China or chhina or Chhiney ( छीने या छिनी या छिना) is a subcaste of Kamboj clan and community found in Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Uttaranchal and other parts of India. Some of people belongs to this China or chhina or Chhiney subcaste also found in Punjab state of Pakistan. China or chhina or Chhiney falls under 84 gotra (broad division) of Kamboj caste. China or chhina or Chhiney sub-caste alongside other Kamboj / Kamboh people belong to the group of Indo-Aryan peoples.
Etymology: The various variations / derivations for China or chhina or Chhiney are used: China or chhina or Chhiney
References: Kamboj Itihaas, 1972, H. S. Thind, p 42, Jat Tribes of Zira p 140/141, A Glossary of the Tribes and Castes of the Punjab and North-West Frontier Province, 1914, H. A. Rose, Vol II, p 524 , Jay Kamboj/Kamboj Sandesh (Punjabi), 1953, S. Harbhajan Singh Momi
छीने या छिनी या छिना आधुनिक काम्बोज जाति का गोत्र / उपजाति है। यह गोत्र काम्बोज जाति के 84 गोत्र (व्यापक विभाजन) के अंतर्गत आता है।
