Maan (surname)

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Maan
Jat clan
Religion Sikhism, Hinduism and Islam
SurnamesMaan, Mann

Maan (or Mann) is an Indian surname used by the Jat people in the states of Punjab and Haryana. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]

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References

  1. Maan Jat. Journal of Regional History, Volume 2 (pages 23, 24) via Google Books. 1981. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
  2. Imran Bhindar (10 March 2018). Mann Jats - From Sialkot To Vancouver (page 19) via Google Books. Lulu.com. ISBN   9781642547917 . Retrieved 26 December 2022.
  3. Sheoran, C.B. Singh (June 17, 2019). Gallant Haryana: The First and Crucial Battlefield of AD 1857. Taylor & Francis. ISBN   9781000439137 . Retrieved March 10, 2023.
  4. Pettigrew, Joyce J. M. (2023). "Chapter 4 Patterns of allegiance I". ROBBER NOBLEMEN a study of the political system of the sikh jats. [S.l.]: ROUTLEDGE. ISBN   978-1-000-85849-5. OCLC   1367232807.
  5. Journal of Regional History. Vol. 2. Department of History, Guru Nanak Dev University. 1981. p. 29.
  6. Singh, Kumar Suresh (1996). "Appendix B". Communities, Segments, Synonyms, Surnames and Titles. People of India: National series. Vol. 8 (Illustrated ed.). Delhi: Anthropological Survey of India. pp. 1355–1357. ISBN   0-19-563357-1. OCLC   35662663.