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The Parihar or Pratihar (also spelled as Purihar [1] and Padihar) is a clan found in the Rajput [2] [3] and Meena [4] caste groups of the Indian subcontinent. [5] The Parihar Rajputs claim descent from the Agnivanshi lineage.
Meena (pronounced) is a tribe from northern and western India which is sometimes considered a sub-group of the Bhil community. [ 5 ] [ 6 ] It used to be claimed they speak Mina language, a spurious language .
People belonging to a particular gotra may not be of the same caste (as there are many gotras which are part of different castes) in the Hindu social system. However, there is a notable exception among matrilineal Tulu speakers, for whom the lineages are the same across the castes. People of the same gotra are generally not allowed to marry.
List of notable Rajputs during the British era who hailed from royal families that ruled princely states, Thikanas, and Zamindars. Maharaja Hari Singh , the last Maharaja of Jammu and Kashmir , hailed from the Dogra Dynasty of Rajputs
Although on the whole the community did not migrate, there were a number of gotras of the Meos who, on an individual basis, did decide to relocate to Pakistan during partition. They were mostly settled in Pakistani districts of Sialkot, Lahore, Karachi, Narowal, Dera Ghazi Khan, Sheikhupura, Gujranwala, Multan, Haiderabad and Kasur, among ...
The Khukhrains spread over Khushab, Dhune Kheb, Chakwal, Pind Dadan Khan, Peshawar, Nowshera and Lahore. [2] [full citation needed] They were a powerful tribe during the attacks of Mahmud of Ghazni and resisted him during his third invasion after the defeat of Jayapala at the Battle of Bhera in 1004-5.
Rabari, a caste of Camel Herders- Tashrih al-aqvam (1825) The Rabari people (also known as Rebari, Raika, Desai and Dewasi people) are a caste group from Rajasthan, Kutch region of Gujarat, Maharashtra, Haryana, Punjab of India and the Sindh province of Pakistan.
A recent study showed that the majority of scheduled caste population of Pakistan, which includes the Vagri, are practically landless. The survey conducted showed that in Tharparkar , Umerkot , Rahim Yar Khan , and Bahawalpur districts revealed that an overwhelming majority of 83 per cent Scheduled Caste population did not own even a small ...