Chopra

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Chopra
Jāti Khatri, Ror [1]
Religions Om.svg Hinduism, Khanda.svg Sikhism
Languages Punjabi
Country India
Region Punjab
Ethnicity Punjabi
LineageBahri
Related groups Dhawan, Kakkar, Kapoor, Khanna, Mehra, Malhotra, Sehgal, Seth, Tandon, Talwar, Vohra

Chopra is a Ror and Punjabi Khatri surname. [2] [3] They belonged to the Barah-Ghar / Bahri family-group of the Khatris, which also includes the clans of Dhawan, Kakkar, Kapoor, Khanna, Mehra, Malhotra, Sehgal, Seth, Tandon, Talwar, and Vohra. [4]

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Origin

The Chopras claims to originate from one man called "Chaupat Rai" who was killed in a battle with Sultan Mahmud of Ghazni. His descendants who were born before his death took the name of their forefather and hence came to be known as Chopra. [5] Most Chopras are Hindu, with a minority also being Sikh.

History

Todar Mal was Chopra. Diwan Mulraj and Diwan Sawan Mal were from Chopra Khatri families and served as army generals under Maharaja Ranjit Singh of Sikh Empire. Sawan Mal Chopra was renowned for capturing Multan from the rule of Afghans while Mulraj was known to have rebelled against the British which led to the 2nd Anglo-Sikh war. [6] [7] The ancestors of the Chopras were expert gamblers, so much so that they were called the incarnation of Maharaja Nala. [8]

Diwan Sawan Mal Chopra, governor of Lahore and Multan Sawan Mal.jpg
Diwan Sawan Mal Chopra, governor of Lahore and Multan

They were concentrated in Majha region of Punjab in modern-day countries of India and Pakistan which includes Gujranwala, Amritsar, Lahore etc. [9] [10] Dr. Satyapal, a prominent freedom fighter from Gujranwala who was arrested by the British along with Saifuddin Kitchlew was a Chopra Khatri. [11] [12] Kavi Tahikan was a soldier by profession who also served as one of the 52 poets/writers of Guru Gobind Singh belonged to a Chopra family of Jalalpur town of Gujrat district. [13] [14]

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References

  1. ↑ "Olympic Gold Medallist Neeraj Chopra's Success Outlook India". 2 July 2023. Archived from the original on 1 July 2022. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
  2. ↑ "Olympic Gold Medallist Neeraj Chopra's Success Outlook India". 2 July 2023. Archived from the original on 1 July 2022. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
  3. ↑ Koul, Ram Krishan (1982). Sociology of Names and Nicknames of India: With Special Reference to Kashmir. Utpal Publications. p. 62. Khatri Khatri surnames like Bhatia , Bhandari , Chopra , Chowdhri , Dhawan , Kakar , Kapoor , Khanna , Kochhar , Mahendru , Sami , Sahni , Sethi , Tandan , Uppal , Vohra etc.
  4. ↑ Hanks, Patrick (2003-05-08). Dictionary of American Family Names: 3-Volume Set. Oxford University Press, USA. ISBN   978-0-19-508137-4.
  5. ↑ Dogra, R. C.; Mansukhani, Gobind Singh (1995). Encyclopaedia of Sikh Religion and Culture. Vikas Publishing House. ISBN   978-0-7069-8368-5.
  6. ↑ Gupta, Hari Ram (1978). History of the Sikhs: The Sikh Lion of Lahore, Maharaja Ranjit Singh, 1799-1839. Munshiram Manoharlal. ISBN   978-81-215-0515-4.
  7. ↑ Bobby Singh Bansal, Remnants of the Sikh Empire: Historical Sikh Monuments in India & Pakistan, Hay House, Inc, 1 Dec 2015
  8. ↑ The Illustrated Weekly of India. Published for the proprietors, Bennett, Coleman & Company, Limited, at the Times of India Press. April 1971.
  9. ↑ Lipski, Alexander (1969). South Asia Series Occasional Paper. Asian Studies Center, Michigan State University.
  10. ↑ Gauba, Anand (1988). Amritsar, a Study in Urban History, 1840-1947. ABS Publications. ISBN   978-81-7072-015-7.
  11. ↑ Singh, Fauja (1972). Eminent Freedom Fighters of Punjab. Punjabi University, Department of Punjab Historical Studies.
  12. ↑ Goyal, Shailja (2004). Dr. Satyapal, the Hero of Freedom Movement in the Punjab. PBG Publications.
  13. ↑ Commission, Indian Historical Records (1960). Proceedings of the ... Session. The Commission.
  14. ↑ Singh, Harbans (1992). The Encyclopaedia of Sikhism: S-Z. Punjabi University. ISBN   978-81-7380-530-1.
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