Dhillon
Jat clan from Punjab
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::summary Jat clan from Punjab ::
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Dhillon |
| type | Jat clan |
| ethnicity | Punjabi |
| language | Punjabi |
| location | Punjab |
| religion | Sikhism, Islam, Hinduism |
| :: |
| name = Dhillon | type = Jat clan | ethnicity = Punjabi | language = Punjabi | location = Punjab | religion = Sikhism, Islam, Hinduism
Dhillon (Punjabi: ਢਿੱਲੋਂ (Gurmukhi); ڈھلوں (Shahmukhi) pronunciation: [ʈìlːõː]; Hindi: ढिल्लों) is one of the largest Jat clans found in the Punjab region of India and Pakistan. Dhillon sardars (chiefs) ruled the Bhangi Misl (sovereign state) in the Sikh confederacy.
Notable Dhillons
Notable people who bear the name, who may or may not be affiliated with the tribe, include:
- Amritpal Singh Dhillon, an Indian-born Canadian singer, rapper, songwriter and record producer
- Bob Singh Dhillon, Canadian businessman and property owner
- Binnu Dhillon, Indian actor
- Chhajja Singh Dhillon, 18th-century founder of the Bhangi Misl
- Gurinder Singh Dhillon, guru of Radha Soami Satsang Beas
- Gurdial Singh Dhillon (1915–1992), Speaker of Lok Sabha, the lower house of the Parliament of India
- Hari Singh Dhillon, 18th-century maharaja
- Harmeet Dhillon (born 1969), American lawyer and political official
- Prem Dhillon, Indian Punjabi-language singer, songwriter
- Janet Dhillon, American lawyer and business executive, chair of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 2019–2021
- Jarnail Singh Dhillon, former Indian football player
- Jhanda Singh Dhillon, 18th-century maharaja
- Joginder Singh Dhillon (1914–2003), officer in the British Indian Army and Indian Army
- Kanwal Jeet Singh Dhillon, is a retired Lieutenant General Officer of the Indian Army
- Navneet Kaur Dhillon, Femina Miss India 2013 and Bollywood and television actress
- Poonam Dhillon, Bollywood and television actress
- Rukshar Dhillon, British actress
- Uttam Dhillon, American attorney and law enforcement official, husband of Janet Dhillon
- Vic Dhillon, Canadian politician
- Zulfiqar Ahmad Dhillon (born 1948), Pakistan Army brigadier
References
References
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- Pettigrew, Joyce J. M.. (2023). "ROBBER NOBLEMEN a study of the political system of the sikh jats.". ROUTLEDGE.
- Singh, Kumar Suresh. (1996). "Communities, Segments, Synonyms, Surnames and Titles". Anthropological Survey of India.
- Sidhu, Kuldip Singh. (1994). "Ranjit Singh's Khalsa darbar and Attariwala sardars". National Book Shop.
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