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Gill (Punjabi clan)

Punjabi Jat clan
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Gill is an one of the largest Tribes of Jats[1] as well as Warrior Clan of Sikh, they played an important role in the establishment of Sikh confederacy during the Sikh Period.[2][3][4]

Gill Clan
ਗੀਲ
ClassificationJats,Ramgharia and Jat Sikhs of Guru Gobind Singh je
RegionPunjab
EthnicityPunjabis
Feudal titleSardar and Kanwar
SubdivisionsShergill,Virk,Sidhu

Early History change

In Punjab, it is classifieds as Jats and Ramgharias (ਗਿੱਲ or گل‎), it may be derived from the Punjabi word "gil" meaning "moisture".[5][6][7][8] According to oral history, the progenitor of the clan was a man named Gill.[9] Shergill, Virk, and Sidhu are descendant clans of the Gill Jat clan.[9][10] The name is also used by the Chuhra (Balmiki and Bhangi) caste, including the Mirasis.[11] According to bhāt (bardic) records, the Gill Jat clan claims origin to an abandoned child found by a raja in a moist, jungle area of the wilds whom was being attended by a lion.[12] This tale is recounted in colonial-era literature.[12] Connections to historic and contemporary Iranic peoples, such as the ancient Gelae tribe of the Scythians and the present-day Gilaki people, and locations such as Gilan, have been suggested.[12] There were half a million Gill Jats recorded in the 1881 British India census.[12] The Gill Jats had a marriage custom which involved digging a hole in a muddy spring.[12]

Refreneces change

  1. ↑ Gill, Gurcharan Singh (2008). "CHAPTER 2: The Gill Clan – Section A. Indo-Scythian Origin". Deeper Roots of the Gill, Bhatti, Sidhu, Brar, Tur, and Related Jat and Rajput Clans. Indian Family History Society. p. 12.
  2. ↑ Siṅgha, Bhagata (1993). A History of the Sikh Misals. Publication Bureau, Punjabi University. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
  3. ↑ Dhavan, Purnima (2011). When Sparrows Became Hawks: The Making of the Sikh Warrior Tradition, 1699-1799. Oxford University Press. p. 60. ISBN 978-0-19-975655-1.
  4. ↑ GUR SHABAD RATNAKAR. Mahan kosh (in Punjabi). Bhai Baljinder Singh.
  5. ↑ Duleh, Hoshiar Singh; Singh, Gurjant (2001). Jatta da Itihas ਜੱਟਾਂ ਦਾ ਇਤਿਹਾਸ [History of the Jats] (in Punjabi). Translated by Preet, Pritam Singh. Lahore Books Ludhiana. pp. 106–112.
  6. ↑ Challenging the rule(s) of law : colonialism, criminology and human rights in India. Kalpana Kannabirān, Ranbir Singh. Thousand Oaks, Calif.: SAGE Publications. 2008. p. 332. ISBN 978-81-321-0027-0. OCLC 501176322.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  7. ↑ Pettigrew, Joyce J. M. (2023). "Chapter 4 Patterns of allegiance I". ROBBER NOBLEMEN a study of the political system of the sikh jats. [S.l.]: ROUTLEDGE. ISBN 978-1-000-85849-5. OCLC 1367232807.
  8. ↑ Hanks, Patrick (2003). Dictionary of American Family Names: 3-Volume Set. Oxford University Press. p. 43. ISBN 9780199771691.
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 O'Brien, John (2006). The Construction of Pakistani Christian Identity. Research Society of Pakistan: Publication. Vol. 96. Research Society of Pakistan. p. 50.
  10. ↑ The City of Faridkot: Past and Present. Monograph – Dept. of Punjab Historical Studies, Punjabi University, Punjabi University Department of History and Punjab Historical Studies. Vol. 2. Fauja Singh, R. C. Rabra. Punjabi University, Patiala. 1976. p. 5.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  11. ↑ People of India. Punjab. I. J. S. Bansal, Swaran Singh, Anthropological Survey of India. New Delhi: Anthropological Survey of India. 2003. pp. 60, 322. ISBN 81-7304-123-7. OCLC 55042800.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 12.3 12.4 Jhutti, Sundeep Singh (2003). The Getes (PDF). Issue 127 of Sino-Platonic papers. Department of East Asian Languages and Civilizations, University of Pennsylvania. pp. 40, 52, 109.
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