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Tribal Composition.— Table I based on the Census returns shows the percentages of the total population belonging to the chief tribes. The classification into " land-holding, etc." is a rough one

Fig. 31. Jat Sikh Officers (father and son).

Jats.— The Panjab is par excellence the home of the Jats. Everywhere in the plains, except in the extreme north-west corner of the province, they form