Dogras

The Dogras are an Indo-Aryan Rajput ethnic group in South Asia. Dogra Rajputs are largely settled in the hilly areas of Jammu, in northern India specially in the Dugger region. In terms of religion, they are mostly Hindus, with some Sikhs and a minority of them are Muslims too. They speak their native language Dogri.

Painting of Gulab Singh (the first Maharaja of Dogra Rajput dynasty that ruled Jammu & Kashmir), his brother (Dhian Singh), and another Dogra prince, seated together.

Some of the Dogra Rajput clans include Jamwal, Minhas, Jasrotia, Chib, Pathania, Salaria, Sambyal, Guleria, Jarral, Manjwal, Bhauwal, Kashtwaria, Bhatial, Balauria, Bandral, Rakwal, Padha, Mankotia and so on. The Dogra Rajputs claim descent from the Suryavanshi Kshatriya dynasty. They use the titles such as Raje, Singh, Thakur and Rana.