11-17-2005, 11:37 PM
KHANNA' s are Kahtries from greater Punjab(Pakistan Punjab, HP, Indian Punjab, Harayana). No specific link or history, so it may be named after place. "People from village Khanna"
Khanna is a town near Muree, Pakistan
There is a city "Khanna" in Punjab, but its history and origin is different.
Link<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->After the decline of mughal rule in Punjab Banda Bahadur captured the area from Sirhind to Hoshiarpur. After that a jathedar of Dahedu controlled and occupied the whole of area from Dahedu to Nabha. He married his daughter Daya Kaur to king of Nabha. When a family dispute arose between king of Nabha and Rani Daya Kaur she left Nabha for good and came back to Dahedu her parental home. According to Indian conventions she could not remain with her parents forever. Therefore, her father cut out a KANA which signifies a small portion of territory between Dahedu and Nabha.With passage of time word KANA came to be known as KHANNA. The original area of Khanna is chotta khanna while the modern extension is now called Khanna.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Khanna is a town near Muree, Pakistan
There is a city "Khanna" in Punjab, but its history and origin is different.
Link<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->After the decline of mughal rule in Punjab Banda Bahadur captured the area from Sirhind to Hoshiarpur. After that a jathedar of Dahedu controlled and occupied the whole of area from Dahedu to Nabha. He married his daughter Daya Kaur to king of Nabha. When a family dispute arose between king of Nabha and Rani Daya Kaur she left Nabha for good and came back to Dahedu her parental home. According to Indian conventions she could not remain with her parents forever. Therefore, her father cut out a KANA which signifies a small portion of territory between Dahedu and Nabha.With passage of time word KANA came to be known as KHANNA. The original area of Khanna is chotta khanna while the modern extension is now called Khanna.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->