Hun (clan)
Hun[1][2][3][4] or Huna[5] is a clan of the Gurjar ethnic community of Pakistan, Afghanistan, and India. Historically, they were known by the name of "Huna".[5] They are primarily Hindu, while some are Muslim in Kashmir and Pakistan. In mountainous areas, they speak the Gujari language, as well as other indigenous dialects.
History
Chalukyas
According to Sayyid Fayyaz Mahmud Pulakesin I formed the first notable Chalukya dynasty of southern India in the middle of the sixth century. These Chalukyas were descended from a foreign tribe, most likely a mix of Gurjara-Hun.[6]
Origin
According to Kulbhushan Warikoo, some Huns claim to be descended from the Yuechi or Kushans.[1]
Distribution
They live in Pakistani regions including Kashmir, and Punjab and Gilgit-Baltistan they have their population mostly in these areas. Some Hun Gujjars have villages in Afghanistan in the region of Pamir and Nuristan. While in India they primarily inhabit in the Indian states of Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Himachal Pradesh and, Jammu and Kashmir. There are many village of Hun Gurjars in Uttar Pradesh، Rajasthan and Haryana. Alone in Uttar Pradesh their prominent villages are in the Meerut, Gaziabad,[5] Bulandhshahr, and Greater Noida districts. And most famous village due to their influence is known as Nawalka.[2]
Other names
In various regions they used to be known by different names, including, Huna,[5] Hara Huna, Hun[3] or Hoon.[2]
Subclans
- Tomar
- Chalukya
- Chauhan
- Maitrak
- Chavda
References
- ^ a b Warikoo, Kulbhushan; Som, Sujit (2000). Gujjars of Jammu and Kashmir. Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Manav Sangrahalaya. p. 6.
Some Huns claim to be Kushans . Kushan and Hun undoubtedly were Kshatriyas . Both the sub – castes are among the Gurjars. The General Cunningham and some others historians have mentioned them as Gurjars.
- ^ a b c Khari, Rahul (2007). Jats and Gujars: Origin, History and Culture. Reference Press. p. 85. ISBN 978-81-8405-031-8.
Hoon or Hun is a clan found amongst Gujars in several villages in Meerut . Hoon or Hun is a clan that is found amongst Gujars in India . Their villages are found near Meerut and the most famous village is ' Nawalka ' . Gujar clans ..
- ^ a b Dass, Arvind (2002). Caste System: Caste commentaries and documentation. Dominant Publishers and Distributors. p. 109. ISBN 978-81-7888-029-7.
The Gujar have families of more than one gotra. The predominance of the Hun gotra is quite significant. In this caste Ghasi Patel is very influential. He has now been elected a member of the new Panchayat.
- ^ The Anthropologist: volume 12. Department of Anthropology, University of Dehli. 1966. p. 35.
Hun still is the name of a Gujars sect (clan). The Jat tribes also entered India and at present they live in Delhi, Punjab.
- ^ a b c d Others, Muzaffar H. Syed & (2022-02-20). History of Indian Nation : Ancient India. K.K. Publications. p. 133.
The Gurjara clan appeared in northern India about the time of the Huna invasions of northern India, and later established a number of ruling dynasties in northern India, including the Pratiharas of Kanauj. However, Huna is one of the prominent gotras (clan) among Gurjars and many Huna (Gurjar) villages can still be found in Ghaziabad and Bulandshahr.
- ^ Mahmud, Sayyid Fayyaz (1988). A Concise History of Indo-Pakistan. Oxford University Press. p. 58. ISBN 978-0-19-577385-9.
...reigned originally in Badami, where Pulakesin I established a small kingdom in the sixth century. The ancestors of Pulakesin belonged to the Gurjara-Hun mixed race...