Butt (tribe)
Encyclopedia
- For the English name, see Butt (name)Butt (name)Butt is an English surname whose origins lie in the South West Peninsula region of England.- Etymology :The surname Butt or Butts is said to be derived from the Old French word "but" which is a verb meaning "aim" or "target". The English name is derived from the Middle English word "but", a noun...
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Bhat , sometimes spelled as Butt (Pahari
Pahari languages
The Pahari languages are a geographic group of Indic languages spoken in the lower ranges of the Himalayas, from Nepal in the east to the Indian states of Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir in the west.-Classification:The Pahari languages fall into three groups:*Eastern, consisting...
: بٹ), both of which are a shortened rendition of Bhatta , is a Kashmiri
Kashmiri people
The Kashmiri people are a Dardic linguistic group living in Kashmir Valley in Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir and parts of the Pakistani territory of Azad Kashmir who speak the Kashmiri language...
surname, found among individuals native to the Kashmir Valley
Kashmir
Kashmir is the northwestern region of the Indian subcontinent. Until the mid-19th century, the term Kashmir geographically denoted only the valley between the Great Himalayas and the Pir Panjal mountain range...
of 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...
, as well as Kashmiri émigrés who have migrated to the Punjab
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...
, a region divided between India and neighbouring 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...
. Kashmiris bearing the surname Bhat belong to
the larger Bhat caste of Brahmin
Brahmin
Brahmin Brahman, Brahma and Brahmin.Brahman, Brahmin and Brahma have different meanings. Brahman refers to the Supreme Self...
s found in the rest of the India; the surname is shared by both Hindus and Muslims.
Etymology
Historians state the surname is a distorted form of Bhatta, which originates from SanskritSanskrit
Sanskrit , is a historical Indo-Aryan language and the primary liturgical language of Hinduism, Jainism and Buddhism.Buddhism: besides Pali, see Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Today, it is listed as one of the 22 scheduled languages of India and is an official language of the state of Uttarakhand...
(भटट), meaning "scholar" according to . While the original shortened rendition of the "Bhatta" caste
Caste system in India
The Indian caste system is a system of social stratification and social restriction in India in which communities are defined by thousands of endogamous hereditary groups called Jātis....
was "Bhat" or "Bhatt," many of the migrants to the Punjab
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...
, started spelling their surname as "But" or "Butt" which is the spelling of the clan used in the Pahari language
Pahari languages
The Pahari languages are a geographic group of Indic languages spoken in the lower ranges of the Himalayas, from Nepal in the east to the Indian states of Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir in the west.-Classification:The Pahari languages fall into three groups:*Eastern, consisting...
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The reason that "Bhat" is used in Kashmir and "Butt" in Punjab is because at the time of the last British census the different governors of the two regions used different spellings. Since ancient times, Kashmiri traders used to spend summers at home in Kashmir preparing their goods (carpets, shawls etc.) and in the harsh winters they migrated to prosperous Punjab to trade their goods. Those that were trading in Punjab or resident in Punjab at the time of the census started spelling it "Butt" due to the British governors' interpretation. In 1947, those that were in Punjab generally just stayed there and kept using "Butt". Some that were resident in Punjab returned to Kashmir but continued using "Butt".
Origins
People named Bhat were said to be a clan of Brahmin descents of intellectual VedicVedic
Vedic may refer to:* the Vedas, the oldest preserved Indic texts** Vedic Sanskrit, the language of these texts** Vedic period, during which these texts were produced** Vedic pantheon of gods mentioned in Vedas/vedic period...
and Dardic saints that inhabited the banks of the Saraswati River
Saraswati River
Saraswati River can refer to:*Sarasvati River*Saraswati River , a distributary of the Hooghly River which was active till around the 16th century AD*Ghaggar-Hakra River...
, which ran dry around 2000 BC
Anno Domini
and Before Christ are designations used to label or number years used with the Julian and Gregorian calendars....
. This forced the community to migrate to Kashmir
Kashmir
Kashmir is the northwestern region of the Indian subcontinent. Until the mid-19th century, the term Kashmir geographically denoted only the valley between the Great Himalayas and the Pir Panjal mountain range...
in search of "ultimate truth".
