5-553: Sethi (sometimes spelled Seth) is a surname that is found among the Punjabi Khatris of India . They are a part of Khukhrain sub-caste among the Khatris which also includes the clans of Anand , Bhasin Chadha , Kohli , Ghai , Sahni , Sethi, (Sawhney) and Suri . Most of Sethis are Dual-faith Hindus (who believe in both Hindu and Sikh religions). Some Sethis also follow Islam. The surname
10-651: A prisoner of war. However the King let him go against the advice of his minister and the General Shri Pal Suri. Mahmud of Ghazni had his wounds treated and made arrangement's within one year the Kingdom was sacked by Ghazni. When Bhera was sacked by Mahmud of Ghazni , the Khukhrain king, Biji Rai preferred to commit suicide using his dagger rather than submit to Mahmud Ghaznavi . Jaipal's son, Anandapala , received support of
15-529: Is also found among Arora . Historian Kamal Shankar Srivastava writes that all Khukrains including Sethis were originally found near the banks of Indus and Jhelum river especially in the towns of Pind Dadan Khan , Peshawar and Nowshera . Sethi is derived from the Sanskrit word "Sreshta" meaning "Pure" or "Superior" . Khukhrain The Khukhrain or Khokhrain is a sub-group composed of eight clans of
20-618: The Khatri caste that originally hailed from the areas of the Salt Range . The Khukhrains spread over Khushab , Dhune Kheb, Chakwal , Pind Dadan Khan , Peshawar , Nowshera and Lahore . They were a powerful tribe during the attacks of Mahmud of Ghazni and resisted him during his third invasion after the defeat of Jayapala at the Battle of Bhera in 1004-5. Bhera was the Khukhrain capital. King Jai Dev Anand defeated Mahmud of Ghazni, making him
25-507: The Khukhrains against the Ghazni rule in 1008-9 at Wahind. In 1206, the Khukhrains had assassinated Muhammad Ghori during a raid near Jhelum . The Khukhrain clan was originally Hindu . Later clan members embraced Sikhism and Islam . Khukhrains of all these faiths collectively form one kinship . In Pakistan there continues to be a large number of Muslim Khukhrains living especially in
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