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	{{Short description\|Gurjar clan of Pakistan and India}}		{{Short description\|Gurjar clan of Pakistan and India}}
	'''Baniya''',<ref>{{Cite book \|last=Warikoo \|first=Kulbhushan \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zxtuAAAAMAAJ&newbks=0&hl=en \|title=Gujjars of Jammu and Kashmir \|last2=Som \|first2=Sujit \|date=2000 \|publisher=Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Manav Sangrahalaya \|language=en \|quote=Gotras of Gujjars of the state which are also common in Gujjars in the other parts of the country irrespective of religion are : Awana , Bijran , Bajjar, '''Baniya''', Bokan , Bargar , Banth , Baru , Bhalesar , Bagdi , Bhatti, Bhomla ...}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book \|last=Hasan \|first=Amir \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZjJnSGTwTRUC&newbks=0&hl=en \|title=People of India: The Communities: Gaddi-Muslim Teli \|last2=Das \|first2=J. C. \|last3=Rizvi \|first3=Baqr Raza \|date=2004 \|publisher=Anthropological Survey of India \|isbn=978-81-7304-114-3 \|pages=1036 \|language=en \|quote='''Gujar''' who do not seem to maintain any social intercourse with other Muslims. They are among the few Muslim groups who have been able to retain a system of gotras of their Hindu ancestry, namely, Kasana, '''Baniya''', Lodha, Padhana, Bagri, Dinda, Bhainsi, Chauhan, Bessuwal, Chechi, Khatang, Chopra and Kalas among the 144 families surveyed for the purpose.}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite book \|last=Ambagudia \|first=Jagannath \|url=https://books.google.com.pk/books?id=UJ0QEAAAQBAJ&pg=PA297&dq=Baniya+gujar+gotra&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&source=gb_mobile_search&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjZ1ZTg6LeBAxUEVfEDHeX5CAsQ6wF6BAgMEAU#v=onepage&q=Baniya%20gujar%20gotra&f=false \|title=Handbook of Tribal Politics in India \|last2=Xaxa \|first2=Virginius \|date=2020-12-01 \|publisher=SAGE Publishing India \|isbn=978-93-5388-460-4 \|pages=297 \|language=en \|quote=There are more than 30 gotras among the Gujjars and Bakarwals, and they share similar gotra names. Some of them which are commonly found among the Gujjars and Bakarwals in Jammu and Kashmir are Poswal, '''Baniya''', Char, Bajran, Chechi, Khatana, Kasana, Thikriya, Lodha.}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book \|last=Rawat \|first=Ajay Singh \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=iYRSDIdyn7wC&newbks=0&hl=en \|title=Forests on Fire: Ecology and Politics in the Himalayan Tarai \|date=1998 \|publisher=Cosmo Publications \|isbn=978-81-7020-840-2 \|pages=80 \|language=en \|quote=Gujjars have main- tained many rituals and practices of their Hindu ancestors... clear about the genesis of their Gotras, except that it refers to their Hindu ancestry. Their important Gotras are Kasana, Lodha, Padhana, Bagri, Dinda, Dhetra, Chabra, Pathan, Kasani, Bhainsi, Chauhan, Kushiwal, '''Baniya''', Pessuwal, Chechi, Checha, Khatana, Chopra and Kalas. These Gotras are however not}}</ref> or '''Bania''',<ref>{{Cite book \|last=Rahi \|first=Javaid \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=KI1pEAAAQBAJ&newbks=0&hl=en \|title=The Gujjars Vol: 01 and 02 Edited by Dr. Javaid Rahi \|date=2012-01-01 \|publisher=Jammu and Kashmir Acacademy of Art, Culture , Languages , Jammu \|pages=280 \|language=en \|quote=this word Vania, Vanik or Bania means one who deals in Banaj Beopar i.e. trade. The Bania is a trader who is generally a shopkeeper.