The Bhat tribe is widespread throughout Kashmir. The Mir tribe is a sub clan of the Bhat tribe and has descended from the Bhat tribe. Butt may also be used to refer to people who are native to the Kashmir valley mainly from a city named Baramulla
Baramulla
Baramulla , known as Varahamula in antiquity, is a city in the Baramulla district in Jammu and Kashmir state in northern India...
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Geographical distribution
Bhats can be found in the following areas:- IndiaIndiaIndia , 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...
- Jammu and KashmirJammu and KashmirJammu and Kashmir is the northernmost state of India. It is situated mostly in the Himalayan mountains. Jammu and Kashmir shares a border with the states of Himachal Pradesh and Punjab to the south and internationally with the People's Republic of China to the north and east and the...
- SrinagarSrinagarSrinagar is the summer seasonal capital of Jammu and Kashmir. It is situated in Kashmir Valley and lies on the banks of the Jhelum River, a tributary of the Indus. It is one of the largest cities in India not to have a Hindu majority. The city is famous for its gardens, lakes and houseboats...
- Baramula
- Pehelgam
- AnantnagAnantnagAnantnag , a city and a municipality in Anantnag district in the state of Jammu & Kashmir, India. Anantnag is regarded as the commercial and financial capital of the valley of Kashmir...
- KupwaraKupwaraKupwara is a town and a notified area committee in Kupwara District in the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir.Among the many tourist places in Kupwara, Lolab Valley has special significance. Sogam is a Tehsil and a really beautiful place to visit for its meadows, mountains, gushing waters, and...
- Sopore
- Srinagar
- Jammu and Kashmir
- PakistanPakistanPakistan , 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...
- PunjabPunjab (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...
- LahoreLahoreLahore 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...
- RawalpindiRawalpindiRawalpindi , locally known as Pindi, is a city in the Pothohar region of Pakistan near Pakistan's capital city of Islamabad, in the province of Punjab. Rawalpindi is the fourth largest city in Pakistan after Karachi, Lahore and Faisalabad...
- Jehlum
- GujratGujratGujrat is a city in Pakistan. It is the capital of Gujrat District and the Gujrat Tehsil subdivision in the Punjab Province. People living in Gujrat refer to themselves as Gujratis, which sometimes leads to confusion with people from the Indian state of Gujarat which adjoins Pakistan...
- WazirabadWazirabadAYAZ KHANWazirabad is an industrial city located in Gujranwala District, Punjab, Pakistan. Wazirabad is situated on the banks of the Chenab River nearly 100 kilometres north of Lahore on the Grand Trunk Road. It is 45 kilometres from Sialkot, 30 kilometres from the district capital - Gujranwala...
- GujranwalaGujranwalaGujranwala is a industrial city in the north-east of the Punjab province. It is the sixth largest city in Pakistan with a population of approximately 2,661,360 as on 24 June 2011...
- SialkotSialkotSialkot is a city in Pakistan situated in the north-east of the Punjab province at the foothills of snow-covered peaks of Kashmir near the Chenab river. It is the capital of Sialkot District. The city is about north-west of Lahore and only a few kilometers from Indian-controlled Jammu.The...
- Lahore
- Azad KashmirAzad KashmirAzad Jammu and Kashmir or Azad Kashmir for short, is the southernmost political entity within the Pakistani-administered part of the former princely state of Jammu and Kashmir...
- MuzaffarabadMuzaffarabadMuzaffarabad is the capital of Pakistan Occupied Kashmir, Pakistan. It is located in Muzaffarabad District on the banks of the Jhelum and Neelum rivers...
- KotliKotliKotli is the chief town of Kotli District, in the Pakistani-administered Azad Jammu and Kashmir. Kotli is linked with Mirpur by two metalled roads, one via Rajdhani, and the other via Charhoi...
- BhimberBhimberBhimber is the chief town of Bhimber District, Azad Kashmir. The town is situated on the border between Azad Kashmir and Pakistan at a distance of about 50 km from Mirpur, about 48 km from Gujrat and about 166 km from Islamabad.-History:...
