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Akali Phula Singh, Sikh warrior and a Nihang leader [8] Ala Singh Jat, Maharaja of Patiala [9] Ali Mohammad Khan, ruler of Rohailkhand. [10] Baba Deep Singh, founder of Shaheedan Misl [11] Badan Singh, [12] founder of the princely state of Bharatpur; Baghel Singh, ruler of Singh Krora Misl [13] Bhim Singh Rana, Maharaja of Gohad State, and ...
Jat Sikh or Jatt Sikh (Gurmukhi: ਜੱਟ ਸਿੱਖ) is an ethnoreligious group, a subgroup of the Jat people whose traditional religion is Sikhism, originating from the Indian subcontinent. They are one of the dominant communities in the Punjab, India , owing to their large land holdings. [ 2 ]
Following is the list of those ruling Jat dynasties which are primarily located on the Indian Subcontinent: Kingdom of Bharatpur [2] Phulkian dynasty [3] Sikh Empire [4] Kingdom of Gohad [5] Kingdom of Dholpur; Rohilla dynasty [6] [7] [8] Kingdom of Phillaur [9] [10]
Sikhs have a given name and one or both of a surname and a Khalsa name. The surname may be a family name (based on the name of the ancestral village) or a caste name. Different castes still exist today in some aspects of Punjabi culture; similarly to the Hindu caste system, this system is based on employment [citation needed] (ex. jatt signifies the farming caste).
Notable people with the surname, who may or may not be affiliated to the clan, include: Aaqib Javed, Pakistani cricket player; Avtar Singh Sandhu, better known as Pash, Indian poet; Baba Deep Singh (1682–1757), Sikh martyr; Banita Sandhu, British-Indian actress; Bhai Bala (1466–1544), a companion of Guru Nanak [8]
Dhaliwal, also known as Dhariwal, is a surname and clan found among the Jat Sikhs of Punjab, India. [1] [2] [3] Historically, they were influential Sardars (Sikh chiefs) under the Singh Krora Misl during the Sikh Confederacy in India. [4] [5]
Pages in category "Surnames of Indian origin" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 1,077 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Shergill is a surname and clan of Jats, its parent clan is Gill. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] According to oral history, the founding progenitor of the clan was a man named Shergill, who was the son of Gill. [ 2 ] The Majithia family belong to this clan.