Baisoya

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Baisoya[1][2] or Basoya[3] is a clan of Hindu Gurjars of northern India. The clan is mainly made up of Hindus but there are also some Muslims in Jammu and Kashmir.

Ethnography[change | change source]

There are many villages of Baisoya Gujjars in Rajasthan, Haryana, Indian Punjab (Amritsar),[4] Himachal Pradesh, Dehli and Madhya Pradesh.[3]

References[change | change source]

  1. ↑ "Gurjar - Meaning, People, Samaj, Gotra, Caste, History". WebConte. Retrieved 2023-12-06.
  2. ↑ Tyagi, Vidya Prakash (2009). Martial races of undivided India. Gyan Publishing House. ISBN 978-81-7835-775-1.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Khari, Rahul (2007). Jats and Gujars: Origin, History and Culture. Reference Press. p. 89. ISBN 978-81-8405-031-8.
  4. ↑ Census of India, 1991: District census handbook. A & B. Village & town directory : Village & ownwise primary census abstract : Amritsar. Controller of Publications. 1996.
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