Geographical distribution
India
In India, Bhati/Bhatti reside mainly in the states of Rajasthan and Punjab (India) (where they have traditionally come to be known as Bhatti in Punjabi).
In Gujarat
n Gujarat, Bhatis have several jagirs in the Sabarkantha district, including Ranasan, Munai, Torda, Bhutiya, Vajepur and Chandarni of Idar and Himmatnagar Taluka being the biggest Bhati community village in Gujarat. Bhati Rajputs in Gujarat are descendants of 12th-century immigrants from Osiya in Rajasthan.
In Punjab
In Punjab, several villages have only BHATTI.
The Patiala and East Punjab States Union has a large concentration of Bhatti.
Bhati Rajputs are in the villages Sahlon, Ghurial(jalandhar), Phuglana, Salah, Daroli, Machhli Kalan, Lalru, Jhawansa, Tardak, Joli,Samgoli Nagla, Jhhanjeri, Cholta, Badali, Rangian, Magra,Gunnoo Bhattian, and Khellan-mallan,killianwali(mukatsar,punjab),Shergarh(dabwali,sirsa,haryana). They migrated from Jaisalmer in the 12th century.
In Rajasthan
In Rajasthan, they are found in the Jaisalmer, Bikaner, Jodhpur, Barmer, and some tehsils of Gurdaspur, Shergarh Udaipur (Mohi) and Nagaur (Ladnun).
In Uttar Pradesh
There are about three hundred sixty five villages of Bhati Gujjars in the district of NOIDA Bulandshahar, Ghaziabad and Meerut.
In Uttar Pradesh there are several villages where Bhattis reside. These are Kakrala in Budaun district, Yahiyapur in Pratapgarh district, Bhargain in Etah district, and Thiriya Nizamat Khan in Bareilly district. In Awadh, the Bhatti of Awadh form a distinct Muslim Rajput community.
In South India
In Andhra Pradesh and Tamilnadu people of caste "Bhatraju" are considered to have come from Kshatriya blood line of Pandavas. Chandravansh Kshatriyas Vikramaditya and Bhatti denote some of the known ancestral origins of this community and that's where part of the name Bhat comes from.
The Bhatti residing in the village of Killianwali, tehsil Malout, Muktsar district,and Shergarh,(tehsil dabwali,district sirsa,haryana) have adopted the Sikh religion.
Pakistan
In the Punjab (Pakistan) province, Bhatti Rajputs are found in Nankana Sahib, Jhang, Gujranwala, Mandi Bahauddin, Lahore, Faisalabad, Gujrat, Jhelum, Gujarkhan, Chakwal, Sialkot, Sahiwal, Okara, Sargodha, Fateh Jang (Hattar), Talagang, Hafizabad, Narowal, Bahawalpur, Dera Ghazi Khan, Rahim Yar Khan, Multan, Lodhran, Khanpur, Liaquatpur, Rawalpindi and Bahawalnagar,Vehari,Pakpattan , Kotmurad district Sheikhupura, Sheikhupura cities of the Punjab.
In Sindh Province they are found in the districts of Sukkur, Ghotki, Hyderabad, Nawabshah, Sanghar, Tando Adam, Thatta, Dadu, Hala, Khairpur, Mirpur Khas, Shahdadpur, Tharparkar i.e. Mithi and Bhit Island, in Karachi. In azad kashmir they found dhal qazian,surrol,malot,rangla and dheerkot in district bagh. also found in muzaffar abad, rawalakot and poonch
Religion
Bhati/Bhatti Rajputs are predominantly Hindus in India, while in Pakistan they are mostly Muslims. When Bhatti Rajputs migrated to Punjab region centuries ago, the local Punjabi people started calling them "Bhatti Rajputs" in the local Punjabi language, as Bhati is pronounced as Bhatti in Punjabi. The majority of the Hindu population of Bhatti Rajputs can be found in the state of Rajasthan, Punjab and Uttar Pradesh; the rest of them are scattered across the rest of India.
The Sikh population of Bhatti Rajputs is in the Doaba and malwa region of Punjab in India.
