Khaira (surname)

Khaira (alternatively spelt as Khara, Khehra, or Khera; Punjabi: ਖੈਹਿਰਾ (Gurmukhi), کھیہرا (Shahmukhi)) is a Punjabi surname and Jat clan that is not to be confused with Kheirra (Punjabi: ਖੇੜਾ or ਖੈਰਾ (Gurmukhi), کھیڑا (Shahmukhi)), also a Jat clan, in Punjab, India & Punjab, Pakistan.[1][2] The surname is particularly common in the city of Amritsar where majority of the Khairas (Khehras)were settled before the 1947 Partition of India. The majority of Khehras live in Khadur Sahib tehsil of district Tarn Taran in Punjab, India, in villages Odhar, Nagoke, Kotli Saru Khan etc. There are many variations of this surname such as Khara and Khehra. In India, Khehras live in Faridkot, Batala, Kapurthala, Gurdaspur, Jalandhar and Moga etc. in addition to Amritsar. In Punjab, Pakistan Khairas or Khehras live in Harappa (Sahiwal), (Girote) Khushab, Gojra (Toba Tek Singh), Kharrian (Gujrat), Dajkot (Faisalabad), Rahim Yar Khan and Lahore etc. Khehras of Pakistani Punjab are mostly migrated (being Muslims) in 1947 from Indian Punjab e.g. Khehras of Harappa migrated from Hassan Bhatti near Ferozepur (from Faridkot state of partition time). Kheirras (کھیڑا) live in Multan, Muzaffargarh (Rung pur Kheirra), Girote and other parts of southern Punjab & in some areas of Sindh, Pakistan.

Khaira
Jat clan
JātiJatt
Religions Sikhism, Hinduism, Islam
LanguagesPunjabi
CountryIndia, Pakistan
RegionPunjab
EthnicityPunjabi
Not to be confused with Khera, another Jat clan with a similar name.

People with the surname

People with surname include:

Historical references

Notable historical references include:

  • "Mahima" (Punjabi: ਮਹਿਮਾ) named Sikh of Guru Angad Dev.[3]
  • Himachali Rajputs of Jaheer Chand clan. (Jaheer Chand was the son of Tara Chand,[4] the king of Kehloor at the time of Guru Har Gobind).
  • Natha Khaira (The headman of village Mirankot) and his son attained martyrdom in defence of Rai Singh (Son of Bhai Mehtab Singh).[5]

See also

References
  1. Duleh, Hoshiar Singh; Singh, Gurjant (2001). "Khaira Clan". Jatta da Itihas [History of the Jats] (in Punjabi). Translated by Preet, Pritam Singh. Lahore Books Ludhiana.
  2. Journal of Regional History. Vol. 2. Department of History, Guru Nanak Dev University. 1981. p. 29.
  3. "Sri Granth: Punjabi Dictionary & Encyclopedia". www.srigranth.org.
  4. "Search Gurbani : Gurbani Research Website". www.searchgurbani.com. Retrieved 9 December 2022.
  5. "Bhai Mahtab Singh". www.sikh-history.com. Archived from the original on 2010-07-26. Retrieved 2010-04-17.
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