Parmar (Jat clan)

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Parmar is a clan of Jat[1][2][3] community of northern India. They are mainly found in Haryana,[3] Punjab and Delhi.

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  1. ↑ Baig, Murad Ali (2011-01-01). 80 Questions to Understand India. Jaico Publishing House. ISBN 978-81-8495-285-8. About 244 Jat tribes are now known in India. These Jat tribes came in several waves. The oldest tribes were Virk, Dahiya and Kang but many others like Bains, Chauhan, Dhillon, Gill, Maan, Parmar, Rawat, Rathor, Sandhu, Siddhu, Tomar, Tur, etc.,
  2. ↑ Singhji, Virbhadra (1994). The Rajputs of Saurashtra. Popular Prakashan. p. 44. ISBN 978-81-7154-546-9. An interesting story concerning the above Jat Parmar episode is narrated by the bards. During the fight Jat Isaji lay on the slope of the Kandola hill with his blood flowing fast from a mortal wound in his side, a little below him lay Asobhai Parmar uncle of Lakdhirsinhji II also mortally wounded. Isa Jat made a little earthen dam to prevent his blood flowing on and mixing with that of Asobhai, a staunch Hindu. Asobhai seeing this said:
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Luniya, Bhanwarlal Nathuram (1978). Life and Culture in Medieval India. Kamal Prakashan. p. 144. Many Jats even today have the same gotra as the Rajputs , such as Gahlot , Dahima , Parmar , Solanki , Yadava , Tanwar , etc. The Jats of the Rohtak district in Haryana constitute mostly population of these clans.
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