Sahota (also known as Sihota or Sahotey) is a Jat agricultural clan native to the Punjab region and hilly regions of India and Pakistan. [1] [2] as well as Jalandhar district of Punjab. [3] [4] During the early 16th century, in the southern region of Doaba, five brothers from the Sahota clan founded and established the village Kuleta (presently known as Bara Pind) [5] alongside villages such as Dhuleta, Rurka Khurd, and Atta. [6]
But afterwards the ties between Sahota and other castes weakened and counterweight to Sahotas dominated particularly after the disputes over the freedom of Chamars to work outside the village and of the weavers to set their own prices came to the surface.
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Sahota (also known as Sihota or Sahotey) is a Jat agricultural clan native to the Punjab region and hilly regions of India and Pakistan. [1] [2] as well as Jalandhar district of Punjab. [3] [4] During the early 16th century, in the southern region of Doaba, five brothers from the Sahota clan founded and established the village Kuleta (presently known as Bara Pind) [5] alongside villages such as Dhuleta, Rurka Khurd, and Atta. [6]
But afterwards the ties between Sahota and other castes weakened and counterweight to Sahotas dominated particularly after the disputes over the freedom of Chamars to work outside the village and of the weavers to set their own prices came to the surface.
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