Dogar:-
Dogar
is a Muslim, Punjabi tribe in the Punjab region of Pakistan. It is also used as
a family name in Turkey and Northern Iraq among some Kurds and Turks. A
minuscule number of unrelated Sikh and Hindu in Haryana and Indian Punjab also
use the surname Dogar. Dogars are also found in the Bulandshahr District of
Uttar Pradesh state in North India. Like the Punjab Dogars, they are Muslim.
The
Dogars were generally agricultural people settled along the riversides in
Punjab (see Ibbetson, Denzil; A Glossary of the Tribes and Castes of the Punjab
and North-West Frontier Province Based on the Census Report for the Punjab,
1883; Nirmal Publishers and Distributors (1997)).
In
the above referenced Ibbetson book, the author quotes Sir Henry Lawrence who
said of the Dogars:
“
they are tall, handsome, and sinewy, and are remarkable for having, almost
without exception, large acquiline(sic) noses; they are fanciful and violent,
and tenacious of what they consider their rights, though susceptible to
kindness, and not wanting in courage; they appear to have been always
troublesome subjects, and too fond of their own free mode of life to willingly
take service as soldiers. ”
84%
of the total population of this tribe was residing in the areas which are now
part of India e.g. Amritsar District, Gurdaspur District, Jalandhar District,
Ludhiana District, Hoshiarpur District, Ambala District, Karnal District,
Kapurthala State, Malerkotla State, Nabha State, Jind State, Kalsia State,
Patiala State, Faridkot State, Ferozepur District.
16%
of the population was residing in the areas which are now part of Pakistan e.g.
Sialkot District, Gujranwala District, Sheikhupura District, Lahore District,
Kasur District, Sahiwal District, Okara District, Pakpattan District, Faisalabd
District. However, the larger part of this population was from Ferozpur,
Patiala and Hoshiarpur Districts. Most of the Dogars of Gujranwala came from
Ferozepur approximately 2 centuries ago while almost all 14 local villages
(prior to 47) of the Dogar tribe in Sialkot District. Thehsil Pasrur, migrated
from east Punjab: Amritsar, Gurdaspur, Hoshiarpur. Mr. Rao Dogar, sub cast
Mandar, the founder of village Kot Roy Dogran, Tehsil Pasrur District Sialkot,
came from the village VALLAH VEHRKA near Amritsar city and similarly sardar
fateh din dogar founder of a village called panjgrayien ( now in pakistan )
came from hoshiyarpur ( city of india )then two of his son sardar Siraj din
dogar and sarda Ali Akbar dogar migrated to peerochak (a village in sialkot
district )
Dogars
who migrated in 1947 settled in the areas of Faisalabad, Kasur, Sahiwal,
Sheikhupura and Burewala. While most of the Ferozepur Dogars settled in Sahiwal
(Montgomery), the Dogars from Gurdaspur and Hoshiarpur migrated to Faisalabad
(Lyallpur), Burewala, Sialkot and Chichawatni.
As a
social class, the Dogars are viewed as farmers, (zamindars) on par with the
Jatts and Rajputs - depending on the region.
There
is no credible reference or evidence linking Dogar tribes to Bhatti tribe or
Bhatti caste system. Bhattis, however, time and again try to link their
ancestors to the Dogar tribe.
One
of the clan of Dogars is 'Naughajiya Dogar', derived from Nau(9) Ghaza(yards),
meaning '9 yards', implying tall Dogars. This Dogar clan lays claim to 9 yard
graves found all over South Asia, as the graves of their ancestors. Average
height of Noghia male Dogars is still above six feet.
Origins:-
There
are several theories regarding the origins of Dogars. Some have claimed a
Rajput origin (disputed by Denzil Ibbetson based upon the Semitic Dogar
features). Others have claimed a Kashmiri origin. An alternative theory is a
Turko-Kurdish origin based on the emigration of a scion of Oghuz Han, known as
the Döger. In Turkey one of the towns named after their re-settlement from
Central Asia is also written as Doker, Duger, Döker and Düger.this is not theory
its reality u can fined dogars even now in there native central asia
“
'The Dogars of the Punjab are found in the upper valley of the Sutlej and eas
above the lower border of the Lahore district, and have also spread westwards
along the foot of the hills into Sialkot. There are also considerable colonies
of them an Hissar and Karnal. The Dogars of Ferozpur, where they hold the
riverside almost exclusively from 20 miles above the headquarters of that
district, were thus described by Mr Brandeth :-
"
In my account of the Ferozepur ilaqaI have already alluded to the Dogars, who
are supposed to be converted Chauhan* Rajputs from the neighbourhood of Delhi.
