Categories: Articles lacking sources from May 2007 | All articles lacking sources | Islamic culture | Surnames | Quraish | Social groups of India | Social groups of Pakistan A Kshatriya is a member of the military or reigning order, according to the law-code of Manu the second ranking caste of the Indian varna system of four castes, the first being the Brahmin or priestly caste, the third the Vaishya or mercantile caste and the lowest the Shudra. ... Ahir (a corruption of the word Abhir, fearless) is a subgroup of the Yadav caste of India. ... The Dhangar caste is primarily located in the Indian state of Maharashtra. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Look up Kamboj in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... The Khasas are an ancient people, believed to be a section of the Iranians who originally belonged to Central Asia from where they had penetrated, in remote antiquity, the Himalayas from Central Asia through Kashgar and Kashmir and dominated the whole hilly region. ... Yadav (Sanskrit: यादव) is a Indian caste that claims descent from the clan of Yadu. ... The Arain (Urdu: آرائین) are an agricultural[1] caste[2] settled mainly in the Punjab[3][4] (Pakistan and India), with significant numbers also in the Sindh[5] (Pakistan). ... The Arain (Urdu: آرائین) are an agricultural[1] caste[2] settled mainly in the Punjab[3][4] (Pakistan and India), with significant numbers also in the Sindh[5] (Pakistan). ... Choudhury (variously spelt in different areas: Chaudhri, Chaudhari, Chaudhury, Chaudhary) a Sanskrit and Hindi term literally meaning a holder of four, the explanation of which is obscure. ... Mehr or Meher can mean several things: Mehr or Meher (in Persian: مهر) means sun and love. ... This article is about Pakistan nobility. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Melik. ... Sardar, in some senses also Sirdar (Persian: سردار ) (, IPA ) is a Persian word meaning commander. ... A Brahmin (anglicised from the Sanskrit adjective belonging to Brahma, also known as Brahman belonging to ; Vipra, Dvija twice-born, Dvijottama best of the twice born or earth-god) is considered to be the highest class (varna) in the Indian caste system of Hindu society [1] [2], although this status... The Saraswat Brahmins claim descent from a Brahmin caste mentioned in ancient Hindu scriptures as inhabiting the Saraswati River valley, the geographic location of which is unknown. ... The Brahmins of the Punjab region are chiefly Saraswat Brahmins. ... Mohyal (sometimes Muhiyal or Mahjal) is the name of an endogamous group of seven lineages arising from the Gandhara region, once a great center of Indian learning. ... Chhibber is a famous Brahmin clan from the Punjab. ... Datt or Dutt is a famous Brahmin clan from the Punjab. ... Mohan is a famous Brahmin clan from the Punjab. ... Vaid is a famous Brahmin clan from the Punjab. ... In South Asias caste system, a Dalit; often called an untouchable; is a person of shudra; the lowest of the four castes. ... Punjab is the state in the Indian Union with the highest percentage of Dalits (27%). Dalits in the Punjab are Hindus as well as Sikhs, Ravidasis, Balmikis as well as Kabirpanthis. ... Sage Valmiki Balmiki is a prominent Dalit community of the state of Punjab in India. ... Chamar (Tanner) ( from the Sanskrit Charmakara) is a prominent occupational Dalit caste in India. ... Chura is a caste in India whose traditional occupation is sweeping. ... A religious community in India which recognises Kabir as their Satguru or Prophet. ... A Mazhabi person is one belonging to the Dalit population of Punjab and Haryana in Northern India. ... Ramdasia sikh is a caste in India. ... The introduction to this article provides insufficient context for those unfamiliar with the subject matter. ... Har The members of the Ravidasi religion believe in Guru Ravidas or Raidas as their founding prophet. ... Jat people (IAST: , Hindi: , Punjabi: , Urdu: ) of Northern India and Pakistan, are an ethnic group descendants of Indo-Aryan/Indo-Scythian tribes. ... Jatt refers to group of people who mainly lived in Punjab. ... The clan names of the Jats are unique in India. ... Khatri is the Punjabi adaptation of Sanskrit word Kshatriya (Hindi: , ). The Kshatriya are the traditionally members of the Hindu military order. ... Khatri is the Punjabi adaptation of Sanskrit word Kshatriya (Hindi: , ). The