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PANJAB CASTES <br/>

SIR DENZIL CHARLES JELF IBBETSON, K.C. S.I. <br/>

Being a reprint of the chapter on <br/>
The Races, Castes and Tribes of <br/>
the People in the Report on the <br/>
Census of the Panjab published <br/>
in '''1883''' by the late Sir Denzil <br/>
Ibbetson, KCSI <br/>

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1916. <br/>
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==The Kasars of Jahlam==

The Gakkhars, Sainis, and other castes 
mentioned above are described in their proper places. But the Kasars of 
Jahlam have apparently returned themselves in a body as Mughals, for no 
fewer than 8,527 of the Jahlam Mughals show Kasar as their clan. These 
Kasars occupy the north of the Dhani country about Bubial and Chaupeda. 
They say that their old home was in JammU; and that they joined the armies 
of Babar and so obtained possession of their territory which was then almost 
uninhabited. Their present claim to 31ughal origin is evidently suggested by 
their association with the JMughal power, and is apparently a new idea ; for 
up to the time of the Census itself they seem to have enjoyed the rare dis
tinction of being one of the few Salt-range tribes who claimed neither Rajput, 
Awan, nor Mughal descent. They are described by Mr. Thomson as a pas
sionate and revengeful race, careless of human life, but good citKivators though 
somewhat exacting landlords. Envy is llieir most odious quality; every 
family is distracted with mean jealousies wich are sometimes prosecuted with 
astonishing rancour, and not imseldom degenerate into criminal greed. 

It 
is fair to add that their vices seem to be gradually losing strength. Many 
I have Done  ableto obtain satisfactory information regarding this word. The city of 
Kayan was the capital of'Kai Kayus, Kai Kubad, and  Kai Khasru ; and some pay that  the gakkhars  
call themselves Kayani hecausc they claim descent from  these thrce Kings. Others say  that the 
Mughahs proper, and especially  the Chngliattas and Qizilbashes, are Kaytinis; and that the 
Gakkhars call themselves Kanani or Canaanites hecausc they claim descent from Jacob and .Joseph 
who lived in Canaan ; and that it is this word which has beeu misread Kayani. 
of the headmen are personally very engaging, good horsemen, keen sportsmen, 
with frank manners and a good presenee ; and it is sometimes difficult to 
understand how they should have such a mean side to their character/'