Mahra clan
Jat Clan: Mahra |
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The Mahra are a Jat clan, found in the Punjab province of Pakistan.
History and origin
According to their traditions, they were originally Mughal, and settled near Delhi. AbOUT 10 or 12 generations ago, the whole tribe was exterminated with the exception of a boy who was found lying among the slain, hence the name Mahra (which means the dead in the local Saraiki language). He and his descendants then migrated to the banks of the Indus river. By contracting marriages with the local Jat community, they also became Jat.
They are a Saraiki speaking community.
Distribution
They are found mainly in Dera Ghazi Khan, Multan, Muzaffargarh, Rahim Yar Khan District, Rajanpur District and Layyah districts of Punjab.
Their main villages include Kot Mahra in Multan District, Bahadur Mahra, Mahra Faraz and Mahra Sharqi in Muzaffargarh District, Hazrat Wala in Rajanpur District, and Shaidani Sharif in Rahim Yar Khan District