Kohli (clan)

Kohli
Regions with significant populations
	India, Pakistan
Languages
	Punjabi, Hindi, Urdu
Religion
	Hinduism, Sikhism, with some Muslim minority
Related ethnic groups
	Kukhrain

Kohli is a Khatri clan of Hindus and Sikhs originating from Punjab and parts of Jammu in Jammu and Kashmir in north-western India.

The clan is a member of the Khukhrain of the Khatri sub-caste, the other seven members being Anand, Arora, Sahni/Sawhney, Sethi, Bhasin, Sabharwal, Chadha and Suri.^[1]

The neighborhood Kohlian da Mohalla (Mohalla Kohlian Wala) in Bhera, Punjab, Pakistan is named after the clan.

Reddish, three-story residential building with balconies on the top two stories.

A haveli (residential building) in Kohlian da Mohalla (Mohalla Kohlian Wala), Bhera, Pakistan.

Kohli is also a Swiss-German surname, originally spelled Köhli.

References[]

^ Singh, Kumar Suresh, ed. (1998). India's Communities. Oxford University Press (OUP). p. 1732. ISBN 978-0195633542. Retrieved 25 March 2019. The Khokhran Khatri have eight clans, namely Anand, Bhasin, Chadha, Kohli, Sabarwal, Sawhney, Sethi, and Suri.

[Singh-1] Singh, Kumar Suresh, ed. (1998). India's Communities. Oxford University Press (OUP). p. 1732. ISBN 978-0195633542. Retrieved 25 March 2019. The Khokhran Khatri have eight clans, namely Anand, Bhasin, Chadha, Kohli, Sabarwal, Sawhney, Sethi, and Suri.

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