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The Sikligar are a community found in the states of Gujarat, Haryana and Punjab in India. They also known as the Panchal. They are Hindu in Gujarat and Sikh in Punjab, and partly Hindu and partly Sikh in Haryana. == Origin == The Arabic word ''saiqal'' means a ''polisher'', and the Sikligar are those who had the hereditary duty of polishing weapons.〔 Many administrators of the British Raj period who also wrote books - such as H. A. Rose, Denzil Ibbetson and William Crooke - They are a community, often having encampments at the edges of towns and cities. The community claim to have been Rajputs, who had flee to Muslim invading armies, and took their ancient occupation to disguise themselves from their Muslim foes. Their ancestral home to said to be the city of Kannauj. They now speak Gujarati. The community is strictly endogamous and divided into twelve clans of equal status. These are the Kanthiwala Bhand, Mole Bhand, Gandhiwala Bhand, Jumarwala, Jilpatia, Pathlerde, Juni, Mat and Bardika.〔 In Haryana, according to their traditions, during the period of the Hindu deity Rama, there were a people called the Chakreli. These Chakreli were the traditional manufactrers of swords and shields. These Chakreli lived in Chitor in Rajasthan. Their ancestors then fled their home to flee Muslim invaders, and the ancestors of the Haryana Sikligar moved into the region in the distant past. Other traditions make the community of Rajput origin. According to this traditions, they were Rajput soldiers in the army of Prithvi Raj Chauhan, and subsequent to his defeat at the hands of Mohammed Ghori, the community took to blacksmithing.〔 In Punjab, the Sikligar claim to have immigrated from Rajasthan, where they were involved in the manufacture of swords. Subsequent to their settlement in Punjab, the community converted to Sikhism. They are now found through Punjab, with concentrations in the districts of Bhatinda, and Ludhiana. The Sikligar are divided into a number of clans, the main ones being the Junni, Dangi, Bhond, Bhori, Khichi, Tilvithya, Ghor-chare Tok, Kalyani and Churi te Biori.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Sikligar」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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