and 02 Edited by Dr. Javaid Rahi. Jammu and Kashmir Acacademy of Art, Culture , Languages , Jammu. p. 365.
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