Jat Clan: Sangha
Distribution	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...  and 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...
Descended from:	Saroya 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... s
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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:	Sangha and Chaudhry

Sangha is a Jat gotra

Gotra

In the Hindu society, the term Gotra broadly refers to people who are descendants in an unbroken male line from a common male ancestor. Panini defines gotra for grammatical purposes as apatyam pautraprabhrti gotram , which means "the word gotra denotes the progeny beginning with the son's son"...

 (clan) with origins 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...

, India

India

India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...

 and Punjab

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...

, 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

Sangha represents Jats who are from an Indo-Scythian background. Shah Saroa had five sons Sangha, Malhi, Dhillon, Dhindsa and Dosanjh

Dosanjh

Dosanjh is a surname as well as Jat clan with origins in Punjab, India. Dosanjh is typically associated with the Jat people of South Asia.- Notable people named Dosanjh :* Ujjal Dosanjh, Canadian politician...

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History of the SANGHA Jatts (source: "Jattan Da Itihas" - Author: Hoshiar Singh Dulhe)

This is an ancient Jatt tribe. This clan was founded by Saroi. This clan ruled over Delhi at one time, 6th to 8th century. Dhillon, Sangha, Malhi, Dosanjh and Dhindsa of Saroi lineage went towards Rajasthan. They came into Punjab at the end of 15th century.

Historian Bhai Samsher Singh Ashok in his book “Punjabi Jeewan ate Sanskriti’, writes that people of Sangha clan have been dwelling in the villages of Sangha in Amritsar, Kala Sangha, Jandu Sangha and Dusanjh in Jalandhar , Bhaiki Daroli in Ferozepur and Guara in the district of Sangrur. Malhi and Dhillon are two of branches of this Clan. Charhik was founded by Sanghas. Sanghas left Moga to found Daroli.

According to the first land demarcation of 1852-53, a dancer named Daroli had received some estate here from Moslem King. Sangha became tenants of Daroli. After her death they inherited her estate. According to Ferozepur Gazeteer, Baba Lumbra’s descendents settled Sanghas in Malwa. Founders of Daroli were Ajab and Ajaib, two sons of Baba Lumbra. Both brothers were keen followers of 3rd Sikh Guru. They are also referred in one of the ballads of Bhai Gurdas.

Sai Das Khatri, the co-brother-in-law of Guru Hargobind Sahib

Guru Har Gobind

Guru Hargobind Sahib, also Saccha Badshah was the sixth of the Sikh gurus and became Guru on 25 May 1606 following in the footsteps of his father Guru Arjan Dev. He was not, perhaps, more than eleven at his father's execution...

 dwelled in Daroli. He was staunch follower of Guru Arjan Dev Ji

Guru Arjan Dev

Guru Arjan Dev Ji was the fifth of the Ten Gurus of Sikhism. He was born in Goindval, Punjab, India, the youngest son of Guru Ram Das and Bibi Bhani, the daughter of Guru Amar Das. He became the Guru of the Sikhs on 1 September 1581 after the death of his father Guru Ram Das. Guru Arjan died in...

. Sanghas were keen followers of Sikhism. The 6th Guru gave the title of Bhaiki to the village of Daroli. Hence Sanghas are also known as Bhaike. Bhai Kalyan Das of Sangha clan was a staunch follower 6th Guru. He was grandson of Ajaib. Bhai Kalayna’s son Bhai Nand Chand became a General of Guru Gobind Singh. The descendents of Bhai Kalyana founded the two villages named Koreala, two named Taimur and Jogewala and Bhai ka Wara.

When their numbers inflated in Malwa, some of the Sanghas went towards Majha and Doaba. Most of the Sanghas are presently settled in Doaba. The village of Chakk Sangha near Garhshankar was founded by Sangha jatts. Some of the sangha famlies are in village azam wala dist.fazilka. Mugowal and Purkhowal are two other examples of villages near Garhshankar where people of this clan can be found. Shahabpur in Nawan Shehar is also a prominent Sangha village. Presently Sanghas are settled as far as Mansa and Bathinda . The village of Sangha in Mansa was also founded by Sanghas. There is also a village named Sanghe in Tarntaran.

Bhai Samesher Singh Ashok was a Sangha Jatt. Major Darbara Singh of Moga has penned a deeply
researched book titled ‘Sanghian da Itehas.” Sangha is a prominent Clan of Jatts.

Distribution

Most of the Sangha jats lives in and around Moga

Moga, Punjab

Moga is a city and a municipality in Moga district in the Indian state of Punjab.It became part and headquarter of 17th District in the state, Moga district of Punjab State on 24th day of November 1995, by then Chief Minister Harcharan Singh Brar. Before this, Moga was a part of Faridkot District...

, Jalandhar

Jalandhar

Jalandhar is a city in Jalandhar District in the state of Punjab, India. It is located 144 km northwest of the state capital, Chandigarh...

, Ferozepur, Kapurthala

Kapurthala

Kapurthala is a city in Punjab state of India. It is the administrative headquarters of Kapurthala District. It was the capital of the Kapurthala State, a princely state in British India. The secular and aesthetic mix of the city with its prominent buildings based on French and Indo-Saracenic...

