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Gill Clan
ਗੀਲ
Classification
Jats,Ramgharia and Jat Sikhs and Mazhabi sect of Khalsa Panth
Gill is an one of the largest Tribes of Jats[1] as well as Warrior Clan of Sikh, they played an important role in the establishment of Sikh confederacy during the Sikh Period.[2][3][4]
In Punjab, it is classifieds as Jats and Ramgharias (ਗਿੱਲ or گل), it may be derived from the Punjabi word "gil" meaning "moisture".[5][6][7][8] According to oral history, the progenitor of the clan was a man named Gill.[9]Shergill, Virk, and Sidhu are descendant clans of the Gill Jat clan.[9][10] The name is also used by the Chuhra (Balmiki and Bhangi) caste, including the Mirasis.[11] According to bhāt (bardic) records, the Gill Jat clan claims origin to an abandoned child found by a raja in a moist, jungle area of the wilds whom was being attended by a lion.[12] This tale is recounted in colonial-era literature.[12] Connections to historic and contemporary Iranic peoples, such as the ancient Gelae tribe of the Scythians and the present-day Gilaki people, and locations such as Gilan, have been suggested.[12] There were half a million Gill Jats recorded in the 1881 British India census.[12] The Gill Jats had a marriage custom which involved digging a hole in a muddy spring.[12]
↑Gill, Gurcharan Singh (2008). "CHAPTER 2: The Gill Clan – Section A. Indo-Scythian Origin". Deeper Roots of the Gill, Bhatti, Sidhu, Brar, Tur, and Related Jat and Rajput Clans. Indian Family History Society. p. 12.
↑Siṅgha, Bhagata (1993). A History of the Sikh Misals. Publication Bureau, Punjabi University. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
↑GUR SHABAD RATNAKAR. Mahan kosh (in Punjabi). Bhai Baljinder Singh.
↑Duleh, Hoshiar Singh; Singh, Gurjant (2001). Jatta da Itihas ਜੱਟਾਂ ਦਾ ਇਤਿਹਾਸ [History of the Jats] (in Punjabi). Translated by Preet, Pritam Singh. Lahore Books Ludhiana. pp. 106–112.
↑Hanks, Patrick (2003). Dictionary of American Family Names: 3-Volume Set. Oxford University Press. p. 43. ISBN9780199771691.
↑ 9.09.1O'Brien, John (2006). The Construction of Pakistani Christian Identity. Research Society of Pakistan: Publication. Vol. 96. Research Society of Pakistan. p. 50.
↑The City of Faridkot: Past and Present. Monograph – Dept. of Punjab Historical Studies, Punjabi University, Punjabi University Department of History and Punjab Historical Studies. Vol. 2. Fauja Singh, R. C. Rabra. Punjabi University, Patiala. 1976. p. 5.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
↑ 12.012.112.212.312.4Jhutti, Sundeep Singh (2003). The Getes(PDF). Issue 127 of Sino-Platonic papers. Department of East Asian Languages and Civilizations, University of Pennsylvania. pp. 40, 52, 109.