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| The Tarkhan tribe inhabits the Punjab area of Northern India and Punjab area of Pakistan. Some scholars such as H.A. Rose believe that they are descended from the Sakas, the Kushans and the Huns. According to the Manu Smriti, they (the Sakas) are originally of Kshatriya status, however they fell to the status of Shudra after refusing to accept Brahmin authority. It is also interesting to note that Tarkhan was a title used by some of the known armies that invaded India during the reign of Tamer the Lame of Central Asia, therefore it is possible that the Tarkhans found in Punjab and the Northwestern Province are actually the descendants of those Tarkhans
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| Ramgarhia community originated from the Sikh's Ramgharia Misl affiliated with the Sikh Confederacy. The Baron (or Misldhar) of Ramgharia Misl was Nand Singh,he was succeeded by Jassa Singh Ramgarhia. Name Ramgarhia was taken after winning a major battle near the village of Ramghar.
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| The founder of the Ramgarhia Misl was Khushal Singh of Guga village near Amritsar. Khushal Singh was succeeded by, Nand Singh Sanghania who belonged to village Sanghani near Amritsar. After his death he was succeeded by a much more enterprising and valiant man, named Jassa Singh (1723-1803), under whose stewardship the band assumed the status and the name of the Misl.[1]
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| Hardas Singh, the grandfather of Jassa Singh, was the resident of Suringh which is situated about nineteen miles east of Khem Karan, in the present district of Amritsar. Hardas Singh was initiated into the Khalsa faith by Guru Gobind Singh Ji himself from whose hands he took Amrit/pahul (the Sikh baptismal oath) and fought some battles at Guru Ji’s side. After the death of the Guru, he joined the forces of Banda Bahadur and took part in almost every religious battle under his flag against the Mughal Empire. In 1716 AD., he died in a skirmish. After him his son, Sardar Bhagwan Singh became the head of the family, and with 200 followers entered the Imperial Mughal forces under the Governor of Lahore. Owing to his ability he rose to be a distinguished officer. He died fighting for his master in 1739 at Lahore, when Nadir Shah invaded India and the Governor resisted him ineffectually. He had five sons. Baron Jassa Singh, the eldest, now became the head of the family. He was appointed a Risaldar by the Governor of Lahore, and the following villages were given to him : Jagir Valla, Verka, Sultanwind, Tung and Chabba (all of these are now in the Amritsar district). The Sehmi Clan of Nawan Pind in Valla/ Verka today hold the spirit of Jassa Singh's endeavours. On the death of Khan Bahadur, the Governor of Lahore, in 1746, Baron Jassa Singh, together with his followers, joined his Sikh brethren at Amritsar.
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| | The Tarkhan ethnic tribe inhabits the Punjab area of Northern India and Punjab area of Pakistan. Scholars such as H.A. Rose state that they are descended from the Saka tribes, and originally settled in Taxila. They are known to be of the same stock as the Jat and Lohar castes as they are a purely Indo-Scythian tribe. This has led to tension between Jat and Tarkhan caste members. According to the Manu Smriti, they (the Sakas) are originally of Kshatriya status, however they fell to the status of Shudra after refusing to accept Brahmin authority. It is also interesting to note that Tarkhan was a title used by some of the known armies that invaded India during the reign of Tamer the Lame of Central Asia, therefore it is possible that the Tarkhans found in Punjab and the Northwestern Province are actually the descendants of those Tarkhans. |
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| At this time the celebrated Adina Beg Khan, the Imperial Governor of the Jullundur Doab, exercised great influence in the Punjab. As there was constant quarrelling between him and the Sikhs, Baron Jassa Singh was sent to him as their ambassador by the Sikhs, who considered the Sardar one of the ablest men among themselves. From all accounts Sardar Jassa Singh was a tall, handsome young man, possessing rare intellectual qualities. Khan was so pleased with him that he granted all the demands of the Sikhs, to plead for which Baron Jassa Singh had been sent. Moreover, Adina Beg took him and his brothers into his service and made him the Tahsildar over a large district. He remained for a long time in the service of the Governor.
