Datt/Dutt is a Mohyal Brahmin clan from Punjab.[1]

A faction of this community, called Hussaini Brahmin, has a legend claiming that their ancestors fought for Imam Hussain in the Battle of Karbala.[2]

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References

  1. ↑ Singh, K. S. (1996). Communities, Segments, Synonyms, Surnames and Titles. Anthropological Survey of India. p. 1591. ISBN 978-0-19-563357-3.
  2. ↑ Toru Takahashi (13 March 2014). "'Rajput', local deities and discrimination: Tracing caste formation in Jammu". In Paramjit S. Judge (ed.). Mapping Social Exclusion in India: Caste, Religion and Borderlands. Cambridge University Press. pp. 131–132. ISBN 978-1-107-05609-1.
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