Chokar_Kalan

Chokar Kalan

Chokar Kalan

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Chhokar[1][2][3][4][5], Chokar,[6][7] (also spelt) Chhokar, Chokhar,[8] or Chokar Kalan[9] is a clan of the Gurjar caste group found in the south Asian regions of India, Afghanistan and Pakistan.

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Distribution

Chhokar Gujjars are found in almost all provinces of Pakistan, Punjab, Sindh, Balochistan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Islamabad. Although in India they were found in Gujarat, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana[10][11] Uttarakhand, Jammu and Kashmir, and Dehli.[12]

References

  1. [1]
    Crooke, William (1890). An Ethnographical Hand-book for the N.-W. Provinces and Oudh. North-Western provinces and Oudh government Press. p. 90.
  2. [2]
    Swaran, Singh; Bhalla, V. (1997). Chandigarh. Anthropological Survey of India. ISBN 978-81-7304-119-8. Gujjar:The community has a number of clans. The principal clans are Barsoi, Dhanga, Chamayan, Chhokar, Khatana, Rawal, Khare, Seradra, Pilwara, Awana, Kumbar, Madi, Chechi, Koli, Chadri, Chanda, Mutan, Nekari, Rawat, Rajana, Budana. The clans regulate their marriage alliance.
  3. [3]
    Haryana State Gazetteer. Haryana Gazetteers Organisation, Revenue Department. 2001. p. 512. In Karnal area the principal clans of Gujjars are Rawal, Chhokar, Charmain and Kilson. They are mostly concentrated in the rural areas of Panipat and Kaithal tahsils. They are the devotees of Lord Krishana.
  4. [4]
    Vidya Prakash Tyagi (2009). Martial Races Of Undivided India. K.S publisher. p. 240.
  5. [5]
    Rahi, Javaid (2012-01-01). The Gujjars Vol: 01 and 02 Edited by Dr. Javaid Rahi. Jammu and Kashmir Acacademy of Art, Culture , Languages , Jammu. p. 602.
  6. [6]
    Singh, K. S. (1996). Communities, Segments, Synonyms, Surnames and Titles. Anthropological Survey of India. p. 1320. ISBN 978-0-19-563357-3.
  7. [7]
    Ibbetson, Sir Denzil; Maclagan (1990). Glossary of the Tribes and Castes of the Punjab and North West Frontier Province. Asian Educational Services. p. 182. ISBN 978-81-206-0505-3. CHOKAR, Chhokar, a Gujar tribe, found in Karnál, where they have long been settled. Immigrating from beyond Muttra they once held a chaubisi, or group of 24 villages, with Namaunda as their head-quarters
  8. [8]
    Aziz, Khursheed Kamal (1987). Rahmat Ali: A Biography. Vanguard. p. 32. ISBN 978-3-515-05051-7. Gujjars have 19 gots : Tunwar , Chokhar , Rawal , Kalsan , Kathana , Kasanah , Kalas , Gorsi , Chechi , Dhedar , Poswal , Lawi , Bijar , Khaindar , Melu , Thakaria , Chauhan , Monan , Bhumla.
  9. [9]
    Himalayan and Central Asian Studies: Journal of Himalayan Research and Cultural Foundation. The Foundation. 2000. pp. 6_7. Chokar Kalan is a minor clan of Gujjars other few frominent gotras of Gujjars are Khatana, Hakla, Bajjar, Chechi, Rathore, Chauhan, Bhatti, Rana, Thekria, Noon, Bhadana, Gorsi, Bagri, Kasana, Bajran, Kohli, Khari and others.
  10. [10]
    Singh, K. S. (1994). The Haryana. Anthropological Survey of India. p. 193. ISBN 978-81-7304-091-7. The Gujar community is also called Gujjar or Gurjar. It uses Chaudhary to identify itself in Haryana. Its sub-groups in Haryana are many such as Nangdi, Chhokar, Kasana, Khatana, Bhadana, Hathwal, Bawata, Chauhan, Verma, Bhatti, Tanwar, Khepad, Bejad, Poswal, Panwar, Kalsana and Lohmor.
  11. [11]
    Kumar, Raj (2008). Encyclopaedia of Untouchables Ancient, Medieval and Modern. Kalpas. p. 447. ISBN 978-81-7835-664-8.
  12. [12]
    Bingley, A. H.; Bahadur, Krishna Prakash (1978). History, Caste & Culture of Jāts and Gūjars. Ess Ess Publications. p. 40. The principal Gujjar clans of the Delhi are as follows:- Barsoi, Chamayan, Chhokar, Khatāna, Rāwal, Khare

Medieval sources

  1. William Crooke (1896) The Tribes and Castes of the North-western Provinces and Oudh: Volume 2 Office of the superintendent of government printing. p.450
  2. William Crooke (1896) An Ethnographical Hand-book for the N.-W. Provinces and Oudh North-Western provinces and Oudh government Press. p.90
  3. Horace Arthur Rose (1911) Glossary of the Tribes and Castes of the Punjab and North-West Frontier Province A-K: Volume 2 Nirmal Publishers and Distributors. p.182 ISBN:9788185297699
  4. Government of Himachal Pradesh, India (1961) Census of India, 1961: Volume 20 Manager of Publications. p. 379
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