| Gorsi, Gursi | |
|---|---|
| گورسی | |
| Religions |  Islam, Hinduism, Sikhism |
| Languages | Gujari, Dogri, Balochi, Pashto, Hindko, Sindhi, Punjabi, Haryanvi, Rajasthani, Pahadi |
| Country |  Pakistan,  India,  Afghanistan |
| Region | Punjab, Sindh, Balochistan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Azad Kashmir, Gilgit-Baltistan, Haryana, Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Punjab, India, Madhya Pradesh, |
| Feudal title | Khan, Malik, Singh, Chaudhary, Rai |
| Related groups | Gujjar |
Gorsi,[1][2][3][4] ( Hindi:गोर्सी ) is a clan of the Gurjar community of Afghanistan,Pakistan and Indian. It is one of the oldest clans that was found among the Gurjars.[5] In Punjab region they do Kheti Badi.
Chaudhary Rehmat Ali who coined the name of Pakistan he belonged to Gorsi clan.[6]
Geographical areas
Gorsi Gujjars are widespread from Afghanistan to northern India but they're mostly found in Rajasthan, Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Haryana(Narnaul)[7], Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir[8], Punjab, India (especially in Rajpura ,Patiala)[7], and Delhi although in Pakistan they're found in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Hazara, Azad Kashmir, Punjab, Pakistan, Balochistan, Islamabad and Karachi.
See also
Sources
Notes
- sir Thomas Gordon Walker (1884)Final report on the revision of settlement, 1878-83, of the Ludhiána district in the Panjáb. [Preceded by the covering report of the secretary to the financial commissioner, Punjab. 2 pt. With Maps. 5 nos. [in a case]. p.50
- Punjab Government: British India (1921) Punjab District and State Gazetteers: Part A. Part 1] Compiled and published under the authority of the Punjab government. p.46
- Indian Railway institute (1933)Indian State Railways Magazine: Volume 7, Issues 1-3 Indian State Railways Magazine. p.845
- K. C. Malhotra, Promode Kumar Misra (1982) Nomads in India: Proceedings of the National Seminar Anthropological Survey of India. p.69
- Ram Parshad Khatana (1992) Tribal Migration in Himalayan Frontiers: Study of Gujjar Bakarwal Transhumance Economy Vintage Books. P.55, 304 ISBN:9788185326467
- Mohammed Bashir Magray (2003) Tribal Geography of India Jammu and Kashmir Oberoi Book Service. p.57, 58 "The Gujjars of this region mostly belong to Didhar, Khatana, Bajar, Jindarh, Gorsi, and Bajran sub-casts and goters. Some of the important villages where they have settled down are Chowdhary Nar, Ujhan, Dodaj, Nadian, Liran. Palyarni. Kothra and Danna."
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