Langah

Langah (लंगाह) is a Muslim Jat clan found in Pakistan.

History

H.A. Rose refers Maclagan who describes Bhuttas as a Jat or Rajput clan found in Multan tahsil and allied to the Langahs, etc., Bhutta, Langah, Dahar, Shajra and Naich, being said to be sons of Mahli in the couplet : —

Saghi, jihāndi dādi, Sodi jihāndi mā,

Mahli jāi panj putr — Dahar, Bhutta, Langah, Naich, Shajra.

Distribution in Pakistan

According to 1911 census the Langah were the principal Muslim Jat clan in:

• Shahpur (Sargodha District) District - Langah (638)
• Mianwali District - Langah (626)
• Dera Ghazi Khan District - Langah (1,558)
• Bahawalpur State - Langah (3,118)

References

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