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Notions of Community Identity among the Jats in Medieval India


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Identity is a very strong phenomenon of our society.19th century comes with so many new perspectives, identity one among them. Jats, who in present days looking like one identity but was this notion of identity presents always? This research paper will analyse all the perspectives in which the notions of identity was developed in the Jats in medieval period.

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Jats, Identity, Community, Punjab, Sindh and Ganga-Yamuna Doab.
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Vikas Malik
Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi, India

Abstract


Identity is a very strong phenomenon of our society.19th century comes with so many new perspectives, identity one among them. Jats, who in present days looking like one identity but was this notion of identity presents always? This research paper will analyse all the perspectives in which the notions of identity was developed in the Jats in medieval period.

Keywords


Jats, Identity, Community, Punjab, Sindh and Ganga-Yamuna Doab.

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