| Khokhar (کھوکھر) | |
|---|---|
| Jāti | Jat, Rajput |
| Religions | Predominantly  Islam (minority  Hinduism) |
| Languages | Punjabi, Haryanvi, Hindi |
| Country |  Pakistan,  India |
| Region | Punjab, Haryana |
| Ethnicity | Punjabi |
| Family names | yes |
Khokhar (Urdu: کھوکھر) is a historical Punjabi tribe primarily native to the Pothohar Plateau of Pakistani Punjab. Khokhars are also found in the Indian states of Punjab and Haryana.[1] Khokhars predominantly follow Islam, having converted to Islam from Hinduism after coming under the influence of Baba Farid.[1][2][3]
- ^ a b Singh, Kumar Suresh (2003). People of India: Jammu & Kashmir. Anthropological Survey of India. p. xxiii. ISBN 978-81-7304-118-1.
Gujars of this tract are wholly Muslims, and so are the Khokhar who have only a few Hindu families. In early stages the converted Rajputs continued with preconversion practices.
- ^ Surinder Singh (30 September 2019). The Making of Medieval Panjab: Politics, Society and Culture c. 1000–c. 1500. Taylor & Francis. p. 245. ISBN 978-1-00-076068-2. Archived from the original on 13 March 2023. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
- ^ Singha, Atara (1976). Socio-cultural Impact of Islam on India. Panjab University. p. 46.
After this period, we do not hear of any Hindu Gakhars or Khokhars, for during the next two or three centuries they had all come to accept Islam.