Datt/Dutt is a
Mohyal Brahmin
Mohyal Brahmins (or Potohari Brahmins) are an Indian sub-caste of Saraswat Brahmins from the Punjab region, who are sometimes referred to as 'Warrior Brahmins'.
Mohyal Brahmins were the ancient and one of the first Hindu rulers of Punjab and Afg ...
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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 de ...
) clan from the Punjab.
A faction of this community, called
Hussaini Brahmin
Hussaini Brahmin is a Mohyal Brahmin community of the Punjab-region with Hindu–Muslim unity, links to both Hinduism and Islam.
The Mohyal community comprises seven sub-clans named Bali clan, Bali, Bhimwal, Chhibber, Datt, Lau clan, Lau, Mohan ...
, has a legend claiming that their ancestors fought for Imam Hussain in the
Battle of Karbala
The Battle of Karbala ( ar, مَعْرَكَة كَرْبَلَاء) was fought on 10 October 680 (10 Muharram in the year 61 AH of the Islamic calendar) between the army of the second Umayyad Caliph Yazid I and a small army led by Husayn ...
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See also
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Chitpavan
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Tyagi
Tyagi originally called Taga, is a cultivator caste who claim Brahmin status. The landholding community is confined to Western Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Delhi and Rajasthan. They are often considered the highest of the agricultural castes. During t ...
References
{{Ethnic groups, tribes and clans of the Punjab
Mohyal clans
Indian surnames
Hindu surnames
Punjabi-language surnames
Punjabi tribes