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Khatana (کھٹانہ) is a sub-clan of the Gujar ethnic group found in India, Afghanistan and Pakistan.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5] They follow different religions, such as Hinduism, Islam, and Sikhism.^[6]^[3]

EthnicityGujar

LocationPakistan, India, Afghanistan

LanguagePunjabi, Hindko, Urdu, Hindi, Gujjari, Pahari, Koshur

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Khatana
Ethnicity	Gujar
Location	Pakistan, India, Afghanistan
Language	Punjabi, Hindko, Urdu, Hindi, Gujjari, Pahari, Koshur

Offshoots

Khatana Gujars have many sub-branches/sub-sections such as:^[7]

Awana
Kunduana
Amrana
Bukkan
Bhand
Topa
Gajgahi
Debar
Doi
Thilas
Jangal
Lohsar

Geographic distribution

They are found in all regions and provinces of Pakistan, including Punjab, Sindh, Balochistan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Hazara, Gilgit-Baltistan, Azad Kashmir, and Islamabad Capital Territory.^[8]

References

[1]
Lidhoo, Moti Lal (1988). Kashmir Tribals: Child Rearing and Psycho-social Development. Minakshi Publishers. p. 54.
[2]
Contributions to Indian Sociology: Volume 23, Issue 2 (2nd ed.). Mouton. 1989. p. 293.
[3]
Pal, Vijay Kumar. Black Dots of Terrorism. Rudra Publications. p. 92. ISBN 978-93-90835-65-2. 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.
[4]
Manku, Darshan Singh (1986). The Gujar Settlements: A Study in Ethnic Geography. Inter-India Publications. p. 117. ISBN 978-81-210-0072-7. 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.
[5]
Rahi, Javaid. The Gujjars -Vol 04 (Gujjars History & Culture) by Dr. Javaid Rahi. Jammu and Kashmir Acacademy of Art, Culture , Languages , Jammu. p. 398. 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.
[6]
Kanwal, Aroosa (2024-01-31). Rehumanizing Muslim Subjectivities: Postcolonial Geographies, Postcolonial Ethics. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 978-1-003-83568-4.
[7]
Bharadwaj, A. N. (1994). History and Culture of Himalayan Gujjars. Jay Kay Book House. p. 74. 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...
[8]
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. 651. 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.

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