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Jats/Cheemas/ hinduism in ancient times[edit]
Cheema Sahib
Please do not make deletions, and statements like, “Cheema were never Hindus,There are no Hindu Cheemas. They were Buddhists.”
By you making these half baked statements, you are creating an unnecessary problem.
The facts are the Jats( howsoever you spell the name) have been spread all over from India upto and including central Asia, at least.
Over the last few thousand years, the Jats have followed various beliefs- initially Vedic, then Buddhist, Hinduism, Jain, Sikh.
When Islam came about and entered the Indian subcontinent, some also converted to Islam.
In other words they followed a variety of beliefs.
On the relationship to Hindusim:
As one example: Shiv(a) worship was widely prevalent in Bactria. The 'Kushans' Emperor Kaniska's coins depict this quite clearly. The Kushans are Jats.
Shiv(a) is a Hindu deity.
The Kushan period is dated to circa 200 BCE on.
We find the Vedic influence, spread into and upto the Central Asia- Bactria, Oxus, valley, Iran, Iraq. The Vedic period is traced back to 2500 BCE.
There is plenty of more evidence
Unless the 'Cheema' clan came with the Muslim Arabs, they would have followed the religions that existed in the NW India. Islam does not enter NW India until the 10th century or so.
If you wish to learn more about Jats, then try and go to a history discussion forum, dedicated to Jat History, like
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/JatHistory/
I am one the moderators there.
You are welcome to join, if you wish
Also try and read what is on the Discussion page of the Cheema article
Ravi Chaudhary 16:48, 5 July 2006 (UTC)