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The '''Tarkhan''' ({{lang-pa|{{nastaliq|ترخان}}}} <small>([[Shahmukhi]])</small>, तरख़ान <small>([[Devanagari]])</small> ''tarakhāna'') are considered a [[Punjabi people|Punjabi]] tribe in [[Pakistan]]i [[Punjab (Pakistan)|Punjab]] while a [[caste]] in [[India]]n [[Punjab (India)|Punjab]]. They are [[carpenter]]s |
The '''Tarkhan''' ({{lang-pa|{{nastaliq|ترخان}}}} <small>([[Shahmukhi]])</small>, तरख़ान <small>([[Devanagari]])</small> ''tarakhāna'') are considered a [[Punjabi people|Punjabi]] tribe in [[Pakistan]]i [[Punjab (Pakistan)|Punjab]] while a [[caste]] in [[India]]n [[Punjab (India)|Punjab]]. They are [[carpenter]]s (''ṭhokā'') by occupation.<ref>W. H. McLeod, ''Exploring sikhism: aspects of Sikh identity, culture and thought'', Oxford University Press, 2000 ISBN 9780195649024, p. 214.</ref> |
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H.A. Rose{{Year needed|date=October 2010}} supposed that they are descended from the [[Saka]] tribes, and originally settled in [[Taxila]]. |
H.A. Rose{{Year needed|date=October 2010}} supposed that they are descended from the [[Saka]] tribes, and originally settled in [[Taxila]]. |
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*'''Bhatti''' - Lahore, Rawalpindi and Multan |
*'''Bhatti''' - Lahore, Rawalpindi and Multan |
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*'''Begi Khel''' - Hazara.'' |
*'''Begi Khel''' - Hazara.'' |
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*'''Hunjan''' - Ludhiana, Amritsar, and Khanna |
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Ibbetson notes further that: |
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:''"The carpenters of Sirsa are divided into two great sections: the Dhaman and Khati proper, and the two will not intermarry. These are two great tribes of the Lohars (q.v.). The Dhamans again include a tribe of Hindu Tarkhans called Suthar, who are almost entirely agricultural, seldom working in wood, and who look down upon the artisan sections of their caste. They say they came from Jodhpur, and that their tribe still holds villages and revenue free grants in Bikaner." '' |
:''"The carpenters of Sirsa are divided into two great sections: the Dhaman and Khati proper, and the two will not intermarry. These are two great tribes of the Lohars (q.v.). The Dhamans again include a tribe of Hindu Tarkhans called Suthar, who are almost entirely agricultural, seldom working in wood, and who look down upon the artisan sections of their caste. They say they came from Jodhpur, and that their tribe still holds villages and revenue free grants in Bikaner." '' |
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- This article is about Tarkhan, a Northern Indian tribe. For other uses, see Tarkan (disambiguation)
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The Tarkhan (Punjabi: ترخان (Shahmukhi), तरख़ान (Devanagari) tarakhāna) are considered a Punjabi tribe in Pakistani Punjab while a caste in Indian Punjab. They are carpenters (ṭhokā) by occupation.[1]
H.A. Rose[year needed] supposed that they are descended from the Saka tribes, and originally settled in Taxila.
Ramgarhia/Tarkhan tribes
According to Sir Denzil Ibbetson[1], the major Twelve Tarkhan tribes of the Punjab and the Northwest Frontier Province are:
- Jhangra - found in Delhi and Hissar
- Dhaman - found in Karnal, Ambala, Jalandahar, Sialkot, Patiala, Nabha, Faridhkot and Firozpur.
- Khattia - found in Karnal, Ambala, Jalandahar, Sialkot, Patiala, Nabha, Faridhkot and Firozpur.
- Siawan - Jallandhar and Sialkot
- Gade - Amritsar
- Matharu - Ludhiana, Amritsar and Lahore.
- Netal - Hoshiarpur
- Janjua - Rawalpindia
- Tharu - Gurdaspur and Sialkot
- Khokar - Lahore, Rawalpindi and Multan
- Bhatti - Lahore, Rawalpindi and Multan
- Begi Khel - Hazara.
- Hunjan - Ludhiana, Amritsar, and Khanna
Ibbetson notes further that:):
- "The carpenters of Sirsa are divided into two great sections: the Dhaman and Khati proper, and the two will not intermarry. These are two great tribes of the Lohars (q.v.). The Dhamans again include a tribe of Hindu Tarkhans called Suthar, who are almost entirely agricultural, seldom working in wood, and who look down upon the artisan sections of their caste. They say they came from Jodhpur, and that their tribe still holds villages and revenue free grants in Bikaner."
Tarkhans and Lohars
Lohars are blacksmiths. According to HA Rose and Denzil Ibbetson, Lohars are descended from Rajputs and Jats. Although considered a lower caste than Tarkhans, Lohars have been accepted into Tarkhan tribal affiliations.
References
- ^ W. H. McLeod, Exploring sikhism: aspects of Sikh identity, culture and thought, Oxford University Press, 2000 ISBN 9780195649024, p. 214.
- ^ see H.A. Rose. A Glossary of the Tribes and Castes of the Punjab and North-West Frontier Province[year needed]
- ^ Sir Denzil Ibbetson. Panjab Castes - page 312f. [year needed]