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| '''The Kukhrain''' (or "Khukhrans or Khokrans") are an ancient group of ten specific clans,who originally hailed from the areas of the Salt Range and particularly town of Bhera in Punjab. The names of the Ten clans are: Anand, Bhasin, Chadha, Chandok, Ghai, Kohli, Sabharwal, Sahni/Sawhney, Sethi and Suri.
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| The main place of their ancestral geographic location was the town of Bhera, situated in the Jech doab region (Jhelum-Chenab interfluve) of Punjab, which now lies in the Sargodha District of Pakistan. The history of the '''Khukran''' is inextricably intertwined with the ancient town of Bhera
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| =='''Sikh Khukrain'''==
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| The Kukhran's were one of the foremost followers of the Sikh Gurus and traditionally brought up one son as a Keshdhari Sikh. This is evident from the large number of Kukhran surnames among Sikhs.
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| A predominant section of the Hindu Khukrain continue to follow dual religious traditions of both Sikh as well as Arya Samaj mores. This has been in spite of the religo-political competitive zeal of both the Arya Samaj and Tat Khalsa effort at creating purified identities.
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| =='''Kukhrain Warriors''' ==
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| The present day Khukhrains are descendents of Raja Khokar Mal who ruled a part of West Punjab with his seat at Bhera. He was instrumental in forging unity of all other sections and laid the foundation of a single powerful kingdom, which came to be known as Khukhrain clan. The various constituents were so brave a people that Mehmood Ghaznavi while invading India was always scared of Khukhrain Rajas and had instructed his generals not to antagonise them and keep off their terriories while conducting their campaigns.
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| =='''Places in Punjab And Afghanistan'''==
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| Various contemporary and historical places in the Punjab and Afghanistan corresponding to traditional areas associated with Khokharain or Khokhar bear the name or variants of Khokharain or Kokrana.
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| Afghanistan'''
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| * Khokharan in Afghanistan.
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| “ Eight or ten miles west of Qandhar lies the village of Khokharan. The Kabits of the bards record a Raja named Kokra of Garh Kokarana, now called Kadyana [33] ”
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| '''Pakistan'''
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| * Basti Khokharĝn Mainwali, Punjab, Pakistan, also known as Shampur Khokharan
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| * Pindi Khokharan SIALKOT Punjab, Pakistan
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| * Mari Khokharan Gujarat District
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| * Mohalla Khokharan, Khanpur, Dist. Rahim Yaar Khan,
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| * Rindheer Khokharan Gujrat,
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| * Khokharan Wala Outside Dehli Gate Multan
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| * Khokharan Bahawalnager Qalandar Pufr. Punjab, Pakistan
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| India'''
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| * Khokharain in Hoshiarpur Punjab India. Ibetson records
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| “ 'The traditional history of the Khokhars * By a Khokhar of Khokharain, in the Hoshiarpur district, Punjab.[34] ”
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| * Khokharain in Kapurthala Punjab India
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