Dhillon
Jat clan
EthnicityPunjabi
LanguagePunjabi
ReligionSikhism, Hinduism, Islam

Dhillon (Punjabi: ਢਿੱਲੋਂ pronunciation: [ʈi˨llõː]) is a one of the largest Jat clans found in the Punjab region of India and Pakistan.[1][2][page needed][3][page needed]

The Bhangi Misl was ruled by the Dhillons.[4][citation needed]

Notable Peoples

Notable people who bear the name, who may or may not be affiliated with the tribe, include:

See also

References

  1. ^ Hanks, Patrick; Coates, Richard; McClure, Peter, eds. (2016). The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland (1st ed.). Oxford University Press (OUP). p. 717. ISBN 978-0199677764. Retrieved 5 August 2019. Indian (Panjab): Sikh, unexplained. Further information: The Dhillon are one of the largest and most widely distributed Jat tribes in the Panjab.
  2. ^ Pettigrew, Joyce J. M. (2023). "Chapter 4 Patterns of allegiance I". ROBBER NOBLEMEN a study of the political system of the sikh jats. [S.l.]: ROUTLEDGE. ISBN 978-1-000-85849-5. OCLC 1367232807.
  3. ^ Singh, Kumar Suresh (1996). "Appendix B". Communities, Segments, Synonyms, Surnames and Titles. People of India: National series. Vol. 8 (Illustrated ed.). Delhi: Anthropological Survey of India. pp. 1355–1357. ISBN 0-19-563357-1. OCLC 35662663.
  4. ^ Sidhu, Kuldip Singh (1994). Ranjit Singh's Khalsa darbar and Attariwala sardars. Delhi: National Book Shop. ISBN 978-81-7116-165-2.
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