Jhullan
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The Jhullan are a Jat tribe found in the province of Punjab
in Pakistan
.
The Jhullan are a clan of Bhatti Rajput
s, who claim descent from Rai Gajun, a local ruler in south Punjab. They are and their kinsmen the Drigh
s are said to have immigrated from Rajasthan
and settled in what is now Bahawalpur District
. On their settlement in this region, the tribe converted to Islam
. While other traditions make them out to be of Baloch
origin. Their customs are similar to other Seraiki
tribes, and they are now farmers.
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...
in 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...
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The Jhullan are a clan of Bhatti Rajput
Rajput
A Rajput is a member of one of the patrilineal clans of western, central, northern India and in some parts of Pakistan. Rajputs are descendants of one of the major ruling warrior classes in the Indian subcontinent, particularly North India...
s, who claim descent from Rai Gajun, a local ruler in south Punjab. They are and their kinsmen the Drigh
Drigh
The Drigh are a Jat tribe found in the province of Punjab in Pakistan. They are found mainly along the banks of the Chenab River, mainly in the districts of Muzaffargarh and Multan. The tribe originates in the Makran region of Balochistan, and migrated to Punjab in the 15th Century....
s are said to have immigrated from 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...
and settled in what is now Bahawalpur District
Bahawalpur District
Bahawalpur District is one of the districts of Punjab, Pakistan. According to the 1998 Census of Pakistan it had a population of 2,433,091 of which 27.01% were urban Bahawalpur district covers 24,830 km². Approximately two-thirds of the district is covered by the Cholistan Desert, which...
. On their settlement in this region, the tribe converted to Islam
Islam
Islam . The most common are and . : Arabic pronunciation varies regionally. The first vowel ranges from ~~. The second vowel ranges from ~~~...
. While other traditions make them out to be of Baloch
Baloch people
The Baloch or Baluch are an ethnic group that belong to the larger Iranian peoples. Baluch people mainly inhabit the Balochistan region and Sistan and Baluchestan Province in the southeast corner of the Iranian plateau in Western Asia....
origin. Their customs are similar to other Seraiki
Saraiki people
The Saraiki people or Multani people are an ethnic group from the central and south-eastern areas of Pakistan, especially the former princely state of Bahawalpur and the districts of Multan, Lodhran, Vehari, Khanewal, Rahim Yar Khan, Rajanpur, Dera Ghazi Khan, Muzaffargarh,...
tribes, and they are now farmers.