Warraich (caste)
Warraich or Waraich is a Jat warrior ethnic clan found in Pakistani Punjab and the Indian states of Punjab and Haryana.[1][2][3][4][5] The Aristocratic House of Sukerchakia Confederacy originated from this clan.[6][7][8][9][10]
Notable peoples
References
- ↑ Jones, Philip E. (2003). The Pakistan People's Party: Rise to Power. Oxford University Press. p. 329. ISBN 978-0-19-579966-8.
In the main, this area is dominated by strong, local Jat clans (Chatha, Cheema, Tarar, Gondal and Waraich) that, in the past near-century, ...[verification needed]
- ↑ Singh, Kumar Suresh (1996). "Appendix B". Communities, Segments, Synonyms, Surnames and Titles. People of India: National series. Vol. 8 (Illustrated ed.). Delhi: Anthropological Survey of India. pp. 1355–1357. ISBN 0-19-563357-1. OCLC 35662663.
- ↑ Singh, Surinder (30 September 2019). The Making of Medieval Panjab: Politics, Society and Culture c. 1000–c. 1500. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-000-76068-2.
In the present case, the zamindars were Jats who hailed from different clans - Siyal, Ranjha, Waraich, Nahar, and Chaddar. Their well-defined enclaves comprised agricultural lands and moors, enabling them to cultivate crops and maintain herds of cattle. It appears that the zamindars were obsessed with the desire of local dominance, which was coupled with a strong sense of survival and an avid fervour for honour.
- ↑ Akhtar, Nabila (30 December 2016). "Dynamics Of Biraderism In Electoral Politics Of District Toba Tek Singh". THE JOURNAL OF THE PANJAB UNIVERSITY HISOTIRCAL SOCIETY: 136.
if a Jat belongs to a Warraich Biraderi selected as a member of provincial assembly then the possibilities increased for a Jat to become a member of the National Assembly.
- ↑ Nasim, Gulsion; Ali, Muhammad Kashif; Ali, Sharaf (7 June 2024). "A Life of Service: Contributions of Ch. Zahoor Elahi in the Politics of Pakistan". Pakistan Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences. Pakistan. 12 (2): 1728. doi:10.52131/pjhss.2024.v12i2.2217. ISSN 2415-007X.
Warraich clan, a sub-tribe of Jat tribe. The clan was originally Hindu (Ahmad, 1993)and his ancestors belonged to Suraj Bansi warrior Rajput family from Ajodiya; Chogara (his ancestor) had four sons named Roy, Nat, Kang and Walha. From Nat family, an individual named Seeta came in Gujrat in Akbar's era and settled in Nat village (Malik, 1966)The Warraichs clan is found in the tract along with the Chenab River, which is irrigated mostly in the Gujrat tehsil extends to Phalia and also some villages of the Kharian tehsil(Ahmad, 1993)
- ↑ Syed, Dr Karim Haider; Shirazi, Dr Safdar Ali (24 December 2021). "HISTORICAL GEOGRAPHY OF SUKERCHAKIA MISAL TILL THE EMERGENCE OF SIKH EMPIRE". Psychology and Education Journal. Pakistan. 58 (5): 7851. ISSN 1553-6939.
Charhat Singh shifted from Shukerchak to Raja Sansi village. He stayed in Raja Sansi till 1756 when he married to Mai Desan the daughter of Amir Singh Warraich of Gujranwala.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Ancestors of Sher-e-Punjab Maharaja Ranjit Singh". Institute of Sikh Studies, Chandigarh. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
- ↑ "Ancestors Table of Maharaja Duleep Singh". Institute of Sikh Studies, Chandigarh. Retrieved 26 May 2023.
- ↑ Chhabra, G. S. (1972). "Chapter 1: The Ancestors of Maharaja Ranjit Singh". Advanced History of the Punjab: Ranjit Singh & post Ranjit Singh period. Advanced History of the Punjab. Vol. 2 (2nd ed.). New Academic Publishing Company. pp. 1–13.
- ↑ The Sikh Review. Vol. 28. Calcutta: Sikh Cultural Centre. 1980. p. 9.
