Mian (clan)

Miyan is a Rajput clan in the Indian states of Jammu and Kashmir, Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh. ^{[1] [2]}

The Miyan Rajputs are the clan to which the rulers of Jammu & Kashmir, Uttarakhand and rulers of erstwhile princely states of Himachal Pradesh belonged. They do not generally engage in trade or agriculture. They are major land owners and prefer to join cavalry or army by choice. The former ruling family of Jamwal Rajput called themselves Miyan Rajputs ^{[1] [3] [4]}

References

1. History of the PUNJAB Hill States, Volume 1, J. Hutchinson and J.Ph. Vogel, P - 61, 1933, by Superintendent, Government Printing, Lahore, Punjab
2. India, Anthropological Survey of (1996). Himachal Pradesh. Anthropological Survey of India. p. 458. ISBN   978-81-7304-094-8 . Retrieved 22 April 2021.
3. Bowles, Gordon Townsend (1977). The People of Asia. Scribner. p. 160. ISBN   978-0-684-15625-5 . Retrieved 21 April 2021.
4. Rai, Mridu (2004). Hindu Rulers, Muslim Subjects: Islam, Rights, and the History of Kashmir. Hurst. p. 160. ISBN   978-1-85065-701-9 . Retrieved 23 April 2021.