Kshatriya are the traditionally members of the Hindu military order. ... This does not cite its references or sources. ... Aroras (or Aror-vanshis) are an urban mercantile community of the Punjab and Sindh. ... Sood is a last name of Khatri origin. ... Bhatia is a surname found mostly in North and West India. ... This does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Rajput (from the Sanskrit tatpurusha compound , son of a king) is a Caste among Hindus in India, Pakistan and Nepal. ... Rajput (from the Sanskrit tatpurusha compound , son of a king) is a Caste among Hindus in India, Pakistan and Nepal. ... Bais may refer to: Bais City, a city located in the province of Negros Oriental, Philippines Bais, a commune of the Ille-et-Vilaine département, in France Bais, a commune of the Mayenne département, in France Bais Rajput, Rajputs/kshatriya living in Unnao/Raibarely dist of UP India... Bhutta (Urdu: بھٹہ ) is a Baloch tribe in Sindh and Balochistan provinces of Pakistan. ... Bhatti is a chandravanshi rajput clan and is one of the largest tribes of Rajputs, and also is a tribe of Jats. ... Chadhar is a Punjabi tribe of India and Pakistan. ... Chauhan or Chahaman(a) is a clan that ruled parts of Northern India in the Middle Ages. ... The Chibb Rajput Or chibb Rajas(Hindi: चिब, Urdu: چب) are one of the most dominant warrior clans of Punjab in India and Pakistan. ... Doad is a clan or gotra of Rajputs in Punjab, India. ... The Dogras are a Northern Indo-Aryan ethnic group in South Asia. ... Jamwals are Dogra rajputs from J&K. Maharaja Ranjit Singh handed over the reigns of J&K to Gulab Singh Jamwal. ... Former Pakistani Chief of Army Staff General Asif Nawaz Janjua of Chakri Rajgaan The Janjua Rajput (Urdu: جنجوعہ, Punjabi ਜਨ੍ਜੁਅ) (also spelt Janjuha, Janjuah) are one of the most dominant royal warrior clans of Punjab. ... The Jarral Rajputs (also spelt Jiral, Jirral) are a prominent Muslim Rajput tribe of Azad Kashmir and Punjab provinces of Pakistan. ... Jaswal is a Rajput surname found predominantly in Northern India and Pakistan. ... Joiya or Johiya(Urdu: جوئیہ) is a Rajput Clan found in Northern India and Pakistan. ... The Khakha Rajputs (also spelt Khaka, Kakha) of Azad Kashmir, Pakistan are a renowned warlike and powerful Muslim Rajput clan, who have inhabited the Kashmiri region since the 13th century. ... The Kharal a Rajput tribe living in Sandal Bar in the Punjab provice of Pakistan, claiming their descent from the Agnikula Rajput family. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Mahnike is a sub-clan of the Chadhar clan of Rajputs and Jats. ... Mair Rajputs or Maid Rajputs is the name of a Hindu Punjabi caste in India from amongst the Punjabi Rajputs. ... Manhas or Minhas is a Rajput clan from the Jammu region of the Indian Subcontinent, and is an off shoot of Jamwal-Dogra rajputs. ... Manj is a sub cast of Rajput, specifically claiming to be Bhatti Rajputs. ... Meo (Hindi: मेव, Urdu: میو) is a prominent Muslim Rajput tribe from Northern India and Pakistan. ... The Mer population of Kathiawar region in Saurashtra also known as the Maher, Mihir, Mair or Mehr are a community of people who have evolved from the Kshatriya varna within Hinduism. ... Minhas or Manhas is a Rajput clan from the Jammu region of the Indian Subcontinent. ... Mir (Urdu: مير) is a tribe in Sindh and Punjab provinces of Pakistan. ... The Nauls are a tribe mostly native to the city of Jhang in Punjab (Pakistan). ... Noon (Hindi: नून, Urdu: نون) is a prominent Punjabi tribe in India and Pakistan, found among both Rajputs and Jats. ... The Ponwar (also Panwar or Pawar) are a Maratha clan that ruled the states of Chhatarpur, Dewas, Dhar, and Rajgarh in central India. ... The Pratiharas, also called the Gurjara-Pratiharas were an Indian dynasty who ruled kingdoms in Rajasthan and northern India from the sixth to the eleventh centuries. ... Parmara was a medieval Kingdom in Northern India. ... The most powerful military vassals of the Chauhan Empire of Delhi, the Pundir are a Suryavanshi branch of the Dahima Rajputs, one of the thirty six royal rajput clans. ... Rana is a clan or gotra of Jats in Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh in India. ... The Ranial and Dhamial Rajputs of the Punjab region are branches of the famed Janjua Rajput clan. ... The Mehrangarh fort, Jodhpur The Rathore or Rathor or Rathod (Hindi: राठौड, IAST: