Hun: Difference between revisions

{{Short description|Clan of Gurjar community}}

'''Hun'''<ref name="warikoo"/><ref name=":0">{{Cite book |last=Khari |first=Rahul |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1lGgAAAAMAAJ |title=Jats and Gujars: Origin, History and Culture |date=2007 |publisher=Reference Press |isbn=978-81-8405-031-8 |pages=85 |language=en |quote=Hoon or Hun is a clan found amongst Gujars in several villages in Meerut . Hoon or Hun is a clan that is found amongst Gujars only in India . Their villages are found near Meerut and the most famous village is ' Nawalka ' . Gujar clans ..}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite book |last=Dass |first=Arvind |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=VAhuAAAAMAAJ&q=Hun+Gujar+mentioned |title=Caste System: Caste commentaries and documentation |date=2002 |publisher=Dominant Publishers and Distributors |isbn=978-81-7888-029-7 |pages=109 |language=en |quote=The Gujar have families of more than one gotra. The predominance of the Hun gotra is quite significant. In this caste Ghasi Patel is very influential. He has now been elected a member of the new Panchayat.}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=kYsiAQAAMAAJ |title=The Anthropologist: volume 12 |date=1966 |publisher=Department of Anthropology, University of Dehli |pages=35 |language=en |quote=Hun still is the name of a Gujars sect (clan). The Jat tribes also entered India and at present they live in Delhi , Punjab.}}</ref> or Huna<ref name=":2" /> is an ancient clan of the [[Gurjar]] ethnic community of Pakistan, Afghanistan, and India. Historically, they were also known by the name of [[Huna Kingdom|Huna]].<ref name=":2">{{Cite book |last=Others |first=Muzaffar H. Syed & |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Sy5gEAAAQBAJ&dq=Huna+gujar&pg=PA133 |title=History of Indian Nation : Ancient India |date=2022-02-20 |publisher=K.K. Publications |pages=133 |language=en |quote=The Gurjara clan appeared in northern India about the time of the Huna invasions of northern India, and later established a number of ruling dynasties in northern India, including the Pratiharas of Kanauj... However, Huna is one of the prominent gotras (clan) among Gurjars and many Huna (Gurjar) villages can still be found in Ghaziabad and Bulandshahr.}}</ref> They are primarily Hindu, while some are Muslim in [[Kashmir]] and Pakistan. In mountainous areas, they speak the [[Gujari language|Gujari]] language, as well as other indigenous dialects.

==History==