| Khatana Khatana | |
|---|---|
| Ethnicity | Gujjar |
| Location | Pakistan,India,Afghanistan |
| Branches | Awana, Kunduana, Doi |
| Language | Punjabi,Hindko,Urdu,Hindi,Gujjari,Pahari,Koshur |
Khatana is a sub-clan of theGujjar ethnic group found inIndia,Afghanistan andPakistan.[1][2][3][4][5] They follow different religions, such asHinduism,Islam, andSikhism.[6][3]
Khatana Gujjars have many sub-branches/sub-sections such as:[7]
They are found in all regions and provinces of Pakistan, includingPunjab,Sindh,Balochistan,Khyber Pakhtunkhwa,Hazara, Gilgit-Baltistan,Azad Kashmir, andIslamabad Capital Territory. In Pakistani Punjab'sGujrat district alone, there are 40 villages like Akhtar Karnana with a Khatana Gujjar majority population.[8]
3. Chauhan surname is very common in Hindu and Muslims. 4. Nirvan a clan in Gurjar community, both IN Hindus and Muslims both. 5. Khatana clan of Gurjar is in both Hindus and Muslims.
Paharpur village was settled by three Gujar clans namely, Bhoomla, Kalas, and Khatana, who came from different villages and areas. They divided the land of the mauza into three tarfs and established three hamlets in their respective tarfs.
The names of the gotras are common to Hindu Gujjars, Sikh Gujjars and Muslim Gujjars in the Indian sub- continent. Members of some gotras while claiming their ancestory to the legendary figures, philosophers and warriors also assert the superiority of their gotra over others. A few prominent gotras are Khatana, Hakla, Bajjar, Chechi, Rathore, Chauhan, Bhatti, Rana, Thekria, Noon, Bhadana, Gorsi, Bagri, Kasana, Bajran, Kohli, Khari and some others.
These Khatanas are not only leading Gujjars clan but have many offshoots as the minor sections ( sub - clans ) such as Awana, Amrana, Bukkan, Bhand, Topa, Gajgahi...
In district Gujrat (West Punjab), there are forty villages of Khatana Gujars whose Headmen informed me in 1951 that by tradition they being mor Khatana are heirs of Jaipal who fought against Mahmud of Ghazni.