Sodhi

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Sodhi
Regions with significant populations
India
Languages
Punjabi, Hindi
Religion
Hinduism, Sikhism
Related ethnic groups
Khatri

Sodhi is a clan of Khatris [1] who historically lived in both eastern and western Punjab.

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Some notable Sikh Gurus, including Hari Das, Guru Ram Das, Prithi Chand, to Guru Arjan were from the Sodhi clan. [2] [ full citation needed ] [3] [4]

Origin

According to a legend, some of the descendants migrated to Sanaudh where the clan chieftain married the daughter of the king and had a son named Sodhi Rai whose descendants ruled over the Sanaudh region now known as east and west Punjab and Haryana and some parts of Himachal Pradesh in northern India. [4] [ need quotation to verify ]

The Sodhis of Anandpur held revenue-free lands in Anandpur Sahib and various other parts of Punjab. [5] They were the ruling family of Anandpur Sahib. [6]

History

At the time of the Sikh Empire, Maharaja Ranjit Singh awarded revenue-free grants to Sodhis, who were not strictly associated with any particular religion and usually "maintained a considerable number of horsemen". Towards the end of his reign, the total worth of their jagirs (fiefs) was ₹500,000 a year. Ranjit Singh lavishly patronised a descendant of Dhir Mahal, Sodhi Sadhu Singh, with a gift of several villages. [7]

The original copy of the Adi Granth, also known as the Kartarpuri Bir, is reported to be in the possession of the descendants of Sodhi Sadhu Singh at Kartarpur. [8] [9]

Notable people

See also

References

  1. ↑ Banerjee, Himadri (2023-01-30). Beyond Punjab: Sikhs in East and Northeast India. Taylor & Francis. ISBN   978-1-000-80028-9.
  2. ↑ Singh, Prithvi Pal (2006). The history of Sikh Gurus. New Delhi: Lotus Press. pp. 52, 54. ISBN   81-8382-075-1.
  3. ↑ "Sikism - Guru Ram Das". Britannica. 13 May 2021.
  4. 1 2 Harbans Singh, ed. (1992). The Encyclopaedia of Sikhism: S-Z. Punjabi University. p. 225. ISBN   978-81-7380-530-1.
  5. ↑ Massy, Charles Francis (1890). Chiefs and Families of Note in the Delhi, Jalandhar, Peshawar and Derajat Divisions of the Panjab. Printed at the Pioneer Press.
  6. ↑ Singh, Pashaura; Fenech, Louis E. (March 2014). The Oxford Handbook of Sikh Studies. OUP Oxford. ISBN   978-0-19-969930-8.
  7. ↑ Grewal, J. S. (1998). The Sikhs of the Punjab (Revised ed.). Cambridge University Press. p.  115. ISBN   0-521-63764-3.
  8. ↑ "Original copy of Guru Granth Sahib at Kartarpur". The Hindu . 30 August 2004. Archived from the original on 11 September 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2017.
  9. ↑ Daljit Singh (22 April 2011). "Authenticity Of The Kartarpuri Bir (Updated)". Sikh Philosophy Network. Retrieved 22 August 2017.
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