Gegi (clan)

Gegi,^[1][2][3] Gaigi,^[4] or Gegian^[5] is a clan (subcaste) of the agricultural Punjabi Gujjar community of Punjab. Their main villages are found in Jehlum, Gujjaranwal, and Gujarat districts in the central Punjab. But their also found in Jammu and Kashmir, Gilgit-Baltistan and Pakistani-administrated-Kashmir.

Gagian a village is village located in northeast of Gujrat City, Punjab was founded by the Gegi clan, of the Gurjars 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.^[6] It was populated by two major sub-castes namely Barkatt (Bargatt) and Gaigis.^[7] Other Gotras of Gujjar tribe live in Gagian village, including Cheechi, Khatana, Thikri and Chauhans.^[8] The entire population practices Islamic faith and express relatively tolerant religious views closely related to traditional Sufi culture.

The shrine of Sufi saint 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 Gujjars.

The primary occupation is agriculture, attracting many settlers.

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