Jat Clan: Mangat
Distribution	Punjab (Pakistan) 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...  and Punjab (India) Punjab (India) Punjab ) is a state in the northwest of the Republic of India, forming part of the larger Punjab region. The state is bordered by the Indian states of Himachal Pradesh to the east, Haryana to the south and southeast and Rajasthan to the southwest as well as the Pakistani province of Punjab to the...
Descended from:	Indo-Scythians
Branches:	None
Religion	Sikhism Sikhism Sikhism is a monotheistic religion founded during the 15th century in the Punjab region, by Guru Nanak Dev and continued to progress with ten successive Sikh Gurus . It is the fifth-largest organized religion in the world and one of the fastest-growing...  and Islam Islam Islam . The most common are and .   : Arabic pronunciation varies regionally. The first vowel ranges from ~~. The second vowel ranges from ~~~...
Languages	Punjabi Punjabi language Punjabi is an Indo-Aryan language spoken by inhabitants of the historical Punjab region . For Sikhs, the Punjabi language stands as the official language in which all ceremonies take place. In Pakistan, Punjabi is the most widely spoken language...
Surnames:	Mangat

Mangat, also written as Mawngat or Mongat, is a famous Jat clan, based in Punjab

Punjab (India)

Punjab ) is a state in the northwest of the Republic of India, forming part of the larger Punjab region. The state is bordered by the Indian states of Himachal Pradesh to the east, Haryana to the south and southeast and Rajasthan to the southwest as well as the Pakistani province of Punjab to the...

, northwest India, although some members also live in Punjab, Pakistan.

History and origin

Sikh "Mangat's" were instrumental in the creation and preservation of the Sikh religion and the Khalsa Panth. Mangats have been instrumental figures for centuries in military machines, ranging from the armies of the tenth Sikh Guru, Sri Guru Gobind Singh to present day forces, including Indian, Pakistani, Australia, the United Kingdom, Canadian, and American.

Sikhs of Mangat

Mangat

For the Article on Jat clan, see Mangat Mangat is a town and Union Council of Mandi Bahauddin District in the Punjab province of Pakistan. It is located at 32°31'0N 73°30'0E and has an altitude of 223 metres . Literacy rate is not high in this locality. Farming is main occupation....

 united with other tribes of the Gondal Bar area that falls in districts Mandi Bahauddin

Mandi Bahauddin

Mandi Bahauddin is the capital of Mandi Bahauddin District in the Punjab province of Pakistan. The town is some 220 metres above the sea level and is situated in upper Punjab, between the rivers Jhelum and Chenab . Mandi Bahauddin city is situated some 50 km from the M2 - Motorway of...

 and Sargodha

Sargodha

Sargodha is a city in the Sargodha District of Punjab province, Pakistan.Sargodha is located in the northwest of Pakistan. It is the eleventh largest city of Pakistan and also known as Pakistan's best citrus-producing area. It is an agricultural trade centre with various industries...

 in 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...

Punjab and defended the region against hordes of invaders from Afghanistan, Central Asia and Persia who entered through Khyber Pass for loot, pilferage and plunder. No invader was allowed passage through that region. Nader Shah was forced to follow a different route to raid Delhi and never transgressed Mandi Bahauddin and Sargodha.

Mangat in East Punjab

The Mangat live along the location: Ludhiana in punjab - Ramgarh, Rampur, Mahdudan, Begowal, Mangat, Katani, Neelon, Lall kalan, Ghulal, Kubbe, Chandran, Laton, Jattana, Dholewal,Doaba[in district-hoshiarpur in some villages] etc.,and Mangats now live in U.P, villages such as Kutubpur Muzzaffnager ramraj and Palia Kalan. These are only some of the villages of the many inhabited by Mangats.

Religion

All of the Mangat Jats are Sikhs and Muslims in India and Pakistan Punjab. They have distinguished themselves in fields of agriculture and have been great traditional warriors.

Famous people

Dr. Charanpal Singh Mangat is a renowned pediatrician and obstretrician of Detroit, Michigan.

Preet Mangat is a popular Punjabi singer from Katani, Distt of Ludhiana.

B.S. Mangat is a former DGP of Punjab.

Amrit Mangat, Liberal MPP, Brampton, Canada.

Ch. Ghulam Shabbir Mangat, Poet from Safdarabad

Sd. Mohinder Singh Mangat, founder member of several educational institutions and Mai Bhago College for Women at village Ramgarh, Dist. Ludhiana is recipient of National Sadbhavna Award for promoting education for women in rural India.

Laila Muqaddas Mangat, MPA, Punjab, Pakistan

Amar Singh Mangat, Athlete, 1964 Tokyo Olympics, Vice Captain, Kenyan National Hockey Team

S.Teja Singh Mangat, Retd. Deputy Chief of British Police, Tanzania, Founder member of Dal Nagar Farms and Oxford Schools, P.O Sampurna Nagar, Teh. Palia, Distt. lakhimpur Kheri, UP

Jag Mangat, is a well known model and actor from Canada

Blal Mangat, CEO and founder of Mangat Enterprises