Kohli (clan)
Regions with significant populations | |
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India | |
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Punjabi, Hindi | |
Religion | |
Hinduism, Sikhism, Islam | |
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Kukhrain, Khatri |
Kohli is a Khatri clan from Punjab.
The clan is a member of the Khukhrain of the Punjabi Khatri sub-caste, the other eight members being Anand, Sahni/Sawhney, Sethi, Ghai, Bhasin, Sabharwal, Chadha and Suri.[1]
Background[edit]
The neighborhood Kohlian da Mohalla (Mohalla Kohlian Wala) in Bhera, Punjab, Pakistan is named after the clan.[2][page needed][need quotation to verify]
Fateh Singh Chhachhi and Sher Singh Chhachhi served under Maharaja Ranjit Singh as generals where they participated in the conquest of Pind Dadan Khan, Pindi Gheb and Jhang.[3][need quotation to verify]
See also[edit]
- Kohli, Indian surname
References[edit]
- ^ Singh, Kumar Suresh, ed. (1998). India's Communities. Oxford University Press (OUP). p. 1732. ISBN 978-0195633542. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
The Khokhran Khatri have eight clans, namely Anand, Bhasin, Chadha, Ghai, Kohli, Sabarwal, Sawhney, Sethi, and Suri.
- ^ Puri, Baij Nath (1988). The Khatris, a Socio-cultural Study. M.N. Publishers and Distributors.
- ^ Dilagīra, Harajindara Siṅgha (1997). The Sikh Reference Book. Sikh Educational Trust for Sikh University Centre, Denmark. ISBN 978-0-9695964-2-4.