| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 2.5 million (2011)[1] | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Majority: Jammu Minority: Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, Delhi, Haryana | |
| Languages | |
| Dogri | |
| Religion | |
Predominantly: Hinduism Minority:  Islam and  Sikhism | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Punjabis, Kangris and other Indo-Aryans |
The Dogras, or Dogra people, are an Indo-Aryan ethno-linguistic group living primarily in the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir and neighbouring Pakistan, consisting of the Dogri language speakers. They live predominantly in the Jammu region of Jammu and Kashmir,[2] and in adjoining areas of Punjab and Himachal Pradesh. Some also live in northeastern Pakistan.[3] Their historical homeland is known as Duggar.[4]
Dogra Rajputs of the Jamwal clan ruled Jammu from the 19th century, when Gulab Singh was made a hereditary Raja of Jammu by Ranjit Singh, while his brother Dhian Singh was the Sikh Empire's prime minister of Punjab, until September 1843. Through the Treaty of Amritsar (1846), they acquired Kashmir as well. The Dogra Regiment of the Indian Army primarily consists of Dogras from the Himachal Pradesh, Punjab and Jammu region.[5]
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- ^ John Pike. "Punjab Regiment". Globalsecurity.org. Retrieved 22 May 2022.