Mangat (clan)

Jat Clan: Mangat
Distribution	Punjab (Pakistan) and Punjab (India)
Descended from:	Indo-Scythians
Branches:	None
Religion	Sikhism and Islam
Languages	Punjabi
Surnames:	Mangat

Mangat, also written as Mawngat or Mongat, is a famous Jat clan, based in Punjab, northwest India, although some members also live in Punjab, Pakistan.

History and origin

Sikh "Mangat's" were instrumental in the creation and preservation of the Sikh religion and the Khalsa Panth. Mangats have been instrumental figures for centuries in military machines, ranging from the armies of the tenth Sikh Guru, Sri Guru Gobind Singh to present day forces, including Indian, Pakistani, Australia, the United Kingdom, Canadian, and American.

Sikhs of Mangat united with other tribes of the Gondal Bar area that falls in districts Mandi Bahauddin and Sargodha in Pakistan Punjab and defended the region against hordes of invaders from Afghanistan, Central Asia and Persia who entered through Khyber Pass for loot, pilferage and plunder. No invader was allowed passage through that region. Nader Shah was forced to follow a different route to raid Delhi and never transgressed Mandi Bahauddin and Sargodha.

Mangat in East Punjab

The Mangat live along the location: Ludhiana in punjab - Ramgarh, Rampur, Mahdudan, Begowal, Mangat, Katani, Neelon, Lall kalan, Ghulal, Kubbe, Chandran, Laton, Jattana, Dholewal,Doaba[in district-hoshiarpur in some villages] etc.,and Mangats now live in U.P, villages such as Kutubpur Muzzaffnager ramraj and Palia Kalan. These are only some of the villages of the many inhabited by Mangats.

Religion

All of the Mangat Jats are Sikhs and Muslims in India and Pakistan Punjab. They have distinguished themselves in fields of agriculture and have been great traditional warriors.

Famous people

Dr. Charanpal Singh Mangat is a renowned pediatrician and obstretrician of Detroit, Michigan.

Preet Mangat is a popular Punjabi singer from Katani, Distt of Ludhiana.

B.S. Mangat is a former DGP of Punjab.

Amrit Mangat, Liberal MPP, Brampton, Canada.

Ch. Ghulam Shabbir Mangat, Poet from Safdarabad

Sd. Mohinder Singh Mangat, founder member of several educational institutions and Mai Bhago College for Women at village Ramgarh, Dist. Ludhiana is recipient of National Sadbhavna Award for promoting education for women in rural India.

Laila Muqaddas Mangat, MPA, Punjab, Pakistan

Amar Singh Mangat, Athlete, 1964 Tokyo Olympics, Vice Captain, Kenyan National Hockey Team

S.Teja Singh Mangat, Retd. Deputy Chief of British Police, Tanzania, Founder member of Dal Nagar Farms and Oxford Schools, P.O Sampurna Nagar, Teh. Palia, Distt. lakhimpur Kheri, UP

Jag Mangat, is a well known model and actor from Canada

Blal Mangat, CEO and founder of Mangat Enterprises

References

Mangat Kalar is also a famous village of Wahndo police station of kamonki area in Gujranwala.