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'''Dhaka''' (may be confused with [[Dhakia]]) is an empirical subunit based on the topological caste of [[Jats]]<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tlsPnV87QLoC&dq=Sharma,+Brij+Kishore+(2008).+Social,+Economic+and+Political+Contribution+of+Caste+Associations+in+Northern+India:+A&pg=PA4|title=Social, Economic and Political Contribution of Caste Associations in Northern India: A Case Study of All India Jat Mahasabha|last=Sharma|first=Brij Kishore|date=2008|publisher=Har-Anand Publications|isbn=978-81-241-1412-4|page=71|language=en|quote=These following are the principal gotra or subdivision of the Meerut and Bulandsahar districts and also found in the other districts mentioned below; '''Dhaka'''}}</ref> and mostly subordinates to Sikhs clan, historically traces its origins to a <u>Keshdhari</u> (literally means ''Anti Hindu'') warrior community. Over time, especially during the [[Akali movement|Sikh reform movements]] led by figures like [[Kahn Singh Nabha]], they adopted the "Hum Hindu Nahin" ideology to assert a distinct Sikh identity.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2024-12-02|title=What caste "Dhaka" gotra among Jat-Sikh initially belong to? For instance why they hate Hindu religion, - Brainly.in|url=https://brainly.in/question/61476317|access-date=2025-05-02|website=brainly.in|language=en-IN|quote=The "Dhaka" gotra among Jat Sikhs historically traces its origins to a Keshdhari (literally means Anti Hindu) warrior community. Over time, especially during the Sikh reform movements led by figures like Kahn Singh Nabha, they adopted the "Hum Hindu Nahin" ideology to assert a distinct Sikh identity}}</ref>
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They are one of [[Sikhism|proselyters of Sikh faith]] which played an key role to hospitably assist women from the Khatri or Arora backgrounds and shelter them in [[refugee camp]] due to rationalised order of [[Patiala state]] in 1947.{{fact|date=May 2025}}
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== Related pages ==
* [[Akali movement]]
* [[Khatri (caste)]]
* [[Refugee camp]]
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