Draft:Nijjar sept of Jat-Sikh lineage

Nijjar lineage
Nijjar lineage
Nijjar Jats
Classification	Forward class
Religions	Dominant faith Sikhism
Languages	Malwai dialect of Gurmukhi
Country	Sikh Empire, Lahore state (Former country)
Original state	North western frontier province of Punjab, currently occupied by domain of India and Pakistan

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Nijjar^[1]^[2]^[3] is substantially a heritable Sikh Surname or ethically an sub-section found among the Gill Jats^[4]^[5] and Amrit-dhari Sikh predominantly spreads in the Punjab region, apparently they trace common protagonist related to Gill called Dhudi in the lineage of Malwa Ruler Gillpal.^[6] They subsequently follow the Sikh tradition and engage in the khalsa practices. In 2023 the late Sikh leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar who formerly leaded the forefront of Khalistan movement belong to Nijjar Clan of Jat Chiefs.^[7]

References

^ Punjab (India) (2000). Punjab State Gazetteer. Revenue and Rehabilitation Department, Punjab. p. 266.
^ Nijjar, Bakhshish Singh (1987). History of the Babar Akalis. ABS Publications. p. 11. ISBN 978-81-7072-010-2. The village of Pindori Nijaran? belongs to Nijjar Jats. It is about 3 miles to the north from Adampur Doaba, Jalandhar District. Nijjars claim their origin from one of the 36 Rajput Kuls. The settled here little before the invasions of Babar.
^ Hanks, Patrick; Lenarčič, Simon; McClure, Peter (2022). Dictionary of American Family Names. Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/acref/9780190245115.001.0001. ISBN 978-0-19-024511-5. Indian (Punjab): Sikh name based on the name of a Jat clan probably a topographic name from Punjabi nirjhar 'waterfall'.
^ Army, India; Bingley, A. H. (1899). Sikhs: Comp. Under the Orders of the Government of India. Printed at the Government central printing office. p. 34. The Gil of the Ferozepore district have been described as the steadiest and most prosperous of cultivators, possessing in an eminent degree the military qualities which distinguish the Málva Jat. The tribe is divided into 12 muhins known as Asl-Gil, Gil-Gil, Sher-Gil, Vairsi-Gil, Wadan-Gil, Sudr-Gil, Kalingar-Gil, Nijjar-Gil, Thulli-Gil, etc. About 100,000 of the Gil Jats are Sikhs.
^ Shackle, C. (1984). The Sikhs. Atlantic Publishers & Distri. p. 43. Nijjar - Gil , Jhulli Gil , etc. About 100,000 of the Gil Jats are Sikhs...
^ Gill, Gurcharan Singh (2008). Deeper Roots of the Gill, Bhatti, Sidhu, Brar, Tur, and Related Jat and Rajput Clans. Indian Family History Society. p. 18. Sir Ibbettson's list of Gillpal's sons is as follows: Sobhru, Talocharu, Kesaria, Chhaj, Jeuna, Wadhan, Chheli or Jhhali, Raji, and Shahi. These sons took the family name Gill and started the Gill Tribes such as, Gill, Sher-Gill, Asl-Gill, Jhhali-Gill, Nijjar Gill, Wadan-Gill, Wairsi-Gill etc. in Punjab. Each family began to establish villages and settled down. Mehma Singh Subedar of village Dhudike, District Moga, Punjab, gives the following information:
^ Sabherwal, Sasha (2024). "The Elasticity Of Caste In The Sikh Diaspora: Jat Cool and Caste Masculinities in the Pacific Northwest". Journal of Asian American Studies. 27 (1): 91–114. ISSN 1096-8598.

[1] Punjab (India) (2000). Punjab State Gazetteer. Revenue and Rehabilitation Department, Punjab. p. 266.

[2] Nijjar, Bakhshish Singh (1987). History of the Babar Akalis. ABS Publications. p. 11. ISBN 978-81-7072-010-2. The village of Pindori Nijaran? belongs to Nijjar Jats. It is about 3 miles to the north from Adampur Doaba, Jalandhar District. Nijjars claim their origin from one of the 36 Rajput Kuls. The settled here little before the invasions of Babar.

[3] Hanks, Patrick; Lenarčič, Simon; McClure, Peter (2022). Dictionary of American Family Names. Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/acref/9780190245115.001.0001. ISBN 978-0-19-024511-5. Indian (Punjab): Sikh name based on the name of a Jat clan probably a topographic name from Punjabi nirjhar 'waterfall'.

[4] Army, India; Bingley, A. H. (1899). Sikhs: Comp. Under the Orders of the Government of India. Printed at the Government central printing office. p. 34. The Gil of the Ferozepore district have been described as the steadiest and most prosperous of cultivators, possessing in an eminent degree the military qualities which distinguish the Málva Jat. The tribe is divided into 12 muhins known as Asl-Gil, Gil-Gil, Sher-Gil, Vairsi-Gil, Wadan-Gil, Sudr-Gil, Kalingar-Gil, Nijjar-Gil, Thulli-Gil, etc. About 100,000 of the Gil Jats are Sikhs.

[5] Shackle, C. (1984). The Sikhs. Atlantic Publishers & Distri. p. 43. Nijjar - Gil , Jhulli Gil , etc. About 100,000 of the Gil Jats are Sikhs...

[6] Gill, Gurcharan Singh (2008). Deeper Roots of the Gill, Bhatti, Sidhu, Brar, Tur, and Related Jat and Rajput Clans. Indian Family History Society. p. 18. Sir Ibbettson's list of Gillpal's sons is as follows: Sobhru, Talocharu, Kesaria, Chhaj, Jeuna, Wadhan, Chheli or Jhhali, Raji, and Shahi. These sons took the family name Gill and started the Gill Tribes such as, Gill, Sher-Gill, Asl-Gill, Jhhali-Gill, Nijjar Gill, Wadan-Gill, Wairsi-Gill etc. in Punjab. Each family began to establish villages and settled down. Mehma Singh Subedar of village Dhudike, District Moga, Punjab, gives the following information:

[7] Sabherwal, Sasha (2024). "The Elasticity Of Caste In The Sikh Diaspora: Jat Cool and Caste Masculinities in the Pacific Northwest". Journal of Asian American Studies. 27 (1): 91–114. ISSN 1096-8598.

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