Jatts — Warrior and Farmer in one. Started getting comfortable with farming life around the sixteenth 100 years. Some Jatt families are: Waraich, Sandhu, Dhillon, Bajwa. Cheema and so forth. Some Bhatti, Chinna, Rai, Tiwana, and Uppal are viewed as Jatts.
Punjabi Rajputs (Rajay, Ranay, Rai) — Took the Rajput titles, either because of the high militarisation of the group or given, them in return for supreme commercial business. Some Punjabi Rajput tribes are Gakkhar, Khokar, Chib, Bhatti, Janjua, Kharal, and so forth.
The 1901 British Census of Punjab provided insights into the largest Punjabi Rajput clans and their Muslim populations at the time.
Arains — An enormous farming clan with a solid political character and association. Some Arain factions are: Mian, Meher, Rahi, Nihal.
Gujjars — Pastoralists, customarily connected with creature cultivation. One of the last wanderers. Some Gujjar groups are: Khatana, Gorsi, Kalas, Chechi.
Awans — Agricultural clan focused in North Punjab and encompassing regions, with a populace in Urban Central Punjab too.
Dogars — Zamindars, generally known to be able looters and for donning medium length long hair, wearing no Pag. Fundamental families of Dogars are: Mattar, Chinna, Tagra, Mahu and Chokra.
Kambohs — Agricultural cultivating Biradri. Kambohs had an outstanding presence in the nobility of The Mughal Empire.
Khatris/Sheikhs — various Khatris embraced Islam in bygone eras, typically Punjabi Muslim Khatris accept ‘Sheik’ as their family name. A few different family names (group names) utilized are Sethi, Nayyar, Bajaj, Chawla, and Uppal.
Kashmiri Origin Punjabis (Butts, Dars, Mirs, Khwajas) — Can be treated as a Biradri for they are woven into the texture of Punjabi society and culture. Predominately are Majails, gathered in Urban Majha; in the urban areas of Lahore, Gujranwala, Faislabad, and Sialkot.
Middle Easterner Persio-Turkic petitioners (Syeds, Mughals, Qureshis, Chughtai, and so forth) — Although a few inquirers positively are real, it ought not to be disregarded that there is a typical example of producing genealogies. Claims are valid or bogus, they are Punjabis to us notwithstanding.
You might be aware of the Chootu gang if you are from Pakistan or Gulab gang if you are from India. Well, Dulla Bhatti had led the infamously popular gang in sharing the common Pakistan-India heritage. Dulla Bhatti (Rai Abdullah Khan Bhatti) was a legendary sixteenth-century outlaw from the Sandal Bar area of Punjab, between the Ravi and Chenab rivers, in what is now Pakistan. Dulla Bhatti is the real hero of Punjab and lives in our folklore. Baldev Singh wrote an excellent biographical novel on his life, “DhahwaN Dilli de Kingrey”. Prof Asad Saleem Shaikh has written a book “Dullay Di Baar” “دُلے دی بار” (The Land/State of Dullah) which is taken as an authentic document on Dullah Bhatti.
Dulla Bhatti was a famous legendary hero of Punjab, who led a rebellion against the famous Mughal king Akbar. There is a kind of epic in the Punjabi language called Dulle di var, which narrates the battle events of Dulla Bhatti. Still, there is a famous region in Punjab, Pakistan, called Dulle Di Bar means the forest of Dulla Bhatti. This legendary Punjabi hero is buried at Miani Sahib Qabristan (Graveyard) in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. There is a town Dullewala (Bhakkar District) in the name of legendary Dulla Bhatti where he had a stay with his allies. Dulla Bhatti was born in a Punjabi family to their mother Ladhi and father Farid Khan in the area of Sandal Baar, near Faisalabad now in Pakistan (Sandal Bar is also related to the legend of Mirza Sahiba).
Dullah is a symbol of resistance
Punjab has always played a big role in resistance to all oppressed. Betrayed by Dogras, from the start Gurjars were against the Mughals, they looted their army, stained their soldiers, and attacked in gorilla war like a method but never surrendered before them. Bhatti’s army was a team of great warriors. They did not attack or invade the weak. Only fought for justice and took the side of the weak and vulnerable. Women and children were especially taken care of. Their women died with their men in case of defeat. They took their clothes off and fought naked as a last resort. We saw this in 1947 when women jumped into canals rivers and even wells.
