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Gujjars (or Gurjara, the Sanskrit form found in some literature) are a South Asian ethnic group mainly located in eastern Pakistan, Kashmir, and northwestern India. They are possibly the partial descendents of any number of Eurasian peoples including the Scythians, Georgians, or Khazars of the Caspian Sea who took part in the Scythia invasions of South Asia from the 5th century BCE to the 1st century CE or some other Turko-Iranian tribe that merged with local Indo-Aryan-speaking groups mainly in the Punjab and Kashmir regions. These sun-worshipping and Buddhist tribes ruled kingdoms covering much of present-day Afghanistan, Punjab, NWFP, Jammu and Kashmir, Gujarat, Rajasthan and Haryana. Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Migrants in one of the several migratory waves that brought Indo-Europeans into South-Asia. ... Sanskrit ( संस्कृतम्) is a classical language of India and a liturgical language of Hinduism, Buddhism, and Jainism. ... Map of South Asia South Asia is a subregion of Asia comprising the modern states of Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka, . It covers about 4,480,000 km², or 10 percent of the continent, and is also known as the Indian subcontinent. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... The term Eurasian refers to the cultural ties and linkages between those in a wider view of the Eurasian continent, centering on the Silk Road, and Central Asia. ... Scythia was an area in Eurasia inhabited in ancient times by an Indo-Aryans known as the Scythians. ... The Khazars were a Turkic semi-nomadic people from Central Asia who adopted Judaism. ... Caspian Sea viewed from orbit Caspian redirects here. ... BCE is a TLA that may stand for: Before the Common Era, date notation equivalent to BC (e. ... CE is common usage for Common Era, Current Era, or Christian Era (this year is 2005 CE). ... This is the disambiguation page for the terms Turk, Turkey, Turkic, and Turkish. ... The Indo-Aryan languages form a subgroup of the Indo-Iranian languages, thus belonging to the Indo-European family of languages. ... Punjab, 1903 Punjab Province, 1909 The Punjab (meaning: Land of five Rivers; also Panjab, Gurmukhi: ਪੰਜਾਬ, Shahmukhi: پنجاب) is a region straddling the border between India and Pakistan. ... A replica of an ancient statue found among the ruins of a temple at Sarnath Buddhism is a philosophy based on the teachings of the Buddha, Siddhārtha Gautama, a prince of the Shakyas, whose lifetime is traditionally given as 566 to 486 BCE. It had subsequently been accepted by... Punjab, 1903 Punjab Province, 1909 The Punjab (meaning: Land of five Rivers; also Panjab, Gurmukhi: ਪੰਜਾਬ, Shahmukhi: پنجاب) is a region straddling the border between India and Pakistan. ... North-West Frontier Province (NWFP) is geographically the smallest of the four provinces of Pakistan. ... Jammu Skyline Jammu is one of the three regions comprising the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... Gujarat (ગુજરાત in Gujarati) is the most industrialized state in India after Maharashtra and is located in western India, bordered by Pakistan to the northwest and Rajasthan to the north. ... Rajasthan (राजस्थान) is the geographically largest state in northwestern India. ... Haryana (हरयाणा) is a state in north India. ...

With the decline of Buddhism in the 8-10th centuries CE in parts of northwest India and the influx of Brahmanism, some land-owning Gujjars were assimilated into the Kshatriya caste. Muslim Arab conquests in the 8th century and the rise of Sufism in the 11th century helped to convert many Gujjars to Islam. Following the rise of Sikhism in the 16 century CE, many Hindu tribes in eastern Punjab became converts to the Sikh faith. Gujarat is said to be named after them as many Gujjars settled there in the 6th century CE. Young Indian brahmachari Brahmin Brahmanism is an early form of Hinduism which developed its ritual, worship and philosophy from the Vedas. ... According to the code of Manu, a Kshatriya is a member of the military or reigning order, one of four varna within the Vedic caste system. ... Sufism (Arabic تصوف taṣawwuf) is a mystic tradition of Islam based on the pursuit of spiritual truth as it is gradually revealed to the heart and mind of the Sufi (one who practices Sufism). ... Islām is described as a dīn, meaning way of life and/or guidance. ... The Golden Temple is a sacred shrine for Sikhs Sikhism (Punjabi: ਸਿੱਖੀ) is a religion based on the teachings of ten Gurus who lived primarily in 16th and 17th century India. ... A Hindu is an adherent of Hinduism, the predominant religious, philosophical and cultural systems of Bharat (India) and Nepal. ... Gujarat (ગુજરાત in Gujarati) is the most industrialized state in India after Maharashtra and is located in western India, bordered by Pakistan to the northwest and Rajasthan to the north. ...

The Gujjars of today are mainly a combination of local South Asian peoples who have absorbed some Central Asian elements over time. Historically, Gujjars have been identified with farming and cattle rearing in particular. As such the word Gujjar probably comes from gau-jar meaning cow herder or pastoralist. Many Gujjars are still pastoralists in northern parts of South Asia. Many Gujjars are well represented in the urban professions, civil service and officer class. Farming, ploughing rice paddy, in Indonesia Agriculture is the process of producing food, feed, fiber and other desired products by cultivation of certain plants and the raising of domesticated animals (livestock). ... Binomial name Bos taurus Linnaeus, 1758 Cattle (called cows in vernacular usage) are domesticated ungulates, a member of the subfamily Bovinae of the family Bovidae. ... Composite satellite image of the Indian subcontinent Map of South Asia. ...

Famous Gujjars in the History

• Ch.Rehmat Ali( who suggested word "Pakistan" for a Muslim nation in northwest British India)
• Ch.Muhammad Tufail (Nishan-e-Haider, Highest Military Award in Pakistan, awarded to him in 1958)
• Ch.Muhammad Ali(Former Prime minister of Pakistan who framed Pakistan's first constitution)
• Mian Muhammad Baksh (Famous Punjabi poet)
• Ch. Amir Hussain (Current Speaker of Pakistan National Assembly)
• Late Sh. Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel (A Great Freedom Fighter and Leader of India)
• Late Sh. Rajesh Pilot (A Great Leader of India)([www.rajeshpilot.com])

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External Links

• Major Indian Dynasties
• The Gupta Empire and India (320 AD - 750 AD)