Gegian

Gegian or (Gagian-گیگیاں) is a village northeast of Gujrat City, Punjab, Pakistan, on the banks of Khalsi-Naala river.

History

Gegian was founded by the Kshatriya clan, predominantly Gurjar or Gujjar tribes who became Muslims in the 17th Century during the reign of Aurangzeb. The word Gagian was derived from the Gaigi sub-caste of Gujjar clan.[1] It was populated by two major sub-castes namely Barkatt (Bargatt) and Gaigis.[2] Other Gotras of Gujjar tribe live in Gagian, including Chaechi, Khatana,Thikri and Chauhans.[3] The entire population practices Islamic faith and express relatively tolerant religious views closely related to traditional Sufi culture.

Shrine

The shrine of Sufi saint Hazrat Baba Saeen Chirag Badshah is located in Gagian. Saint Baba Sher Ghazi, now buried in Chakori Sher Ghazi in Tehsil Kharian, originally belonged to Gagian.

Economy

The primary occupation is agriculture, attracting many settlers.

Notables
  • Muhammad Asghar (President Pakistan Wrestling Federation)
  • Ch Muhammad Ashraf (Former Wapda Senior officer)
  • Chaudhary Iftikhar Ahmed (WAPDA)
  • Zain Gaigi Advocate(District Courts Gujrat)
  • Haji Ch Muhammad Ashraf (late) former councillor
  • Shahzeb Iftikhar Advocate (District Courts Gujrat)
  • Mansoor Gaigi (Councilor UC-34)
  • Tariq Lambardaar
  • Raja Muhammad Iqbal(successor of Saeen chirag,s shrine)
  • Jamshed Iqbal Khtana
  • Ch .Nisar Sarwar (LESCO Add. Superintending Engineer)
  • Colonel (retd) Khalid Haider Ansari
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References
  1. "Gurjar's Gotra - www.gurjarsonline.com". gurjarsforum.proboards.com.
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2017-05-27. Retrieved 2017-06-11.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2017-08-18. Retrieved 2017-06-11.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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