Bhamra Jats

Subgroup found among Sikh Jats


Bhamra frequently mentioned as Bhumrah, Bamrah or Bhamara aswell Bhambra[1][2] is an predominant Punjabi affiliation found among the Jatt Sikh,[3][4][5] widely distributed in the intermediating  region of Delhi and Rajasthan.

Bhamara or Bhambra
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CountryRamgarhia Misl succeeded by Sikh Empire, Present day part of India and Pakistan
Region Undivided Punjab located in the domain of India and Pakistan
EthnicityPunjabi, Dogra
Bhamara or Bhambra no longer has a chief, and is an armigerous clan
Sirdar or Sardar
Allied clans
contradictory alliance along with Sikh Confederacy

Historically In the early aspects, rulling aristocracy of Ramgharia misl was attributed form jatha (or Sikh Militia) entirely compose of feudal member of Sikh faction accommodate by (Bhambra Cheif) Jassa Singh Ramgharia of Ichogil,[6][7][8] during the emergence of Sikh Confederacy.[9][10][11] However Later on got Assimilated in Newly formed Ramgarhia caste identity.[page needed]

Etymology and Origin

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Disputed theory

 
Illustrated depiction of Misaldar Jassa Singh Ramgarhia, Regarded as one of the Greatest Sikh General belong to Bhambra feudal lineage

Apparently, at some greater extend it believe their terminology were likely to be originated from habitational place with exact Similar eponymous name usually referred to Bhamra[12][13]


Mythical Origin

According to another semi-mythical legend, A myth commonwealth that the Raja of Bhamra attachment to the Ganga Vanshi ancestry of Utkala (ancient Orissa). He is considered to have been stolen as a child and was created the leader of the state of Bhamra around 1602. The northward border is disturbed by the Bengal-Nagpur railroad station at Bhamra town.[4]

See also

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References

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  1. "Bhambra Surname Meaning & Bhambra Family History at Ancestry.co.uk®". www.ancestry.co.uk. Retrieved 2024-07-29. Bhambra Surname Meaning.See Bhamra
  2. "Bamrah Surname Meaning & Bamrah Family History at Ancestry.com®". www.ancestry.com. Retrieved 2024-07-29. Bamrah Surname Meaning Hindu (Jat) and Sikh the name of a Jat clan. It is also found among Ramgarhia Sikhs.
  3. General, India (Republic) Office of the Registrar (1968). Census of India, 1961. Manager of Publications. p. 56.
  4. 4.0 4.1 Publishing, Gladiolus (2023-12-11). Atma Vidya: Glossary Esoteric. Xlibris Corporation. ISBN 979-8-3694-0873-5. A myth commonwealth that the Raja of Bhamra attachment to the Ganga Vanshi ancestry of Utkala (ancient Orissa). He is considered to have been stolen as a child and was created the leader of the state of Bhamra around 1602. Almost all of the kingdom is woodland, fabricating only timber and shellac but support to be ich in chamosite. The northward border is disturbed by the Bengal-Nagpur railroad station at Bhamra
  5. Hanks, Patrick; Coates, Richard; McClure, Peter (2016). "The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland". Oxford Reference: 104. doi:10.1093/acref/9780199677764.001.0001.
  6. Singha, H. S. (2005) [2000]. The Encyclopaedia of Sikhism (2nd ed.). Hemkunt. p. 111. ISBN 81-7010-301-0.
  7. アジア・アフリカ言語文化研究所通信 (in Japanese). 東京外国語大学アジア・アフリカ言語文化研究所. 1986. p. 23.
  8. Thakur, Deshraj (1934). जाट इतिहास. pp. 267–268.
  9. Gupta, Hari Ram (1978). History of the Sikhs: The Sikh commonwealth or Rise and fall of Sikh misls (1st ed. 1982). Munshiram Manoharlal. p. 276.
  10. Dhavan, Purnima (2011-11-03). When Sparrows Became Hawks: The Making of the Sikh Warrior Tradition, 1699-1799. Oxford University Press, USA. p. 60. ISBN 978-0-19-975655-1.
  11. Singh, Bhagat (1993). "Chapter 5 - The Ramgarhia Misal". A History of the Sikh Misals. Publication Bureau, Patiala Punjabi University. pp. 116–134.
  12. Aggarwal, Gobind (1974). Churu mandal ka shodhpurna itihas. लोक संस्कृत शोद अधयना. p. 391.[permanent dead link]
  13. उद्देश्य:जाट कीर्ति संस्थान चूरू द्वारा आयोजित सर्व समाज बौधिक एवं प्रतिभा सम्मान समारोह, स्मारिका जून2013 p.121