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'''Gandhar''' or '''Gandhara''' is a ''[[gotra]]'' or clan of [[Jat]]s found in the states of [[Uttar Pradesh]] and [[Punjab (India)|Punjab]] in [[India]] as well as the province of [[Punjab (Pakistan)|Punjab]] in [[Pakistan]]. 

== Etymology ==

The clan takes its name from the ancient [[Gandhara]] kingdom of the [[Mahabharata]] (the modern-day province of [[Kandahar Province|Kandahar]] in [[Afghanistan]]).

== Origin ==

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Most Gandhar Jats are [[Hindu]]s. 

The Gaindhu, Gaindha, Gaindhal and Gandhar gotras are also found amongst the [[Muslim]] Jats of Punjab (Pakistan). All of them trace their origin to Kandahar.

In the [[Aligarh District|Aligarh]] district of Uttar Pradesh, there are some Hindu Jats belonging to the Gaindhar  gotra.  

Among 
the [[Sikh]] Jats, there are some gotras that are called  Gaindhrawal or Gaindhar.

== References ==

*Ram Swaroop Joon: History of Jats, India
*Jat Samaj: Agra November 1999

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{{Castes and Tribes of the Punjab}}


[[Category:Social groups of India]]
[[Category:Social groups of Pakistan]]
[[Category:Jat]]
[[Category:Gotras of Jats]]