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The word Gujjar represents a caste, a tribe and a group in India, Pakistan, and Afghanistan, locally referred to as jati, zaat, qaum or biradari. [15] [16]It has been suggested by several historians that Gurjara was initially the name of a tribe or clan which later evolved into a geographical and ethnic identity following the establishment of a janapada (tribal kingdom) called 'Gurjara'. [17]
Govind Singh Gurjar, (9 March 1932 – 6 April 2009) was a Gujjar from Rajasthan who served as Lt. Governor of Puducherry in India. [citation needed] Mian Bashir Ahmed, (born November 1923) is a politician and a Caliph of Islamic Sufi order (Naqshbandi, Majadadi, Larvi).
Gurjar, Gujjar or Gujar, an ethnic group mainly in Afghanistan, India and Pakistan; Gojari language or Gujjar, a language spoken by the Gujjar people of Afghanistan, Pakistan and banIndia; Prataprao Gujar vkghhq; Sasdssscommander in chief of Maratha Empire Gujar, Nepal, a town in Nepal
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Laur, [1] [2] [3] [4] (also spelled) Lava, [5] Lavi or Lor [6] is a major clan of the Gurjar ethnic community of northern India.. Gujjars are divided into two groups ...
The programme is the initiative of Muhammad Afsar Khan, a Kunduana Gujjar from Chak Dina village in Gujrat district. Kunduanas are a branch of Khatana Gujjars and trace their descent from Kandu, a famous Gujjar who lived during the reign of Mughal King Akbar or immediately before him in Gujrat district. His grave survives to date in Makiana ...
The mem oirs of Mughal emperors Babur and Jahangir describe the Gujjars as pastoral people engaged in frequent raids and plundering. [4] [5] Sujan Rai writes in the 17th century that the Gujjar tribe of Sarkar Dipalpur was notorious for its refractory and rebellious character.
Khatana Gurjars claim being the descendants of Raja Jaipal of the Hindu Shahi dynasty, who encountered the Sebuktigin (also known as Sultan Mehmud Gaznavi) near the Jehlum river at Attock in Punjab. [7]