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ਜਾਣਹੁ ਜੋਤਿ ਨ ਪੂਛਹੁ ਜਾਤੀ ਆਗੈ ਜਾਤਿ ਨ ਹੇ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥ (ਪੰਨਾ 349, ਸਤਰ 13, Nanak) Sikhism does not endorse caste based distinctions in society that lead to unequal opportunities for some people. In fact, Sikhism completely rejects class or race based distinctions between humans, that leads us to make an inequitable society. Such distinctions have surfaced only due to ill interests of certain section of people, who, on the pretext of making a society more manageable through these classifications, eventually paved the way to an unequal grouping within the human race. This article is just for information purpose and to share how people from different castes came into the Sikh fold. So, please treat this article as a source of general information about this issue and kindly do not amend this article to highlight this important underlying Sikh principle. If you have any comments, please discuss them appropriately here

The Jatt (Jat, Jutt, Jaat) people are a community in the Punjab region of northwestern India, often mistaken as a caste, In broader terms they are an ethnic group, similar to Gujjars and Pashtuns,. They inhabit the states of Haryana, Punjab, UP and Rajasthan and are also numerous in Punjab, Pakistan, with small populations also found in Baluchistan and Afghanistan. They are thought to be descendants of Scythians by many historians who migrated to the fertile region of northwestern India through Sindh as nomadic farmers and settled with the local population. Jat lineage originally traces back to the Central Asian steppe. Jat people are mistakenly thought of coming under the shudra class in the Hindu Verna system mainly because of their mass migration occurring well after the caste system system in India was established.

Jat people were historically onion picking in farms, rapist. They are now found numerously in the West with over a third of Sikhs being of Jat origin.

Jatt Clans

A Achanki, Ahluwalia, Asra, Asrai, Antwal, Atwal, Atal, Aujla, Aulakh

B Babbar, Babbu, Bains, Bawa, Bajwa, Bakshi, Badal, Badwal, Barnala, Basra, Bassi, Bath, Benipal, Bhaniara, Bhangu, Bharia, Bhatta, Bhatia, Bhar, Bhillion, Bindrakhia, Bhutta, Bhindra, Bhindranwale, Bhullar, Billa, Bola, Boperai, Braich

C Chandu, Chahal, Cheema,

D Dagamia, Dale, Damodairy, Dehal, Deo, Deol, Deosi, Dhaliwal, Dhami, Dhanju, Dhariwal, Dhesi, Dhillion, Dhindsa, Dhol, Dhunna, Doal, Dosanjh, Dother, Dubb, Duley,

E [No Clan Listed under this Alphabet category]

F Farid

G Gakhal, Gill, Gilla, Ghumman, Gondal, Grewal, Gosal, Gujran, Guri, Guru,

H Hamdard, Handa, Handal, Hanjan, Hanjra, Hans, Hayer, Heer, Hooda, Hundal, Hinjra, Hothi, Hujan, Hujjan

I Ishan

J Jagpal, Jatana, Jattu, Johal, Jogi, Jatana, Jhall, Jhalli, Jossan, Judge

K Kampura, Khatra, Khatia, Kahlon, Kang, Kangura, Kandola, Khaira, Khinda, Khosla, Kundal

L Lalli, Lonowal

M Maan, Mahal, Mahan, Mahel, Mahil, Malhi, Malwa, Malwei, Makhan, Makhsoospuri, Manak, Manhas, Mann, Mastana, Mehsopuria, Minhas, Mundi, Mutti

N Nagpal, Nagra, Nalwa, Nanaki

O [No Clan Listed under this Alphabet category]

P Padda, Pal, Pamma, Paul, Penta, Pooni, Punia, Purewal, Puri

Q [No Clan Listed under this Alphabet category]

R Rai, Raksha, Randhawa, Rattan

S Sagar, Sahota, Salhotra, Samra, Sandha, Sandhu, Sang, Sangar, Sanghera, Shergill, Sarabha, Sekhon, Semi, Sidhu, Sihota, Sial, Sian, Skippa, Sohal, Sulakhni, Sundal, Sundari, Suka

T Talwindi, Taggar, Takkar, Thandi, Thind, Thillion, Tripta, Toor

U Uppal

V Virk

W [No Clan Listed under this Alphabet category]

X [No Clan Listed under this Alphabet category]

Y Yogi

Z [No Clan Listed under this Alphabet category]

These clans can also be found amongst castes such as Mazhabis and Juharas as people residing in villages populated mainly by Jat people would use the Jat zimindar names. The list above is also missing some clans, mainly those used by Hindu and Muslim Jat people.