Jatt Sikh
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A Jatt Sikh (also Jat Sikh or Jaat Sikh) is a Jatt who converted to Sikhism during the wave of 10 gurus who preached this new religion. Jatt Sikhs are found primarily in the Indian states of Punjab, Northwestern Uttar Pradesh and Haryana (where they are farmers).
Jatt Sikhs distinguish themselves from their Hindu Jatt counterparts and believe themselves to be of a purer Scythian stock. According to H.S. Duleh, many Jatt Sikhs have their roots in the Rajputs who may have driven them from Rajputana and surrounding areas. The Jatt Sikh kings of Patiala link their family ancestry to the Rajput Yaduvansi tribe of Bhattis and are known to intermarry with the Rajputs.
Some instances of royal Jatt Sikh women who married into royal Rajput families:
- Patiala
- Rani Padmesh Kaur married to Kanwar Bahadur Singh (Sirmur)
- Rani Shailendra Kaur married to Shri Himmat Singh (Jodhpur)
- Maharajkumari Yadunandan Kaur married Raja Surendra Singh (Nalagarh-Himachal Pradesh)
- Rani Yadvhendra Kaur married Maharaj Ranabur Kishore Dev Varman (Tripura)
Jatts who are from Punjab rose to political prominence during the reign of Akbar (Akbari Jatts gave their daughters to Akbar) and continued to be prominent in the Mughal Darbar (Darbari Jatts gave their daughters to Jehangir/Humayun). Under Sikhism they again rose to prominence, as the new faith elevated their stature to an equal level with the Rajputs and other upper castes.
