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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 82. Chapters: Tibetan Buddhism, Kashmiri Pandit, Gurjar, Mughal, Meghwal, Bais Rajput, Awan, Dogra, Jamwal, Gaddi, Balti people, Bhat, Dard people, Sudhan, Kashmiri people, Dhar, Kashmiri Muslim tribes from Hindu lineage, Burusho people, Qassab, Pahari Rajput, Chib, Dhund Abbasi, Nagyal, Saraswat Brahmin, Bhand, Thakial Rajputs, Sulehria, Bakarwal, Kashmiri Muslims, Haksar, Narma, Jats of Azad Kashmir, Malik, Brokpa, Kamangar, Kaul, Kashmiri Shaikh, Sapru, Bomba, Badhan, Bersal, Muslim Dogra, Douli, Burig, Kahlotra, Kichlu, Bhao, Arghons, Lone, Domaal Rajputs, Ranyal, Andotra, Bhawpal, Rachyal, Mattoo, Khan Mughal, Kishtwaria, Junhal, Sakhial. Excerpt: The Gurjar (Sanskrit: Gurjara, Gujari:, Prakrit: Gujjar, ) are an ethnic group in India, Pakistan and Afghanistan. Alternative spellings include Gurjara, Gujar, Gurjjara and G rjara. The spelling Gurjara or Gurjar is preferable to the rest. While the origin of the Gurjars is uncertain, the Gurjar clan appeared in ancient northern India about the time of the Huna invasions of the region. In the 6th to 12th Century, they were primarily classed as Kshatriya and Brahmin, and many of them later converted to Islam during the Muslim rule in South Asia. Today, the Gurjars are classified under the Other Backward Classes (OBC) category in some states in India. The Hindu Gurjars today are assimilated into several varnas of Hinduism. Statue of Samraat Mihir Bhoj in the Bharat Upvan (Garden of India) of Akshardham Mandir, New DelhiThe origin of the Gurjars is uncertain. Many Gurjars claim descent from Suryavanshi Kshatriyas (Sun Dynasty) and connect themselves with the Hindu deity Rama. Historically, the Gurjars were Sun-worshipers and are described as devoted to the feet of the Sun-god (God Surya).Their copper-plate grants bear an emblem of the Sun and on their seals too, this …
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