Sodhi

**Sodhi**
Regions with significant populations
	India
Languages
	Punjabi, Hindi
Religion
	Hinduism, Sikhism
Related ethnic groups
	Khatri

Sodhi is a clan of Khatris^[1] originated from the Indian Punjab.

Some notable Sikh Gurus, from Hari Das, Guru Ram Das, Prithi Chand, to Guru Arjan were of Sodhi surname.^[2]^{[full citation needed]}^[3]^[4]

Origin

According to the legend, some of the descendants migrated to Sanaudh where the clan chieftain married the daughter of the king and had a son named Sodhi Rai whose descendants ruled over the Sanaudh region now known as east and west Punjab and Haryana and some parts of Himachal Pradesh in northern India.^[4]^{[need quotation to verify]}

The Sodhis of Anandpur held revenue free lands in Anandpur Sahib and various other parts of Punjab.^[5] They were the ruling family of Anandpur Sahib.^[6]

History

An unknown Sodhi from Himachal Pradesh

An unknown Sodhi from Lahore

At the time of the Sikh Empire, Maharaja Ranjit Singh awarded revenue-free grants to Sodhis, who were not strictly associated with any particular religion and usually "maintained a considerable number of horsemen". Towards the end of his reign, the total worth of jaigirs was ₹500,000 a year. Ranjit Singh lavishly patronised a descendant of Dhir Mahal, Sodhi Sadhu Singh, with a gift of several villages.^[7]

The original copy of the Adi Granth, also known as the Kartarpuri Bir, is reported to be in the possession of the descendants of Sodhi Sadhu Singh at Kartarpur.^[8]^[9]

References

^ Banerjee, Himadri (2023-01-30). Beyond Punjab: Sikhs in East and Northeast India. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 978-1-000-80028-9.
^ Singh, Prithvi Pal (2006). The history of Sikh Gurus. New Delhi: Lotus Press. pp. 52, 54. ISBN 81-8382-075-1.
^ "Sikism - Guru Ram Das". Britannica. 13 May 2021.
^ ^a ^b Harbans Singh, ed. (1992). The Encyclopaedia of Sikhism: S-Z. Punjabi University. p. 225. ISBN 978-81-7380-530-1.
^ Massy, Charles Francis (1890). Chiefs and Families of Note in the Delhi, Jalandhar, Peshawar and Derajat Divisions of the Panjab. Printed at the Pioneer Press.
^ Singh, Pashaura; Fenech, Louis E. (March 2014). The Oxford Handbook of Sikh Studies. OUP Oxford. ISBN 978-0-19-969930-8.
^ Grewal, J. S. (1998). The Sikhs of the Punjab (Revised ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 115. ISBN 0-521-63764-3.
^ "Original copy of Guru Granth Sahib at Kartarpur". The Hindu. 30 August 2004. Archived from the original on 11 September 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2017.
^ Daljit Singh (22 April 2011). "Authenticity Of The Kartarpuri Bir (Updated)". Sikh Philosophy Network. Retrieved 22 August 2017.

[1] Banerjee, Himadri (2023-01-30). Beyond Punjab: Sikhs in East and Northeast India. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 978-1-000-80028-9.

[2] Singh, Prithvi Pal (2006). The history of Sikh Gurus. New Delhi: Lotus Press. pp. 52, 54. ISBN 81-8382-075-1.

[3] "Sikism - Guru Ram Das". Britannica. 13 May 2021.

[eos-4] Harbans Singh, ed. (1992). The Encyclopaedia of Sikhism: S-Z. Punjabi University. p. 225. ISBN 978-81-7380-530-1.

[5] Massy, Charles Francis (1890). Chiefs and Families of Note in the Delhi, Jalandhar, Peshawar and Derajat Divisions of the Panjab. Printed at the Pioneer Press.

[6] Singh, Pashaura; Fenech, Louis E. (March 2014). The Oxford Handbook of Sikh Studies. OUP Oxford. ISBN 978-0-19-969930-8.

[7] Grewal, J. S. (1998). The Sikhs of the Punjab (Revised ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 115. ISBN 0-521-63764-3.

[8] "Original copy of Guru Granth Sahib at Kartarpur". The Hindu. 30 August 2004. Archived from the original on 11 September 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2017.

[9] Daljit Singh (22 April 2011). "Authenticity Of The Kartarpuri Bir (Updated)". Sikh Philosophy Network. Retrieved 22 August 2017.

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Sodhi

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