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Sukhera

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Sukhera or Sukheda is a Punjabi Rajput tribe that originated from Abohar in what is now Punjab, India. Sukheras migrated to Pakistan after the Partition in 1947.[1][2]

People with surname Sukhera

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  1. ^ Snehi, Y. (2019). Spatializing Popular Sufi Shrines in Punjab: Dreams, Memories, Territoriality. Taylor & Francis. p. 1 (preface). ISBN 978-0-429-51563-7. Retrieved 13 August 2024. Sukhera basti, a locality of Rajput 'Muslims' who were also patrons of the Panj Pir shrine until 1947, the possibilities of 'othering' were widespread. Sukheras are remembered in Abohar as prominent 'Muslim' zamindar… Sukheras left for Pakistan post-partition, but the shrine of Panj Pirs still has graves of Sukheras elders who were buried at the entrance of the shrine. Though Panj Pirs continue to figure in memory of Sukheras in Pakistan
  2. ^ Chaudhry, Gulzar Ahmed (4 June 2014). "Nagar Mahal – from Agarwals to Sukheras". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 13 August 2024.
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