Dammar

Dammar (डम्मर) tribe of Jats, originally called Lar (लार), immigrants from Sind, Pakistan.

Origin

Jat Gotras Namesake

Dammar = Dimuri (Pliny.vi.23)^[1]

History

Dammar (डम्मर) tribe of Jats, originally called Lar (लार), immigrants from Sind, Pakistan. They affect the Sindhi title of Jam and claim to be superior to other Jats in that they do not marry daughters outside the tribe ; but the rule is often broken. ^[2]

Bhim Singh Dahiya^[3] cosiders Greek Dimuri to be the Dammar Jats; also of Kashmir.

Distribution

Notable persons

References

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[1] Bhim Singh Dahiya:Jats the Ancient Rulers (A clan study)/Porus and the Mauryas, p.168,s.n.30

[2] A glossary of the Tribes and Castes of the Punjab and North-West Frontier Province By H.A. Rose Vol II/D, p.222

[3] Jats the Ancient Rulers (A clan study)/Porus and the Mauryas, p.167

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