Pundir

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Pundir
ReligionsHinduism, Islam
LanguagesGujari, Kashmiri, Punjabi, Urdu, and Hindi
CountryIndia, Pakistan
RegionPunjab, Pakistan, Azad Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Jammu and Kashmir
EthnicityGurjar (Gujjar)

Pundir[1][2][3] or Pundhir is a clan of the Indian and Pakistani Gurjars. It is also found among the Jat caste group.[3][4][5]

Distribution[change | change source]

They inhabit mainly in the areas like Punjab, Pakistan, Uttarakhand, Jammu and Kashmir and Punjab, India.[6]

References[change | change source]

  1. Sarkar, Jadunath. AIN-I-AKBARI OF ABUL FAZAL-I-ALLAMI. Balaji Publication. p. 197. Pundir is one of the numerous branches of the Gujar.[permanent dead link]
  2. Srivastava, Ashirbadi Lal (1973). Akbar the Great: Society and culture in 16th century India. Shiva Lal Agarwala. p. 36. Pundirs were a branch of Gujar as well as of Rajput and Jat castes
  3. 3.0 3.1 Srivastava, Lal (1972). Akbar the Great: Volume 3. Shiva Lal Agarwala. p. 36. Pundirs were a branch of Rajput as well as of Gujar and Jat castes.
  4. Pawar, Hukam Singh (1993). The Jats, Their Origin, Antiquity, and Migrations. Manthan Publications. p. 105. ISBN 978-81-85235-22-6.
  5. "Gurjar Gotra". web.archive.org. 2023-12-10. Archived from the original on 2023-12-10. Retrieved 2024-01-06.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
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Sources[change | change source]

  1. Asiatic Society (Kolkata, India) (1949) Bibliotheca Indica: Volume 271 Baptist Mission Press. p. 197 "Pundir is one of the numerous branches of the Gujars."
  2. Abū al-Faz̤l ibn Mubārak, Henry Sullivan Jarrett, Sir Jadunath Sarkar (1927) The Ā-'īn-i Akbarī: A Gazetteer and Administrative Manual of Akbar's Empire and Past History of India · Volume 2 Asiatic Society. p. 197