Sipra
Jat Clan
Sipra (also known as Sapra, Sipru, Sipraw or Supra) is a Jat clan of Punjabis found in the Punjab region of Pakistan and India. The Sipras are a subclan of the Gill Jatts.
Notable people
Shaikh Bahlol Daryai, a 16th century Punjabi Sufi saint best known for founding the Bahlol shahi sect of Qadiriyya Sufi order. According to Shafqat Tanvir Mirza he was from the Spira clan. The de-facto Sultans of Mysore, Hyder Ali and Tipu Sultan, have been argued to be his descendants.
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