| Sipra | |
|---|---|
| Jat clan | |
| Location | Punjab region |
| Parent tribe | Gill Jats |
| Language | Punjabi, Urdu |
| Religion | Islam |
| Surnames | Sipra, Sapra, Sipru, Supra |
Sipra (also known as Sapra, Sipru, Sipraw or Supra) is a Jat clan of Punjabis found in the Punjab region of Pakistan.[1]
The Sipras are a subclan of the Gill Jatts.[2]
The de-facto Sultans of Mysore, Hyder Ali and Tipu Sultan, are often argued to be of Punjabi origin,[3][4] specifically from the Sipra clan.[5]
Notable people
[edit]- Shaikh Bahlol Daryai, a 16th century Punjabi Sufi saint best known for founding the Bahlol shahi sect of Qadiriyya Sufi order[6]
- Saqlain Anwar Sipra, former Member of Provincial Assembly of Punjab[7][8]
- Haq Nawaz Jhangvi, Pakistani Deobandi cleric, founder of the anti-Shia extremist organization Sipah-e-Sahaba[9]
References
[edit]- ^ "The People (Castes & Clans) of District Jhelum". Punjab portal, Government of the Punjab website. Archived from the original on 5 April 2018. Retrieved 15 October 2024.
- ^ Horace Arthur Rose; Sir Denzil Ibbetson; Sir Edward Maclagan (1914). A Glossary of the Tribes and Castes of the Punjab and North-West Frontier Province Volume 3. p. 427.
The Sipra appear to be a sub-division of the Gill tribe of Jats...
- ^ Dalrymple, William (2019). The Anarchy: The East India Company, Corporate Violence, and the Pillage of an Empire. Bloomsbury USA. p. 264. ISBN 978-1-63557-395-4. Archived from the original on 11 March 2023.
Haidar, who was of Punjabi origin, had risen in the ranks of the Mysore army...
- ^ Gott, Richard (2022). Britain's Empire: Resistance, Repression and Revolt. Verso Books. p. 47. ISBN 978-1-83976-422-6. Archived from the original on 26 December 2023.
Haidar Ali was an illiterate Punjabi who rose from the ranks of the Mysore army to become its commander.
- ^ Shafqat Tanveer Mirza (1991). Resistance Themes In Punjabi Literature.
- ^ Mirzā, Shafqat Tanvīr (1989). "Pīr o Mūrshid: Bahlūl". Shāh Ḥusain (in Urdu). Islāmābād: Lok Virs̲ah Ishāʻat Ghar. pp. 69–76. ISBN 978-969-468-001-9.
- ^ 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
- ^ "Member Profile, Provincial Assembly of Punjab, Pakistan". Provincial Assembly of Punjab website. Archived from the original on 30 June 2018. Retrieved 24 May 2023.
- ^ Tahir Kamran, "The Genesis, Evolution and Impact of "Deobandi" Islam on the Punjab: An Overview" in Faith-Based Violence and Deobandi Militancy in Pakistan, Springer, 2016, p. 89