Dhanoa Jats (caste)

Dhanoa^[1]^[2]^[3] is an historical lineage or feudal affiliations among the Landholding Jats and Amritdhari Sikh or traditionally Orthodox family under khalsa Panth, formerly they played an important role in the early phase of Sikh constant war-crises era.^[who?] Eventually the topological of Dhanoa faction derived from dhan 'blessed' + oaa'those'. This epithet was bestowed on the family by the sixth Sikh Guru Hargobind Sahib (1595-1644) to honor the family's sacrifices in resisting the excesses of the Mughal rulers.^[4]^{[verification needed]}

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^ Barstow, A. E. (1989). Handbook on Sikhs. Uppal Publishing House. p. 135. ISBN 978-81-85024-54-7.
^ Gazetteer of the Lahore District, 1883-4. Sang-e-Meel Publications. 1989. p. 67.
^ Gazetteer of the Ferozpur District: 1883. 1883.
^ Hanks, Patrick; Lenarčič, Simon; McClure, Peter (2022). Dictionary of American Family Names. Oxford University Press. p. 946. ISBN 978-0-19-024511-5. Indian (Punjab, and Uttar Pradesh): Jat and Sikh name, from Punjabi dhan 'blessed' + oaa 'those'. This epithet was bestowed on the family by the sixth Sikh guru, Hargobind (1595–1644), to honor the family's sacrifices in resisting the excesses of the Mughal rulers

[:0-1] Barstow, A. E. (1989). Handbook on Sikhs. Uppal Publishing House. p. 135. ISBN 978-81-85024-54-7.

[2] Gazetteer of the Lahore District, 1883-4. Sang-e-Meel Publications. 1989. p. 67.

[3] Gazetteer of the Ferozpur District: 1883. 1883.

[4] Hanks, Patrick; Lenarčič, Simon; McClure, Peter (2022). Dictionary of American Family Names. Oxford University Press. p. 946. ISBN 978-0-19-024511-5. Indian (Punjab, and Uttar Pradesh): Jat and Sikh name, from Punjabi dhan 'blessed' + oaa 'those'. This epithet was bestowed on the family by the sixth Sikh guru, Hargobind (1595–1644), to honor the family's sacrifices in resisting the excesses of the Mughal rulers

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