Bhadana

clan of the Indian and Pakistani Gurjars

Bhadana[1][2][3] also known as Padana[4] is a clan of the Indian and Pakistani Gurjars. once they ruled the Bhadanaka kingdom of north India from Early 11th century to 12th century.[5][6]

Bhadana
JātiGurjar (Gujjar)
ReligionsHinduism, Sikhism, Islam
LanguagesGujari, Punjabi, Gujarati, Haryanvi, Marwari, Pahari, Pashto, Balochi and Hindi
CountryIndia, Pakistan
RegionGujjarat, Rajasthan Punjab, Kashmir, Sindh, Balochistan, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh
LineageGurjar
Related groupsGurjar clans

References

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  1. Singh, K. S. (1996). Communities, Segments, Synonyms, Surnames and Titles. Anthropological Survey of India. p. 1320. ISBN 978-0-19-563357-3.
  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.