| Jat Clan: Man
es or Manais |
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| Distribution | Punjab (Pakistan) and Punjab (India) |
| Descended from: | Kshatryas |
| Branches: | None |
| Religion | Sikhism and Islam |
| Languages | Punjabi |
| Surnames: | Manais / Manez |
Manes (sometimes pronounced Manais) is a Jat community of the Punjab region of northern India and Pakistan.
The Manes is mainly a Jat Muslim tribe. However,some are Sikhs or Hindus. They regard themselves as Rajputs, claiming descent from Manes, a descendant of Raja Salavahan of Sialkot, who was famous for his valour. The tribe is racially connected to the Bhatti and Wattu clans. In Punjab, Pakistan, there is a village by the name of Manes, which further has four branches or pattis of Manes: Maujo, Malko, Kalso and Kirto. It is said that the original Manes was from Halla village of Bhattis.
The Manes are found chiefly along the Daik or Deg River in the vicinity of the city of Sheikhupura, in the province of Punjab, Pakistan. In the 19th century they were very progressive agriculturists and grew most of the rice in earlier Gugera tehsil. There were famous villages of Manes Jats, such as Dehmunwala, Chaind, Bucheki,Baddhe, Alpae, and Jodhke. They mostly inhabited the area of the Sandal Bar lying between the Ravi and Satluj rivers. However, after the migration of 1947, Jat Sikh Manes moved to Eastern Punjab and settled in villages like Rashidan, Hotipur, Maulviwala, Duttal and Singhankhera, and in various other parts of Punjab, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh. Some children from the new generation of the Manes have migrated to other countries, including Australia, Canada, United States of America and Malaysia. Some that migrated to Australia have used their surname as Manez. A clan of Manez can be found in Boddington, Western Australia.
Members of the tribe may belong to any of the three major religions practised in the area: Hinduism, Sikhism and Islam.
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