Kharal

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Kharal
Jāti Rajput, Jat
Religions Islam
Languages Punjabi, Sindhi
Country Pakistan
Region Punjab, Sindh
Ethnicity Punjabi
Feudal title Rai

Kharal (Punjabi: کھرَل) is a Punjabi tribe predominantly found in the Sandal Bar region of Punjab, Pakistan, with significant numbers also present in Jehlum,District Nankana Sahib,SyedWala,Pind Dadan Khan, Muzaffargarh, and further south to Sindh.

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History and description

Kharal tribesman of Gogairah Portret van een onbekende man van de Kharal-stam uit Multan Kharal. Soonnee Mahomedan. Googaira. Mooltan (titel op object), RP-F-2001-7-1122E-40.jpg
Kharal tribesman of Gogairah

The Kharals predominantly inhabit the western plains of Punjab that lie below the Salt Range and its surrounding areas.[ citation needed ] The Kharals seem to be most concentrated in the Ravi River Valley between Lahore and the former Montgomery District, this corresponds well to Ain-i-Akbari (1595 CE) listing of Kharal Zamindaris in different Parganas.[ citation needed ] Additionally, Kharals were designated as a Martial race being known for their bravery and fierceness. [1]

Modern Indian and Pakistani census reports mention Kharals as Rajputs [2] [3] [4] though a journal by Government College University listed Kharals along other tribes as Jats. [5]

Rai Ahmad Khan Kharal is a historical personality, who was the chieftain of the Kharal tribe, who revolted against the British in the 1857 revolt, where he consequently took leadership of the many local tribes in the region. He was killed while offering afternoon prayers by the British on September 21, 1857. [6] [7]

Tomb of Rai Ahmad Khan Kharal in Jhamra Ahmad Khan Kharral Tomb.jpg
Tomb of Rai Ahmad Khan Kharal in Jhamra

The Kharals are also famous in the Indian Subcontinent due to the one of the greatest and tragic Punjabi romances called Mirza Sahiban. According to the story of Mirza Sahiban as narrated by the Punjabi writer Pilu, the story's protagonist is Mirza, son of the chief of the Kharal of Danabad, who falls in love with his cousin Sahiban, of the Sial tribe. [8] [9] [10] To date there have been many film adaptations in both Pakistan and India of the Story of Mirza and Sahiban. [11]

Subclans

The Kharals have numerous subdivisions and clans some of which include Rehman e (ky), Upera, Lakhera, Jalab ke, Begeke, [12] Randhaira, Lalhaira, Rubera, Sahi, Lodike[y], Dehar, Churiara, Khar, Bhandra, Daulke[y], Sherke[y] and Gogera; the Kharals use many titles including Rai, Chaudhry and Malik but Rai is mostly used. [13]

Notable People

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References

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  2. ↑ General, India Office of the Registrar (1968). Census of India, 1961. Manager of Publications.
  3. ↑ 1998 District Census Report of [name of District].: Bahawalnagar. Population Census Organisation, Statistics Division, Government of Pakistan. 1999. p. 16.
  4. ↑ 1998 District Census Report of [name of District].: Okara. Population Census Organisation, Statistics Division, Government of Pakistan. 2000. pp. Page 9.
  5. ↑ Shackle, C. (1984). The Sikhs. Atlantic Publishers & Distri. p. 31.
  6. ↑ Miraj, Muhammad Hassan (22 April 2013). "Kharal and Berkley II". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 26 September 2022.
  7. ↑ Sargana, Turab ul Hassan (2020). Punjab and the War of Independence 1857-1858 from Collaboration to Resistance. Oxford University Press. ISBN   978-0-19-070184-0.
  8. ↑ Banga, Indu (2005). "Appendix - The Story of Mirza and Sahiban in Pilu's Narrative". In Grewal, Reeta; Pall, Sheena (eds.). Precolonial and Colonial Punjab: Society, Economy, Politics, and Culture: Essays for Indu Banga. Manohar. p. 171. ISBN   9788173046544. Mirza was the son of Banjal, a Kharal Rajput Chief of Danabad in the Montgomery district. Sahiban was the daughter of the Rajput Chief Khiva Khan belonging to the Syal clan ...
  9. ↑ Muhammad Hassan Miraj (1 April 2013). "The ballad of Mirza Saheba'n". Dawn (newspaper). Retrieved 14 January 2021.
  10. ↑ Duggal, K.S. (1979). Folk Romances of Punjab. Marwah. p. 17. Retrieved 26 September 2022. Mirza and Saheban were cousins. Saheban was the daughter of Mirza's maternal uncle. They were fellow pupils in a madrasa. Mirza, the son of Binjal, a Kharral Jat of Danabad on the bank of the river Ravi
  11. ↑ Bali, Karan (13 September 2016). "Before 'Mirzya', Mirza and Sahiban have died over and over again for their love". Scroll.in. Retrieved 26 September 2022.
  12. ↑ Khan, Muhammad Sajid; Mohyuddin, Zafar; Naz, Humera (30 June 2019). "District of Montgomery (Sahiwal) in Nineteenth Century: A Historical Study". Journal of Languages, Culture and Civilization. 1 (1): 48, 49. ISSN   2708-3748.
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