}}</ref> is a [[Gotra\|clan]] of the [[Gurjar]] community of [[India]] and [[Pakistan]].		'''Baniya''',<ref>{{Cite book \|last=Warikoo \|first=Kulbhushan \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zxtuAAAAMAAJ&newbks=0&hl=en \|title=Gujjars of Jammu and Kashmir \|last2=Som \|first2=Sujit \|date=2000 \|publisher=Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Manav Sangrahalaya \|language=en \|quote=Gotras of Gujjars of the state which are also common in Gujjars in the other parts of the country irrespective of religion are : Awana , Bijran , Bajjar, '''Baniya''', Bokan , Bargar , Banth , Baru , Bhalesar , Bagdi , Bhatti, Bhomla ...}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book \|last=Hasan \|first=Amir \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZjJnSGTwTRUC&newbks=0&hl=en \|title=People of India: The Communities: Gaddi-Muslim Teli \|last2=Das \|first2=J. C. \|last3=Rizvi \|first3=Baqr Raza \|date=2004 \|publisher=Anthropological Survey of India \|isbn=978-81-7304-114-3 \|pages=1036 \|language=en \|quote='''Gujar''' who do not seem to maintain any social intercourse with other Muslims. They are among the few Muslim groups who have been able to retain a system of gotras of their Hindu ancestry, namely, Kasana, '''Baniya''', Lodha, Padhana, Bagri, Dinda, Bhainsi, Chauhan, Bessuwal, Chechi, Khatang, Chopra and Kalas among the 144 families surveyed for the purpose.}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite book \|last=Ambagudia \|first=Jagannath \|url=https://books.google.com.pk/books?id=UJ0QEAAAQBAJ&pg=PA297&dq=Baniya+gujar+gotra&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&source=gb_mobile_search&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjZ1ZTg6LeBAxUEVfEDHeX5CAsQ6wF6BAgMEAU#v=onepage&q=Baniya%20gujar%20gotra&f=false \|title=Handbook of Tribal Politics in India \|last2=Xaxa \|first2=Virginius \|date=2020-12-01 \|publisher=SAGE Publishing India \|isbn=978-93-5388-460-4 \|pages=297 \|language=en \|quote=There are more than 30 gotras among the Gujjars and Bakarwals, and they share similar gotra names. Some of them which are commonly found among the Gujjars and Bakarwals in Jammu and Kashmir are Poswal, '''Baniya''', Char, Bajran, Chechi, Khatana, Kasana, Thikriya, Lodha.}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book \|last=Rawat \|first=Ajay Singh \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=iYRSDIdyn7wC&newbks=0&hl=en \|title=Forests on Fire: Ecology and Politics in the Himalayan Tarai \|date=1998 \|publisher=Cosmo Publications \|isbn=978-81-7020-840-2 \|pages=80 \|language=en \|quote=Gujjars have main- tained many rituals and practices of their Hindu ancestors... clear about the genesis of their Gotras, except that it refers to their Hindu ancestry. Their important Gotras are Kasana, Lodha, Padhana, Bagri, Dinda, Dhetra, Chabra, Pathan, Kasani, Bhainsi, Chauhan, Kushiwal, '''Baniya''', Pessuwal, Chechi, Checha, Khatana, Chopra and Kalas. These Gotras are however not}}</ref> or '''Bania''',<ref>{{Cite book \|last=Rahi \|first=Javaid \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=KI1pEAAAQBAJ&newbks=0&hl=en \|title=The Gujjars Vol: 01 and 02 Edited by Dr. Javaid Rahi \|date=2012-01-01 \|publisher=Jammu and Kashmir Acacademy of Art, Culture , Languages , Jammu \|pages=280 \|language=en \|quote=this word Vania, Vanik or Bania means one who deals in Banaj Beopar i.e. trade. The Bania is a trader who is generally a shopkeeper.}}</ref> is a [[Gotra\|clan]] of the [[Gurjar]] community of [[India]] and [[Pakistan]].
