Sukhera

Sukhera or Sukheda is a tribe of Rajputs and Jats in Punjab, Pakistan.^[1]^[2] The Sukhera Rajputs originated from Abohar in what is now Punjab, India and migrated to Pakistan after the Partition in 1947.^[3]^[4]

People with surname Sukhera

Notable people with the surname, who may or may not be affiliated with the tribe, include:

References

^ Kahlon, Mughees Ahmed (October 2008). Verma, Manju; et al. (eds.). "Sandal Bar: A land of Distinctive Culture". The Punjab Past and Present. 39 (78). Punjabi University: 139. The main Muslim/non Muslim Jaat tribes were: Bajwa, Chatta. Cheema. Randhawa, Ghumman, Kahlon, Gil, Sehota, Taror, Waraich, Bandasha,Wahla, Bhutta, Malhi, Sukhera, Langah, Virk, Khokhar, Sial, Kharal, Ghakkar, etc.
^ Rahman, Taimur (2012). The Class Structure of Pakistan. Oxford University Press. p. 99. ISBN 978-0-19-906507-3. Traditionally, landlords belong to the higher quoms of the zamindar caste. For instance, landlords in the Punjab belong to the Syed, Rajput, or Jatt castes. ... Similarly, a large number of Punjabi zamindars belong to the Jat caste. The Jat caste includes tribes such as Bajwa, Chatta, Cheema, Randhawa, Ghammon, Buta, Kahlon, Gil, Sehota, Taror, Waraich, Summa, Wahla, Bhutta, Malhi, Sukhera, Alpial, Daha, Langah, ...
^ Snehi, Y. (2019). Spatializing Popular Sufi Shrines in Punjab: Dreams, Memories, Territoriality. Taylor & Francis. p. 1 (preface). ISBN 978-0-429-51563-7. Retrieved 13 August 2024. Sukhera basti, a locality of Rajput 'Muslims' who were also patrons of the Panj Pir shrine until 1947, the possibilities of 'othering' were widespread. Sukheras are remembered in Abohar as prominent 'Muslim' zamindar… Sukheras left for Pakistan post-partition, but the shrine of Panj Pirs still has graves of Sukheras elders who were buried at the entrance of the shrine. Though Panj Pirs continue to figure in memory of Sukheras in Pakistan
^ Chaudhry, Gulzar Ahmed (4 June 2014). "Nagar Mahal – from Agarwals to Sukheras". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 13 August 2024.

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[Kahlon-1] Kahlon, Mughees Ahmed (October 2008). Verma, Manju; et al. (eds.). "Sandal Bar: A land of Distinctive Culture". The Punjab Past and Present. 39 (78). Punjabi University: 139. The main Muslim/non Muslim Jaat tribes were: Bajwa, Chatta. Cheema. Randhawa, Ghumman, Kahlon, Gil, Sehota, Taror, Waraich, Bandasha,Wahla, Bhutta, Malhi, Sukhera, Langah, Virk, Khokhar, Sial, Kharal, Ghakkar, etc.

[Rahman-2] Rahman, Taimur (2012). The Class Structure of Pakistan. Oxford University Press. p. 99. ISBN 978-0-19-906507-3. Traditionally, landlords belong to the higher quoms of the zamindar caste. For instance, landlords in the Punjab belong to the Syed, Rajput, or Jatt castes. ... Similarly, a large number of Punjabi zamindars belong to the Jat caste. The Jat caste includes tribes such as Bajwa, Chatta, Cheema, Randhawa, Ghammon, Buta, Kahlon, Gil, Sehota, Taror, Waraich, Summa, Wahla, Bhutta, Malhi, Sukhera, Alpial, Daha, Langah, ...

[3] Snehi, Y. (2019). Spatializing Popular Sufi Shrines in Punjab: Dreams, Memories, Territoriality. Taylor & Francis. p. 1 (preface). ISBN 978-0-429-51563-7. Retrieved 13 August 2024. Sukhera basti, a locality of Rajput 'Muslims' who were also patrons of the Panj Pir shrine until 1947, the possibilities of 'othering' were widespread. Sukheras are remembered in Abohar as prominent 'Muslim' zamindar… Sukheras left for Pakistan post-partition, but the shrine of Panj Pirs still has graves of Sukheras elders who were buried at the entrance of the shrine. Though Panj Pirs continue to figure in memory of Sukheras in Pakistan

[x796-4] Chaudhry, Gulzar Ahmed (4 June 2014). "Nagar Mahal – from Agarwals to Sukheras". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 13 August 2024.

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