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Bhullar ' onMouseout='HidePop("96700")' href="/topics/Saraiki_language">Saraiki
: ) is a Jat gotra
or clan found in the Punjab region
of (North) India
and (East) Pakistan
.
There are different views on how the Bhullars entered the Punjab. According to Nijjar (2008), the Jat clans moved from central Asia to India during the period between the 5th and the 9th century. According to Tod (1829), for centuries a few Jat tribes lived in co-existence in the current Punjab, while a large number of Jat tribes moved from Rajasthan to Punjab and other areas of India. Ibbetson (2002) noted that Bhullar's, Maan's and Hayer's are believed to be the original settlers of the Punjab, gotras without entering Punjab through the Rajasthan route as done by the other Jat gotras. Bhullar and Mann
were two brothers. Bhullars of Western Punjab, Haryana
Rajasthan
consider themselves to be the brothers of the Maans, and Heer
gotras(clan).
Thousands of years ago ancestors of Bhullar, Maan and Hayer
, lived in Iran
and Turkistan
.
Sir Lepel Griffin (1865) was of the opinion that the Bhullars came into the Punjab region from the present central Asia. Most of the Jat tribes entered the Punjab in the 5th century. There are many theories about the origin of the Jats. Jats are sometimes considered to be of Scythian (Saka), Indo-European, Indo-Iranian or Indo-Aryan stock in view of the similar physical features and common practices with one or the other of these groups.
region of Punjab India remained constant. Bhullars have ancestral place of worship called ‘Baba Shid’ in Jind riast currently district in Haryana, and in the Sangrur and Rampura in Bathinda District of Punjab India. After the partition of India in 1947, the Bhullars were scattered all across the Punjab region. Many also moved out of Pakistan during the divide between India and Pakistan. They moved to countries sucha as Kenya ; mainly in Nairobi. where they practiced farming, wood-work and many other skills. Ruins related to Bhullars are spread over an area of twelve miles near in the area of Bahawalpur
in Pakistan.
, Tarn Taran
, Gurdaspur
, Ferozpur, Jalandhar
, Ludhiana, Muktsar
, Moga
, Faridkot, Bathinda Bhullar village name kotra kouraand in rampura area, Sangrur
, and Patiala. Bhullars have a huge concentration in the Majha
region mostly around the city of Amritsar
in Punjab (India). In Pakistan Bhullars are found in the Punjab, places such as Lahore
, Bahawalpur
, Sahiwal
, Vehari
, Layyah
and Narowal
district and also in Dera Ismail Khan
districts of Kheber Pakhtunkhaw province. In Sialkot Bhullars have large concentration in Pasrur, Daska, khanpur (tehsil), Bhullar Mairay Wala, Bhular Rohi Wala, Bhullar Sharif and Bhullar.
In East Punjab (India), and Haryana Bhullars are virtually all Sikh.
A bhullar family does live in Sindh Pakistan.They live in TandoAllahyar and the head of the family was late Ab.Rasheed died in 1995.This family migrated from Batala in 1902.
A Bhullar family lives in Patti(Tarn Taran) moved from Mehdipur village. Kashmir Singh Bhullar is the head of the family. Another large Bhullar family lives in Richmond, British Columbia (Canada) where they have their own wrestling gym and have produced several Champion wrestlers. The head of this Bhullar family is Late. Pritam Singh Bhullar who is the father of Avtar Singh Bhullar. And Avtar Singh Bhullar was the first wrestler in the family later taught the art of wrestling to his son Arjan Singh Bhullar and nephew Jagroop Singh Bhullar. In 2010, Arjan Singh Bhullar, wrestling from Canada, won the gold medal in the 2010 Delhi Commonwealth Games.Wrestling at the 2010 Commonwealth Games
Wrestling at the 2010 Commonwealth Games
The Wrestling events for the 2010 Commonwealth Games were held on Indira Gandhi Arena from 5 to 10 October 2010. Unlike other major wrestling events only one bronze medal was awarded per event.-Medals Table:Key:-Freestyle:-Greco-Roman:...
