Khukhrain
Khokhrain
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RegionPunjab
EthnicityPunjabi
Khukhrain no longer has a chief, and is an armigerous clan
Historic seatBhera

The Khukhrain or Khokhrain[1] is a clan composed of eight septs of the Khatri caste that originally hailed from the areas of the Salt Range.

Battle of Bhera

The Khukhrains spread over Khushab, Dhune Kheb, Chakwal, Pind Dadan Khan, Peshawar, Nowshera and Lahore.[2][full citation needed] They were a powerful tribe during the attacks of Mahmud of Ghazni and resisted him during his third invasion after the defeat of Jayapala at the Battle of Bhera in 1004-5. Bhera was the Khukhrain capital.[3][full citation needed]

When Bhera was sacked by Mahmud of Ghazni, the Khukhrain king, Biji Rai preferred to commit suicide using his dagger rather than submit to Mahmud Ghaznavi.[2] Jaipal's son, Anandapala, received support of the Khukhrains against the Ghazni rule in 1008-9 at Wahind.[4][full citation needed]

Religious beliefs

The Khukhrain clan was originally Hindu. Later clan members embraced Sikhism and Islam. Khukhrains of all these faiths collectively form one kinship. In Pakistan there continues to be a large number of Muslim Khukhrains living especially in the Pakistani Punjab. Some scholars such as Muhammad Ikrām Chutai believe that a number of Khukhrains were converted to Islam by the Sufi Baba Farid.[5]

Clans

Khokran and Khokhars

Encyclopædia Britannica notes that: "The Khukhrain sub-group of the "52"s claims descent from a son of Manu and several clan names are traced to military terms in support of the claim to Kshatriya descent.."[14]

See also

References

  1. ^ Khushwant Singh (8 January 2011). "The brave Khokhrains". The Tribune (India newspaper). Retrieved 6 September 2019.
  2. ^ a b The Panjab Past and Present By Punjabi University Dept. of Punjab Historical Studies Published by Dept. of Punjab Historical Studies, Punjabi University., 1981 Page 195
  3. ^ The Panjab Past and Present By Punjabi University Dept. of Punjab Historical Studies Published by Dept. of Punjab Historical Studies, Punjabi University., 1981 Page 200)
  4. ^ The Panjab Past and Present By Punjabi University Dept. of Punjab Historical Studies Published by Dept. of Punjab Historical Studies, Punjabi University., 1981 page 201}
  5. ^ Babaji: Life and Teachings of Farid-ud Din Ganj-i Shakar By Muhammad Ikrām Chutai Page 433 Published by Sang-e-Meel Publications, 2006
  6. ^ Hanks, Patrick; Coates, Richard; McClure, Peter (2016-11-17). The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-252747-9.
  7. ^ Puri, Baij Nath (1988). The Khatris, a Socio-cultural Study. M.N. Publishers and Distributors. p. 24.
  8. ^ Siddiqi, Iqtidar Husain; Iraqi, Shahabuddin (2003). Medieval India: Essays in medieval Indian history and culture. Manohar. ISBN 978-81-7304-786-2.
  9. ^ Puri, Baij Nath (1988). The Khatris, a Socio-cultural Study. M.N. Publishers and Distributors.
  10. ^ a b Singh, Pashaura (2006-07-10). Life and Work of Guru Arjan: History, Memory, and Biography in the Sikh Tradition. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-908780-8.
  11. ^ Singh, Kumar Suresh (2004). People of India: (3 pts.) Maharashtra. Anthropological Survey of India. ISBN 978-81-7991-101-3.
  12. ^ Prasad, Guntupalli V. R.; Patnaik, Rajeev (2020-11-23). Biological Consequences of Plate Tectonics: New Perspectives on Post-Gondwana Break-up–A Tribute to Ashok Sahni. Springer Nature. ISBN 978-3-030-49753-8.
  13. ^ a b c Puri, Baij Nath (1988). The Khatris, a Socio-cultural Study. M.N. Publishers and Distributors.
  14. ^ Britannica: A New Survey of Universal Knowledge By Walter Yust Published by Encyclopædia Britannica, 1952 Page 980
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