Bhatti clans in Sindh
The Muslim population of the Sindhi Bhattis is found predominantly in the Sindh province. In Sindh the major clans of Bhattis are the Dadani, Mahar, Mangrio, Bhutto, Kamario, Rajpar, Bhamban and Indhar. All Bhattis are related to Samma clans as they are Yadubansi too. For example, Abro's sub-clans (Mungrani, Kehar, Odho, Sarki, Bhootani, Pechoho, Unar, Khuhro, Bhayo, Junejo, and Phulpoto) are related to Bhattis.
Bhatti clans in Punjab
There are about forty sub-branches of the Bhattis/Bhati. Many Rajput, Jats and Gujjar tribes in Punjab trace their origin to the Bhatti. Some of these tribes include Mair Rajputs of Punjab, Rajput Jenjer/Janjar, Rajput Mers of Kathiawar, Rajputs of the Bajju clan as well as the famed Jats of the Sidhu dynasty (currently ruling Patiala). Other Jat clans claiming Bhatti origin include the Khaira, Brar, Ghuman, Sahasi, Sansis and Mane clans. In addition the Manj Rajputs are also Bhatti. Other Rajput clans claiming Bhatti origin include the Alpial, Indhar (from which the Rais of Bhong are), Kalyar, Kanju, Uttera, Noon, Dhandla, Wattu, Bhabha, Diyal, Mittru, and Hattar. In Pakistani administered Kashmir, the Narma Rajputs also claim a Bhatti origin.
Genealogy of Jaisalmer Kingdom
1. KEHAR I, founded Tanot in 731AD
|
2. TANO
| 806/821
3. BIJAIRAJ I
| 821/853
4. DEORAJ, made Ludarva his capital
| 853/908
5. MUNDH --------- CHEDU
| 908/979
6. BACHHARAJ
| 979/1044
7. DUSAJ ---- SINGH ---- BAPIRAO ------ ANKHO ------ MALPASAO
| 1044/1123
8. BIJAIRAJ II -------- 1. JAISAL, founder of Jaisalmer in 1156.
| 1123/1148 | 1153/1168
9. BHOJDEO 2.SALIVAHAN II-------- 4.KAILAN
1148/1153 | 1168/1200 | 1200/1219
3.BAIJAL 5.CHACHACK DEO I
1200/1200 | 1219/1241
TEJ RAO
| dvp
9.JAITSI I ---------------------- 6. KARAN SINGH I
| 1276/1294 | 1241/1271
10.MULRAJA I ---- RATAN 7.LAKHAN SEN
| 1294/1295 | | 1271/1275
11.DUDA 12.GHARSI ---- KANAR 8.PUNPAL
1295/1306 | 1306/1335 1275/1276
13.KEHAR II (adopted)
| 1335/1402
SOMJI ---- 14. LACHMAN ---- KAILAN ---- KILKARAN ---- SATAL
| 1402/1436 (founded Satalmer)
15. BERSI
| 1436/1448
16. CHACHACK DEO II
| 1448/1457
17. DEVIDAS
| 1457/1497
18. JAITSI II
| 1497/1530
19. KARAN SINGH II --------- 20. LUNKARAN
1530/1530 | 1530/1551
21. MALDEO
| 1551/1562
Notable Bhatti Rajputs
* Raja Aziz Bhatti (1928–1965) - A Pakistan Army staff officer who received the Nishan-e-Haider, Pakistan's highest military award, for his efforts during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965
* Major Rizwan Hanif Bhatti - Deputy Assistant Judge Advocate General, Pakistan Army (57th Punjab Regiment)
* Rai Bular Bhatti - a 15th-century Muslim noble, mentioned in several stories in the Janamsakhis (Sikh religious texts)
* Khan Bahadur Rai Sultan Bhatti (Khan sb) - landowner and Muslim League leader of Pakistan Movement from Barana, Jhang / Sargodha
* Rai Ghulam Muhammad Bhatti - P.C.S., Registrar Co-operative Societies, West Pakistan
* Squadron Leader Rai Imtiaz Bhatti - recipient of Sitara-e-Jurat (Star of Courage), Pakistan Airforce, 1965-71 Wars
* Rai Muhammad Zafar Bhatti, Retired Sessions Judge, Advocate Lahore High Court from Barana, Jhang, Punjab, Pakistan