- Muzaffarabad
- Punjab
Activists
- Hassan Butt, former spokesman for the disbanded British Islamist group Al-Muhajiroun
- Maqbool BhatMaqbool BhatMaqbool Bhat , also known as Maqbool Butt, was a Kashmiri militant and co-founder of the Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front. He was sentenced to death for murder by the Delhi High Court and hanged on 11 February 1984....
, co-founder of the Jammu Kashmir Liberation FrontJammu Kashmir Liberation FrontThe Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front , founded by Amanullah Khan and Maqbool Bhat, is a Kashmiri nationalist organization founded in Birmingham, UK on May 29, 1977. From then until 1994 it was an active terrorist organization with branches in several cities and towns of the UK, and in several other...
. - Shakeel Bhat, outspoken Kashmiri activist, labelled as "Islamic Rage Boy" by Western media
Arts & Literature
- Obaidullah AleemObaidullah AleemObaidullah Aleem was a modern poet of Urdu language. He is ranked among the best Ghazal writers of modern times.He was born in 1939 in Bhopal, India. His father lived in Sialkot and was from the Butt family. He received an MA in Urdu from the University of Karachi. He began work as a radio...
, well known Pakistani Urdu poet - Ambreen ButtAmbreen ButtAmbreen Butt is a Boston based Pakistani American artist.Trained in miniature painting at the National College of Arts Lahore, Butt has lived and worked in the United States since the mid-1990s...
, Pakistani model - Asim ButtAsim ButtAsim Mohamood Butt was a Scottish and Pakistani cricketer who was primarily a left-arm medium fast bowler. He played 5 ODIs for Scotland, all in the 1999 Cricket World Cup...
, Pakistani painterPaintingPainting is the practice of applying paint, pigment, color or other medium to a surface . The application of the medium is commonly applied to the base with a brush but other objects can be used. In art, the term painting describes both the act and the result of the action. However, painting is...
and sculptor and a member of the Stuckist Art MovementStuckismStuckism is an international art movement founded in 1999 by Billy Childish and Charles Thomson to promote figurative painting in opposition to conceptual art... - Jayanta BhattaJayanta BhattaJayanta Bhatta was a Kashmiri poet and philosopher of Nyaya school of Indian philosophy. In his philosophical treatise Nyayamanjari and drama Agamadambara, Jayanta mentioned about the king Shankaravarman as his contemporary...
, Kashmiri Indian poet - Sameer Butt, Pakistani-American Filmmaker
- Rahul BhattRahul Bhatt (TV Actor)Rahul Bhat is an Indian actor Who works in Bollywood, But mainly for Television industry. He hails from a Kashmiri background.-Career:...
, Kashmiri Indian actor
Businessmen
- Mian Muhammad Sharif ButtMuhammad SharifMian Muhammad Sharif Butt was a Pakistani industrialist and father of former Prime Minister of Pakistan, Nawaz Sharif and the chief minister of the Punjab province, Shahbaz Sharif.-Early life:...
, was a Pakistani industrialist - Rishi BhatRishi BhatRishi Bhat is a former child actor and internet entrepreneur. He co-starred alongside Hal Scardino and Litefoot in the 1995 film The Indian in the Cupboard, for which he received a Young Artist Award nomination...
Historians
- Prajna BhattaPrajna BhattaPrajna Bhatta wrote Rajavalipataka that brings Kashmir's history to the time of its incorporation in the dominions of the Mogul emperor Akbar, 1588....
, Kashmiri Indian historian, famous for his work, "Rajavalipataka"
Military
- Muhammad Zaki ButtMuhammad Zaki ButtAir Commodore Muhammad Zakaria Butt was a Pakistan Air Force's fighter pilot who had served in Indo-Pak War of 1965 and 1971. He was born to a respected family of Lahore in 1929...
(L), Air Commodore (R) in the Pakistan Air Force and bodyguard of Quaid-e-Azam - Ziauddin ButtZiauddin ButtGeneral Ziauddin Khawaja, also known as Ziauddin Butt, is a four-star general of the Pakistan Army and a career operations and infantry formations commander, head of intelligence and engineering officer...
, former Chief of the Inter-Services IntelligenceInter-Services IntelligenceThe Directorate for Inter-Services Intelligence , is Pakistan's premier intelligence agency, responsible for providing critical national security intelligence assessment to the Government of Pakistan...
