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| Punjabi ...jans. After the independence, they were called scheduled castes, scheduled tribes, backward classes, religious minorities, for example Sikhs, Christians, Mus

...had more than one wife was created by those writers who were ignorant of [[Punjabi]] culture. Later authors accepted those writings indicating more than one m ...ingh which led to a more cohesive Misl unit (uniting of previously warring tribes) which allowed the 12 misls to eventualy unite under Maharaja Ranjit Singh

The Mirasi (Punjabi: ਮਿਰਾਸੀ, Urdu: میراثی) are a Muslim or Sikh caste, found ...e, originally from Baluchistan, are the genealogists of the various Baluch tribes settled in the region.

...ians who are Shia Muslims pronounce words like Shia, Sunni and Shariat? In Punjabi there are many, many words of Persian origin, which start with ‘s’ and ...se mountains were given the name Hindu Kush by mountain dwelling Caucasian tribes.

|languages=[[Punjabi language|Punjabi]] ...ring units in Punjab are owned by Ravidasia/Ramdasia community. Almost 90% Punjabi Jutti (Traditional Shoes) shops in Punjab are also owned by this community

...the South, Powadh region to the East with Rajasthan to the Southwest. The Punjabi districts of Jalandhar, Kapurthala, and Tarn Taran Sahib lie to the North, ...mounds and sandy areas. Before the arrival of Sikhism, the native Punjabi tribes of the area worshiped Guga Pir, Jathera, and Saints. Sikhism was first prea

...long. Their womenfolk wear salvar (loose trousers) and kamiz (shirt) like Punjabi women or lahinga (skirt) and choli (bodice) like Rajasthani women, but the :''1. Rose, H.A., ed., A Glossary of the Tribes and Castes of the Punjab and North-West Frontier Province. LAHORE, 1911-19'

...They are known to be of the same stock as the Jatt ethnic tribe and other tribes as they are a purely Indo-Scythian tribe. In modern times, most of Tarkhans of North India follow Sikhism and speak Punjabi, a Indo-European language.

...gets its moniker from Judah, the preeminent patriarch of one of the twelve tribes of Israel. Judah was Abraham's great-grandson (i.e., Abraham - Isaac - ...more of an ethnic or anthropologic designation. I have a couple of Hindu Punjabi friends who also believe that though they are Hindus, their religion is Sik

...unjab]]. By his mellifluous poetry he conferred an independent status upon Punjabi, especially in his [[doha]] format. Baba Farid’s dohas in inspiringly swe ...Sheikh Farid, acclaimed by all Punjabi scholars as the first great poet of Punjabi literature, was a Sufi who had his dynastic roots in Iran.¹

...'' gets its name from Judah, the preeminent patriarch of one of the twelve tribes of Israel. Judah was Abraham’s great-grandson (i.e., Abraham — Isaac � ...e more of an ethnic or anthropologic designation. I have a couple of Hindu Punjabi friends who also believe that though they are Hindus, their religion is Sik

| languages=[[Punjabi language|Punjabi]] • [[Hindi]] • [[Dogri]] ...ey usually relied, such as the Jat Sikhs, [[Dogra]]s and [[Punjabi Muslims|Punjabi Musalman]]s. In addition, indiscipline among Jat Sikhs caused by their conc

The '''Khatris''' (Punjabi) or '''Kshatriyas''' (Sanskrit, (K) silent) are a north Indian community th One of the most important characters, of famous Punjabi legends, was Raja Rasalu's minister Mahita Chopra. Most scholars agree tha

...hat he had footed through the dense forest tracts of Assam and met various tribes in the course of his journey. Guru Nanak must have diffused his message - t ...community of Assam many of who are landowners or skilled laborers. The two Punjabi Sikh communities associate themselves with distinct organizations and maint

...sikhs. They may at times be also referred to as julaha meaning a weaver in punjabi and hindi. The total population of this community is about 505,000, 80% of {{Castes, Tribes & Other Social Groups}}

Mazhabi Sikhs (Punjabi: ਮਜਬੀ ਸਿੱਖ) (also spelt as Mazbhi, Mazbi, Majhabhi or Majab ...serfs by the Sikh landlords who would literally crush the Mazhabi Sikhs if Punjabi Suba was formed."

...minee Jahan Dad Khan from Peshawar and thus an expedition was undertook by Punjabi forces. This time the forces were being led as follows: cavalry by Sardar H ...Azim Khan and his brothers decided to launch an a ttack early morning when Punjabi guns were being rested. Durbar forces who were on constant vigil counter at

[[Giddha]] is also a popular [[Punjabi]] dance practised by women in [[Punjab]]. ...med differently across the region. The vocals are another integral part of Punjabi music, as are instruments such as the dhol, tumbi, dhad sarangi, algoza and

...h as farming and retail. According to Nesfield as quoted in W. Crooke, The Tribes and Castes of the North Western India, 1896, Bhats frequently visited the c ...e said to have a partially mixed ancestry, the mass majority of Bhats were Punjabi saraswat [[Brahmin]]. The Northern traveling Saraswat Hindu [[Brahmin]]s jo

...nd his following among castes who possessed such sterling qualities us the Punjabi Khatris and Jats. But if Nanak had had no successors, or successors of no m ...l" and "are commonly called Sikhs." H.A. Rose, author of A Glossary of the Tribes and Castes of the Punjab and NorthWest Frontier Province, also divides the