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Gujjars have 19 gots : Tunwar , Chokhar , Rawal , Kalsan , Kathana , Kasanah , Kalas , Gorsi , Chechi , Dhedar , Poswal , Lawi , Bijar , Khaindar , Melu , Thakaria , Chauhan , Monan , Bhumla.
- ↑ Sarban Singh, Haryana (India)., Gazetteers Organisation (2001). Haryana State Gazetteer (Volume 1 ed.). Haryana Gazetteers Organisation, Revenue Department. p. 512.
- 1 2 Ghosh, Anandamayee (2007). The Bhotias in Indian Himalayas: A Socio-linguistic Approach. B.R. Publishing Corporation. pp. 109, 113 and 123. ISBN 978-81-7646-569-4.
Gujjars (Muslims and Hindus and of no particular religious identity) Dodhi Gujjars, Banjara Gujjars, Bakerwal Gujjars with minor subgroups like Hakla, Bajjar Kohli Chechi Khatana Badhana Bagdi Goosi and Kalas etc.
- ↑ Ambagudia, Jagannath; Xaxa, Virginius (1 December 2020). Handbook of Tribal Politics in India. SAGE Publishing India. ISBN 978-93-5388-459-8.
- ↑ Sahni, Janmenjay (30 July 2020). Magbook Indian History 2020. Arihant Publications India limited. p. 208. ISBN 978-93-241-9930-0.
Ajmer: It was founded in the late AD 7th century by Ajay Raj Singh Chauhan. Chauhan clan is a branch of Chechi Gujjars. The Chauhan dynasty ruled Ajmer in spite of repeated invasions by Turkic Muslim armies from Central Asia across the North of India.
- 1 2 Kumar, Raj (2008). Encyclopaedia of Untouchables Ancient, Medieval and Modern. Klpas publisher. p. 447. ISBN 978-81-7835-664-8.
Gujjar sections: Chechi, Delhi, Kaithal, Thanesar, Karnal, Ambala, Hoshiarpur, Gurdaspur: Chainchi, Gurgaon Cheji, Ludhiana, Hazara
