Ghuman

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Ghuman (Urdu: گهمن) is a gotra or clan of Jats found in the Pakistan and Northern Indian state of Punjab.

[edit] Ghumman (also spelled Ghuman) today

After the Partition of India, Hindu and Sikh Ghuman Jats moved to eastern Punjab (comprising today's states of Punjab (India), Haryana and Himachal Pradesh). While the Muslim Ghumans moved from estern Punjab to Pakistan. Ghumans are usually landowners, before independence, they usually had large land holdings. There are significant numbers of Ghumans in Pakistan, in the area around Sialkot. Famous Ghumans in Pakistan include former minister Abdul Ghani Ghuman, Umar Ahmed Ghuman-Minister of Privatization.

[edit] Religion

Ghumans in eastern Punjab in India are predominantly Sikh. The Ghumans in Pakistan are predominantly Muslims.

Castes and Tribes of the Punjab This box: view • talk • edit
Ancient Kshatriya tribes	Ahir \| Gujjar \| Kamboj \| Khash \| Yadav
Arain	Arain \| Chaudhry \| Mian \| Mehr
Brahmin groups	Saraswat Brahmins \| Punjabi Brahmins \| Mohyal \| Bali \| Bhimwal \| Chhibber \| Datt \| Lau \| Mohan \| Vaid
Dalit groups	Punjabi Dalits \| Balmiki \| Chamar \| Chura \| Chhimba \| Kabirpanthi \| Mazhabi \| Nai \| Ramdasia \| Rangrehta \| Ravidasi
Jat clans	Jat \| Atwal \| Aulakh \| Bagri[Baghoor ]\|Badesha\| Bains \| Bajwa \| Bajya \| Bassi \| Beniwal \| Bhalli \| Bhangu \| Bharhaich \| Bhinder \| Bhullar \| Brar \| Chahar \| Chahal \| Chatha \| Cheema \| Chhillar \| Deol \| Deshwal \| Dhariwal \| Dhaliwal \| Dhillon \| Dhindsa \| Dosanjh \| Dulat \| Faujdar \| Gandhar \| Garewal \| Gill \| Ghuman \| Grewal \| Hala \| Hayer \| Jakhar \| Jawanda \| Johiya \| Kahlon \| Kang \| Khirwar \| Khokhar \| Langah \| Lehal \| Maan \| Mahil \| Maitla \| Malhi \| Manes \| Mehria \| Mattu \| Nijjar \| Pannu \| Poonia \| Purewal \| Randhawa \| Ranghar \| Riar \| Rode \| Sahota \| Samra \| Sandhu \| Sangha \| Sanghera \| Sekhon \| Shergill \| Shokeen \| Sidhu \| Sohal \| Sra \| Sukhera \| Takhar \| Takshak \| Tarar \| Tiwana \| Toor \| Virk \| Wahla \| Waraich
Khatris and other groups	Khatri \| Arora \| Bhatia \| Chopra\|Sekhri \| Sood \| Kukhran \| Ahuja \| Alreja \| Bedi \| Dumra \| Mehra \| Kapoor \| Khullar
Rajput clans	Rajput \| Bhatti \| Chadhar \| Chauhan \| Chib \| Dogra \| Gheba \| Janjua \| Jarral \| Jaswal \| Jodhra \| Khakha \| Kharal \| Mahnike \| Manj \| Minhas \| Mir \| Meo \| Naul \| Noon \| Panwar \| Parhar \| Parmar \| Ranial \| Rathore \| Salaria \| Sial \| Wattu \| Wejhwa \| Wijhalke
Shaikhs and other groups	Abbasi \| Alavi \| Farooqi \| Gardezi \| Gilani \| Hashemi \| Osmani \| Quraishi \| Sayyid \| Shaikh \| Shaikh Siddiqui \| Siddiqui
Tarkhans and other groups	Lohar \| Ramgarhia \| Sehmi \| Tarkhan
Others	Ahluwalia \| Awan \| Bakarwal \| Bania \| Bishnoi \| Dhangar \| Gakhar \| Kalal \| Labana \| Meghwar \| Mekan \| Saini \| Sansi
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