Kalsian,[1][2][3] also spelled Kalsiyan[4][5] or Kalsyan, is a clan of the Gujjar ethnic community based in India and Pakistan.
| Kalsian, Kalsyan, Kalsiyan | |
|---|---|
| Religions | Islam, Sikhism, Hinduism |
| Languages | Gujari, Punjabi, Gujarati, Haryanvi, Marwari, Pahari, Pashto, Balochi and Hindi |
| Country | India, Pakistan |
| Region | Gujjarat, Rajasthan Punjab, Kashmir, Sindh, Balochistan, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh |
| Ethnicity | Gurjar (Gujjar) |
| Lineage | Chauhan |
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 Gujarat, Haryana,[6] Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh (Kairana[2]), Punjab, Jammu and Kashmir and Himachal Pradesh.[1]
Origin
editKalsian Gujjars are descendants of the Chauhans and thus they claim to be of the Hindu lineage.
References
edit- ^ a b Bharadwaj, A. N. (1994). History and Culture of Himalayan Gujjars. Jay Kay Book House. p. 72.
Kalsian Gujjars: The Baharwal , Kalsian, Rawal Gujjars also claim to be Chandervansi and the Kalsian being Chouhan (Chauhan).
- ^ a b Contemporary Social Sciences. Research Foundation of India. 1978. p. 107.
The Chhokar descendant from Jadon; the Chamayin from a Tuar; the Kalsian of Kairana, and the Mavi, from a Chauhan; the Pilwan from a Pundir: the Adhana from a Bed- gujar.
- ^ Bahadur, Krishna Prakash (1977). Caste, Tribes & Culture of India. Ess Ess Publications. p. 20.
Gujar clans claim various origins . The Chauhans of Gujrat claim descent from Rai Pithora of Delhi. The Chhokar in Karnal say they are Chandarbansi and an offshoot of the Jadu (Jadons) of Muzaffarnagar. The Bhodwal, Kalsian and are descendants of Chauhan.
- ^ Raheja, Gloria Goodwin (1988-09-15). The Poison in the Gift: Ritual, Prestation, and the Dominant Caste in a North Indian Village. University of Chicago Press. p. 18. ISBN 978-0-226-70729-7.
- ^ Aziz, Khursheed Kamal (1987). Rahmat Ali: A Biography. Steiner Verlag Wiesbaden. ISBN 978-3-515-05051-7.
Gujjars have 19 gots : Tunwar , Chokhar , Rawal , Kalsan , Kathana , Kasanah , Kalas , Gorsi , Chechi , Dhedar , Poswal , Lawi , Bijar , Khaindar , Melu , Thakaria , Chauhan , Monan , Bhumla . Rahmat Ali was a Gorsi
- ^ Kumar, Raj (2008). Encyclopaedia of Untouchables Ancient, Medieval and Modern. Kalpaz Publisher. ISBN 978-81-7835-664-8.
Gujar sections: Kalsian, Karnal (Haryana).
Notes
edit- Sir Henry Miers Elliot (1869) Memoirs on the History, Folk-lore, and Distribution of the Races of the North Western Provinces of India Being an Amplified Edition of the Original Supplemental Glossary of Indian Terms: Volume 1 Trübner & Company. p.99
- North-Western Provinces and Oudh (India) (1890) Government Gazette: North-Western Provinces and Oudh· Parts 3-6 Harvard University. p.164
- Horace Arthur 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, by Sir Edward Maclagan ... & Comp. by H.A. Rose Superintendent, government printing, Punjab. p.441
- James Prinsep (1896) Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal: Volume 65 Bishop's College Press. p.
- Matthew Atmore Sherring (1897) Index to Hindu Tribes and Castes as Represented in Benares Asiatic Society of Bengal. p.236
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