Hayer

Hayer
Distribution	Punjab (India) and Europe
Descended from:	Asl Jatt
Branches:	None
Religion	Sikhism
Languages	Punjabi
Surnames:	Hayer/Hayre/Hyre

Hayer also spelled as Hayre or Haer is a Jatt clan found in India and Pakistan in the region of Punjab. This article concerns the historical clan.

History and origin

The Hayer are one of the few "Asl Jatts" (pure) and boast to one of the original clans of the Jatt people. They are also known to be brave and ferocious warriors and along with the Maan and Bhullar clans were one of the first Jatt tribes to take control of the Punjab and thus, bring a reign of long-lasting Jatt rule (Pre-Maharaja Ranjit Singh era). Maan, Bhullar and Hayer share a common ancestry.

Distribution

Hayer generally are found in the Doaba, Abohar, Majha, and Malwa(cities and towns of Jalandhar, Hoshiarpur, Gurdaspur, Amritsar,Ferozepur, ZiraLudhiana ,Hollanwali) region of Punjab. Majority of Hayers/Hehars/Hayres/Hehrs/Haers originate from the villages of Heyeran and Littran

Famous people

Notable people with the name Hayer/Hehar/Heer/Haer/Hehr include:

• Tara Singh Hayer
• Aman Hayer

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See also

• List of Jat Clans of West Punjab

Further reading

• Griffin, Sir Lepen H, (1865). The Panjab chiefs : historical and biographical notices of the principal families in the territories under the Panjab government. Chronicle Press, Lahore.
• Ibbetson, Denzil, (2002). Panjab castes. Low Price Publications. ISBN 81-7536-290-1.
• Nijjar, B.S., (2008). Origins and History of Jats and Other Allied Nomadic Tribes of India, 900 B.C. - 1947 A.D. New Delhi, Atlantic.
• Rose, H.A. Denzil Ibbetson, Edward Maclagan (reprint 1990). Glossary of the Tribes and Castes of the Punjab and North West Frontier Province. Asian Educational Services, India, ISBN 81-206-0505-5.
• Tod, Col James, (1829, 1832). Annals and Antiquities of Rajasthan or the Central and Western Rajpoot States of India, v. 1, 2. London, Smith, Elder. Reprint New Delhi, Munshiram Publishers (2001), ISBN 81-7069-128-1.