Kohli (clan)

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Kohli
Regions with significant populations
India, Pakistan
Languages
Kukhrain, Khatri

Kohli is a koli clan from Punjab.

The clan is a member of the Khukhrain of the native Punjabi Khatri sub-caste, the other eight members being Anand, Sahni/Sawhney, Sethi, Ghai, Bhasin, Sabharwal, Chadha and Suri.[1] They were concentrated in Bhera, Rawalpindi, Cambellpore (Chhachh) and Hazara before the partition of India in 1947. The neighborhood Kohlian da Mohalla (Mohalla Kohlian Wala) in Bhera, Punjab, Pakistan is named after the clan.[2]

Fateh Singh Chhachhi and Sher Singh Chhachhi served under

Pindi Gheb and Jhang.[3]

See also


Reddish, three-story residential building with balconies on the top two stories.
A haveli (residential building) in Kohlian da Mohalla (Mohalla Kohlian Wala), Bhera, Pakistan.

References

  1. ISBN 978-0195633542
    . Retrieved 25 March 2019. The Khokhran Khatri have eight clans, namely Anand, Bhasin, Chadha, Ghai, Kohli, Sabarwal, Sawhney, Sethi, and Suri.
  2. ^ Puri, Baij Nath (1988). The Khatris, a Socio-cultural Study. M.N. Publishers and Distributors.
  3. ISBN 978-0-9695964-2-4
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