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Watchtower of the Ramgarhia Bunga. Originally called Thoka, meaning carpenter, [2] the Ramgarhia are named after Jassa Singh Ramgarhia, whose birth surname of Thoka became Ramgarhia in the 18th century when he was put in charge of rebuilding what became known as Ramgarhia Bunga, at Ramrauni, near Amritsar.
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 ]
At the height of Ramgarhia power under the tenure of Jassa Singh Ramgarhia, the misl controlled a wide span of territory ranging from areas of the Bari Doab including Batala, Kalanaur, Dinanagar, Sri Hargobindpur, Shahpur Kandi, Gurdaspur, Qadian, Ghuman, Matteval, and in the Jalandhar Doab areas of Urmur Tanda, Sarih, Miani, Garhdiwala, and ...
Ramgarhia and Sukarchakia Misls hold a diplomatic meeting, 18th century painting The remainder was separated into Puttees or parcels for each Surkunda, and these were again subdivided and parcelled out to inferior leaders, according to the number of horse they brought into the field.
Miniature portrait of Jassa Singh Ramgarhia as a youth. Jassa Singh Ramgarhia was born into a Sikh family [2] in 1723. According to W. H. McLeod, [3] his birthplace was the village of Ichogil, near Lahore, whilst H. S. Singha [4] refers only to Lahore and Purnima Dhavan [5] mentions origins in either Guga or Sur Singh, both near Amritsar.
Along with Guru Nanak, other Sikh gurus had also denounced the hierarchy of the caste system, however, they all belonged to the same caste, the Khatris. [219] Most Sikhs belong to the Jat (Jatt), traditionally Agriculturist class [ 220 ] in occupation. [ 221 ]
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It celebrates the name of a prominent Khokhar (some people say Rajput but descendants claim to be Ramgarhia and some claim to be jatt sikh)Sikh, [1] [2] BhaiRupa (Roop Chand, 1614–1709), the son of Bhai Sadhu, who laid the foundation of the village in 1631, at the instance of Guru Hargobind.