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- ↑ Warikoo, Kulbhushan; Som, Sujit (2000). Gujjars of Jammu and Kashmir. Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Manav Sangrahalaya.
Gotras of Gujjars of the state which are also common in Gujjars in the other parts of the country irrespective of religion are : Awana , Bijran , Bajjar, Baniya, Bokan , Bargar , Banth , Baru , Bhalesar , Bagdi , Bhatti, Bhomla ...
- ↑ Rahi, Javaid. The Gujjars -Vol 04 (Gujjars History & Culture) by Dr. Javaid Rahi. Jammu and Kashmir Acacademy of Art, Culture , Languages , Jammu.
Initially the Gujjars were Hindus but during the rule of Mughal king Aurangazeb, most of them converted to Islam but retained their Hindu gotras or subcastes. The common gotras are: Bhati, Chandel, Chauhan, Baniya, Lodha, Bhensi, Chopra, Chechi, and Khatana.
- ↑ Ambagudia, Jagannath; Xaxa, Virginius (2020-12-01). Handbook of Tribal Politics in India. SAGE Publishing India. p. 297. ISBN 978-93-5388-460-4.
There are more than 30 gotras among the Gujjars and Bakarwals, and they share similar gotra names. Some of them which are commonly found among the Gujjars and Bakarwals in Jammu and Kashmir are Poswal, Baniya, Char, Bajran, Chechi, Khatana, Kasana, Thikriya, Lodha.
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