Chhokar,[1][2][3] sometime spell as Chokar[4] or Chokhar,[5][6] is a clan of the Hindu and Muslim Gurjar people found in the south Asian regions of India, Afghanistan and Pakistan.
History
These Chhokar Gujjars once controlled over 24 villages in Panipat district and Namaunda served as its headquarters which is now in Haryana state of India. They came from Jewar Thappa, which is located outside of the Mathura district but inside Uttar Pradesh.[7]
In an account it is narrated that Chokar Gujjars were numerous with other important classes of the Gurjars in the Patiala state of the British Punjab during the British rule in Indian subcontinent.[8]
Distribution
Chhokar Gujjars are found in almost all provinces of Pakistan, Punjab, Sindh, Balochistan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Islamabad. Although in India they were found in Gujarat, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana[9][10] (they hold 24 villages in Karnal district of Haryana[7]), Uttarakhand, Jammu and Kashmir,[11] and Dehli.[12]
References
- ^ Swaran, Singh; Bhalla, V. (1997). Chandigarh. Anthropological Survey of India. ISBN 978-81-7304-119-8.
Gujjar:The community has a number of clans. The principal clans are Barsoi, Dhanga, Chamayan, Chhokar, Khatana, Rawal, Khare, Seradra, Pilwara, Awana, Kumbar, Madi, Chechi, Koli, Chadri, Chanda, Mutan, Nekari, Rawat, Rajana, Budana. The clans regulate their marriage alliance.
- ^ Haryana State Gazetteer. Haryana Gazetteers Organisation, Revenue Department. 2001. p. 512.
In Karnal area the principal clans of Gujjars are Rawal, Chhokar, Charmain and Kilson. They are mostly concentrated in the rural areas of Panipat and Kaithal tahsils. They are the devotees of Lord Krishana.
- ^ Vidya Prakash Tyagi (2009). Martial Races Of Undivided India. K.S publisher. p. 240.
- ^ Singh, K. S. (1996). Communities, Segments, Synonyms, Surnames and Titles. Anthropological Survey of India. p. 1320. ISBN 978-0-19-563357-3.
- ^ Aziz, Khursheed Kamal (1987). Rahmat Ali: A Biography. Vanguard. p. 32. ISBN 978-3-515-05051-7.
Gujjars have 19 gots : Tunwar , Chokhar , Rawal , Kalsan , Kathana , Kasanah , Kalas , Gorsi , Chechi , Dhedar , Poswal , Lawi , Bijar , Khaindar , Melu , Thakaria , Chauhan , Monan , Bhumla.
- ^ Himalayan and Central Asian Studies: Journal of Himalayan Research and Cultural Foundation. The Foundation. 2000. pp. 6_7.
few frominent gotras of Gujjars are Khatana, Hakla, Bajjar, Chokkar, Chechi, Rathore, Chauhan, Bhatti, Rana, Thekria, Noon, Bhadana, Gorsi, Bagri, Kasana, Bajran, Kohli, Khari and others.
- ^ a b Ibbetson, Sir Denzil; Maclagan (1990). Glossary of the Tribes and Castes of the Punjab and North West Frontier Province. Asian Educational Services. p. 182. ISBN 978-81-206-0505-3.
CHOKAR, Chhokar, a Gujar tribe, found in Karnál, where they have long been settled. Immigrating from beyond Muttra they once held a chaubisi, or group of 24 villages, with Namaunda as their head-quarters
- ^ Proceedings - Punjab History Conference. Department of Punjab Historical Studies, Punjabi University. 2006. p. 733. ISBN 978-81-302-0094-1.
The Gujars were an important agricultural and pastoral tribe. By origin they were, if language was a test, distinct from both the Rajputs and Jats as their dialect was akin to the Mewari of Central India.The important classes of Gujars in Patiala State were Bharwal, Lodi, Bargat, Duchak, Katoria, Latala, Jandar and Rawat. While in Nabha state, their important classes were Chokar, Bhargar, Chaprana, Doi, Kasana, Kharana and Sardhana.
- ^ Singh, K. S. (1994). The Haryana. Anthropological Survey of India. p. 193. ISBN 978-81-7304-091-7.
The Gujar community is also called Gujjar or Gurjar. It uses Chaudhary to identify itself in Haryana. Its sub-groups in Haryana are many such as Nangdi, Chhokar, Kasana, Khatana, Bhadana, Hathwal, Bawata, Chauhan, Verma, Bhatti, Tanwar, Khepad, Bejad, Poswal, Panwar, Kalsana and Lohmor.
- ^ Kumar, Raj (2008). Encyclopaedia of Untouchables Ancient, Medieval and Modern. Kalpas. p. 447. ISBN 978-81-7835-664-8.
- ^ Rahi, Javaid (1 January 2012). The Gujjars Vol: 01 and 02 Edited by Dr. Javaid Rahi. Jammu and Kashmir Acacademy of Art, Culture , Languages , Jammu. p. 602.
- ^ Bingley, A. H.; Bahadur, Krishna Prakash (1978). History, Caste & Culture of Jāts and Gūjars. Ess Ess Publications. p. 40.
The principal Gujjar clans of the Delhi are as follows:- Barsoi, Chamayan, Chhokar, Khatāna, Rāwal, Khare
Medieval sources
- William Crooke (1896) The Tribes and Castes of the North-western Provinces and Oudh: Volume 2 Office of the superintendent of government printing. p.450
- William Crooke (1896) An Ethnographical Hand-book for the N.-W. Provinces and Oudh North-Western provinces and Oudh government Press. p.90
- Horace Arthur Rose (1911) Glossary of the Tribes and Castes of the Punjab and North-West Frontier Province A-K: Volume 2 Nirmal Publishers and Distributors. p.182 ISBN 9788185297699
- Government of Himachal Pradesh, India (1961) Census of India, 1961: Volume 20 Manager of Publications. p. 379
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