| Jat Clan: Bhullar | |
| Distribution | Punjab (India) Punjab (India) Punjab ) is a state in the northwest of the Republic of India, forming part of the larger Punjab region. The state is bordered by the Indian states of Himachal Pradesh to the east, Haryana to the south and southeast and Rajasthan to the southwest as well as the Pakistani province of Punjab to the... , Punjab (Pakistan) Punjab (Pakistan) Punjab is the most populous province of Pakistan, with approximately 45% of the country's total population. Forming most of the Punjab region, the province is bordered by Kashmir to the north-east, the Indian states of Punjab and Rajasthan to the east, the Pakistani province of Sindh to the... and Haryana Haryana Haryana is a state in India. Historically, it has been a part of the Kuru region in North India. The name Haryana is found mentioned in the 12th century AD by the apabhramsha writer Vibudh Shridhar . It is bordered by Punjab and Himachal Pradesh to the north, and by Rajasthan to the west and south... |
| Descended from: | Tatars |
| Branches: | None |
| Religion | Sikhism and Islam |
| Languages | Punjabi Punjabi language Punjabi is an Indo-Aryan language spoken by inhabitants of the historical Punjab region . For Sikhs, the Punjabi language stands as the official language in which all ceremonies take place. In Pakistan, Punjabi is the most widely spoken language... , Saraiki Saraiki language Saraiki , transliterated as Sirāikī and sometimes spelled Seraiki and Saraiki, is a standardized written language of Pakistan belonging to the Indo-Aryan languages. It is a language spoken in the heart of Pakistan... and Haryanvi |
| Surnames: | Bhullar |
Bhullar ' onMouseout='HidePop("96700")' href="/topics/Saraiki_language">Saraiki
Saraiki language
Saraiki , transliterated as Sirāikī and sometimes spelled Seraiki and Saraiki, is a standardized written language of Pakistan belonging to the Indo-Aryan languages. It is a language spoken in the heart of Pakistan...
: ) is a Jat gotra
Gotra
In the Hindu society, the term Gotra broadly refers to people who are descendants in an unbroken male line from a common male ancestor. Panini defines gotra for grammatical purposes as apatyam pautraprabhrti gotram , which means "the word gotra denotes the progeny beginning with the son's son"...
or clan found in the Punjab region
Punjab region
The Punjab , also spelled Panjab |water]]s"), is a geographical region straddling the border between Pakistan and India which includes Punjab province in Pakistan and the states of the Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Chandigarh and some northern parts of the National Capital Territory of Delhi...
of (North) India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
and (East) Pakistan
Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
.
There are different views on how the Bhullars entered the Punjab. According to Nijjar (2008), the Jat clans moved from central Asia to India during the period between the 5th and the 9th century. According to Tod (1829), for centuries a few Jat tribes lived in co-existence in the current Punjab, while a large number of Jat tribes moved from Rajasthan to Punjab and other areas of India. Ibbetson (2002) noted that Bhullar's, Maan's and Hayer's are believed to be the original settlers of the Punjab, gotras without entering Punjab through the Rajasthan route as done by the other Jat gotras. Bhullar and Mann
Mann
Mann may refer to:* Isle of Man, known as "Mann" as an alternative shorter name* Mann , a Nazi paramilitary rank* Mannaz, the Futhorc m-rune* Mann Theatres, a theatre chain corporation* Mann , a Norwegian magazine...
were two brothers. Bhullars of Western Punjab, Haryana
Haryana
Haryana is a state in India. Historically, it has been a part of the Kuru region in North India. The name Haryana is found mentioned in the 12th century AD by the apabhramsha writer Vibudh Shridhar . It is bordered by Punjab and Himachal Pradesh to the north, and by Rajasthan to the west and south...
Rajasthan
Rajasthan
Rājasthān the land of Rajasthanis, , is the largest state of the Republic of India by area. It is located in the northwest of India. It encompasses most of the area of the large, inhospitable Great Indian Desert , which has an edge paralleling the Sutlej-Indus river valley along its border with...
consider themselves to be the brothers of the Maans, and Heer
Heer (clan)
Heer also known as Heir/Haer or Hayer is one among the oldest and purest Jat gotras , along with Maan and Bhullar. It is found in the region of Punjab shared by India and Pakistan...
gotras(clan).
Thousands of years ago ancestors of Bhullar, Maan and Hayer
Hayer
Hayer also spelled as Hayre or Haer is a Jatt clan found in India and Pakistan in the region of Punjab. This article concerns the historical clan.-History and origin:...
, lived in Iran
Iran
Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...
and Turkistan
Türkistan
*Türkistan is the local name for Turkestan, a region of Central Asia.*Türkistan, Kazakhstan is a historic city and place of pilgrimage in southern Kazakhstan...
.
Sir Lepel Griffin (1865) was of the opinion that the Bhullars came into the Punjab region from the present central Asia. Most of the Jat tribes entered the Punjab in the 5th century. There are many theories about the origin of the Jats. Jats are sometimes considered to be of Scythian (Saka), Indo-European, Indo-Iranian or Indo-Aryan stock in view of the similar physical features and common practices with one or the other of these groups.
