Bhan is a
Kashmiri Pandit clan and surname
native to the
Kashmir Valley
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of
Jammu and Kashmir Jammu and Kashmir may refer to:
* Kashmir, the northernmost geographical region of the Indian subcontinent
* Jammu and Kashmir (union territory), a region administered by India as a union territory
* Jammu and Kashmir (state), a region administered ...
, India.
The Bhan Brahmin dynasty founded a erstwhile tribal hill state of Kashmir in the 10th century AD And it was ruled by the Bhan dynasty for two hundred years Now all the territory of this state of Bhan is found in Sidhnuti district of Azad Kashmir under present Pakistan: Bhan as a surname is also used by
Punjabi
Punjabi, or Panjabi, most often refers to:
* Something of, from, or related to Punjab, a region in India and Pakistan
* Punjabi language
* Punjabi people
* Punjabi dialects and languages
Punjabi may also refer to:
* Punjabi (horse), a British Th ...
Saraswat Brahmin
The Saraswat Brahmins are Hindu Brahmins, who are spread over widely separated regions spanning from Kashmir in North India to Konkan in West India to Kanara (coastal region of Karnataka) and Kerala in South India. The word ''Saraswat'' is deriv ...
s.
Notable people
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Ashok Bhan (born 1950), retired IPS officer, Director General of Police (Intelligence) and Director General of Police (Prison)
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Gopinath Bhan (1898–1968), also called Bhagwan Gopinath Ji, mystic saint of Kashmir in India
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Maharaj Kishan Bhan
Maharaj Kishan Bhan (9 November 1947 – 26 January 2020) was an Indian pediatrician and clinical scientist. He received M.B.B.S. Degree (1969) from Armed Forces Medical College, Pune and M.D. Degree from Post Graduate Institute of Medical Edu ...
(1947–2020), Indian Paediatrician and Clinical Scientist
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Mona Bhan, cultural anthropologist and associate professor of anthropology at DePauw University
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Pushkar Bhan (1926–2008), Indian radio actor and script writer from Kashmir
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Shereen Bhan
Shereen Bhan (born 20 August 1976) is an Indian journalist and news anchor. She is the Managing Editor of CNBC-TV18. Shereen took over as managing editor of CNBC-TV18 from 1 September 2013 after Udayan Mukherjee decided to step aside.
Perso ...
(born 1976), Indian journalist and news anchor
See also
In
Scottish Gaelic
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, the word for white is bàn (also bhàn, bhàin), as in:
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An Eala Bhàn
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* Alleanza Nazionale, a former political party in Italy
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("The White Swan"), a Scottish Gaelic love song composed by Dòmhnall Ruadh Chorùna during the Battle of the Somme
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Battle of Coille Bhan
The Battle of Coille Bhan (Scottish Gaelic for ''White Wood'') was fought in 1721 near Attadale, in the county of Ross in the Scottish Highlands in the aftermath of the Jacobite rising of 1719. It was fought between a British government force a ...
(Battle of the White Wood) was fought in 1721 near Attadale, in the county of Ross in the Scottish Highlands
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Beinn Bhàn (disambiguation), meaning White Mountain in Gaelic, is a common name, applied to several hills in different parts of Scotland
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Beinn Bhan (Applecross), a mountain in the highlands of Scotland, lying on the Applecross peninsula, on the north side of Loch Kishorn
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Beinn Bhan (Arkaig), a Scottish mountain situated in the Lochaber region of the Highland Council Area
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Binn Bhan, a mountain in County Galway, Ireland, the highest of the Twelve Bens, and the highest peak in Galway
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Leine bhan, ("White Shirt"), a distinctive smock which trangressors of ecclesiastical law in Scotland were at one time obliged to wear
Other names including the word Bhan:
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Takali Bhan, small village in Shrirampur taluka, Ahmednagar district, Maharashtra, India
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Bhan Syedabad
Bhan Saeedabad ( ur, بھان سعید آباد) also known as Bhan is a small town near Sehwan Sharif, Jamshoro District, Sindh, Pakistan.
Bhan Sayed Abad south side is Sehwan Shareef and the north side is Dadu.
Bhan Syedabad is also town commi ...
, a small town near Dadu, Dadu District, Sindh, Pakistan
References
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Surnames
Surnames of Indian origin
Surnames of Hindu origin
Kashmiri-language surnames
Kashmiri tribes
Kashmiri Brahmins
Punjabi-language surnames
Punjabi Brahmins
Punjabi tribes