List of Khatris

Following is a list of notable members of the Khatri community in India.

Politics

Historical administrators

• All the rajas in the Bardhaman Raj dynasty. See the list therein.

Prime Ministers of India

• Manmohan Singh (Kohli), a former Prime minister of India^[1]

Military

• Hari Singh Nalwa (1791–1837), the Commander-in-chief of the Khalsa army of the Sikh Empire under Maharaja Ranjit Singh.^[2]
• Gulab Singh Dallewalia, the founder of the Dallewalia Misl, one of the twelve sovereign Sikh states during the reign of Maharaja Ranjit Singh.^[3]
• Dewan Mokham Chand, General under Maharaja Ranjit Singh

Religion

• Sikh Gurus^[4]
  • Guru Nanak Dev, Bedi
  • Guru Angad Dev, Trehan
  • Guru Amar Das, Bhalla
  • Guru Ram Das, Sodhi
  • Guru Arjan Dev, Sodhi
  • Guru Har Gobind, Sodhi
  • Guru Har Rai, Sodhi
  • Guru Har Krishan, Sodhi
  • Guru Tegh Bahadur, Sodhi
  • Guru Gobind Singh, Sodhi
• Bhai Daya Singh, the first of the Panj Pyare (the initial members of the Khalsa), belonged to the Sobti clan of the Khatris.^[5]

References

1. W. H. McLeod (2009). The A to Z of Sikhism. Scarecrow Press. p. 47. ISBN 978-0-8108-6828-1.
2. Vanit Nalwa. Hari Singh Nalwa, "champion of the Khalsaji" (1791-1837). p. 228. ISBN 978-81-7304-785-5.
3. Hari Ram Gupta (1978). History of the Sikhs: The Sikh commonwealth or Rise and fall of Sikh misls. Munshiram Manoharlal. p. 52.
4. W. H. McLeod (2009). The A to Z of Sikhism. Scarecrow Press. p. 86. ISBN 978-0-8108-6828-1.
5. Sangat Singh (2001). The Sikhs in history: a millenium study, with new afterwords. Uncommon Books. p. 71. ISBN 978-81-900650-2-3.