Gondal (clan)

For other uses of "Gondal", see Gondal (disambiguation).

Gondal
Gotra	Jat
Religions	Islam, Hinduism, Sikhism
Languages	Punjabi
Country	Pakistan, India
Region	Punjab
Ethnicity	Punjabi
Related groups	Jats

Gondal is a Jat clan and a surname of Punjabis in Pakistan, mainly found in Gujrat, Sargodha and Mandi Bahauddin districts of Punjab. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

History

In the early 18th century, Gondals resided in the tract of land between Jhelum and Chenab, roughly from present-day Shahpur to Gujrat. In his Nadir Shah di Vaar , Gondals are mentioned by the poet Najabat, who witnessed the invasion of Nadir Shah in 1739, to be one of the several Punjabi tribes who confronted the Persian army under their leaders Dilloo and Saidoo and did not allow it to pass through Gondal Bar, hence saving it from the devastation which fell upon Gakhars, Khattars and Ghebas: ^{[4] [5]}

Original Punjabi	Roman transliteration	English translation
دو باریں راہ نیں گوندلاں، لاجپوتاں آہے تے دلو تے سیدو وڈھیاں آسمانیں سائے اوہناں ہمت کیتی سورمیاں چک سیوں لنگھائے [4]	dobarein rah nee Gondlan Lajputan aahay tay Dillu tay Saidu waddhian asmaneen sa-ay ohna himmat keetee soormian chik seeon langha-ay [5]	Alongside the road were the Gondal Rajputs, Dilloo and Saidoo had risen to the sky, [Their] sharp lances pierced the hearts and made the troops shriek [4]

Notable people with this surname

• Nazar Muhammad Gondal (born 1950), Pakistani politician ^[3]
• Usman Gondal (born 1987), Pakistani footballer
• Vishal Gondal (born 1976), Indian entrepreneur
• Khalid Mahmood Gondal (born 1949), Pakistani civil servant

References

1. "The People of District Jhelum (scroll down to Castes & Clans)". Punjab Portal, Government of the Punjab website. Archived from the original on 5 April 2018. Retrieved 15 October 2024.
2. William Henry Rattigan (1909). "Gondal Jats". A Digest of Civil Law for the Punjab: Chiefly Based on the Customary Law (page 98) via Google Books website. Retrieved 21 December 2022.
3. "Mandi Bahauddin: a PML-PPP battleground". Dawn newspaper. 23 August 2005. Archived from the original on 9 October 2024. Retrieved 15 October 2024.
4. Mirzā, Shafqat Tanvīr (1991). Resistance Themes In Punjabi Literature. Internet Archive. Lahore, Pakistan: Sang-e-Meel Publications. pp. 29–30. ISBN   969-35-0101-2.
5. Ahsan, Aitzaz (2005). The Indus Saga. Roli Books. pp. 149–150. ISBN   978-93-5194-073-9.

External links

Jat (caste) on Encyclopedia Britannica