, Sialkot

Sialkot

Sialkot is a city in Pakistan situated in the north-east of the Punjab province at the foothills of snow-covered peaks of Kashmir near the Chenab river. It is the capital of Sialkot District. The city is about north-west of Lahore and only a few kilometers from Indian-controlled Jammu.The...

, Muridke

Muridke

Muridke is a major commercial area near the city of Lahore, Pakistan, it is located at 31°45'35N 73°50'16E and has an elevation of 205 m and is situated on the famous Grand Trunk Road and at the crossroads to Sheikhupura, Gujranwala and Narang Mandi/ Narowal...

, Gurdaspur

Gurdaspur

Gurdaspur is a city in the state of Punjab, situated in the northwest part of the Republic of India. It is located in the center of and is the administrative head of Gurdaspur District. It was the location of a fort which was famous for the siege it sustained in 1712 from the Mughals...

, Hoshiarpur

Hoshiarpur

Hoshiarpur is a city and a municipal council in Hoshiarpur district in the Indian state of Punjab. It was founded, according to tradition, during the early part of the fourth century. In 1809 it was occupied by the forces of Maharaja Karanvir Singh and was united into the greater state of Punjab....

 , Multan

Multan

Multan , is a city in the Punjab Province of Pakistan and capital of Multan District. It is located in the southern part of the province on the east bank of the Chenab River, more or less in the geographic centre of the country and about from Islamabad, from Lahore and from Karachi...

 and Kharian

Kharian

Kharian is a city of Gujrat District in the Punjab province of Pakistan. The chief city of Kharian Tehsil, it lies almost midway between Lahore and Islamabad on the Grand Trunk Road . This is the road which connects the city all the way to Bangladesh, India and Afghanistan and was used during...

. There are some villages name populated with Sangha jatts.

Wara Bhai (Frozepur),Koreala ( Moga )
Dosanjh

Dosanjh, Moga (Punjab)

Dosanjh is a village in Indian Punjab. It is situated in Moga district on Amritsar Barnala road. The village is divided in four pattis, Kalha Patti, Gajju Patti, Budhu Patti, Rama Patti...

, Daroli Bhai(Moga),[Dhudi-Faridkot(Punjab)]

Jandu Singha (Jalandhar

Jalandhar

Jalandhar is a city in Jalandhar District in the state of Punjab, India. It is located 144 km northwest of the state capital, Chandigarh...

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Kala Sanghian (Kapurthala

Kapurthala

Kapurthala is a city in Punjab state of India. It is the administrative headquarters of Kapurthala District. It was the capital of the Kapurthala State, a princely state in British India. The secular and aesthetic mix of the city with its prominent buildings based on French and Indo-Saracenic...

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Sanghe Khalsa (Jalandhar

Jalandhar

Jalandhar is a city in Jalandhar District in the state of Punjab, India. It is located 144 km northwest of the state capital, Chandigarh...

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Sanghe Jagir (Jalandhar

Jalandhar

Jalandhar is a city in Jalandhar District in the state of Punjab, India. It is located 144 km northwest of the state capital, Chandigarh...

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Sanghe (Ludhiana),
Sanghe (Tarn Taran

Tarn Taran

Tarn Taran may refer to:*Tarn Taran Sahib, a city in Tarn Taran district, Punjab, India*Tarn Taran district, a district in Punjab, India*Tarn Taran...

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Jaura Sangha (Gurdaspur

Gurdaspur

Gurdaspur is a city in the state of Punjab, situated in the northwest part of the Republic of India. It is located in the center of and is the administrative head of Gurdaspur District. It was the location of a fort which was famous for the siege it sustained in 1712 from the Mughals...

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Sanghe Wala (Sialkot

Sialkot

Sialkot is a city in Pakistan situated in the north-east of the Punjab province at the foothills of snow-covered peaks of Kashmir near the Chenab river. It is the capital of Sialkot District. The city is about north-west of Lahore and only a few kilometers from Indian-controlled Jammu.The...

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Sanghe Mere Wala (Muridke

Muridke

Muridke is a major commercial area near the city of Lahore, Pakistan, it is located at 31°45'35N 73°50'16E and has an elevation of 205 m and is situated on the famous Grand Trunk Road and at the crossroads to Sheikhupura, Gujranwala and Narang Mandi/ Narowal...

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Sanghe Kotshah (Kharian

Kharian

Kharian is a city of Gujrat District in the Punjab province of Pakistan. The chief city of Kharian Tehsil, it lies almost midway between Lahore and Islamabad on the Grand Trunk Road . This is the road which connects the city all the way to Bangladesh, India and Afghanistan and was used during...

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Azam Wala (Fazilka

Fazilka

Fazilka is a city and a municipal council and 22nd newest district in the state of Punjab, India and recently declared as District on July 27, 2011 consisting three subdivisions Fazilka, Jalalabad and Abohar besides three sub-tehsils Arniwala Sheikh Suban, Sito Guno and Khuian Sarwar.- History...

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See also

• Jatt Sikh
• Muslim Jat of Punjab