Hakla,[1][2][3][4] some time misspelled as Haklla[5] or Akla[6] is a clan originally affiliated with the Gurjar community of south Asia. They are mostly found among the Hindu and Muslim Gujjars.[1][7][8]
| Hakla Haklla | |
|---|---|
| Religions | Hinduism, Sikhism, Islam |
| Languages | |
| Country |
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| Region | |
| Ethnicity | Gurjar (Gujjar) |
| Lineage | Hindu |
Ethnography
editThey're found in Punjab, Balochistan, Azad Kashmir and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provinces of Pakistan. In India, they are mainly located in multiple Indian states, including Punjab (Hoshiarpur),[9] Gujarat,[9] Haryana, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir[2] and Himachal Pradesh.[1][7]
References
edit- ^ a b c Ghosh, Anandamayee (2007). The Bhotias in Indian Himalayas: A Socio-linguistic Approach. B.R. Publishing Corporation. pp. 109 and 113. ISBN 978-81-7646-569-4.
Gujjars ( Muslims and Hindus and of no particular religious identity ) Dodhi Gujjars , Banjara Gujjars , Bakerwal Gujjars with minor subgroups like Hakla , Bajjar , Kohli , Chechi , Khatana , Badhana , Bagdi , Goosi and Kalas etc.
- ^ a b Rahi, Javaid. The Gujjars -Vol 04 (Gujjars History & Culture) by Dr. Javaid Rahi. Jammu and Kashmir Acacademy of Art, Culture , Languages , Jammu. p. 398.
- ^ Himalayan and Central Asian Studies: Journal of Himalayan Research and Cultural Foundation. The Foundation. 2000.
valley of Kashmir are studded by the Gujjar settlements. These areas are Uri, Baramulla and Kupwara, assert the superiority of their gotra over others. Ganderbal, Kangan, Pahalgam, A few frominent gotras are Khatana, Hakla, Bajjar, Chechi, Rathore, Chauhan, Bhatti, Rana, Thekria, Noon, Bhadana, Gorsi, Bagri, Kasana, Bajran, Kohli, Khari and others.
- ^ Singh, K. S. (1998). India's Communities. Anthropological Survey of India. p. 1124. ISBN 978-0-19-563354-2.
The Gujjar observe exogamy at the village and gotra levels. Some of their gotras are Hakla, Thulgula, Chokar and Kalesh. Marriages are settled through negotiation when boys and girls attain adulthood, and monogamy is the norm.
- ^ Singh, K. S. (1998). Rajasthan (2 pts.). Popular Prakashan. p. 406. ISBN 978-81-7154-766-1.
- ^ Shashi, Shyam Singh (2006). The World of Nomads. Lotus Press. p. 110. ISBN 978-81-8382-051-6.
- ^ a b Ahmad, Aijazuddin (1993). Social Structure and Regional Development: A Social Geography Perspective : Essays in Honour of Professor Moonis Raza. Rawat Publications. p. 295. ISBN 978-81-7033-182-7.
- ^ Vidya Prakash Tyagi (2009). Martial Races Of Undivided India. Kalpaz Publisher. p. 239.
- ^ a b Kumar, Raj (2008). Encyclopaedia of Untouchables Ancient, Medieval and Modern. Kalpaz. p. 447. ISBN 978-81-7835-664-8.
Notes
edit- H.C Norman (1908) Journal & Proceedings of the Asiatic Society of Bengal: Volume 4 Asiatic Society. p.247, 280
- Sir Edward Maclagan and H.A. Rose (1911) A Glossary of the Tribes & Castes of the Punjab & North-west Frontier Province: Based on the Census Report for the Punjab, 1883, by the Late Sir Denzil Ibbetson ... & the Census Report for the Punjab, 1892 Superintendent, government printing, Punjab. p.314
- Horace Arthur Rose (1910) Index to Punjab Notes and Queries, V. I-III: Indian Notes and Queries, V. IV; North Indian Notes and Queries, V. I-V. Asiatic Society of Bengal. p.247
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