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'''Gandhar'''  or '''Gandhara''' ({{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.
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In the [[Aligarh District|Aligarh]] district of Uttar Pradesh, there are some Hindu Jats belonging to the Gaindhar  gotra.  

Among [[Sikh]] Jats, the major gotras are Gaindhrawal, Gandhi or Gaindhar.

== References ==


*Ram Swaroop Joon: History of Jats, India
*Jat Samaj: Agra November 1999⏎
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{{Ethnic groups, tribes and clans of the Punjab}}
{{Gotras of Jats}}

[[Category:Punjabi tribes]]
[[Category:Jat clans of Uttar Pradesh]]
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[[Category:Jat clans]]
[[Category:Jat clans of Punjab]]
[[Category:Jat clans of Haryana]]


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