Sipra

Sipra (also known as Sapra, Sipru, Sipraw or Supra) is a Jat clan in the Punjab region of India and Pakistan.[1][2] They are mainly concentrated in the western districts of Pakistani Punjab.[3]

Sipra
JātiJat
Religions Islam, Sikhism, Hinduism
LanguagesPunjabi
CountryPakistan, India
RegionPunjab
EthnicityPunjabi
EndogamousSiyal, Chadhar, Malhi, Kharal
SubdivisionsLali, Waryam

Sipra

The Sipra/Sapra/Sapraw are a sub-division of the Jat. It means warrior, fighter or 'river'. While the Sapra is found among Hindus and Sikhs also. The Sipra tribe was assigned its name on the famous battlefield of Subraon. They live mainly around the Jhelum, Sutlej, Indus and Chenab rivers. And the Sipra tribe has formed a strong and powerful tribe in Jhang district. Most of them have relatives among the Jats of Sialkot.[4][5]

Location

The tribe is chiefly found along the banks of Chenab, Jhelum and Indus rivers, in the districts of Gujrat, Mandi Bahauddin, Sargodha, Jhelum, Jhang, Gujranwala, Hafizabad, Sheikhpura, Kasur, Okara, Faisalabad, Sahiwal, Chichawatni, Mian Channu, Vehari, Chiniot, District Jhang, Bhowana, Gojra, Bahawalpur, Multan, Muzzaffargarh, Kot Addu, Layyah (Basti Serai), Khanewal, Rahim Yar Khan, Rajanpur, Kharian, Kamalia, Tandlianwala, Ahmadpur East, Muridke, Balkassar, Kabirwala ( Chah Piple Wala mouza Bahadar Wala), Changa Manga and Mamu Kanjan, Bhalwal.[5]

Also in Karachi and Ghotki, Sindh, and in Jhal Magsi, Balochistan.[5]

Notable people

References
  1. The People (Castes & Clans) of District Jhelum Government of the Punjab website, Retrieved 16 May 2022
  2. A Glossary of the Tribes and Castes of Punjab and the North West Frontier Province; Vol. II, p. 881; by Horace Arthur Rose
  3. Punjabi Musalmans; by J. M. Wikely; p. 112
  4. A Glossary of the Tribes & Castes of Punjab by H. A. Rose
  5. "Jat Sipra (Muslim traditions) in Pakistan". JoshuaProject.net website. Retrieved 16 May 2022.
  6. Hasan, Mohibbul (2005). History of Tipu Sultan. Aakar Books. p. 6. ISBN 978-81-87879-57-2.
  7. Dulle di Bar (Dulla Bhatti and his land) pages 282-283 by Asad Saleem Sheikh; Published by Izhar Sons19 Urdu Bazar Lahore,Pakistan ,Publishing year 2008.
  8. Special Responsibilities Assigned To Provincial Ministers, Advisors, Parliamentary Secretaries And Special Assistants For Monitoring Of Ramzan Bazaars Punjab Portal, Government of the Punjab website, Published 4 June 2016, Retrieved 16 May 2022
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