Gurjar
Sign in to saveThe Gurjar (or Gujjar, Gujar, Gurjara) are an agricultural ethnic community, residing mainly in India, Pakistan, and Afghanistan, divided internally into various clan groups. They were traditionally involved in agriculture, pastoral and nomadic activities and formed a large heterogeneous group. The historical role of Gurjars has been quite diverse in society: at one end they have been found related to several kingdoms and, at the other end, some are still nomads with no land of their own.
Key facts
- Ethnic group.group
- Gurjar
- Ethnic group.regions
- South Asia
- Ethnic group.langs
- Gojri • Rajasthani • Gujarati • Hindi • Kashmiri • Punjabi • Urdu • Pashto • Haryanvi • Sindhi • Balochi • Pahari • Marathi
- Ethnic group.rels
- Hinduism 20x20px • Islam 20x20px
- Ethnic group.related_groups
- Jats • Rajputs • Ahirs and other Indo-Aryan People
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26 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- History
- Origin
- Medieval period
- British rule
- Culture
- Afghanistan
- India
- Delhi
- Haryana
- Rajasthan
- Madhya Pradesh
- Maharashtra
- Gujarat
- Himachal Pradesh
- Jammu and Kashmir
- Uttarakhand
- Pakistan
- Punjab
- Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
- Azad Kashmir
- See also
- References
- Bibliography
- Further reading
- External links
The Gurjar (or Gujjar, Gujar, Gurjara) are an agricultural ethnic community, residing mainly in India, Pakistan, and Afghanistan, divided internally into various clan groups. They were traditionally involved in agriculture, pastoral and nomadic activities and formed a large heterogeneous group. The historical role of Gurjars has been quite diverse in society: at one end they have been found related to several kingdoms and, at the other end, some are still nomads with no land of their own.
The pivotal point in the history of Gurjar identity is often traced back to the emergence of a Gurjara kingdom in present-day Rajasthan and Gujarat during the Middle Ages (around 570 CE). It is believed that the Gurjars migrated to different parts of the Indian Subcontinent from the Gurjaratra.