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The Dogar are a Punjabi people of Muslim heritage (bradari). 'Dogar' is commonly used as a last name.

History

Dogar people settled in Punjab during the Medieval period. They have been classified as a branch of the RajputCite error: A <ref> tag is missing the closing </ref> (see the help page)..Cite error: A <ref> tag is missing the closing </ref> (see the help page). In 1808, a Dogar state was established, under the patronage of British, in Ferozepur to counter Ranjit Singh.

In literature

In the Sufi poet Waris Shah's tragic romance of 1766, Heer Ranjha, Dogars are revered for their wisdom (along with Jats and other agricultural groups).

See also

References

  1. ^ John, A (2009). Two dialects one region: a sociolinguistic approach to dialects as identity markers (PDF) (MA thesis). Ball State University. Archived from the original on 5 November 2022.
  2. Cite error: The named reference Singh1988 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. Gaeffke, P (1991). "Hīr Vāriṡ Śāh, poème panjabi du XVIIIe siècle: Introduction, translittération, traduction et commentaire. Tome I, strophes 1 à 110 by Denis Matringe ". Journal of the American Oriental Society. 111 (2): 408–409. doi:10.2307/604050. JSTOR 604050. ...and we come across scathing remarks about 'plebeians' such as Jats, Dogars and other agricultural castes.

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Ethnic groups, social groups and tribes of the Punjabis
Agrawal
Arains
Ahirs
Chauhans
Scheduled Castes
Gakhars
Gurjars
Jats
Labana
Khatris
Mohyal Brahmin
Rajputs
Tarkhans
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