Shergill
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Shergill/Sher-Gill |
| type | Jat clan |
| parent_tribe | Gill |
| language | Punjabi |
| religion | Sikhism |
| ethnicity | Jats |
| branches | Majithia |
| surnames | Shergill, Sher-Gill, Sher-Gil, Majithia |
| descended | Shergill |
| :: |
Shergill is a surname and clan of Jats, its parent clan is Gill. According to oral history, the founding progenitor of the clan was a man named Shergill, who was the son of Gill. The Majithia family belong to this clan.{{Cite book |last=Rekhi |first=Gurnam Singh |url=https://gurmatveechar.com/books/English_Books/Sir.Sundar.Singh.Rekhi.by.Gurnam.Singh.%28GurmatVeechar.com%29.pdf |title=Sir Sundar Singh Majithia and His Relevance in Sikh Politics |publisher=Har-Anand Publications Pvt. Ltd. |year=1999 |page=15 |quote=...the small village of Majithia (near Amritsar)—which the family of Sir Sundar Singh, of Shergill clan among the Jat Sikhs—had adopted as their surname, could also be proud of its illustrious Sardars.}}
|name=Shergill/Sher-Gill |type=Jat clan |parent_tribe=Gill |language=Punjabi |religion=Sikhism |ethnicity=Jats |branches=Majithia |surnames=Shergill, Sher-Gill, Sher-Gil, Majithia |descended=Shergill
The ruling house of the Nishanwalia Misl during the Sikh Confederacy was from this clan.
List of notable people
Notable people bearing the name Shergill (or Sher-Gill), and who may or may not be related to the clan, include:
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Avneet Shergill, U.S. soccer player
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Amrita Sher-Gil, Indian painter
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Daljit Singh Shergill, U.K. Sikh leader
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Dyal Singh Majithia founder of The Tribune and Punjab National Bank
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Jaiveer Shergill, Indian politician and lawyer
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Jimmy Shergill, Indian actor and producer
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Lehna Singh Majithia, Sikh polymath and father of Dyal Singh
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Rabbi Shergill, Indian musician
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Rubina Shergill, Indian actress
References
References
- Gill, Gurcharan Singh. (2008). "Deeper Roots of the Gill, Bhatti, Sidhu, Brar, Tur, and Related Jat and Rajput Clans". Indian Family History Society.
- O'Brien, John. (2006). "The Construction of Pakistani Christian Identity". Research Society of Pakistan.
- Singh, Dr. Bhagat. (2009). "A History of the Sikh Misals". [[Punjabi University]].
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