Dogar (clan)

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Dogar
Religions Hinduism, Islam
Languages Gujari, Punjabi, Pahari, Pashto
Country India, Pakistan
Region Punjab, Kashmir
Ethnicity Gurjar (Gujjar) and Jat (Jatt)

Dogar [1] [2] is a clan of Gurjars. Dogar Gujjar families mainly found in some areas of Azad Kashmir, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Punjab, Pakistan. Dogar clan is also found among Jats. [3] Jat related to this clan mainly found in Dehli [4] and Punjab, India.

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References

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  2. Warikoo, Kulbhushan; Som, Sujit (2000). Gujjars of Jammu and Kashmir. Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Manav Sangrahalaya. p. 311.
  3. Kumar, Naresh (2003). Encyclopaedia of Folklore and Folktales of South Asia. Anmol Publications. p. 1806. ISBN   978-81-261-1400-9.
  4. Rose, Horace Arthur (1911). A Compendium of the Punjab Customary Law. "Civil and Military Gazette" Press. pp. XXI.