List of Jats
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The Jat people are a community native to North India and the Punjab province of Pakistan. The following is a list of notable Jats.
Contents
Cinema
- Simran Mundi[1]
- Dara Singh[2]
- Mallika Sherawat[3]
- Sunny Deol[4]
- Randeep Hooda
- Jaideep Ahlawat
- Dharmendra Singh Deol[5]
- Sunny Deol
- Bobby Deol
- Chitrangada Singh
- Mahima Chaudhry
- Sushant Singh
Religion
- Dhanna Bhagat (Dhaliwal Jat) - a Hindu Bhakti saint and disciple Ramananda, worshiper of Rama, whose poems are in the Guru Granth Sahib
- Bhai Bala (Sandhu Jat) - follower and companion of Guru Nanak (first Guru of Sikhism) and one of the most revered in Sikhism[6]
- Baba Buddha (Randhawa Jat) - companion of the guru Nanak and one of the most revered saints in Sikhism.[7]
- Bhai Bidhi Chand Chhina[8][9] - renowned Sikh warrior and preacher, famed for the recovery of the horses, Dilbagh and Gulbagh for Guru Hargobind[10][11]
- Garib Das (1717–1778)- A revered saint and reformer noted for his piety and poetry. Founder 'Gribdasi sect' and composer of the granth called 'Garib Das ki granth Sahib'.
Revolutionaries and freedom fighters
Rulers
- Asif Ali Zardari , Zardari are Sindhi Muslim Jats of Sindh.
- Maharaja Suraj Mal of Bharatpur in Rajasthan in India. He has been described by a contemporary historian as "the Plato of the Jat people" and by a modern writer as the "Jat Ulysses"
- According to some historians, Maharaja Ranjit Singh, Maharaja of Punjab also known as Sher-e-Punjab (The Lion of the Punjab) was born into a Jat family.[15][16] Though some claim that he was born into a Sansi family[17]
- Maharaja Kharak Singh. descendent of Ranjit Singh (to whom some consider a Jat)
- Maharaja Nau Nihal Singh. descendent of Ranjit Singh (to whom some consider a Jat)
- Maharaja Bhupinder Singh was the ruling Maharaja of the princely state of Patiala from 1900 to 1938.[16][18]
- Badan Singh was the formal founder of the princely state of Bharatpur.He was born in a Hindu Jat family.
- Churaman Singh was Zamindar of Sinsini and the said to be real founder of Jat state of Bharatpur.
- Kirat Singh
- Maharaja Baldeo Singh
- Maharaja Balwant Singh
- Maharaja Kishan Singh
- Maharaja Brijendra Singh
- Maharaja Kehri Singh
- Maharaja Nawal Singh
- Maharaja Ram Singh
- Maharaja Randhir Singh
- Maharaja Ranjit Singh
- Maharaja Ratan Singh
- Maharani Girraj Kaur
- Maharani Kishori
- Raja Maldeo - Ruler in Jangladesh
- Kirat Singh
- Pohap Singh
- Bhagwant Singh
- Nihal Singh
- Ram Singh
- Udaybhanu Singh
- Jawahar Singh
- Raja Ram Jat[19]
- Raja Nahar Singh
- Jujhar Singh Nehra
- Raja Mahendra Pratap - Mursan[20]
- Maharaja Ranbir Singh of Jind
- Maharaja Raghubir Singh of Jind
- Maharaja Swarup Singh of Jind
- Nawab Kapur Singh Virk, leader of Singhpur Misl.[15][16]
- Hari Singh Dhillon, leader of the Bhangi misl, Ruler of Lahore & Amritsar.[15][16]
- Maharaja Yadavindra Singh of Patiala.[16][18]
- Maharaja Rajinder Singh of Patiala.[16][18]
- Girdhar Pratap Singh
- Kirat Singh
- Maharaja Bhim Singh Rana
- Maharaja Chhatar Singh Rana
Sports
Wrestlers
- Master Chandgi Ram Kaliraman, Wrestler
- Sushil Kumar Solanki, Wrestler
- Amit Dahiya, Wrestler
- Geetika Jakhar,[21] Wrestler
- Dara Singh,[22] Wrestler
- Babeeta Phogat, Wrestler
- Sonika Kaliraman, Wrestler
- Vinesh Phogat, Wrestler
- Geeta Phogat, Wrestler
- Suman Kundu, Wrestler
- Anita Sheoran, Wrestler
- Alka Tomar, Wrestler
- Satender Dagar, WWE Wrestler
Cricketers
- Virender Sehwag, Cricketer
- Ashish Nehra, Cricketer
- Navdeep Poonia, Cricketer
Badminton
- Saina Nehwal, Badminton Player
Boxers
- Vijender Singh Beniwal,[23] Boxer
- Paramjit Samota, Boxer
- Sumit Sangwan, Boxer
- Pradeep Singh Sihag, Boxer
Hockey Players
- Mamta Kharab, Hockey
- Deepa Malik, Athlete
Atheletes
- Seema Antil, Discus Thrower
- Krishna Poonia,[24] Discus Thrower
Historians
Social reformers
Politics
Indian Politicians
- Chaudhary Sir Chhotu Ram Ohlan
- Chaudhary Charan Singh, the sixth Prime Minister of India.[28]
- Chaudhari Devi Lal[29]
- Chaudhary Bansi Lal[30]
- Harkishan Singh Surjeet[31] - Bassi clan.
- Balram Jakhar[32]
- Partap Singh Kairon[33]
- Amarinder Singh, Sidhu clan and direct descendent of Maharaja Patiala.[34]
- Daulatram Saran[35]
- Gyan Prakash Pilania[36]
- Harlal Singh[37]
- Sahib Singh Verma[38]
- Pravesh Verma[39]
- Dr. Satyapal Singh[40]
Pakistani Politicians
- Chaudhry Mumtaz Jajja - Former member of national and provincial assemblies.[41]
References
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- ↑ Fauja Singh and Chaman Lal Datta "Who's who: Punjab Freedom Fighters" (Punjab, India) 1991 p5
- ↑ Mihir Bose "Raj, Secrets, Revolution: A Life of Subhas Chandra Bose" (India) 2004 p175
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 15.2 Thakur Deshraj, Jat Itihas, Delhi, 1934.
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 16.2 16.3 16.4 16.5 History of the Jat Clans - H.S Duleh (Translation from original Punjabi work "Jatan da Itihas" by Gurjant Singh).
- ↑ Lafont, Jean-Marie (2002) Maharaja Ranjit Singh, Lord of the Five Rivers. Oxford: Oxford University Press
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- ↑ Girish Chandra Dwivedi The Jats - Their Role in the Mughal Empire. Surajmal Educational Society, New Delhi, India. ISBN 81-7031-150-0
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- ↑ Thakur Deshraj: Jat Itihas (Hindi), Maharaja Suraj Mal Smarak Shiksha Sansthan, Delhi, 1934 (Page 610)
- ↑ Saran, D.C., Swami Keshwanand. Jaypal Agencies, Agra,1985 (in Hindi)
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- ↑ Raghuvir Singh Chaudhari: Nav Jat-Veer, Jat Samaj Kalyan Parishad, Gwalior, 1995
- ↑ Dr. Natthan Singh: Jat Itihas (Hindi), Jat Samaj Kalyan Parishad, Gwalior, 2004
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