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| | colspan="2" style="margin-left: inherit; background:#FFC0CB; text-align:center; font-size: medium;" |Jat Clan: '''Sahotra''' | |||
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| | '''Distribution''' | |||
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| | '''Descended from:''' | |||
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| | '''Religion''' | |||
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| | '''Languages''' | |||
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| | '''Surnames:''' | |||
| | Sahota | |||
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| '''Sahota''' are a clan of ], found in ] and ]. | |||
| There are seven pronunciations for this tribe:<ref>A Glossary of the tribes & castes of Punjab by H. A Rose</ref> | |||
| * Sahotra | |||
| * Sohotra | |||
| * Sahota | |||
| * Sahontra | |||
| * Sauntra | |||
| * Sontra | |||
| * Sutra | |||
| == History and origin myths == | |||
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| According to their traditions, their ancestor was a mythical fairy by the name of Punj Phulan Rani, who lived on a flower. She gave birth to a baby boy, and a tiger came and gave the young baby his blessings, saying he would not be defeated by anyone. The young boy became known as Sahota, and the tiger was adopted as their totem. | |||
| They are also known as an Akbari tribe, and in ] were masters of their own principality. Hoshiarpur remains a stronghold of the tribe. | |||
| In Pakistan Sahota is the major clan of Christians | |||
| == Distribution == | |||
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| In Pakistan, they are found among both the ] speaking ] of Central Punjab, as well as the ] speaking tribes of southern Punjab, where they own several villages near the town of ]. | |||
| In ], they are found mainly in ], Garhdiwala being the main village of the tribe. | |||
| == Religion == | |||
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| The sahota and sontra are ] in ] and predominantly ] in ]. | |||
| ==See also== | |||
| * ] | |||
| == References == | |||
| {{reflist}} | |||
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