Bains (Jat)

Bains is gotra of Jats and in some cases claim to be Rajput found in Punjab, India and Punjab, Pakistan. Today there are numerous villages with the name Bains in both Indian and Pakistani Punjab. Bains is one of the surnames mentioned in the epic Heer written by Waris Shah. According to Heornle and Cunningham, Harshavardhana belonged to this clan. He is connected with Shrimalpur which is a village on the border of Hoshiarpur and Jullundhar districts in Punjab and is nowadays called Māhalpur. Even today it is inhabited by Bains clan of Jats. [Bhim Singh Dahiya: Jats the Ancient Rulers, p. 247] They are mentioned in Mahabharata along with Khatkal, Karaskar, Mahishaka, Karkana and Viraka. Bains is one of 36 royal clans in India along with Salar, Dahima etc. Bhim Singh Dahiya, Jats the Ancient Rulers ( A clan study), 1980, Sterling Publishers New Delhi, p. 281 ]

The Bains are also a Rajput Clan depending on what area of India they are found. The Bains are an off-shoot of the Janjua Rajput Clan. The Jat tag which they have been linked too to the fact that they took up agriculture. This reference can be seen seen below;

"Bains( a Jat Clan - Agricultural)- found in Amritsar, Montgomery, and Shahpur. In the Multan and Shujabad tehsils of Multan, it claims to be Hujau (Janjua) Rajputs from Sakesar whose eponym settled in Multan under Firuz Shah Tughlaq. In Saikot it also claims to be Hujau Rajput ancestry and says its founder came to the Punjab with Firoz Khan....

The Wains of Amritsar are clearly identical with the BAINS." A glossary of the tribes and castes of the Punjab and North-West frontier Province (V2 p488) - Based on the Census Report for the Punjab, 1883, by the late Sir Denzil Ibbetson, K.C.S.I., and the Census Report for the Punjab, 1892, by Sir Edward Maclagan, K.C.I.F, C.S.I.

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Bains never attack snakes. And its a strong belief that snakes never bite Bains. Bains ancestors are very strict with rules. Bains ancestors have strictly ordered not to give money on lease, never take anything on credit, never abuse bains daughters, never allow girls to touch feet, respect elders and ancestors.

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