* Rai Hussain Khan Bhatti (1879–1937) - one of the largest landholders in the Punjab (Kot Hussain)
* Rai Hadayat Khan Bhatti - Landowner of Nankana (Kot Hussain)
* Rai Bashir Khan Bhatti - Ex-MLA, MNA, Nankana (Kot Hussain)
* Rai Rasheed Khan Bhatti - Ex-MPA, MNA, Nankana (Kot Hussain)
* Rai Aslam Khan Bhatti-Additional Commissioner
* Rai Akram Khan BhattiAdvocate
* Brig. Jhanzeb Bhatti
* Col.(RED) Riaz Bhatti
* Rai Shahjhan Khan Bhatti - MPA, Nankana (Kot Hussain)
* Rai Muhammad Saleem Bhatti - corporate lawyer at the Lahore High Court (Kot Hussain)
* Rawal Jaisal Singh Bhatti - founder of Jaisalmer and its ruling dynasty
* Dulla Bhatti - 16th-century fighter from Sandal Bar who led a rebellion against the Mughal emporer Akbar
* Abdul Rashid Bhatti- Ex-MPA, Lahore; a staunch supporter of the implementation of indigenous Punjabi culture and language in the Punjab
* Maharaja Maharawal Brijraj Singh Bhatti - Maharaja of Jaisalmer, India
* Rana Raj Wadhan - a Bhatti who took Lodhran from the Bhutta Raja
* Major Shaitan Singh - an Indian Rajput posthumously awarded the Param Vir Chakra, India's highest military decoration, for his efforts during the 1962 India-China War[8]
* General F Bhatti - hero of the Battle of Asal Uttar; his battalion stopped the Pakistan offensive for the capture of Amritsar. His son was decorated with the Shaurya Chakra and Sena Medal.
* Ch. Amjad Zahaur Bhatti - a zamindar of Dubber Bhattian Punjab; author of a history of Sukheki
* Bilal Bhatti Banker
* Chaudhry Mehdi Hassan Bhatti - ex-MNA; a Bhatti Jat and zamindar of Punjab
* Munga Singh Bhati - defeated Hoshang Shah of Mandu and decline Mughal control in Malwa (between 1550 and 1650 AD)
* Rana Muhammad Akram Khan - Chairman Punjab Bar Council, 2010–11
* Atta Mohammad Shahid Bhatti - Divisional Director of the Local Fund Audit Department (Multan and Bahawalpur)
* Rana Imran Aslam Khan - Program Officer, Assistant Constituency Coodinator NA-107 Tesil Kharian and Saraialamgir Disst Gujrat
* Ch. Saif Ullah Bhatti - village Kot Saif Ullah, Punjab, Pakistan
* Ch. Maaz Ullah Bhatti - LL.B; a grandson of Umer Baksh Bhatti, a warrior and loyal to the British monarchy and British colonial rule in India. Maaz Bhatti; member of Social Democrats Party of Germany and first grower of rice in Eichstetten, Germany.[9][10]
Bhati Fiefdoms
In Rajasthan
* Jaisalmer
o Nachana
o Bikampur
o Nimbodia
o Satalmer
o Tanot
* Osian
o Umaidnagar
* Sodawas
* Khejarla
o Satheen
Fort Khejarla was constructed in early 1611 A.D. for Maharajah Gopal Das Ji, who was granted ‘Jagirs’ (fiefdoms) of Khejarla and nearby villages for his great achievement in war against the Mughals, in honour of his service to the Maharaja of Jodhpur. The Mughal army rolled in to attack the Fort three times. Each time the Fort was destroyed, it was rebuilt.
In Himachal Pradesh
* Sirmur
o Ratesh
Jadon Fiefdoms
In Uttar Pradesh
* Karauli [Predecessor state of Mathura founded about in 900 A.D.]
o Inayati
* Awagarh
In Madhya Pradesh
* Kathiwada
* amuna
* magarda
India
In India, Bhati/Bhatti reside mainly in the states of Rajasthan and Punjab (India) (where they have traditionally come to be known as Bhatti in Punjabi).
