Mundan
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EthnicityGurjar (Gujjar)
Feudal titleChoudhary, Singh, Kanwar

Mundan[1][2][3] is a agricultural clan originally found among the Gurjars of Indian and Pakistan. They follow mostly Hinduism and Islam as their main religions.

Ethnography

They are found in Azad Kashmir, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Sindh and Pakistani Punjab provinces of Pakistan. They are also numerously found in the Gujarat, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh,[4] Uttarakhand, Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana (in districts of Kaithal, Karnal[3] and Sonipat),[1] Indian Punjab (in District Hoshiarpur)[1] and Dehli[1] Indian regions.

References

  1. ^ a b c d Kumar, Raj (2008). Encyclopaedia of Untouchables Ancient, Medieval and Modern. Kalpaz Publisherz. p. 448. ISBN 978-81-7835-664-8. Gujar sections: Mundan, Delhi: Mund, Hoshiarpur: -dan, Karnal:-addan: Kaithal
  2. ^ Singh, K. S. (1996). Communities, Segments, Synonyms, Surnames and Titles. Anthropological Survey of India. p. 1320. ISBN 978-0-19-563357-3.
  3. ^ a b Contemporary Social Sciences. Research Foundation of India. 1978. p. 107. In Sonipat district of Haryan Gujjar clans are numerous and these clans are, Mundan, Kadahan, Tauhar, Gorsi, and Kanana. In Rohilkhand, Batar, Khubar, Khare, Jatili, Motla, Suradna (Sardana), etc.
  4. ^ Bingley, A. H.; Bahadur, Krishna Prakash (1978). History, Caste & Culture of Jāts and Gūjars. Ess Ess Publications. p. 47.
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