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Dhillon is one of the largest Jat clans found in the Punjab region of India and Pakistan. Dhillon sardars (chiefs) ruled the Bhangi Misl in the Sikh confederacy.
Aulakh is a Jat clan in the Punjab region of India and Pakistan.
Atwal or Athwal is a Sikh family name derived from a tribe of Jats.
Cheema is a Punjabi Jat clan of India and Pakistan.
Pannu is a Sikh family name derived from "a Jat clan from the ancient Pannam dynasty". It is also a sub-caste of Jats.
Jaswal is an Indian surname found among Jat Sikhs and Muslims of Punjab. It is also a clan of Rajputs that commanded the former princely state of Jaswan.
Bindra is a Punjabi surname found among Jats & Khatris. Many Bindra Khatris were located in Rawalpindi district.
Johal is a surname and clan found among the Jats of Punjab, India. Notable persons with the surname include:
Shergill is a surname and clan of Jats, its parent clan is Gill. According to oral history, the founding progenitor of the clan was a man named Shergill, who was the son of Gill. The Majithia family belong to this clan.
Khaira is a Punjabi surname and Jat clan that is not to be confused with Kheirra, also a Jat clan, in Punjab, India and Punjab, Pakistan.
Sohal is a Principal clan found among the Malwai speaking lineage of Jat Sikh, which were originated from Sohal township both settled by Hari Singh Dhillon, they were primarily related to Deo, hayer as well Aulak and avoid intermarriage among them. In modern time Sohal is a chiefly found in Amritsar and Doaba region.
Sekhon is a surname and a Jat clan in the Punjab region.
Dhaliwal, also known as Dhariwal, is a surname and clan found among the Jat Sikhs of Punjab, India. Historically, they were influential Sardars under the Singh Krora Misl during the Sikh Confederacy in India.
Sondhi may refer to: Sondhi is a surname and clan of Jat Sikhs from Punjab, India. Sondhi only belongs to the Jat tribe.
Sandhu or Sindhu is the second largest clan of Jats in the Punjab region of India and Pakistan. The Sandhus played an important role in the Sikh history. During the period of the Sikh Confederacy, Sandhus ruled several sovereign states (misls) including the Nakai Misl, Shaheedan Misl and the Kanhaiya Misl.
Malkani is an Indian (Sindhi) surname and a Jat clan in the Sujawal District of the Sindh province of Pakistan, where they are considered politically dominant. As of 25th January 2024, the chief of the clan was Raees Ghulam Qadir Malkani.
Dhindsa, also known as Dhinsa, is an Indian surname found among Jat Sikhs of Punjab.
Gondal is a Jat clan and a surname of Punjabis in Pakistan, mainly found in Gujrat, Sargodha and Mandi Bahauddin districts of Punjab.
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The conversion of the fourteen clans of the Jats, including the Siyals, Ranjhas and Kheras, to Islam is said to have taken place during the time of Baba Farid in the 13th century ...
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