Rana (clan)

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Rana
Religions Hinduism, Islam
Languages Gujari, Kashmiri, Pashto, Hindi, Urdu
Country India, Pakistan
Region Kashmir, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Ethnicity Gurjar (Gujjar)

Rana [1] [2] [3] is a clan of the Gurjar ethnicity. It is predominantly found among the Gujjars of Jammu and Kashmir, [1] as well as in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 Epilogue, Volume 4, Issue 5. Epilogue -Jammu Kashmir. p. 22. The Gujjars of Rajouri-Poonch are divided into innumerable sub-castes but major among them are, Dhakkar, Khatana, Badana, Sood, Paswal, Kalas, Benth, Bijran, Chauhan, Chechee, Sango, Rana etc.
  2. Himalayan Research and Cultural Foundation (2000). Himalayan and Central Asian Studies: Journal of Himalayan Research and Cultural Foundation (Volume 4 ed.). The Foundation. p. 7. A few frominent gotras of Gujjars are Khatana, Hakla, Bajjar, Chechi, Rathore, Chauhan, Bhatti, Rana, Thekria, Noon, Bhadana, Gorsi, Bagri, Kasana, Bajran, Kohli, Khari and others.
  3. Vidya Prakash Tyagi (2009). Martial Races Of Undivided India. Kalpaz. p. 239.
  4. Rahi, Javaid. The Gujjars -Vol 04 (Gujjars History & Culture) by Dr. Javaid Rahi. Jammu and Kashmir Acacademy of Art, Culture , Languages , Jammu. p. 398.