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Jat Muslim or Musalman Jat (Punjabi: جٹ مسلمان; Sindhi: مسلمان جاٽ), also spelled Jatt or Jutt (Punjabi pronunciation: [d͡ʒəʈːᵊ]), are an elastic and diverse [1] ethno-social subgroup of the Jat people, who are composed of followers of Islam and are native to the northern regions of the Indian subcontinent. [2]
The Jat people, also spelt Jaat and Jatt, [1] are a traditionally agricultural community in Northern India and Pakistan. [2] [3] [a] [b] [c] Originally pastoralists in the lower Indus river-valley of Sindh, many Jats migrated north into the Punjab region in late medieval times, and subsequently into the Delhi Territory, northeastern Rajputana, and the western Gangetic Plain in the 17th and ...
Bajwa (Punjabi: ਬਾਜਵਾ ; باجوہ ) is a Jat surname and tribe name commonly found among the Punjabi Muslims ,sikhs and hindus of the Punjab region in India and Pakistan. [1] Notable people bearing the Bajwa name, who may or may not be affiliated with the clan, include: Arjan Bajwa (born 1979), Indian actor and model
Chhotu Ram, [68] co-founder of Unionist party and a Jat leader of the colonial era; Darbara Singh, [69] former Chief Minister of Punjab; Daulat Ram Saran, [70] former Minister of Urban Development; Devi Lal, [61] [71] former Deputy Prime Minister of India and former Chief Minister of Haryana; Fateh Singh, [72] leader in Punjabi Suba movement
from charpoy चारपाई,چارپائی Teen payi (तीन पाय) in Hindi-Urdu, meaning "three legged" or "coffee table". [26] Thug from Thagi ठग,ٹھگ Thag in Hindi-Urdu, meaning "thief or con man". [27] Tickety-boo possibly from Hindi ठीक है, बाबू (ṭhīk hai, bābū), meaning "it's all right, sir". [28]
Sandhu or Sindhu (Punjabi: ਸੰਧੂ (Gurmukhi); سندھو (Shahmukhi)) is the second largest clan of Jats in the Punjab region of India and Pakistan. [2] [3] The Sandhus played an important role in the Sikh history. [4]
Khar (Punjabi: کھر) is a Punjabi Jat tribe found in Pakistan and is considered among the prominent tribes of Muzaffargarh District. [1] They are a branch of the larger Kharal tribe [ 2 ] and multiple legends exist as to why their name was shortened from Kharal to Khar .
The Bhattis are Punjabi [4] [5] [6] and Sindhi. [7] [8] [9] The Bhats, are descended from a common ancestor, Rao Bhati, a 3rd-century Hindu monarch. [10] The Muslim Bhattis had control over Bhatner and settlements around it. The Bhattis later lost Bhatner to the Rathores of Bikaner, who renamed Bhatner as Hanumangarh. [11]