Buttar

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Buttar (Punjabi: ਬ੝ੱਟਰ, Urdu:بٹر) is a Jatt clan as well surname of Jatt people of Punjab. It's member mainly lives in the Punjab region (East Punjab and West Punjab) and also abroad as they have migrated overseas. As of 1881 census, there were only 10883 Buttars in the Undivided Punjab.[1]

History

Buttars are a subclan of Parmar Rajputs. The famous Sikh soldiers Bhai Tara Singh Wan was a Buttar Jatt of 'Wan' village of Lahore district (now Amritsar district).

References

  1. ^ ਹ੝ਸ਼ਿਆਰ ਸਿੰਘ ਦ੝ਲੇਹ ਬ੝ੱਟਰ : ਜੱਟਾਂ ਦਾ ਇਤਿਹਾਸ http://www.5abi.com/dharavahak/jatt-itihas/buttar1-U.htm www.5abi.com Retrieved 04 Mar. 2012