Sidhu
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Jat Clan: Sidhu | |
Distribution | Malwa(Punjab),ganganagar district Ganganagar district Ganganagar District is a northern most district of Rajasthan state in western India. The town of Sri Ganganagar is the district headquarters.-History:... |
Descended from: | Bhatti 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 |
Branches: | Brar, Harike, Bhaike, Jaid, Pirkotiye, Rosse and Manoke |
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... Hinduism & 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: | Sidhu and brar; |
Sidhu is the most influential and prominent Jat
Jat people
The Jat people are a community of traditionally non-elite tillers and herders in Northern India and Pakistan. Originally pastoralists in the lower Indus river-valley of Sindh, Jats migrated north into the Punjab region in late medieval times, and subsequently into the Delhi Territory,...
/Jatt 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).The Sidhu clan is mainly found in the Malwa region of Punjab state,Ganganagar district and the province of 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...
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...
. The Sidhus were mostly rich landlords and farmers, and they were one of the earliest Jat clans.
Brars
Brars unlike the Sidhus are almost entirely Sikh by faith.Brar was the fifth generation descendant of Sidhu. Brar had six sons but only Dull and Paur could attain fame. Brar had three brothers whose descendants also call themselves Brars. The Harike Sidhus also claim to be Brars although they are not. Faridkotiye and Sangharke belong to the lineage of Dull while Phoolke
Phoolka
Phoolka is a Jat Gotra found in Punjab and Punjab .- Genealogy :The Phoolka Sardars trace their genealogy from the Raja of Jaisalmer Rawal Jaisal , Yadu Bhatti Rajput of Chandra Vanshi clan and are descendants of Lord Krishna, Avatar of Lord Vishnu...
, Mehrajke and Ghurajke are from the lineage of Paur. They are mostly settled in the Bahia area of Bathinda.