In Gujarat
n Gujarat, Bhatis have several jagirs in the Sabarkantha district, including Ranasan, Munai, Torda, Bhutiya, Vajepur and Chandarni of Idar and Himmatnagar Taluka being the biggest Bhati community village in Gujarat. Bhati Rajputs in Gujarat are descendants of 12th-century immigrants from Osiya in Rajasthan.
In Punjab
In Punjab, several villages have only BHATTI.
The Patiala and East Punjab States Union has a large concentration of Bhatti.
Bhati Rajputs are in the villages Sahlon, Ghurial(jalandhar), Phuglana, Salah, Daroli, Machhli Kalan, Lalru, Jhawansa, Tardak, Joli,Samgoli Nagla, Jhhanjeri, Cholta, Badali, Rangian, Magra,Gunnoo Bhattian, and Khellan-mallan,killianwali(mukatsar,punjab),Shergarh(dabwali,sirsa,haryana). They migrated from Jaisalmer in the 12th century.
In Rajasthan
In Rajasthan, they are found in the Jaisalmer, Bikaner, Jodhpur, Barmer, and some tehsils of Gurdaspur, Shergarh Udaipur (Mohi) and Nagaur (Ladnun).
In Uttar Pradesh
There are about three hundred sixty five villages of Bhati Gujjars in the district of NOIDA Bulandshahar, Ghaziabad and Meerut.
In Uttar Pradesh there are several villages where Bhattis reside. These are Kakrala in Budaun district, Yahiyapur in Pratapgarh district, Bhargain in Etah district, and Thiriya Nizamat Khan in Bareilly district. In Awadh, the Bhatti of Awadh form a distinct Muslim Rajput community.
In South India
In Andhra Pradesh and Tamilnadu people of caste "Bhatraju" are considered to have come from Kshatriya blood line of Pandavas. Chandravansh Kshatriyas Vikramaditya and Bhatti denote some of the known ancestral origins of this community and that's where part of the name Bhat comes from.
The Bhatti residing in the village of Killianwali, tehsil Malout, Muktsar district,and Shergarh,(tehsil dabwali,district sirsa,haryana) have adopted the Sikh religion.
Pakistan
In the Punjab (Pakistan) province, Bhatti Rajputs are found in Nankana Sahib, Jhang, Gujranwala, Mandi Bahauddin, Lahore, Faisalabad, Gujrat, Jhelum, Gujarkhan, Chakwal, Sialkot, Sahiwal, Okara, Sargodha, Fateh Jang (Hattar), Talagang, Hafizabad, Narowal, Bahawalpur, Dera Ghazi Khan, Rahim Yar Khan, Multan, Lodhran, Khanpur, Liaquatpur, Rawalpindi and Bahawalnagar,Vehari,Pakpattan , Kotmurad district Sheikhupura, Sheikhupura cities of the Punjab.
In Sindh Province they are found in the districts of Sukkur, Ghotki, Hyderabad, Nawabshah, Sanghar, Tando Adam, Thatta, Dadu, Hala, Khairpur, Mirpur Khas, Shahdadpur, Tharparkar i.e. Mithi and Bhit Island, in Karachi. In azad kashmir they found dhal qazian,surrol,malot,rangla and dheerkot in district bagh. also found in muzaffar abad, rawalakot and poonch
Religion
Bhati/Bhatti Rajputs are predominantly Hindus in India, while in Pakistan they are mostly Muslims. When Bhatti Rajputs migrated to Punjab region centuries ago, the local Punjabi people started calling them "Bhatti Rajputs" in the local Punjabi language, as Bhati is pronounced as Bhatti in Punjabi. The majority of the Hindu population of Bhatti Rajputs can be found in the state of Rajasthan, Punjab and Uttar Pradesh; the rest of them are scattered across the rest of India.
The Sikh population of Bhatti Rajputs is in the Doaba and malwa region of Punjab in India.