	They speak [[Gujari language\|Gujari]] in the [[Himalayas\|Himalayan]] region and a number of other languages in the other locations where they inhabit. They practise [[Hinduism]] and [[Islam~~\|Islam.~~]]<ref>{{Cite book \|last=Rahi \|first=Javaid \|url=https://books.google.com.pk/books?id=W9pwEAAAQBAJ&pg=PA76&dq=gujjars+gotra+Baniya&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&source=gb_mobile_search&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjo6Z7z7reBAxUZSPEDHVPRCB8Q6wF6BAgGEAU#v=onepage&q=gujjars%20gotra%20Baniya&f=false \|title=The Gujjars -Vol 04 (Gujjars History & Culture) by Dr. Javaid Rahi \|publisher=Jammu and Kashmir Acacademy of Art, Culture , Languages , Jammu \|language=en \|quote=Initially the Gujjars were Hindus but during the rule of Mughal king Aurangazeb, most of them converted to Islam but retained their Hindu gotras or subcastes. The common gotras are: Bhati, Chandel, Chauhan, '''Baniya''', Lodha, Bhensi, Chopra, Chechi, and Khatana.}}</ref> They are [[Muslims]] in Kashmir and Pakistan, and [[Hindus]] in northern Indian regions.		They speak [[Gujari language\|Gujari]] in the [[Himalayas\|Himalayan]] region and a number of other languages in the other locations where they inhabit. They practise [[Hinduism]] and [[Islam]].<ref>{{Cite book \|last=Rahi \|first=Javaid \|url=https://books.google.com.pk/books?id=W9pwEAAAQBAJ&pg=PA76&dq=gujjars+gotra+Baniya&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&source=gb_mobile_search&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjo6Z7z7reBAxUZSPEDHVPRCB8Q6wF6BAgGEAU#v=onepage&q=gujjars%20gotra%20Baniya&f=false \|title=The Gujjars -Vol 04 (Gujjars History & Culture) by Dr. Javaid Rahi \|publisher=Jammu and Kashmir Acacademy of Art, Culture , Languages , Jammu \|language=en \|quote=Initially the Gujjars were Hindus but during the rule of Mughal king Aurangazeb, most of them converted to Islam but retained their Hindu gotras or subcastes. The common gotras are: Bhati, Chandel, Chauhan, '''Baniya''', Lodha, Bhensi, Chopra, Chechi, and Khatana.}}</ref> They are [[Muslims]] in Kashmir and Pakistan, and [[Hindus]] in northern Indian regions.

	==Distribution==		==Distribution==

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{{Short description|Gurjar clan of Pakistan and India}}
'''Baniya''',<ref>{{Cite book |last=Warikoo |first=Kulbhushan |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zxtuAAAAMAAJ&newbks=0&hl=en |title=Gujjars of Jammu and Kashmir |last2=Som |first2=Sujit |date=2000 |publisher=Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Manav Sangrahalaya |language=en |quote=Gotras of Gujjars of the state which are also common in Gujjars in the other parts of the country irrespective of religion are : Awana , Bijran , Bajjar, '''Baniya''', Bokan , Bargar , Banth , Baru , Bhalesar , Bagdi , Bhatti, Bhomla ...}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Hasan |first=Amir |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZjJnSGTwTRUC&newbks=0&hl=en |title=People of India: The Communities: Gaddi-Muslim Teli |last2=Das |first2=J. C. |last3=Rizvi |first3=Baqr Raza |date=2004 |publisher=Anthropological Survey of India |isbn=978-81-7304-114-3 |pages=1036 |language=en |quote='''Gujar''' who do not seem to maintain any social intercourse with other Muslims. They are among the few Muslim groups who have been able to retain a system of gotras of their Hindu ancestry, namely, Kasana, '''Baniya''', Lodha, Padhana, Bagri, Dinda, Bhainsi, Chauhan, Bessuwal, Chechi, Khatang, Chopra and Kalas among the 144 families surveyed for the purpose.