History, Caste and Culture of the Jats and Gujars
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History, Caste and Culture of the Jats and Gujars
Book by Bingley, A.H.,
Reprinted by the Ess Ess Publications, New Delhi, India, 1978, first published in 1899The book by Bingley first appeared in 1899 contains 128 pages and is divided into four chapters plus an appendix.
- Chapter 1 essentially traces the history and origin of the Jat people (this includes Hindu, Muslim, and Sikh Jats). Also, it presents a detailed history of the Jats of Bharatpur specifically and the surrounding areas.
- Chapter 2 provides classification and geographical distribution of Jats and Gujars (a people also related to Jats). Population and clan names of the Jats living in Hoshiarpur, Hissar, Rohtak, Karnal, Gurgaon, Bikaner, Jaipur, Saharnpur, Muzaffarnagar, meerut, Aligarh, Agra, Mathura, Bharatpur, and Dholpur districts of India are given.
- Chapter 3 covers religion, customs, and religious festivals of the Jats and Gujars. The characteristics of both Jats and Gujars are described in
- Chapter 4. These include family life, dress, ornaments, the Jat village life, morality, personal habits, law of inheritance, and so on.
- The appendix is divided into two parts.
- Part 1 provides information on fairs and
- Part 2 lists principal clan names of the Jats in an alphabetical order.
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