after this time, with struggles against the rising mughal power and later british india the gujjars gradually fell into a decline. they became poor nomads and started living in jungles and forests. with islamic rule in north india, the hindu gujjars of the area surrounding delhi had to live in jungles in order to save their hindu faith and to survive. today, hindu gujjars are found in the indian states of rajasthan, haryana, western uttar pradesh and to a smaller extent punjab. muslim gujjars are found in the indian states of uttarakhand, himachal pradesh, jammu and kashmir and in the pakistani provinces of punjab, azad kashmir, khyber pakhtunkhwa and in the afghanistan province of nuristan.