Dogras
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| (5,500,000) | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Jammu region, Himachal Pradesh, East Punjab in India and Azad Kashmir, West Punjab in Pakistan | |
| Languages | |
| Dogri | |
| Religion | |
Predominantly  Hinduism
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| Related ethnic groups | |
| Indo-Aryans |
The Dogras (Dogri: डोगरा / ڈوگرا) are an Indo-Aryan ethno-linguistic group in India and Pakistan. Dogra Rajputs ruled Jammu from the 19th century, when Gulab Singh was made a hereditary Raja of Jammu by the Sikh Emperor Maharaja Ranjit Singh, till independence. Through the Treaty of Amritsar (1846), they acquired Kashmir as well. They live predominantly in the Jammu region of Jammu and Kashmir, and in adjoining areas of Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, and northeastern Pakistan. The Brahmin Dogras are predominantly Saraswat Brahmins, genetically of common origin with Saraswat Brahmin of Kashmir.
They speak their own language, Dogri, which was recognized as one of the official languages of India in 2003. Most Dogras are Hindus; some are Muslims.
The Dogra Regiment and Punjab Regiment of India primarily consists of Dogras and Sikhs.
The Jammu region, one of the three regions of Jammu and Kashmir state (the others being the Kashmir Valley and Ladakh), is bound on the north by the Pir Panjal Range of the middle Himalayas, in the south by Punjab, to the east by Ladakh, and close to the west by Pakistan. The lower Himalayan ranges begin behind the town of Jammu, which rests on a slope over 1,300 feet (400 m) above sea level, overlooking and commanding the plain watered by the Chenab, Ravi, Tawi and Ujh rivers. The Jammu region consists of ten districts: Jammu, Kathua, Udhampur, Doda, Poonch, Kishtwar, Reasi, Samba, Ramban and Rajouri. The city of Jammu is the winter capital of the state of Jammu and Kashmir.
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