Doi (clan)

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Doi
Doi
Ethnicity Gujjar
Location Pakistan, India, Afghanistan
Descended from Khatana
Language Punjabi, Hindko, Urdu, Hindi, Gujjari, Pahari, Koshur

Doi is a sub clan of the Gujjar ethnic group of Pakistan, Afghanistan and India. [1] [2] [3] [4]

Families related to this clan speak many local languages (including Kashmiri, Punjabi) and this clan is found in Punjab, Azad Kashmir, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Islamabad regions of Pakistan. In India they found in Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and Delhi. They are a subclan of the Khatana Gurjars. [4] [5]

References

  1. Singh, K. S. (1998). Rajasthan (Part ll). Popular Prakashan. p. 406. ISBN   978-81-7154-766-1.
  2. Rahi, Javaid. The Gujjars Vol:05 Edited by Dr. Javaid Rahi -Book Series on Gujjar History and Culture. Jammu and Kashmir Acacademy of Art, Culture , Languages , Jammu. p. 316.
  3. Khatana, Ram Parshad (1992). Tribal Migration in Himalayan Frontiers: Study of Gujjar Bakarwal Transhumance Economy. Vintage Books. p. 335. ISBN   978-81-85326-46-7.
  4. 1 2 A Glossary of the Tribes and Castes of the Punjab and North-West Frontier Province: A.-K. Atlantic Publishers & Dist. 1997. p. 313. ISBN   978-81-85297-69-9.
  5. Bharadwaj, A. N. (1994). History and Culture of Himalayan Gujjars. Jay Kay Book House. p. 74.