}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite book |last=Ambagudia |first=Jagannath |url=https://books.google.com.pk/books?id=UJ0QEAAAQBAJ&pg=PA297&dq=Baniya+gujar+gotra&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&source=gb_mobile_search&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjZ1ZTg6LeBAxUEVfEDHeX5CAsQ6wF6BAgMEAU#v=onepage&q=Baniya%20gujar%20gotra&f=false |title=Handbook of Tribal Politics in India |last2=Xaxa |first2=Virginius |date=2020-12-01 |publisher=SAGE Publishing India |isbn=978-93-5388-460-4 |pages=297 |language=en |quote=There are more than 30 gotras among the Gujjars and Bakarwals, and they share similar gotra names. Some of them which are commonly found among the Gujjars and Bakarwals in Jammu and Kashmir are Poswal, '''Baniya''', Char, Bajran, Chechi, Khatana, Kasana, Thikriya, Lodha.}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Rawat |first=Ajay Singh |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=iYRSDIdyn7wC&newbks=0&hl=en |title=Forests on Fire: Ecology and Politics in the Himalayan Tarai |date=1998 |publisher=Cosmo Publications |isbn=978-81-7020-840-2 |pages=80 |language=en |quote=Gujjars have main- tained many rituals and practices of their Hindu ancestors... clear about the genesis of their Gotras, except that it refers to their Hindu ancestry. Their important Gotras are Kasana, Lodha, Padhana, Bagri, Dinda, Dhetra, Chabra, Pathan, Kasani, Bhainsi, Chauhan, Kushiwal, '''Baniya''', Pessuwal, Chechi, Checha, Khatana, Chopra and Kalas. These Gotras are however not}}</ref> or '''Bania''',<ref>{{Cite book |last=Rahi |first=Javaid |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=KI1pEAAAQBAJ&newbks=0&hl=en |title=The Gujjars Vol: 01 and 02 Edited by Dr. Javaid Rahi |date=2012-01-01 |publisher=Jammu and Kashmir Acacademy of Art, Culture , Languages , Jammu |pages=280 |language=en |quote=this word Vania, Vanik or Bania means one who deals in Banaj Beopar i.e. trade. The Bania is a trader who is generally a shopkeeper.}}</ref> is a [[Gotra|clan]] of the [[Gurjar]] community of [[India]] and [[Pakistan]].
They speak [[Gujari language|Gujari]] in the [[Himalayas|Himalayan]] region and a number of other languages in the other locations where they inhabit. They practise [[Hinduism]] and [[Islam|Islam.]]<ref>{{Cite book |last=Rahi |first=Javaid |url=https://books.google.com.pk/books?id=W9pwEAAAQBAJ&pg=PA76&dq=gujjars+gotra+Baniya&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&source=gb_mobile_search&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjo6Z7z7reBAxUZSPEDHVPRCB8Q6wF6BAgGEAU#v=onepage&q=gujjars%20gotra%20Baniya&f=false |title=The Gujjars -Vol 04 (Gujjars History & Culture) by Dr. Javaid Rahi |publisher=Jammu and Kashmir Acacademy of Art, Culture , Languages , Jammu |language=en |quote=Initially the Gujjars were Hindus but during the rule of Mughal king Aurangazeb, most of them converted to Islam but retained their Hindu gotras or subcastes. The common gotras are: Bhati, Chandel, Chauhan, '''Baniya''', Lodha, Bhensi, Chopra, Chechi, and Khatana.}}</ref> They are [[Muslims]] in Kashmir and Pakistan, and [[Hindus]] in northern Indian regions.

==Distribution==
They inhabit in several provinces of Pakistan, including [[Punjab, Pakistan|Punjab]], [[Balochistan, Pakistan|Balochistan]], [[Sindh]], Khyber [[Khyber Pakhtunkhwa|Pakhtunkhwa]], [[Azad Kashmir]], and [[Gilgit-Baltistan]].

They are mostly found in Indian states such as Rajasthan, Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, East Punjab, Uttarakhand, Madhya Pradesh, and Jammu and Kashmir.<ref name=":0" />

==References==
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[[Category:Gurjar clans]]
[[Category:Social groups of India]]
[[Category:Social groups of Pakistan]]
[[Category:Gurjar clans of India]]
[[Category:Gurjar clans of Pakistan]]
[[Category:Gotras]]
[[Category:Social groups of Gujarat]]