Bajwa
Bajwa is an Principle caste[1] or Patti (lit. 'divisional segment') is a clan of the Jat community, which are roughly c
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| Bajwa | |
|---|---|
| Jat clan | |
| Ethnicity | Punjabi • Haryanvi |
| Location |  India  Pakistan |
| Parent tribe | Sikh Jats |
| Language | Punjabi |
| Religion |  Hinduism •  Sikhism •  Islam |
Bajwa is an Principle caste[1] or Patti (lit. 'divisional segment') is a clan of the Jat community, which are roughly comprised of landowners [2][3]and zamindar of Pakistani Punjab. They looked down upon the traditional kammi caste[4] or landless yeomen worker in their wast farmhand.
Even during the Predated reign of Sikh Empire many of this Bajwa Jats doesn't outlasted for long time in order to defend their ancestral patronage in the adjoining regionality of Bajawat chiefdom.
Caste structure
The caste status of Bajwa Jats is historically premised between Muslim and Sikh faith. Due to shared cultural ties and religious believing, they have fostered harmonious relations within both amiable groups.
United by common interests, Bajwa rioters collectively resisted against the influence of the Hindu Mahasabha
References
- ↑ Bhatia, Shyamala (1987). Social Change and Politics in Punjab, 1898-1910. Enkay Publishers. ISBN 978-81-85148-13-7.
- ↑ Lefebvre, Alain (2014-03-05). Kinship, Honour and Money in Rural Pakistan: Subsistence Economy and the Effects of International Migration. Routledge. p. 68. ISBN 978-1-136-80597-4.
- ↑ Mir, Naseer Ahmad (2017). "Landholding Communities in Punjab: A Changing Caste Composition from 1595 to 1901". Proceedings of the Indian History Congress. 78: 340–350. ISSN 2249-1937. JSTOR 26906102.
- ↑ Qadar, Abdul; Waheed, Arslan (2023-07-01). "Traditional Hierarchies of Zamindars and Kammis in Pakistani Punjab: Contemporary Contests Through Vartan Bhanji". South Asia Research. 43 (2): 276–291. doi:10.1177/02627280231165063. ISSN 0262-7280.
land is owned by Zamindars from the Jatt biraderi, one of the … ancestors, while the Chattha, Bajwa, Sandhu and Tarar Jatts … Kammi biraderis comprise of castes that traditionally work in their farmland
Other websites
The dictionary definition of Bajwa at Wiktionary
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