Maan (caste)
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| File:Sardar Hira Singh of Mannawala(Mann clan).jpg One of the supreme feudatory members associated with Mannawala, a self-governing state under the Sikh Empire, who headed the custodianship of Mann clan till the late 18th century | |
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| Almost 100,000-150,000 worldwide settlement | |
| Languages | |
| Hindi or sometimes Urdu | |
| Religion | |
| Majority of Population Sufism • Sikhism Minority of them believes in Islamic faith | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Jat people including some other Punjabi subsets |
Maan[1] also elaborated as Mann, a variation of Man (Warrior dynastic class[2]) is one of the oldest integrated, unionised affiliations which comprised of three martial Jat clan and Amrit-Dhari Sikh ("baptised individuals as per Sikh rule of Conduct").
Caste segment
In mutual stances, Maan caste or Mann Jats were regarded as "Als Jat"[3] or Original Shiv gotri Jat [4] often marries their own sisters along with other blood-tie buffer clans such as hayer or (heer) Chahal as well as Bhullar, attributing their direct ancestral root from Lord Shiva.[citation needed]
References
- ↑ Baig, Murad Ali (1 January 2011). 80 Questions to Understand India. Jaico Publishing House. ISBN 978-81-8495-285-8.
About 244 Jat tribes are now known in India. These Jat tribes came in several waves. The oldest tribes were Virk, Dahiya and Kang but many others like Bains, Chauhan, Dhillon, Gill, Maan,
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- ↑ Rai, Rajesh; Sankaran, Chitra (5 July 2017). Religion and Identity in the South Asian Diaspora. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-351-55159-5. Search this book on
- ↑ Pettigrew, Joyce (31 March 2023). Robber Noblemen: A study of the political system of the Sikh Jats. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 978-1-000-85851-8.
There was also a tradition that the clans of Maan, Chahal, Bhullar were 'asal Jats| that is, genuine Jats, and that all others were degraded from Rajputs.
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- ↑ Shackle, C. (1984). The Sikhs. Atlantic Publishers & Distri. p. 41.
Bhular, Man and Her.-These three Jat tribes disclaim a Rajput origin and say they are Als or 'true' Jats sprung from the Jatta or matted hair of Siva. Claiming a common descent, they do not inter-marry. The tribal divinity or Jathera of the Bhular is an ancestor named Yar Pir Bhurawala,
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Other books
- Publishing, Outlook (20 May 2008). Outlook Magazine. Outlook Publishing. p. 72. Search this book on
- Brard, Gurnam Singh Sidhu (2007). East of Indus: My Memories of Old Punjab. Hemkunt Press. p. 264. ISBN 978-81-7010-360-8. Search this book on
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