Bhan

Bhan is a Kashmiri Pandit clan and surname native to the Kashmir Valley of Jammu and Kashmir, India. The Bhan Brahmin dynasty founded an erstwhile tribal hill state of Kashmir in the 10th century AD. It was ruled by the Bhan dynasty for two hundred years. Currently, all the territory of this state of Bhan is found in the Sidhnuti district of Pakistan Occupied Kashmir. Bhan, as a surname, is also used by Punjabi Saraswat Brahmins.

Notable people

 * Ashok Bhan (born 1950), retired IPS officer, Director General of Police (Intelligence) and Director General of Police (Prison)
 * Gopinath Bhan (1898–1968), also called Bhagwan Gopinath Ji, mystic saint of Kashmir
 * Maharaj Kishan Bhan (1947–2020), Indian Paediatrician and Clinical Scientist
 * Mohit Bhan, Indian politician
 * Mona Bhan, cultural anthropologist and associate professor of anthropology at DePauw University
 * Pushkar Bhan (1926–2008), Indian radio actor and script writer from Kashmir
 * Shereen Bhan (born 1976), Indian journalist and news anchor