Jhujh
Encyclopedia
The Jhujh are Jat clan found in the Punjab
province of Pakistan
.
Rajput
ancestry.
Another theory about their ancestry is that they are descendents of Dulla Bhatti. After the courageous battle of Dulla Bhatti with the Mughal forces, the local bards (miraci) gave him a title of JHUJH which literally mean fight till death. As he was from Sandal Bar and the whole clan hails from the same region so there is no doubt that the clan is primarily Bhatti Rajput.
, Okara
, Sahiwal
and Sargodha
districts.
Their main villages are Mong(Mandi bahaudin), Pipli Bakka Jhujh,Jhujh Khurd and Jhujh Kalan(Okara).
Punjab (Pakistan)
Punjab is the most populous province of Pakistan, with approximately 45% of the country's total population. Forming most of the Punjab region, the province is bordered by Kashmir to the north-east, the Indian states of Punjab and Rajasthan to the east, the Pakistani province of Sindh to the...
province of Pakistan
Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
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History and origin
The tribe claims ChauhanChauhan
Chauhan, Chouhan or Chohan , , - is a clan who ruled parts of northern India in the Middle Ages. The clan is most famous for Rajput King Maharaja Prithviraj Chauhan...
Rajput
Rajput
A Rajput is a member of one of the patrilineal clans of western, central, northern India and in some parts of Pakistan. Rajputs are descendants of one of the major ruling warrior classes in the Indian subcontinent, particularly North India...
ancestry.
Another theory about their ancestry is that they are descendents of Dulla Bhatti. After the courageous battle of Dulla Bhatti with the Mughal forces, the local bards (miraci) gave him a title of JHUJH which literally mean fight till death. As he was from Sandal Bar and the whole clan hails from the same region so there is no doubt that the clan is primarily Bhatti Rajput.
Distribution
They are found in Mandi BahauddinMandi Bahauddin District
Mandi Bahauddin is a district of the Punjab province of Pakistan. It is located at 32°34'60N 73°30'0E and is bounded on the northwest by the Jhelum River, on the South-East by the Chenab River which separates it from Gujranwala District and Gujrat District and on the southwest by Sargodha District...
, Okara
Okara District
Okara District is a district of Punjab, Pakistan. The Multan Road connects the district capital, Okara with tLahore 110 km away. Okara began as a small town about 40 km from the city of Sahiwal. It later become a city in its own right. According to the 1998 census, the district had a...
, Sahiwal
Sahiwal District
Sahiwal District is a district in the Punjab province of Pakistan. As of 1998, it had a population of 1,843,194 people, 16.27% of which were located in urban areas. Since 2008, Sahiwal District along with Okara District and Pakpattan District has comprised the Sahiwal Division...
and Sargodha
Sargodha District
Sargodha District is a district of Punjab province, Pakistan, the capital of the district is Sargodha. It is an agricultural district, wheat, rice, and sugarcane being its main crops. The Sargodha district and region are also famous for citrus fruit; kino is a newly developed variety...
districts.
Their main villages are Mong(Mandi bahaudin), Pipli Bakka Jhujh,Jhujh Khurd and Jhujh Kalan(Okara).