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Sandhu
Jat clan
LocationPunjab
JatheraKala Mehar Sandhu [1]
LanguagePunjabi
Religion Sikhism, Hinduism, Islam

Sandhu or Sindhu (Punjabi: ਸੰਧੂ (Gurmukhi); سندھو (Shahmukhi)) is the second largest clan of Jats in the Punjab region.[2][3] The Sandhus played an important role in the Sikh history.[4] During the period of the Sikh Confederacy, Sandhus ruled several sovereign states (misls) including the Nakai Misl, Shaheedan Misl and the Kanhaiya Misl.[5][6][7]

List of notable people

Notable people with the surname, who may or may not be affiliated to the clan, include:

References

  1. ^ Gill, Kamalpreet Singh (3 July 2021). "The practice of jathera worship in Punjab: A case study of jathera Baba Kala Mehar Sandhu in Faridkot, Punjab". Sikh Formations. 17 (3): 311–333. doi:10.1080/17448727.2020.1844459. ISSN 1744-8727.
  2. ^ Hanks, Patrick; Coates, Richard; McClure, Peter (17 November 2016). The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland. Oxford University Press. p. 2331. ISBN 978-0-19-252747-9. Sandhu or Sindhu: The Sindhus are the second largest Jat tribe in the Panjab
  3. ^ Singh, Khushwant (2009). Why I Supported the Emergency: Essays and Profiles. Penguin UK. p. 193. ISBN 978-8-18475-241-0. Now that caste has raised its ugly head, many have reattached caste names like Randhawa, Brar, Gill, Sandhu, Sidhu (all sikh agriculturist tribes) ...
  4. ^ Pettigrew, Joyce J. M. (2023). "Chapter 4 Patterns of allegiance I". Robber Noblemen: A Study of the Political System of the Sikh Jats. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-000-85849-5. OCLC 1367232807. The oldest clan in the Punjab south and east of the Sutlej is that of the Sidhus... Sidhus had played a prominent role in the Sikh history.
  5. ^ Griffin (1889). History Of Punjab Chifes. The * Kanheya misi was at one time the most , powerful of the. Sikh, confederacies, north of the Satlej. !:Its first leader, was J'ai Singh, the son? of a Sindhu Jat
  6. ^ Gandhi, Surjit Singh (1980). Struggle of the Sikhs for Sovereignty. Gur Das Kapur. p. 552. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
  7. ^ Bhagata, Siṅgha (1993). A History of the Sikh Misals. Publication Bureau, Punjabi University. p. 241. Deep Singh Shahid, a Sandhu Jat and resident of the village of Pohuwind of the pargana of Amritsar, was the founder of this Misal.
  8. ^ Singha, H.S. (2000). The Encyclopedia of Sikhism. Hemkunt Press. p. 28. ISBN 9788170103011. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
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