Bhat Clan
- For the general caste, see Bhatt.
- For the English name, see Butt (name).
Bhat (Urdu: بھٹ) or Butt (Urdu: بٹ), both of which are a shortened rendition of Bhatta (Kashmiri: भट्ट, Urdu: بھٹا)), is a Kashmiri surname, found among individuals native to the Kashmir Valley of Kashmir, as well as Kashmiri émigrés who have migrated to the Punjab, a region in Pakistan. Kashmiris bearing the surname Bhat belong to the larger Bhat caste of Brahmins; the surname is shared by both Hindus and Muslims.
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