History
Historically, Bhullar were settled latest of all mainly in the current Majha region of Punjab in large numbers, but were found in the area around Lahore, Multan (in Pakistan) and Amritsar. Bhullar population in the current MajhaMajha
Majha is a region of the Punjab comprising the modern districts of Amritsar, Gurdaspur and Tarn Taran in the Indian State of Punjab and the districts of Narowal, Lahore and Kasur in the Pakistani Province of Punjab. The term previously applied to Panjabis living north of the Sutlej...
region of Punjab India remained constant. Bhullars have ancestral place of worship called ‘Baba Shid’ in Jind riast currently district in Haryana, and in the Sangrur and Rampura in Bathinda District of Punjab India. After the partition of India in 1947, the Bhullars were scattered all across the Punjab region. Many also moved out of Pakistan during the divide between India and Pakistan. They moved to countries sucha as Kenya ; mainly in Nairobi. where they practiced farming, wood-work and many other skills. Ruins related to Bhullars are spread over an area of twelve miles near in the area of Bahawalpur
Bahawalpur
Bahawalpur , located in the province of Punjab, is the twelfth largest city in Pakistan. The city was once the capital of the former princely state of Bahawalpur. The city was home to various Nawabs and counted as part of the Rajputana states...
in Pakistan.
Geographical Distribution
In Punjab (India) Bhullar village name is common and found in various districts such as Muktsar, Jalandhar, Moga districts. Bhullars are evenly distributed in the state of Punjab with large concentration in AmritsarAmritsar
Amritsar is a city in the northern part of India and is the administrative headquarters of Amritsar district in the state of Punjab, India. The 2001 Indian census reported the population of the city to be over 1,500,000, with that of the entire district numbering 3,695,077...
, Tarn Taran
Tarn Taran district
Tarn Taran district is one of the districts in the state of Punjab in North-West Republic of India. Some of its main cities are Tarn Taran Sahib which is located near Amritsar and Patti, City of Taran Taran is a holy place for Sikhs of India and abroad.Tarn Taran district was formed in 2006 from...
, Gurdaspur
Gurdaspur
Gurdaspur is a city in the state of Punjab, situated in the northwest part of the Republic of India. It is located in the center of and is the administrative head of Gurdaspur District. It was the location of a fort which was famous for the siege it sustained in 1712 from the Mughals...
, Ferozpur, Jalandhar
Jalandhar
Jalandhar is a city in Jalandhar District in the state of Punjab, India. It is located 144 km northwest of the state capital, Chandigarh...
, Ludhiana, Muktsar
Muktsar
Sri Muktsar Sahib is a city and a municipal council in Sri Muktsar Sahib district in the Indian state of Punjab. Sri Muktsar Sahib's historical name was Khidrane dee dhab .-Demographics: India census, Sri Muktsar Sahib has a population of 3,96,030...
, Moga
Moga, Punjab
Moga is a city and a municipality in Moga district in the Indian state of Punjab.It became part and headquarter of 17th District in the state, Moga district of Punjab State on 24th day of November 1995, by then Chief Minister Harcharan Singh Brar. Before this, Moga was a part of Faridkot District...
, Faridkot, Bathinda Bhullar village name kotra kouraand in rampura area, Sangrur
Sangrur
Sangrur is a city in the Indian state of Punjab, India. It is the headquarters of the Sangrur district. It is located at the intersection of the roads connecting Delhi with Ludhiana and Patiala with Bathinda, at a distance of 80 km from Ludhiana and 48 km from Patiala. The...
, and Patiala. Bhullars have a huge concentration in the Majha
Majha
Majha is a region of the Punjab comprising the modern districts of Amritsar, Gurdaspur and Tarn Taran in the Indian State of Punjab and the districts of Narowal, Lahore and Kasur in the Pakistani Province of Punjab. The term previously applied to Panjabis living north of the Sutlej...
region mostly around the city of Amritsar
Amritsar
Amritsar is a city in the northern part of India and is the administrative headquarters of Amritsar district in the state of Punjab, India. The 2001 Indian census reported the population of the city to be over 1,500,000, with that of the entire district numbering 3,695,077...
in Punjab (India). In Pakistan Bhullars are found in the Punjab, places such as Lahore
Lahore
Lahore is the capital of the Pakistani province of Punjab and the second largest city in the country. With a rich and fabulous history dating back to over a thousand years ago, Lahore is no doubt Pakistan's cultural capital. One of the most densely populated cities in the world, Lahore remains a...
