Baisla

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Baisla
Jāti Gurjar
Religions Hinduism, Sikhism,
Languages Haryanvi, Punjabi, Marwari, Pahari, and Hindi
CountryIndia, Pakistan
Region Rajasthan Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Delhi
LineageGurjar
Related groups Gurjar clans

Baisla or Bainsla is a clan of Gurjar ethnic community. [1] [2] Its variant spellings include Bainsle, Baisle, Besle, Bansla. [3]

Ethnography

The Baisla are generally located in northern Indian states of Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Haryana, Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, Delhi [2] and Uttar Pradesh. [4] most of their population is found in these states.

In Meerut district the Baislas held Zamindari over 16 villages [5]

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References

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  4. Atkinson, Edwin Thomas (1876). Statistical, Descriptive and Historical Account of the North-Western Provinces of India: 3.:Meerut division part 2. North-Western Provinces Government.
  5. Statistical, Descriptive and Historical Account of the North-Western Provinces of India: 3.:Meerut division part 2. (1876). North-Western Provinces Government. p. 263