Ranjha (clan)

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{{short description|Clan of British India and Pakistan}}

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| caste_name = Ranjha

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| caption = A painting of Heer Ranjha by Shafqat Jilani

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| jati = Jat

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| religions = 18px Islam

| languages = Punjabi

| country = Pakistan

| region = Punjab‌

| ethnicity =Punjabi

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| related =Jats

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The Ranjha are‌ a Jat clan of Punjabis, found in Punjab region of Pakistan.[https://www.dawn.com/news/749695/front-seat-heer-ranjha-retold Front seat: Heer Ranjha retold] Dawn (newspaper), Published 16 September 2012, Retrieved 27 July 2021{{Cite book |last=Singh |first=Surinder |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZSGzDwAAQBAJ&dq=Ranjha&pg=PT25 |title=The Making of Medieval Panjab: Politics, Society and Culture c. 1000–c. 1500 |date=2019-09-30 |publisher=Routledge |isbn=978-1-000-76068-2 |language=en |quote=In the present case, the zamindars were Jats who hailed from different clans - Siyal, Ranjha, Waraich, Nahar, and Chaddar. Their well-defined enclaves comprised agricultural lands and moors, enabling them to cultivate crops and maintain herds of cattle. It appears that the zamindars were obsessed with the desire of local dominance, which was coupled with a strong sense of survival and an avid fervour for honour.}}{{cite web |title=The epic of Heer-Ranjha |url=https://apnaorg.com/prose-content/english-articles/page-7/article-2/index.html |access-date=27 December 2022 |website=Academy of the Punjab in North America (APNA) website |quote={{Verification failed|date=September 2024}}}}They are found throughout District Mandi Bahauddin, Sargodha, Gujrat and Jhelum District.The clan is famous for producing Deedo Ranjha, the main character in the legend of Heer Ranjha.{{Cite journal |last=Siddiqi |first=Bilqis |last2=Shah |first2=Waris |last3=Hasan |first3=Mumtaz |last4=Usborne |first4=Charles Frederick |date=1975 |title=The Adventures of Hir and Ranjha |url=https://doi.org/10.2307/40129203 |journal=Books Abroad |volume=49 |issue=1 |pages=187 |doi=10.2307/40129203 |issn=0006-7431}}