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The Jat people, also spelt Jaat, Zuṭṭ and Jatt, [1] are an iranian tribe traditionally agricultural community in Iraq, Iran, Northern India and Pakistan. [2] [3] [4] [a] [b] [c] Originally pastoralists in historical Zuṭṭistān (or Bilād al Zuṭṭ (Land of Jats)), was an eastern province of Persian empire, Situated in current Pakistan.
Misl or sikh confederacy literal meaning (“fighting clan or fighting band”) which ruled over Punjab region after decline of Mughal Empire, however most of them were founded by Jats. [citation needed] Phulkian Confederacy [22] (Sidhu Jats) Kanhaiya Confederacy [23] (Sandhu Jats) Nakai Confederacy [24] (Sandhu Jats) Shaheedan Confederacy [25 ...
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]
Zuṭṭ [a] is an Arabicised form of Jat. [2] Originally inhabitants of lower Indus Valley (), Jats were present in Mesopotamia from the 5th century AD since the times of the Sasanian Empire, although their main migration occurred after the establishment of Umayyad Caliphate.
Another tradition regards the Mann, Chahal, and Bhullar clans as being asal Jats ("genuine Jats") since the rest of the clans were supposedly "degraded Rajputs". [38] According to Pettigrew, groups such as the Mazhabi have adopted Jat Sikh clan names in an attempt to seek higher social-status by affiliating themselves to Jats, a unique practice ...
All the Jats of Sindh are muslims except one tribe of "Jātia" which is a hindu tribe of Thar desert. The Jats of Sindh are mainly divided into three sections: First are Larai Jutts/Jat (Sindhi: جت) known for their ancient ancestral camel-herding profession, [4] [5] they speak Juttki/Jatki a very old dialect of Sindhi language, Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai has also written some poems in Juttki ...
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Ram Pande states that this legend was created "to show superiority of Sinsinwar Jats over other Jats." [8] The formation of the state of Bharatpur was a result of revolts by the Jats living in the region around Delhi, Agra, and Mathura against the imperial Mughals. [9] [10] Gokula, a local Jat zamindar of Tilpat, led the first of such revolts ...