or , Urdu: راٹھور) is a Rajput tribe of India. ... Saini is a prominent caste of India. ... The Jhang District (in green) in Punjab (Pakistan) Sial (Punjabi/Urdu: سیال) is a Punjabi tribe from the Jhang District of Punjab, Pakistan. ... The Tomar/a, or Tanwar/a or Toor/a, is a northwestern Indian Rajputs clan. ... Wattu (Urdu: وٹو) is a Punjabi tribe in Pakistan. ... Wejhwa is sub Tribe of Chadhar tribe. ... Wijhalke is a sub-clan or gotra of the Chadhar clan among Rajputs and Jats. ... Shaikh (Arabic: شيخ ), meaning elder of a tribe, lord, revered old man, or Islamic scholar. ... Shaikh (Arabic: شيخ ),(also rendered as Sheik, Shaykh or Sheikh) is a word in the Arabic language meaning elder of tribe, lord or a revered old man. ... Parachas also known as Piracha, Peracha, Pracha, Paracha are wealthy Muslim traders of North Westeen Province and northwestern Punjab of Pakistan. ... Abbasi (Arabic:عباسی) is a prominent Muslim family name. ... Alavi (Arabic: علوي) is a Muslim family name denoting descent from Hadrat Ali cousin of Prophet Muhammad. ... Gardezi is a common Muslim family name. ... Gilani (or Jilani in Arabic for linguistic reasons) is a family name originating from Gilan, province of Iran. ... Hashemi (Arabic: ہاشمی ) is a clan of Meccan tribe Quraish (Arabic: قریش ) that the Islamic prophet Muhammad belonged to before he received the revelations of Islam. ... Osmani or Usmani or Othmani or Uthmani (Arabic: عثمانی) it is a common family name signifying ancestory from Hazrat Uthman (Arabic: عثمان بن عفان), third Khalifa of Islam. ... Quraishi (also rendered as Qoraishi, Koraishi or Kureishi), is a family family name claiming ancestory from Quraish (Arabic: ) tribe that Prophet Muhammad belonged to. ... Sayyid () (plural Saadah) is an honorific title often given to males accepted as descendants of the Islamic prophet Muhammad through his grandsons, Hassan and Husayn, who were the sons of his daughter Fatima Zahra and his cousin and son-in-law Ali ibn Abi Talib. ... Shaikh Siddiqui (Arabic: صدیقی ) is a word in the Arabic language meaning truthful. ... This article is about Tarkhan, a Northern Indian tribe. ... This article is about Tarkhan, a Northern Indian tribe. ... Bhatti is a chandravanshi rajput clan and is one of the largest tribes of Rajputs, and also is a tribe of Jats. ... Jhangra is one of the 57 Union Councils of Abbottabad District in the North West Frontier Province of Pakistan [1]. It is located in the south west of the district. ... Khokhar or Khokar is a gotra of Rajputs, Khatris, Tarkhans and Jats found in Punjab and Uttar Pradesh in India. ... The Matharus (also spelt Matharoo) are a prominent Tarkhan clan found in Northern India. ... The Virdis (also spelt Verdi, Virdee, Virdy) are a Tarkhan clan found in Northern India. ... The following is a list of clans/gotras of the Tarkhan community of Punjab (India) in alphabetical order: // Ahdi Arrii Assi Aatli Ajimal Babra Bachu Bansal Bahra Bamrah Bara Barhey Bassan Bari Baharha Bhachu Bhachoo Bhamber Bhambher Bhambra Bhamra Bhella Bhelay Bhumber Bhara Bharaj Bhari Bhatti Bheley Bhogal Bhui Bhurjee... Ahluwalias are one of the most progressive community of Punjab. ... Awan (Urdu: اعوان), a South Asian tribe, putatively of Arab origin, living predominantly in western and central parts of Punjab, Pakistan. ... Bakarwal (or Bakharwal) is a nomadic tribe based in the Pir Panjal and Himalayan mountains of South Asia. ... The Hindi word Bania is derived from the Sanskrit vanika (वणिक)or trader. ... The Bishnois are a community of nature worshippers in the state of Rajasthan, India. ... The introduction to this article provides insufficient context for those unfamiliar with the subject matter. ... The location of Hazara relative to surrounding areas Gakhar (also Gakkhar) or Ghakkar (Urdu: گاکھر ) are an ancient Aryan clan of India and Pakistan. ... Kalal is a caste found mainly in Punjab, India who are traditionally Blacksmiths. ... Labanas are a tribe which live all over India. ... The introduction of this article does not provide enough context for readers unfamiliar with the subject. ... is a tribe living in Srgodha district Punjab Pakistan. ... Sansi is a nomadic tribe originally located in the Rajputana area of northwestern India but expelled in the 13th century by Muslim invaders and now living in Rajasthan state as well as scattered throughout all of India. ...