Bhatti clans in Sindh
The Muslim population of the Sindhi Bhattis is found predominantly in the Sindh province. In Sindh the major clans of Bhattis are the Dadani, Mahar, Mangrio, Bhutto, Kamario, Rajpar, Bhamban and Indhar. All Bhattis are related to Samma clans as they are Yadubansi too. For example, Abro's sub-clans (Mungrani, Kehar, Odho, Sarki, Bhootani, Pechoho, Unar, Khuhro, Bhayo, Junejo, and Phulpoto) are related to Bhattis.
Bhatti clans in Punjab
There are about forty sub-branches of the Bhattis/Bhati. Many Rajput, Jats and Gujjar tribes in Punjab trace their origin to the Bhatti. Some of these tribes include Mair Rajputs of Punjab, Rajput Jenjer/Janjar, Rajput Mers of Kathiawar, Rajputs of the Bajju clan as well as the famed Jats of the Sidhu dynasty (currently ruling Patiala). Other Jat clans claiming Bhatti origin include the Khaira, Brar, Ghuman, Sahasi, Sansis and Mane clans. In addition the Manj Rajputs are also Bhatti. Other Rajput clans claiming Bhatti origin include the Alpial, Indhar (from which the Rais of Bhong are), Kalyar, Kanju, Uttera, Noon, Dhandla, Wattu, Bhabha, Diyal, Mittru, and Hattar. In Pakistani administered Kashmir, the Narma Rajputs also claim a Bhatti origin.
Genealogy of Jaisalmer Kingdom
1. KEHAR I, founded Tanot in 731AD
|
2. TANO
| 806/821
3. BIJAIRAJ I
| 821/853
4. DEORAJ, made Ludarva his capital
| 853/908
5. MUNDH --------- CHEDU
| 908/979
6. BACHHARAJ
| 979/1044
7. DUSAJ ---- SINGH ---- BAPIRAO ------ ANKHO ------ MALPASAO
| 1044/1123
8. BIJAIRAJ II -------- 1. JAISAL, founder of Jaisalmer in 1156.
| 1123/1148 | 1153/1168
9. BHOJDEO 2.SALIVAHAN II-------- 4.KAILAN
1148/1153 | 1168/1200 | 1200/1219
3.BAIJAL 5.CHACHACK DEO I
1200/1200 | 1219/1241
TEJ RAO
| dvp
9.JAITSI I ---------------------- 6. KARAN SINGH I
| 1276/1294 | 1241/1271
10.MULRAJA I ---- RATAN 7.LAKHAN SEN
| 1294/1295 | | 1271/1275
11.DUDA 12.GHARSI ---- KANAR 8.PUNPAL
1295/1306 | 1306/1335 1275/1276
13.KEHAR II (adopted)
| 1335/1402
SOMJI ---- 14. LACHMAN ---- KAILAN ---- KILKARAN ---- SATAL
| 1402/1436 (founded Satalmer)
15. BERSI
| 1436/1448
16. CHACHACK DEO II
| 1448/1457
17. DEVIDAS
| 1457/1497
18. JAITSI II
| 1497/1530
19. KARAN SINGH II --------- 20. LUNKARAN
1530/1530 | 1530/1551
21. MALDEO
| 1551/1562
Notable Bhatti Rajputs
* Raja Aziz Bhatti (1928–1965) - A Pakistan Army staff officer who received the Nishan-e-Haider, Pakistan's highest military award, for his efforts during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965
* Major Rizwan Hanif Bhatti - Deputy Assistant Judge Advocate General, Pakistan Army (57th Punjab Regiment)
* Rai Bular Bhatti - a 15th-century Muslim noble, mentioned in several stories in the Janamsakhis (Sikh religious texts)
* Khan Bahadur Rai Sultan Bhatti (Khan sb) - landowner and Muslim League leader of Pakistan Movement from Barana, Jhang / Sargodha
* Rai Ghulam Muhammad Bhatti - P.C.S., Registrar Co-operative Societies, West Pakistan
* Squadron Leader Rai Imtiaz Bhatti - recipient of Sitara-e-Jurat (Star of Courage), Pakistan Airforce, 1965-71 Wars
* Rai Muhammad Zafar Bhatti, Retired Sessions Judge, Advocate Lahore High Court from Barana, Jhang, Punjab, Pakistan
