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- ↑ Gill, Gurcharan Singh (2008). "CHAPTER 2: The Gill Clan - Section A. Indo-Scythian Origin". In Bunker, Janice Gill (ed.). Deeper Roots of the Gill, Bhatti, Sidhu, Brar, Tur, and Related Jat and Rajput Clans. Indian Family History Society. p. 12.
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- 1 2 O'Brien, John (2006). The Construction of Pakistani Christian Identity. Research Society of Pakistan: Publication. Vol. 96. Research Society of Pakistan. p. 50.
As well as being a Chuhra gotra , the Gill are an important zat of the Jat tribe based especially in the Lahore and Ferozepur districts. Their mythical ancestor Gill, was said to be the father of Shergill, the founder of another Jat clan.
- ↑ Rekhi, Gurnam Singh (1999). Sir Sundar Singh Majithia and His Relevance in Sikh Politics (PDF). Har-Anand Publications Pvt. Ltd. p. 15.
...the small village of Majithia (near Amritsar)—which the family of Sir Sundar Singh, of Shergill clan among the Jat Sikhs—had adopted as their surname, could also be proud of its illustrious Sardars.
- ↑ Singh, Dr. Bhagat (2009). A History of the Sikh Misals. Punjabi University. p. 169.
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