Sandhar

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Sandhar[1] (Hindi: संधड़, Punjabi: ਸੰਧਰ, سندھڑ) Sandhad (संधड़)[2] is a Sikh Jat Gotra found in the Punjab region of India and Pakistan. The Sandhar clan is mainly found in the Doaba region of Punjab state, Ganganagar district and the province of Punjab in Pakistan. Sandhars are related to Janjua Rajput clan.

Origin

Sir Lepel Griffin's opinion is that the Sandhus came into the Punjab region from northeastern Ottoman Empire (modern Georgia, Chechenya, Adjara, Abkhazia). H.A. Rose writes in his book that the Sandhus have eighty-four branches,some of them are in Azad Kashmir ending with the words 'yal' or 'aal'. According to the Sialkot Gazette of 1883-84, there were five main branches of Sandhus.

Sandhar, Sindher, Sindhu, Sandhu and Sandhran are all the same clan.

Religion

The Sandhar Jats in Indian Punjab are Sikh, while those in Pakistan follow Islam.

Further reading

  • History of the Jatt Clans - H.S. Duleh
  • A Glossary of the Tribes and Castes of Punjab and North West Frontier Province Volume III by H A Rose

References


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