Pundir

Pundir[1][2][3] or Pundhir is a clan of the Indian and Pakistani Gurjars. It is also found among the Jat caste group.[3][4][5]

Pundir
ReligionsHinduism, Islam
LanguagesGujari, Kashmiri, Punjabi, Urdu, and Hindi
CountryIndia, Pakistan
RegionPunjab, Pakistan, Azad Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Jammu and Kashmir
EthnicityGurjar (Gujjar)

Distribution

They inhabit mainly in the areas like Punjab, Pakistan, Uttarakhand, Jammu and Kashmir and Punjab, India.[6]

Refrences

  1. Sarkar, Jadunath. AIN-I-AKBARI OF ABUL FAZAL-I-ALLAMI. Balaji Publication. p. 197. Pundir is one of the numerous branches of the Gujar.
  2. Srivastava, Ashirbadi Lal (1973). Akbar the Great: Society and culture in 16th century India. Shiva Lal Agarwala. p. 36. Pundirs were a branch of Gujar as well as of Rajput and Jat castes
  3. 3.0 3.1 Srivastava, Lal (1972). Akbar the Great: Volume 3. Shiva Lal Agarwala. p. 36. Pundirs were a branch of Rajput as well as of Gujar and Jat castes.
  4. Pawar, Hukam Singh (1993). The Jats, Their Origin, Antiquity, and Migrations. Manthan Publications. p. 105. ISBN 978-81-85235-22-6.
  5. "Gurjar Gotra". web.archive.org. 2023-12-10. Retrieved 2024-01-06.
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Sources

  1. Asiatic Society (Kolkata, India) (1949) Bibliotheca Indica: Volume 271 Baptist Mission Press. p.197 "Pundir is one of the numerous branches of the Gujars."
  2. Abū al-Faz̤l ibn Mubārak, Henry Sullivan Jarrett, Sir Jadunath Sarkar (1927) The Ā-'īn-i Akbarī: A Gazetteer and Administrative Manual of Akbar's Empire and Past History of India · Volume 2 Asiatic Society. p.197