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| | Sikh Tarkhans are more commonly known as Ramgarhias because of their reverence for the famous Misl leader, Jassa Singh Ramgarhia(1723-1803), who was a Tarkhan. |
| When Prince Timur, son of Ahmad Shah Abdali, marched against Adina Beg, the latter retreated towards the hills to the north and Baron Jassa Singh and his brothers left him and went to Amritsar, where they joined the forces of Nand Singh Sanghania. The younger brother of Sardar Jassa Singh was at this time killed in action with the Afghans near Majitha. After the terrible blow dealt to the Sikhs by Abdali, in the Battle of Ghallughara('Holocaust'), in which 17,000 Sikhs fell, the three brothers, Jassa Singh, Mali Singh and Tara Singh, with Jai Singh Kanhaiya (Leader of the Kanhaiya Misl), were reduced to the necessity of hiding in jungles and subsisting on whatever chance threw in their way. They had, however, the temerity to visit Amritsar to bathe in the sacred tank, and pillaged the suburbs of the city. When attacked by the Shah's troops they fired off their matchlocks and fled to the jungles. After the departure of Ahmad Shah, Jassa Singh with his brothers Mali Singh and Tara Singh, and Jai Singh Kanhaiya emerged from their jungle retreat, and collecting their followers ravaged the country far and wide, building forts and establishing military outposts. When Khawaja Obed, the Governor of Lahore, attacked the Sikh fort at Gujranwala, he was opposed by the united forces of the Ramgarhias and Kanhaiyas and the guns, ammunition and treasure left by the Governor were equally divided by the Barons of the two Misls.
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| | A very proud and fiercely independent people, they are amongst the wealthiest and most educated clans of India. Historically, tarkhan's occupation Carpentry. |
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| The Afghan prince and his guardian, seeing that all their attempts to disperse the Sikhs had failed, and that the number of the insurgents was daily increasing by thousands, and realising that the forces at their own disposal, however well armed and disciplined, were not strong enough to stand before them, considered it prudent to evacuate Lahore and retire towards the Chenab. They retreated in the night, unknown even to their own Hindustani troops, whom they distrusted, and in such haste that the royal family fell into the hands of the enemy, though they were subsequently released. This took place about the middle of 1758. The triumphant Sikhs occupied Lahore under their celebrated leaders, Baron Jassa Singh Ahluwalia and the Ramgarhia Baron of that name. Thus the Sikhs became for the first time masters of Lahore.
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| Later Ranjit Singh incorporated Ramgahia Misl into Sarkar Khalsa and thus a one unified Khalsa kingdom was created.
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| | From the collection of the British Library.British declared martial races [15][page # needed] (listed below in alphabetical order): |
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| | Cheema |
| | Dogra |
| | Garhwalis |
| | Gujjars |
| | Gurkhas |
| | Irish |
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| | Javanese |
| | Kamboj |
| | Kumaoni |
| | Minhas |
| | Mohyal |
| | Scottish |
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| | '''Tarkhan (Punjab)''' |
| | Pashtuns/Pathans |
| | Rajputs |
| | Tyagis |
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Tarkhan
(Punjab)
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
(Redirected from Tarkhan (tribe))
This article is about Tarkhan, a Northern Indian tribe.
The Tarkhan ethnic tribe inhabits the Punjab area of Northern India and Punjab area of Pakistan. Scholars such as H.A. Rose state that they are descended from the Saka tribes, and originally settled in Taxila. They are known to be of the same stock as the Jat and Lohar castes as they are a purely Indo-Scythian tribe. This has led to tension between Jat and Tarkhan caste members. According to the Manu Smriti, they (the Sakas) are originally of Kshatriya status, however they fell to the status of Shudra after refusing to accept Brahmin authority. It is also interesting to note that Tarkhan was a title used by some of the known armies that invaded India during the reign of Tamer the Lame of Central Asia, therefore it is possible that the Tarkhans found in Punjab and the Northwestern Province are actually the descendants of those Tarkhans.
HISTORY OF TARKHANS
Sikh Tarkhans are more commonly known as Ramgarhias because of their reverence for the famous Misl leader, Jassa Singh Ramgarhia(1723-1803), who was a Tarkhan.
A very proud and fiercely independent people, they are amongst the wealthiest and most educated clans of India. Historically, tarkhan's occupation Carpentry.
Tarkhans have served couragously in crack Commando units of the Punjab and Sikh Regiments of the Indian Army, as well as brave fighter pilots and in the Navy. They were made famous on the silver screen in the Bollywood film, Border for their brave actions in the Battle of Longowal, a battle fought during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971.
Races designated by the British as martial races
"Rajputs" (anonymous, c.1860)
From the collection of the British Library.British declared martial races [15][page # needed] (listed below in alphabetical order):
Awans
Bhumihar
Cheema
Dogra
Garhwalis
Gujjars
Gurkhas
Irish
Jats
Javanese
Kamboj
Kumaoni
Minhas
Mohyal
Scottish
Sikhs
Tarkhan (Punjab)
Pashtuns/Pathans
Rajputs
Tyagis
Yadavas
Zulus
Clans In Tarkhans
