Ramgarhia

E541758

Ramgarhia is a Punjabi Sikh community traditionally associated with skilled trades such as carpentry, masonry, and engineering, with historical roots in the warrior–artisan class of northern India.

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Ramgarhia canonical 2

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Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Punjabi ethnic group ⓘ
Sikh community ⓘ
social group ⓘ
associatedWith artisan class ⓘ
warrior–artisan class ⓘ
casteBackground Lohar ⓘ
Tarkhan ⓘ
country India ⓘ
culturalIdentity Punjabi Sikh ⓘ
linked to: Sikh people
culturalPractice Sikh religious festivals ⓘ
community guilds of artisans ⓘ
diasporaPresence Canada ⓘ
East Africa ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ
United States ⓘ
endogamyPractice largely endogamous within community ⓘ
ethnicGroupOf Punjab region ⓘ
linked to: Punjab
hasClanSystem true ⓘ
historicalAssociation Ramgarhia Misl ⓘ
Sikh Empire ⓘ
historicalFunction defence works construction ⓘ
maintenance of military equipment ⓘ
historicalRole artisans in Sikh misls ⓘ
fortification builders ⓘ
military engineers ⓘ
language Punjabi ⓘ
linked to: Punjabi language
namedAfter Jassa Singh Ramgarhia ⓘ
notableFor bridge and building construction ⓘ
skills in metal fabrication ⓘ
skills in woodwork ⓘ
occupationalIdentity skilled tradespeople ⓘ
operates Ramgarhia gurdwaras ⓘ
primaryRegionInIndia Delhi ⓘ
Haryana ⓘ
Punjab ⓘ
region northern India ⓘ
religion Sikhism ⓘ
religiousAffiliation Khalsa tradition ⓘ
linked to: Khalsa
religiousInstitution gurdwara ⓘ
scriptUsedForLanguage Gurmukhi ⓘ
socialStatus Other Backward Classes in some Indian states ⓘ
traditionalOccupation carpentry ⓘ
construction trades ⓘ
engineering ⓘ
masonry ⓘ
metalwork ⓘ

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