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Ghuman (घुमन) Ghumman (घुम्मन) Gumar (गुमर) is a gotra of Jats found in Punjab. They are ancient Gumer or Gimir, the Cimmerians of ancient Greek. It seems, the Gumar and Ghuman are the same.

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History

A people named Kuman are mentioned in the Matsya Purana. But they are shown in the south perhaps erroneously. A person named Gomana, an architect is mentioned in a Kushana inscription [1] Ptolemy mentions a people called Khomar, and their country called Khomaroi. [2] They are ancient Gumer or Gimri, the Cimmerians of ancient Greek. It seems, the Gumar and Ghuman are the same.[3]

Bhim Singh Dahiya writes about an important inscription of a scion of this clan requires special mention. This is the Manikiala silver plate inscription of Gomana Karavaka. Here the person named Karavaka is definitely from the Gomana or Ghumana clan. [4] Pargiter compares the name Gomana with Godhara and Gonanda. Both these are clan names, nowadays called Godara and Gondal, respectively. Similarly Goman is also a clan name. The fact that the clan name comes before the personal name is not of any significance because this was the practice in those days. The Gusur Simhabala and Saka Moda of the inscription have the clan name or the tribal name before the personal name. [5]

Distribution in Punjab

Villages in Gurdaspur district

Ghuman, Ghuman Kalan, Ghuman Khurd named Villages are in Batala tahsil and Ghuman in Dera Baba Nanak tahsil in Gurdaspur district in Punjab.

Villages in Patiala district

Ghummans have population of 15,600 in Patiala district. This clan owns 11 villages around Bhawanigarh and Ghumana in the Rajpura sub-district and one village in the Patiala sub-district.[6]

Villages in Amritsar district

Talwandi Ghuman, Lalu Ghuman, Ghummans are there in 372 number in Amritsar district also.[7]

Villages in Bhatinda district

Ghuman Kalan, Ghuman Khurd,

Villages in Ludhiana district

Villages in Nawanshahr district


Distribution in Pakistan

According to 1911 census, the Ghummans were one of the principal Muslim Jat clans with population in Sialkot District (7,579), Lahore District , Amritsar District (477), Gurdaspur District (851), Gujrat District ( 846), Shahpur (Sargodha District) District (1,065), Lyalpur District (Faisalabad District) (1,022),

Notable person from this gotra

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References

  1. ↑ CII, Vol, II, pt. I. p. 151
  2. ↑ Ptolemy, Outline of Geography, pp. II. 6-9 See also Ancient India as described by Ptolemy, pp. 268-69
  3. ↑ Bhim Singh Dahiya:Jats the Ancient Rulers (A clan study)/Jat Clan in India, p.282
  4. ↑ EI, Vol. XII, p. 301,
  5. ↑ Jats the Ancient Rulers (A clan study), Book by Bhim Singh Dahiya, IRS, First Edition 1980, Publisher: Sterling Publishers Pvt Ltd, AB/9 Safdarjang Enclave, New Delhi-110064, p. 336-337
  6. ↑ History and study of the Jats. By Professor B.S Dhillon. ISBN-10: 1895603021 or ISBN-13: 978-1895603026. p. 126
  7. ↑ History and study of the Jats. By Professor B.S Dhillon. ISBN-10: 1895603021 or ISBN-13: 978-1895603026. p.124

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