Musicians
- Ali AzmatAli AzmatAli Azmat is a Ali Azmat is a...
, Pakistani rockPakistani rockPakistani rock is a form of rock music that is largely produced in Pakistan. It incorporates elements of both American rock and Pakistani classical music. It has its own distinctive elements, such as a homegrown class of sounds and melodies, spanning progressive rock, hard rock, or heavy metal...
artist, and former lead singer of Junoon - Farhan Saeed ButtFarhan SaeedFarhan Saeed Butt is the 26 year old former lead vocalist of the Pakistani band Jal and owner of restaurant Cafe Rock. He was born on September 14, 1984 . He speaks Urdu, Punjabi and English.-Early life and education:...
, lead singer of Pakistani rockPakistani rockPakistani rock is a form of rock music that is largely produced in Pakistan. It incorporates elements of both American rock and Pakistani classical music. It has its own distinctive elements, such as a homegrown class of sounds and melodies, spanning progressive rock, hard rock, or heavy metal...
band JalJALJAL or Jal can mean the following:* Japan Airlines, ICAO airline designator: JAL* El Lencero Airport in Xalapa, Veracruz, Mexico * JAL , a compiler for the PIC microcontroller* The state of Jalisco in México...
Politicians
- Ghulam Mustafa BhatGhulam Mustafa BhatGhulam Mustafa Bhat is the current elected Mayor of Srinagar, the summer capital of the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir. First elected on 29 March 2006, Bhat is a member of the National Conference.- References :...
, current Kashmiri Indian elected Mayor of SrinagarMayor of SrinagarThe Mayor of Srinagar is the first citizen of the Indian city of Srinagar. He is the chief of the 66-member Srinagar Municipal Corporation . He is elected through a popular vote in a quinquennial election. The elections are held in all 68 wards in the city to elect corporators... - Abdul Ghani BhatAll Parties Hurriyat ConferenceThe All Parties Hurriyat Conference is a political front formed as an alliance of 26 political, social and religious organizations in Kashmir. It was formed achieving the right of self-determination according to United Nations Security Council Resolution 47...
, leader in the All Parties Hurriyat ConferenceAll Parties Hurriyat ConferenceThe All Parties Hurriyat Conference is a political front formed as an alliance of 26 political, social and religious organizations in Kashmir. It was formed achieving the right of self-determination according to United Nations Security Council Resolution 47... - Maheshdas BhatBirbalRaja Birbal was the Grand Vizier of the Mughal court in the administration of the Mughal emperor Akbar. He one of his most trusted members along with being a part of Akbar's inner council of nine advisors, known as the navaratna, a Sanskrit word meaning nine jewels...
, Grand Vizier (Wazīr-e Azam) of the MughalMughal EmpireThe Mughal Empire , or Mogul Empire in traditional English usage, was an imperial power from the Indian Subcontinent. The Mughal emperors were descendants of the Timurids...
court in the administration of the Mughal Emperor Akbar - Suha Bhat, also known as "Saif-ud-Din" and was the former Prime Minister of Kashmir, during the rule of Sultan Sikandar ButshikanSikandar ButshikanSikandar Butshikan also known as "Alexander the Iconoclast" in Indian History was the second Sultan of the Gabari Tajik Dynasty of Kashmir 1389-1413 CE...
- Munir ButtMunir ButtMunir Udit Zadu Nehru Butt, CMG is a former senior British diplomat and academic who was an economic and foreign policy advisor to various British Prime-Ministers.-Early life:...
- KCMG, former British diplomat, economic and foreign policy advisor to Prime Ministers Margaret ThatcherMargaret ThatcherMargaret Hilda Thatcher, Baroness Thatcher, was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1979 to 1990...
and John MajorJohn MajorSir John Major, is a British Conservative politician, who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and Leader of the Conservative Party from 1990–1997... - Nasser Butt
Scientists
- Noor Muhammad ButtNoor Muhammad ButtNoor Muhammad Butt , , , best known as "Dr. N. M. Butt", is a Pakistani nuclear physicist and an International Centre for Theoretical Physics laureate who received the ICTP Prize in 1970 and in 1979, in the honor of Dr...
