Shajra

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Shajra (शजरा) is a Muslim Jat clan found in Pakistan.[1]

History

H.A. Rose[2] 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 Shajra were the principal Muslim Jat clan in district with population -

  • Multan District : Shajra (144)

Notable persons

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References

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