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Gandhar (clan)
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'''Gandhar'''  or '''Gandhara''' ([[Urdu language|Urdu]]: {{lang-ur|'''گندھار'''}}) is a ''[[gotra]]'' or tribe of [[Jat people|Jats]] found in the states of [[Haryana]] and [[Punjab (India)|Punjab]] in [[India]] as well as the province of [[Punjab (Pakistan)|Punjab]] in [[Pakistan]]. During the [[Mahabharata]] period, the present-day [[Kandahar]] province of [[Afghanistan]] used to be known as Gandhar.
Some Brahmins also use the surname.
== Etymology ==

(contracted; show full)[[Category:Punjabi tribes]]
[[Category:Social groups of India]]
[[Category:Social groups of Pakistan]]
[[Category:Ethnic groups in Afghanistan]]
[[Category:Jat]]
[[Category:Jat clans]]


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