, a Pakistani nuclear physicistNuclear physicsNuclear physics is the field of physics that studies the building blocks and interactions of atomic nuclei. The most commonly known applications of nuclear physics are nuclear power generation and nuclear weapons technology, but the research has provided application in many fields, including those...
, research scientist and chairman of Pakistan Science Foundation - Parvez ButtParvez ButtPervez Butt is a Pakistani nuclear engineer and the former chairman of the Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission from 2001 to 2006. A nuclear engineer by profession, Parvez Butt played an important role in the development of the Pakistan's nuclear power and weapons program...
, is a Pakistani nuclear engineerNuclear engineeringNuclear engineering is the branch of engineering concerned with the application of the breakdown as well as the fusion of atomic nuclei and/or the application of other sub-atomic physics, based on the principles of nuclear physics...
and former chairman of the Pakistan Atomic Energy CommissionPakistan Atomic Energy CommissionThe Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission, , is an administrative governmental and autonomous science and technology governmental department of Pakistan, responsible for development of nuclear energy and development of nuclear power sector in Pakistan... - Pamposh Bhat, Kashmiri Indian environmentalist and award winning writer
Cricket
- Arif ButtArif ButtArif Butt Born in Lahore, Punjab, Butt made his first-class debut for Lahore against Punjab University at the age of 16. Four years later he was chosen to tour Australia, making his Test debut in the only test of the tour at Melbourne he took 6-89 in the first innings, becoming the first Pakistani...
, former Pakistan international cricket player - Feroze Butt, former International Cricket CouncilInternational Cricket CouncilThe International Cricket Council is the international governing body of cricket. It was founded as the Imperial Cricket Conference in 1909 by representatives from England, Australia and South Africa, renamed the International Cricket Conference in 1965, and took up its current name in 1989.The...
umpire - Ijaz ButtIjaz ButtMohammed Ijaz Butt is a former Pakistani cricketer who played in eight Tests from 1959 to 1962...
, current chairman of the Pakistan Cricket BoardPakistan Cricket BoardThe Pakistan Cricket Board is a sporting organization that is responsible for governing all professional cricket including Test cricket and One Day International matches played in Pakistan...
and former Pakistan international cricket player - Salman ButtSalman ButtSalman Butt is a former Pakistani cricketer who was a regular Test and ODI left-handed opening batsman. He made his Test debut on 3 September 2003 in the third Test against Bangladesh, and a year later made his ODI debut against West Indies on 22 September 2004. He was appointed captain of the...
, Pakistan international cricket player - Sadia ButtSadia ButtSadia Bano Butt, born 2 March 1975 in Gujranwala, is a Pakistani cricketer who has played three women's test matches and 24 women's one-day internationals for Pakistan.Batting averages Matches Inns NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct St...
, Pakistani women international cricket player - Shujauddin Butt, a former Pakistani cricketer who played in 19 Test Cricket matches from 1954 to 1962
Other Sports
- Ikram ButtIkram ButtIkram Butt is an English former professional rugby league footballer of the 1990s who at representative level has played for England, and at club level for Featherstone Rovers, Leeds Rhinos, Huddersfield Giants, and London Broncos, playing at , i.e. 2 or 5....
, former Rugby LeagueRugby leagueRugby league football, usually called rugby league, is a full contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular grass field. One of the two codes of rugby football, it originated in England in 1895 by a split from Rugby Football Union over paying players...
player became the first Muslim to represent England in Rugby League in 1995 - Rehan ButtRehan ButtRehan Butt is a professional field hockey player from Pakistan, who was a member of the Men's National Team that won the bronze medal at the 2002, 2003, and 2004 Champions Trophey.-International senior tournaments:...
, Pakistani field hockeyField hockeyField Hockey, or Hockey, is a team sport in which a team of players attempts to score goals by hitting, pushing or flicking a ball into an opposing team's goal using sticks...
player - Yasir ButtYasir ButtYasir Butt, is a professional squash player who represented Pakistan. He reached a career-high world ranking of World No. 40 in July 2008.-2010:...
, Pakistani squashSquash (sport)Squash is a high-speed racquet sport played by two players in a four-walled court with a small, hollow rubber ball...
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