Khatana[1][2][3][4] or Khotana[5] is a major and ancient clan of the Gurjar (Gujjar) community of , India, Pakistan and, Afghanistan. It is believed that they're originated from the Khotan region[6]. Khatana girl from Punjab, Pakistan
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They ruled in many historic dynasties, princely states, and independent estates in India and Pakistan. Including the Hindu Shahi Khatana dynasty[7][8] (whose prominent ruler Jaipal Khatana fought again Mehmud Gaznavi), Rajorgar state[9], Samthar[10] and Khatana princely states of Uttar Pradesh , and Swat princely state[11] of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
They follow several religions, including Islam in Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Kashmir, Hinduism in all North Indian states, Sikhism in east Punjab, Jainism and Buddism in Gujjarat, and Nepal within the bordering areas of Uttar Pradesh.
Distributions
Pakistan
They are found in all regions and provinces of Pakistan, including Punjab, Sindh, Balochistan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Hazara, Gilgit-Baltistan, Azad Kashmir, and Islamabad Capital terorry. In alone Gujarat district of Punjab, Pakistan Punjabi Khatana Gujjars have Forty (40) Villages.[8]
Khatana Children from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
India
They inhabit in more than twelve Indian states, including Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Utrakhand, east Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Gujjarat, Maharashtra, and Delhi. Khatana Gurjar ruler of Samthar state
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Afghanistan
They live in Kabul, Kandahar, Nuristan, Pamir, Nagarhar, Kapisa, and Zabul provinces in Afghanistan. Some Khatana Gujjars also dwell in Iran's Sistan-Blochistan province, near the border with Pakistan.
Languages
They speak a wide range of languages in their own regions. They do, however, speak their own Gujari language, particularly in Afghanistan and Himalayan regions such as Jammu and Kashmir, Azad Kashmir, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Hazara, Pakistan, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, and Gilgit-Baltistan. But especially in some provinces of Afghanistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa they also speak Pashto and Gujari both languages.
References
- ↑ The Gujar Settlements: A Study in Ethnic Geography{{#if:Manku|, Manku}. Inter-India Publications. ISBN 978-81-210-0072-7
- ↑ Black Dots of Terrorism{{#if:Pal|, Pal}. Rudra Publications. ISBN 978-93-90835-65-2
- ↑ The Gujjars -Vol 04 (Gujjars History & Culture) by Dr. Javaid Rahi{{#if:Rahi|, Rahi}. Jammu and Kashmir Acacademy of Art, Culture , Languages , Jammu
- ↑ Origins and History of Jats and Other Allied Nomadic Tribes of India: 900 B.C.-1947 A.D.{{#if:Nijjar|, Nijjar}. Atlantic Publishers & Dist. ISBN 978-81-269-0908-7
- ↑ Contributions to Indian Sociology: Volume 23, Issue 2{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Mouton
- ↑ History of the Jats{{#if:Joon|, Joon}. Jaitly Painting [sic] Press, foreword
- ↑ The Royal Gurjars: Their Contribution to India{{#if:Singh|, Singh}. Anmol Publications. ISBN 978-81-261-1414-6
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 The Gujjars Vol: 01 and 02 Edited by Dr. Javaid Rahi{{#if:Rahi|, Rahi}. Jammu and Kashmir Acacademy of Art, Culture , Languages , Jammu
- ↑ The Gujjars Vol: 01 and 02 Edited by Dr. Javaid Rahi{{#if:Rahi|, Rahi}. Jammu and Kashmir Acacademy of Art, Culture , Languages , Jammu
- ↑ Indian and Pakistan Year Book and Who's who{{#if:Reed|, Reed}. Bennett, Coleman.
- ↑ Islam and Resistance in Afghanistan{{#if:Roy|, Roy}. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-39700-1