Sikligar

The Sikligar (also known as Moyal) is a community found in the Indian states of Gujarat, Haryana, Rajasthan, and Punjab. By tradition, the Sikligar people specialized in the craft of making and polishing weapons. They are typically either Hindu or Sikhs in Punjab, Gujarat, Telangana, Madhya Pradesh, Delhi, Andhra Pradesh; and Haryana. In Andhra Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Karnataka and Maharashtra, there are also Muslim Sikligars.

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