Tas
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Ethnicity | Gurjar (Gujjar) |
Feudal title | Choudhary, Singh |
Tas[1][2][3] is an agricultural clan of the Indian and Pakistani Gurjar ethnic community in Indian Punjab. Tas Gujjars are adherents of Hinduism, Islam and some are also Sikh.
Geographical distribution
[edit]They inhabit several different Indian states, including Rajasthan, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Madhya Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Jammu and Kashmir, Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh[1] and Dehli. In Pakistan they inhabit Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Azad Kashmir, Balochistan and Punjab (especially in Gujrat,[3] Lahore and Gujranwala districts) provinces of Pakistan.
References
[edit]- ^ a b The Journal of the Anthropological Survey of India. Vol. 49. The Survey. 2001. p. 60.
The Gujjars of Himachal Pradesh whether Hindu or Muslim , no- madic or settled , identify themselves simply as 'Gujjar' and they have many Gots (clans) such as Tas, Kataria, Kor, Kheppad, Toor, and so on.
- ^ Kumar, Raj (2008). Encyclopaedia of Untouchables Ancient, Medieval and Modern. Kalpaz Publishers. p. 449. ISBN 978-81-7835-664-8.
- ^ a b Gazette[e]r of the Gujrat District. Sang-e-Meel Publications. 1990. p. 46.
It is said that there are 101 sub - divisions of Gujars which may be following:__ List of Gujars, Tas , Bhadana, Cawari, Nun, Khari, Paur, Ralaita, Awane, and many other.