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The '''Mekan''' (spelled Maken too) are a caste, or clan of Jat harijan  [http://www.jatland.com/home/Gotras/M] and are claimed to ancest from [[Jat]]s  mostly converted to [[Islam]], around the 17 or 18 century AD. They are mostly settled in the [[Sargodha District]] of the [[Punjab (Pakistan)]].
most of them are small farmer and they are very hard worker Numerous Makens have been a part of provincial politics alongside tribal politics, for example, Punjab. Sardar Asim Sher Maken has been serving as the district council chairman of Sargodha, who was previously the chairman of Kot Pehlwan union council.Sardar Sikandar Hayat Maken and Sardar Fateh Khan Maken have contested and won different elections for a provincial assemblies. Makens from kot Phalwan are the world class riders. They represent Pakistan in National tent pegging Events across the world.  They are good hunters 

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[[Category:Punjabi people]]
[[Category:Punjab (Pakistan)]]
[[Category:Ethnic groups in Pakistan]]
[[Category:Pakistani tribes]]