Bagri clan

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Bagri (Gujari: बागड़ी) is a warrior clan found among Gurjars^[1] living in Rajasthan, Sainis living in Haryana and Punjab. Jatts and Khatris living in the Punjab region of Northern India. They are an Indo-Aryan people and their main occupation is agriculture.Bagri clan traditionally belonged to the Kshatriya caste.

Bagris come from the large and prominent ethnic groups, the Jatts in Punjab and the Gurjar in Rajasthan. Bagri is a gotra among Mali caste of Rajasthan too. Bagris are one of the 72 sub-clans in Jats and from 84 sub clans of Gurjars.
Jats and Gurjar are a brave, hardworking and independent minded people known for their military prowess;^{[citation needed]} many of them were recruited into the British Indian Army during World War I. in village chak kalan people of bagri clan are Jatt Rajputs of Tonk District, Rajasthan. Their real surname is Rajput Sehajpal Bhatti, Bagri. They belong to most upper caste of the Indian society. they are descents of Aryan community. They are royal people, and their name starts from Maharaja or Raja for male, Rani for female, Kunwar for prince and Kunwari for princess.

Bagree surname is common surname found in Maheshwari caste of Rajasthan. Now they have widespread from their native Rajasthan to many Indian metros cities like Kolkata, Delhi, Mumbai, Hydrabad, etc. and other states and cities as well. They belongs to Marwari bania community of Rajasthan.

Bagri is also one of the clan of Saini community of Haryana.^[2]

People belonging to the Bagri clan are found in large numbers as Sikhs in Punjab state, India and as Muslims in Punjab provence of Pakistan. Many Bagris have now emigrated to the UK, USA, Canada, Spain, Gareek.

Most Bagris come from a village in Punjab called Chak Kalan (also called Chak Bagrian), near Jullundar. They migrated from Rajastan about 300–400 years ago.However Gurjar Bagris are still found in Rajasthan.They are heirs of Mahraja Ranjit Singh Rajput Sehajpal Bhatti Bagri. As king Ranjit singh Bagri lost his empire in a battle and people migrated to punjab from rajasthan.

Notables

• Ajaib Singh Bagri (born 1950) - Sikh Freedom Fighter, Member of the Sikh militant group Babbar Khalsa^{[citation needed]}
• Raj Kumar Bagri (born August 24, 1930) - CBE, Conservative member of the House of Lords, businessman, also known as Baron Bagri^{[citation needed]}
• Mani Ram Bagri - prominent politician from India. At his peak he was one of the most renowned leaders in Indian Parliament.

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