Bhangu

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Bhangu (Bhangoo) is a Jat gotra or clan mainly found in the northern Indian state of Punjab. The name is usually pronounced "Pungoo".

1 History
2 Bhangus today
3 Religion
4 Prominent Bhangu Jats
5 External links

[edit] History

History of Bhangoo tribe of Jatts is still to be explored. In ancient times, the Bhangoos were one of the royal families of nepal before they came to India.

[edit] Bhangus today

Currently the majority of Bhangu Jats are located near Amritsar and Ludhiana, with some strong concentrations around Khamanon (Fatehgarh Sahib), Chandigarh and Rupnagar in India and Rawalpindi, Lahore, Kasur, Jhang, Sheikhupura and Gujrat in Pakistan.

[edit] Religion

Bhangu Jats are mostly Sikhs, but a small number in Pakistan are Muslims.

[edit] Prominent Bhangu Jats

Bhai Mehtab Singh, slayer of the notorious Massa Rangar
Major General Shabeg Bhangoo shaheed
Gurdial Singh Bhangu, sportsman
Rattan Singh Bhangoo, prominent sikh historian
Chaudhary Iftikhar Ali Bhangoo, MPA Punjab Assembly
Brigadier Chaudhary Zakaulla Bhangoo, eminent pilot

[edit] External links

http://www.sikh-history.com/sikhhist/personalities/military/shabeg.html

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