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Laur, Lava, Lavi or Lor is a major clan of the Gurjar ethnic community of northern India.
Battar or Batar is a clan (gotra) of the Gujjar ethnic community. they are mostly located in the Indian states of Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Haryana, Indian-Kashmir and Pakistani areas of Kashmir and Punjab.
Kalsian, Kalsan or Kalsyan is a clan of the Gurjar ethnic community based in India and Pakistan.
The Gurjar are an Indo-Aryan agricultural ethnic community, residing mainly in India, Pakistan and Afghanistan, divided internally into various clan groups. They were traditionally involved in agriculture, pastoral and nomadic activities and formed a large heterogeneous group. The historical role of Gurjars has been quite diverse in society: at one end they have been founders of several kingdoms and dynasties and, at the other end, some are still nomads with no land of their own.
Mundan is a agricultural clan originally found among the Gurjars of Indian and Pakistan. They follow mostly Hinduism and Islam as their main religions.
Chadri also known as Chad is a clan of the Gurjars of India and Pakistan. They are mainly based in Gujarat, Rajasthan, Haryana, Punjab, India and Jammu and Kashmir, but some are also found in Pakistani, Kashmir, Punjab and Himalayan regions divided between Pakistan and India. It is also an offshoot of Laur branch of Gurjars in eastern Rajasthan.
Chopra, is a clan found in the Gurjar ethnic community of Pakistan and India.
Khatana is a major and ancient clan of the Gurjar community of India, Afghanistan and Pakistan. They follow several religions, including Hinduism, Islam, and Sikhism.
Chavda, (Gujarati:ચાવડા), is a prominent clan of the Gurjar ethnic community.
Chamayan is also referred to as Chamayin, Chamain or Chaim is a clan of the Gurjar ethnic group found in India and Pakistan. They adhere to many religions, including the Hinduism, Sikhism and Islam.
Khubar also known as Kumbar is a clan of the Gujjars. This clan group is extremely based in the north and central Indian states of Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Jammu and Kashmir and Dehli NCR with small pockets of their population their also located in Pakistani side Kashmir as well as in Punjab.
Hakla, some time misspelled as Haklla or Akla is a clan originally affiliated with the Gurjar community of south Asia. They are mostly found among the Hindu and Muslim Gujjars.
Chhokar, sometime spell as Chokar or Chokhar, is a clan of the Hindu and Muslim Gurjar people found in the south Asian regions of India, Afghanistan and Pakistan.
Bhumla,, as Bumla or Bhoomla is a Punjabi and Haryanvi speaking clan found among the Hindu and Muslim Gurjars.
Gegi, Gaigi, or Gegian is a clan (subcaste) of the agricultural Punjabi Gujjar community of Punjab. Their main villages are found in Jehlum, Gujjaranwal, and Gujarat districts in the central Punjab. But their also found in Jammu and Kashmir, Gilgit-Baltistan and Pakistani-administrated-Kashmir.
Lohsar is a clan of Indian and Pakistani Gurjar ethnic community. It is a agricultural Gujjar clan in Punjab, Kashmir and is also a subclan of Khatana Gujjars.
Charr, also known as Char or Chaar is a clan originally found among the Gurjars of India and Pakistan.
Chechi, sometimes known as Yuechi, is a major and historic clan of the Gurjar community in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and India. That is prevalent among the Hindu, Sikh, and Muslim Gujjars.
Hun or Huna is an ancient clan of the Gurjar ethnic community of Pakistan, Afghanistan, and India. Historically, they were also known by the name of Huna. They are primarily Hindu, while some are Muslim in Kashmir and Pakistan. In mountainous areas, they speak the Gujari language, as well as other indigenous dialects.
The Chandila or Chandella are a clan found among the Gurjar people of India and Pakistan.
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- ↑ Om, Hari (1998). Beyond the Kashmir Valley. Har-Anand Publications. p. 81. ISBN 978-81-241-0558-0.
The Gujjars are divided into several "gotras", "Kabeelas" and "deras." Some of their main "gotras" are Bajran, Khatana, Awana, Boken, Berger, Banth, Baru, Bhaleshar, Bogdi, Baniya, Gorsi, Barwal, Chohan, Chopra, Kohli, Chabra, Chad, Doi, Rathore, Dhahder, Gegi, Hakla, Jagal, Kandal...
- ↑ Khari, Rahul (2007). Jats and Gujars: Origin, History and Culture. Reference Press. p. 85. ISBN 978-81-8405-031-8.
The Gujar clans of Ghaziabad , Meerut are Baisla Pawar Adhana Mavi Awana Kasana.
- ↑ Shashi, Shyam Singh (2006). The World of Nomads. Lotus Press. p. 110. ISBN 978-81-8382-051-6.
- 1 2 Kumar, Raj (2008). Encyclopaedia of Untouchables Ancient, Medieval and Modern. Kalpaz. p. 446. ISBN 978-81-7835-664-8.
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