Bhadana
Gurjar Clan
Ethnicity
Location
Parent tribeGurjar
Language
Religion

Bhadana,[1][2][3] also known as Padana,[4] is an ethnolinguistically diverse Gurjar clan spread throughout Northern India and parts of Pakistan. They are said to have once ruled the Bhadanaka kingdom of north India from early 11th century to 12th century.[5][6]

Ethnography

The Gujjars are settled in different provinces of Pakistan including, Punjab, Sindh, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Gilgit-Baltistan, Azad Kashmir and Islamabad. Although in India they live in Rajasthan, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Haryana, Uttarakhand, Jammu and Kashmir,Uttar Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana[2] and Delhi.

References

  1. ↑ Singh, K. S. (1996). Communities, Segments, Synonyms, Surnames and Titles. Anthropological Survey of India. p. 1320. ISBN 978-0-19-563357-3.
  2. 1 2 Haryana State Gazetteer (1st ed.). Haryana Gazetteers Organisation, Revenue Department. 2001. p. 512. Gujjar is a martial community which struggled for the preservation of their freedom for centuries in Haryana Gujar or Gurjar gotras are numerous . A few of them in general are listed below :Chechi, Poswal, Bhadana, Chhokar, 5 . Bhumla, 6 . Bhatti, 7 . Meelu, 8 . Gighar, 9 Kepar, 10. Chauhan, 11. Chaudhry, 12. Kataria, 13. Pratiharas, 14. Parmars, and 15. Chandela
  3. ↑ Kumar, Singh (1994). Haryana. Anthropological Survey of India. p. 193. ISBN 978-81-7304-091-7.
  4. ↑ Shashi, Shyam Singh (2006). The World of Nomads. Lotus Press. p. 110. ISBN 978-81-8382-051-6.
  5. ↑ Rana Ali, Hassan Chauhan (1998). History of Gurjars: Past & Present. Chauhan Publishers. p. 215. ISBN 978-81-7154-205-5.
  6. ↑ Rahi, Javaid (2012-01-01). The Gujjars Vol: 01 and 02 Edited by Dr. Javaid Rahi. Jammu and Kashmir Acacademy of Art, Culture , Languages , Jammu. p. 365.
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