Sidhu is a Punjabi Jat clan found in

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. The Sidhus have had a significant impact on

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Etymology and origin

During British Raj, historians like HA.Rose and

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note an account of local bards (bhatts) history state, the clan descends from a

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clan progenitor named Sidhu Rao, whom had maternal alliance with Gill Jats. Their descendants are thus the Sidhu Jats.

History

Sikh period

The Sidhu clan held sway in the Ferozepur area in the late medieval period. Chaudhary Phul of the Sidhu-Brar clan established the Phulkian Misl, one of the misls (confederacies) of the Sikh Confederacy. His descendants, the Phulkian Maharajas, became the kings of the princely states of Faridkot,

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, Nabha, Malaudh and

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People

* Amandeep Sidhu * Barkat Sidhu * Deep Sidhu * Harinder Sidhu * Harry Sidhu * Jagdeep Sidhu * Navjot Singh Sidhu *

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References

Jat clans Punjabi tribes Punjabi-language surnames Jat clans of Punjab Surnames of Indian origin {{Pakistan-ethno-stub