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Chamayan, a small clan of the gujar tribe in Panipat Bargar.
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- ↑ “CHAMAIN, a tribe of Gujars, claiming descent from a Tunwar Rájput by a Gujar mother. They came from Delhi and are very old inhabitants of the Karnal District, having possibly been expelled from Delbi by Sher Sháh. Chamain is probably only a local appellation.”, Sir Denzil Ibbetson; Maclagan (1990). Glossary of the Tribes and Castes of the Punjab and North West Frontier Province. Asian Educational Services. ISBN 978-81-206-0505-3.
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The Chhokar from Jadon; the Chamayin (Chamayan) from a Tuar; the Kalsian of Kairana, and the Mavi, from a Chauhan; the Pilwan from a Pundir: the Adhana from a Bed- gujar.
- ↑ Swaran, Singh; Bhalla, V. (1997). Chandigarh. Anthropological Survey of India. ISBN 978-81-7304-119-8.
Gujjar:The community has a number of clans. The principal clans are Barsoi, Dhanga, Chamayan, Chhokar, Khatana, Rawal, Khare, Seradra, Pilwara, Awana, Kumbar, Madi, Chechi, Koli, Chadri, Chanda, Mutan, Nekari, Rawat, Rajana, Budana. The clans regulate their marriage alliance.
- ↑ Bingley, A. H.; Bahadur, Krishna Prakash (1978). History, Caste & Culture of Jāts and Gūjars. Ess Ess Publications. p. 40.
The principal Gujjar clans of the Delhi are as follows:- Barsoi, Chamayan, Chhokar, Khatāna, Rāwal, Khare
