Rakhra (caste)

Rakhra (or shortly restated as rakkar) is anomaly an heritable Sikh family^[1] based on village settled by Dhaliwal Jats of Patiala,^[2] Under the command of Mubarak Khan Rakhra, who served as the strategic advisor to Ahmed Shah Durrani, an attempt was made by Rakhda kinsman to take possession of the area between the "Rachna Doab" and the Jhelum River, which was disputably proclaimed as the territory of their feudal rivals, the Sukerchakia clan^[3] ^{[additional citation(s) needed]}

Notable People

Notable people bearing the name Rakhera imclude:

Surjit Singh Rakhra Indian Politician and leader of Shiromani Akali dal party (SAD)

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↑ Hanks, Patrick; Coates, Richard; McClure, Peter (2016). "The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland". Oxford Reference: 1689. doi:10.1093/acref/9780199677764.001.0001. ISBN 978-0-19-967776-4. Current frequencies: GB 161, Ireland 0 • GB frequency 1881: 0Indian (Panjab): Sikh, unexplained
↑ Singh, Gurmukh (2003). The Global Indian: The Rise of Sikhs Abroad. Rupa & Company. p. 153. ISBN 978-81-291-0068-9. He Hailing from Rakhra village in Patiala district, Dhaliwal clan, moved to the US as a student in 1972 for higher studies.
↑ Kaur, Kirandeep (2021). DAL KHALSA :ORGANISATION AND HISTORICAL IMPORTANCE A DESERTION (PDF). Supervised by Dr. Daljit kaur Gill. Bathinda (India): Guru Kashi University. p. 64. Rachna, Doab and the area of Ravi and Chenab was mostly in the Governance of Shukrachaya sardar, The capital city of the Sukrachaya in Rachna and Dhoab .Gujranwala was the area between Jhelum and Chenab which was mostly the refuted by Rakhra Jatt people. Mubarak Khan was the leader of the Rakhras in this area and was the advisor of Ahmad Shah Abdali. This area of Dhoab was under the Sukracharya and Bangi Sardars. Gujarat, Vedench, Bhang, Ahmadabad, Sardar Shahival, Mitha Tiwana and Khusavar were under the rule of the Bangisardars.Khuja, Miyani and Noh were under the Sukracharya. Sind Sagar, Dhoab, Avana were resided and populated by the Rakdha Jatsa.

[1] Hanks, Patrick; Coates, Richard; McClure, Peter (2016). "The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland". Oxford Reference: 1689. doi:10.1093/acref/9780199677764.001.0001. ISBN 978-0-19-967776-4. Current frequencies: GB 161, Ireland 0 • GB frequency 1881: 0Indian (Panjab): Sikh, unexplained

[2] Singh, Gurmukh (2003). The Global Indian: The Rise of Sikhs Abroad. Rupa & Company. p. 153. ISBN 978-81-291-0068-9. He Hailing from Rakhra village in Patiala district, Dhaliwal clan, moved to the US as a student in 1972 for higher studies.

[3] Kaur, Kirandeep (2021). DAL KHALSA :ORGANISATION AND HISTORICAL IMPORTANCE A DESERTION (PDF). Supervised by Dr. Daljit kaur Gill. Bathinda (India): Guru Kashi University. p. 64. Rachna, Doab and the area of Ravi and Chenab was mostly in the Governance of Shukrachaya sardar, The capital city of the Sukrachaya in Rachna and Dhoab .Gujranwala was the area between Jhelum and Chenab which was mostly the refuted by Rakhra Jatt people. Mubarak Khan was the leader of the Rakhras in this area and was the advisor of Ahmad Shah Abdali. This area of Dhoab was under the Sukracharya and Bangi Sardars. Gujarat, Vedench, Bhang, Ahmadabad, Sardar Shahival, Mitha Tiwana and Khusavar were under the rule of the Bangisardars.Khuja, Miyani and Noh were under the Sukracharya. Sind Sagar, Dhoab, Avana were resided and populated by the Rakdha Jatsa.

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