Sandhu or Sindhu (Punjabi: ਸੰਧੂ (Gurmukhi); سندھو (Shahmukhi)) is the second largest clan of Jats(Jatts) in the Punjab region.[2][3] The Sandhus played an important role in the Sikh history, and the ruling family of the Patiala State belonged to this clan.[4] During the period of the Sikh Confederacy, Sandhus ruled several sovereign states (misls) including the Nakai Misl and the Kanhaiya Misl.[5][6]
Sandhu | |
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Jat clan | |
Location | Punjab |
Jathera | Kallu Mehar Sandhu [1] |
Language | Punjabi |
Religion | Sikhism, Hinduism, Islam |
Notable people with the surname, who may or may not be affiliated to the clan, include:
Sandhu or Sindhu: The Sindhus are the second largest Jat tribe in the Panjab
Now that caste has raised its ugly head, many have reattached caste names like Randhawa, Brar, Gill, Sandhu, Sidhu (all sikh agriculturist tribes) ...
The oldest clan in the Punjab south and east of the Sutlej is that of the Sidhus... Sidhus had played a prominent role in the Sikh history.
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The * Kanheya misi was at one time the most , powerful of the. Sikh, confederacies, north of the Satlej. !:Its first leader, was J'ai Singh, the son? of a Sindhu Jat