出典:Wiktionary
出典:Wikipedia
出典:『Wikipedia』 (2011/06/06 12:02 UTC 版)
Kaler (Punjabi: ਕਲੇਰ), Kler or Clair or any other variation which remains phonetically identical, is a clan of Jats found in northern areas of India and Pakistan. They belong mostly to the Sikh faith. In India they are found in Punjab (more particularly Amritsar, Tarn Taran, Gurdaspur, Jalandhar and Hoshiarpur), the Meerut district in Uttar Pradesh and the Sikar & shri Ganganagar district in Rajasthan, Bhiwani and Karnal district in Haryana. Balkara is a village in CH. Dadri of Bhiwani district known as Kalheran Ka Gaam (A village of Kalher's). In Pakistan they are based in the district Gujrat, Gujranwala of Punjab. They can also be found in Abbottabad and Faisalabad in Punjab, Pakistan. Kaler is also a clan of the ad dharmi community in western punjab. they are found in the villages of Jalandhar district. Many famous leather businessmen of kaler clan live in Bootan mandi of Jalandhar. Buland Pur is a village on the north side of Jalandhar entirely of kaler ad dharmis. another village named after the clan name is dhahan kaleran in jalandhar district. According to Dr Pema Ram the Churu town in Rajasthan was founded by Kaler Jats and it was earlier known as Kalera Bas.