They migrated first to the neighbourhood of Pak Pattan, whence they spread
gradually along the banks of the Satluj and entered Ferozpur district 100 years
ago.”
“
'*Francis (Ferozpur Gazetteer 1888-9 pp 15-16) gives a full account of the
Dogar history in that district and on p56 he says that the Dogar claim to be
Punwar as well as Chauhan, and are probably a section of the Bhatti tribe and
closely allied to the Naipal. The Manj traditions say that the Dogars are
descended from Lumra (fox?) who, like Naipal was one of Rana Bhuti's 24 sons.
They thrust aside the Wattus to the West and the Naipals to the east and
probably subdued the Machhis, Mallas and other inferior tribes, assuming the
position of social superiors rather than of actual cultivators, and affecting
the title Sirdar. ”
“
'The Ferozepur Dogars are all descended from a common ancestor named Bahlol,
but they are called Mahu Dogars, from Mahu the grandfather of Bahlol. Bahlol
had three sons **, Bambu Langar and Sammu. The Dogars of Ferozpur and
Mullanwala are the descendants of Bambu; those of Khai the descendants of
Langar; the descendants of Sammu live in Kasur. There are many other sub-castes
of the Dogars in other districts along the banks of the Satluj, as the
Parchats, the Topuras, the Chopuras etc. The Chopura Dogars occupy Mamdot ”
Other
Dogar clans of pre-partition Amritsar were Badhar, Benaich, Chani , Chohar,
Dalel
Other
sub-clans of the Dogar tribe include "Mattar, China, Tagra, Mahu, Chokra.
Excerpt from Heer Waris Shah:-
In
literature, Dogars were mentioned in the 18th century Punjabi epic Heer Ranjha
by Waris Shah in the scene where Heer praises Ranjah to her father:
And
Heer replied subtly, ‘My father, he is as learned as Solomon, and he can shave
the very beard of Plato. He has cunning to trace out thefts and he speaks with
wisdom in the assembly of the elders. He can decide thousands of disputes and
he is as learned in wisdom as the Dogar Jats.'
Patiala State:-
Patiala
State was established by Muslim Dogars and Sidhu Sikh Jats.
Patiala
state was established by two friends, Ala Sing Sidhu, a Sikh Jat, and Lakhna
Dogar, a Muslim, in about 1721. Initially, they captured 24 villages and then
enhanced further by conquering more and more adjacent areas. From the beginning
of Patiala State until 1857, the Raja used to be a Sikh, from the family of Ala
Sing Sidhu and the Army Commander, a Muslim, from the family of Lakhna
Dogar—most likely because of an oral understanding and agreement of the two
founders.
The
renowned commanders (Sipah Salar) of Patiala State, from Lakhna Dogar's family
were: Lakhna Dogar, Sadar Deen Dogar, Shaira Dogar, Kaima Dogar, Saida Dogar,
Karim-Buksh Dogar and Kala Dogar,who was commander-in-chief of patiala in
sihk-English war foough at Mudhki.
The
residence of the Lakhna family was Daska town in Patiala State. In 1947 all of
the Lakhna Dogar family, suffering heavy casualties, migrated to Pakistan. The
Sardar Shakir Dogar family settled in Muzaffar Gharh. The Sardar Makhdoom Dogar
family (ex-MPA and sitting MNA Irfan Dogar) settled in village Kakar Gill near
Khankah Dogran, Shiehkupura.Sardar Abad Dogar (ex voice Chairman Distt. Council
Sheikhupura) Sardar Mubasshar Dogar and Sardar Asif Dogar(Ex Naib Nazim Tehsil
Safdarabad)are Settled in Khanqah Dogran. Sardar Muhammad Moazzam Dogar (
President Press Club Khan Gharh ) Settled in Khan Gharh Distt Muzzaffar Gharh.
Dogar in India:-
Bulandshahr
District UP
In
addition to the Dogars of Punjab, a small community of Muslim Dogars are also
found in the Bulandshahr District of Uttar Pradesh.[13] They emigrated from the
Sirsa to escape the great famine of the 1780s. They now occupy four villages,
not far the city of Bulandshahr. A few have also migrated to Pakistan, and are
found among the Urdu speaking Muhajir community.
Famous Dogars:-
- Air Commodore Mukhtar Ahmad
Dogar - was the first PAF recipient of the Sitara-i-Jurat for the
events of November 4, 1948.
- Sharon Dogar - Author of Waves.
- Rana (Dogar) Foroohar -
Newsweek Senior Editor, Overseas Editions.
- tariq saleem dogar IG punjab
police and his grand father *hajie hakim ali dogar was also very well
known and famous among dogars.