* Rai Hussain Khan Bhatti (1879–1937) - one of the largest landholders in the Punjab (Kot Hussain)
* Rai Hadayat Khan Bhatti - Landowner of Nankana (Kot Hussain)
* Rai Bashir Khan Bhatti - Ex-MLA, MNA, Nankana (Kot Hussain)
* Rai Rasheed Khan Bhatti - Ex-MPA, MNA, Nankana (Kot Hussain)
* Rai Aslam Khan Bhatti-Additional Commissioner
* Rai Akram Khan BhattiAdvocate
* Brig. Jhanzeb Bhatti
* Col.(RED) Riaz Bhatti
* Rai Shahjhan Khan Bhatti - MPA, Nankana (Kot Hussain)
* Rai Muhammad Saleem Bhatti - corporate lawyer at the Lahore High Court (Kot Hussain)
* Rawal Jaisal Singh Bhatti - founder of Jaisalmer and its ruling dynasty
* Dulla Bhatti - 16th-century fighter from Sandal Bar who led a rebellion against the Mughal emporer Akbar
* Abdul Rashid Bhatti- Ex-MPA, Lahore; a staunch supporter of the implementation of indigenous Punjabi culture and language in the Punjab
* Maharaja Maharawal Brijraj Singh Bhatti - Maharaja of Jaisalmer, India
* Rana Raj Wadhan - a Bhatti who took Lodhran from the Bhutta Raja
* Major Shaitan Singh - an Indian Rajput posthumously awarded the Param Vir Chakra, India's highest military decoration, for his efforts during the 1962 India-China War[8]
* General F Bhatti - hero of the Battle of Asal Uttar; his battalion stopped the Pakistan offensive for the capture of Amritsar. His son was decorated with the Shaurya Chakra and Sena Medal.
* Ch. Amjad Zahaur Bhatti - a zamindar of Dubber Bhattian Punjab; author of a history of Sukheki
* Bilal Bhatti Banker
* Chaudhry Mehdi Hassan Bhatti - ex-MNA; a Bhatti Jat and zamindar of Punjab
* Munga Singh Bhati - defeated Hoshang Shah of Mandu and decline Mughal control in Malwa (between 1550 and 1650 AD)
* Rana Muhammad Akram Khan - Chairman Punjab Bar Council, 2010–11
* Atta Mohammad Shahid Bhatti - Divisional Director of the Local Fund Audit Department (Multan and Bahawalpur)
* Rana Imran Aslam Khan - Program Officer, Assistant Constituency Coodinator NA-107 Tesil Kharian and Saraialamgir Disst Gujrat
* Ch. Saif Ullah Bhatti - village Kot Saif Ullah, Punjab, Pakistan
* Ch. Maaz Ullah Bhatti - LL.B; a grandson of Umer Baksh Bhatti, a warrior and loyal to the British monarchy and British colonial rule in India. Maaz Bhatti; member of Social Democrats Party of Germany and first grower of rice in Eichstetten, Germany.[9][10]
Bhati Fiefdoms
In Rajasthan
* Jaisalmer
o Nachana
o Bikampur
o Nimbodia
o Satalmer
o Tanot
* Osian
o Umaidnagar
* Sodawas
* Khejarla
o Satheen
Fort Khejarla was constructed in early 1611 A.D. for Maharajah Gopal Das Ji, who was granted ‘Jagirs’ (fiefdoms) of Khejarla and nearby villages for his great achievement in war against the Mughals, in honour of his service to the Maharaja of Jodhpur. The Mughal army rolled in to attack the Fort three times. Each time the Fort was destroyed, it was rebuilt.
In Himachal Pradesh
* Sirmur
o Ratesh
Jadon Fiefdoms
In Uttar Pradesh
* Karauli [Predecessor state of Mathura founded about in 900 A.D.]
o Inayati
* Awagarh
In Madhya Pradesh
* Kathiwada
* amuna
* magarda
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