Hun (clan)

Hun^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4] or Huna^[5] is a major ancient clan of the Gujjar community of Pakistan, Afghanistan, and India.^[6] They are off-shots of Parmar Gurjars. Hun Gujjars are primarily Hindu, while some are Muslim in Muslim-majority areas especially in Kashmir and Pakistan. In mountainous areas, they speak the Gujari language, as well as other indigenous dialects.

Distribution

They live in Pakistani regions including Kashmir, and Punjab and Gilgit-Baltistan they have their population mostly in these areas. Some Hun Gujjars have villages in Afghanistan in the region of Pamir and Nuristan.

While in India they primarily inhabit in the Indian states of Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Himachal Pradesh and, Jammu and Kashmir. There are many village of Hun Gujjars in Uttar Pradesh، Rajasthan and Haryana. Alone in Uttar Pradesh their prominent villages are in the Meerut, Gaziabad,^[5] Bulandhshahr, and Greater Noida districts. And most famous village due to their influence is known as 'Nawalka.^[2]

Other names

In various regions they also known by different names, including, Huna,^[5] Hara Huna, Hada Huna, Hun^[3] or Hoon.^[2]

Subclans

Bhadana^[7]
Chechi
Awana
Baisoya
Bakarwal
Dedha^[8]

References

↑ Warikoo, Kulbhushan; Som, Sujit (2000). Gujjars of Jammu and Kashmir. Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Manav Sangrahalaya. p. 6. Some Huns claim to be Kushans . Kushan and Hun undoubtedly were Kshatriyas . Both the sub – castes are among the Gurjars . General Cunningham and others historians have mentioned them as Gurjars.
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 Khari, Rahul (2007). Jats and Gujars: Origin, History and Culture. Reference Press. p. 85. ISBN 978-81-8405-031-8. Hoon or Hun is a clan found amongst Gujars in several villages in Meerut . Hoon or Hun is a clan that is found amongst Gujars only in India . Their villages are found near Meerut and the most famous village is ' Nawalka ' . Gujar clans ..
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 Dass, Arvind (2002). Caste System: Caste commentaries and documentation. Dominant Publishers and Distributors. p. 109. ISBN 978-81-7888-029-7. The Gujar have families of more than one gotra. The predominance of the Hun gotra is quite significant. In this caste Ghasi Patel is very influential. He has now been elected a member of the new Panchayat.
↑ The Anthropologist: volume 12. Department of Anthropology, University of Dehli. 1966. p. 35. Hun still is the name of a Gujars sect (clan). The Jat tribes also entered India and at present they live in Delhi , Punjab.
↑ ^5.0 ^5.1 ^5.2 Others, Muzaffar H. Syed & (2022-02-20). History of Indian Nation : Ancient India. K.K. Publications. p. 133. The Gurjara clan appeared in northern India about the time of the Huna invasions of northern India, and later established a number of ruling dynasties in northern India, including the Pratiharas of Kanauj... However, Huna is one of the prominent gotras (clan) among Gurjars and many Huna (Gurjar) villages can still be found in Ghaziabad and Bulandshahr. Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":2" defined multiple times with different content
↑ "Attitude and Awareness of Mothers Regarding Child Rearing Practices in Tribal and Non-Tribal Areas of Himachal Pradesh". International Journal of Multidisciplinary Research and Analysis. 05 (7). 2022-07-08. doi:10.47191/ijmra/v5-i7-07. ISSN 2643-9840.
↑ Lee, Joel (2021-06-10). Deceptive Majority: Hinduism, Untouchability, and Underground Religion. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-1-108-84382-9.
↑ Pandey, Aditya (2005). South Asia: Politics of South Asia. Gyan Publishing House. ISBN 978-81-8205-303-8.

[:7-1] Warikoo, Kulbhushan; Som, Sujit (2000). Gujjars of Jammu and Kashmir. Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Manav Sangrahalaya. p. 6. Some Huns claim to be Kushans . Kushan and Hun undoubtedly were Kshatriyas . Both the sub – castes are among the Gurjars . General Cunningham and others historians have mentioned them as Gurjars.

[:0-2] 2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 Khari, Rahul (2007). Jats and Gujars: Origin, History and Culture. Reference Press. p. 85. ISBN 978-81-8405-031-8. Hoon or Hun is a clan found amongst Gujars in several villages in Meerut . Hoon or Hun is a clan that is found amongst Gujars only in India . Their villages are found near Meerut and the most famous village is ' Nawalka ' . Gujar clans ..

[:1-3] 3.0 ^3.1 Dass, Arvind (2002). Caste System: Caste commentaries and documentation. Dominant Publishers and Distributors. p. 109. ISBN 978-81-7888-029-7. The Gujar have families of more than one gotra. The predominance of the Hun gotra is quite significant. In this caste Ghasi Patel is very influential. He has now been elected a member of the new Panchayat.

[4] The Anthropologist: volume 12. Department of Anthropology, University of Dehli. 1966. p. 35. Hun still is the name of a Gujars sect (clan). The Jat tribes also entered India and at present they live in Delhi , Punjab.

[:2-5] 5.0 ^5.1 ^5.2 Others, Muzaffar H. Syed & (2022-02-20). History of Indian Nation : Ancient India. K.K. Publications. p. 133. The Gurjara clan appeared in northern India about the time of the Huna invasions of northern India, and later established a number of ruling dynasties in northern India, including the Pratiharas of Kanauj... However, Huna is one of the prominent gotras (clan) among Gurjars and many Huna (Gurjar) villages can still be found in Ghaziabad and Bulandshahr. Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":2" defined multiple times with different content

[6] "Attitude and Awareness of Mothers Regarding Child Rearing Practices in Tribal and Non-Tribal Areas of Himachal Pradesh". International Journal of Multidisciplinary Research and Analysis. 05 (7). 2022-07-08. doi:10.47191/ijmra/v5-i7-07. ISSN 2643-9840.

[7] Lee, Joel (2021-06-10). Deceptive Majority: Hinduism, Untouchability, and Underground Religion. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-1-108-84382-9.

[8] Pandey, Aditya (2005). South Asia: Politics of South Asia. Gyan Publishing House. ISBN 978-81-8205-303-8.

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