, Bahawalpur
Bahawalpur
Bahawalpur , located in the province of Punjab, is the twelfth largest city in Pakistan. The city was once the capital of the former princely state of Bahawalpur. The city was home to various Nawabs and counted as part of the Rajputana states...
, Sahiwal
Sahiwal
Sahiwal is a city in Punjab, Pakistan. It is the administrative centre of Sahiwal District and Sahiwal Division. Sahiwal is approximately 180 km from the major city Lahore and is the city between Lahore and Multan...
, Vehari
Vehari
Vehari is a city in the Punjab province in Pakistan. The city, which is the capital of the district and tehsil of the same name, is located at 30°1'0N 72°21'0E at an altitude of 135m , lies about from the regional metropolis of Multan and about north of the river Sutlej - the southernmost of...
, Layyah
Layyah
Layyah, also spelt Leiah , is the capital city of the Layyah District in the Punjab province of Pakistan. It is located at 30°58'0N 70°56'0E with an altitude of 143 metres .-Old History:...
and Narowal
Narowal
Narowal is a city in the northeast of the Punjab province of Pakistan. The city is the capital of Narowal District and tehsil. It is situated on the banks of Ravi River about 4–5 km from the Indian border.-Etymology:...
district and also in Dera Ismail Khan
Dera Ismail Khan
Dera Ismail Khan is a city in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Province, Pakistan. It is situated on the west bank of the Indus River, west of Lahore and northwest of Multan. The city is the capital of the district and tehsil of the same name. In Pakistan, its name is often abbreviated to D. I...
districts of Kheber Pakhtunkhaw province. In Sialkot Bhullars have large concentration in Pasrur, Daska, khanpur (tehsil), Bhullar Mairay Wala, Bhular Rohi Wala, Bhullar Sharif and Bhullar.
In East Punjab (India), and Haryana Bhullars are virtually all Sikh.
A bhullar family does live in Sindh Pakistan.They live in TandoAllahyar and the head of the family was late Ab.Rasheed died in 1995.This family migrated from Batala in 1902.
A Bhullar family lives in Patti(Tarn Taran) moved from Mehdipur village. Kashmir Singh Bhullar is the head of the family. Another large Bhullar family lives in Richmond, British Columbia (Canada) where they have their own wrestling gym and have produced several Champion wrestlers. The head of this Bhullar family is Late. Pritam Singh Bhullar who is the father of Avtar Singh Bhullar. And Avtar Singh Bhullar was the first wrestler in the family later taught the art of wrestling to his son Arjan Singh Bhullar and nephew Jagroop Singh Bhullar. In 2010, Arjan Singh Bhullar, wrestling from Canada, won the gold medal in the 2010 Delhi Commonwealth Games.Wrestling at the 2010 Commonwealth Games
Wrestling at the 2010 Commonwealth Games
The Wrestling events for the 2010 Commonwealth Games were held on Indira Gandhi Arena from 5 to 10 October 2010. Unlike other major wrestling events only one bronze medal was awarded per event.-Medals Table:Key:-Freestyle:-Greco-Roman:...
Further reading
- Griffin, Sir Lepen H, (1865). The Panjab chiefs : historical and biographical notices of the principal families in the territories under the Panjab government. Chronicle Press, Lahore.
- Ibbetson, Denzil, (2002). Panjab castes. Low Price Publications. ISBN 81-7536-290-1.
- Nijjar, B.S., (2008). Origins and History of Jats and Other Allied Nomadic Tribes of India, 900 B.C. - 1947 A.D. New Delhi, Atlantic.
- Rose, H.A. Denzil IbbetsonDenzil IbbetsonSir Denzil Charles Jelf Ibbetson KCSI was an administrator in British India and an author. He served as governor of the Central Provinces and Berar from 1900 to 1902....
, Edward MaclaganEdward MaclaganSir Edward Douglas Maclagan KCSI KCIE was an administrator in British India. He became Governor of the Punjab . He was Lieutenant-Governor from 1919....
(reprint 1990). Glossary of the Tribes and Castes of the Punjab and North West Frontier Province. Asian Educational Services, India, ISBN 81-206-0505-5. - Tod, Col James, (1829, 1832). Annals and Antiquities of Rajasthan or the Central and Western Rajpoot States of India, v. 1, 2. London, Smith, Elder. Reprint New Delhi, Munshiram Publishers (2001), ISBN 81-7069-128-1.