Kharal | |
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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 & some parts of Sindh.
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]
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]
The Kharals have numerous subdivisions and clans some of which include Rehman e (ky), Upera, Lakhera, Peroka, 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]
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Mirza Sahiban is one of the four popular tragic romances of the Punjab. The other three are Heer Ranjha, Sohni Mahiwal and Sassi Punnun.
The Sial or Siyal is a Punjabi Jat clan found in the Punjab region of the Indian subcontinent, split between India and Pakistan.
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Rai Ahmad Khan Kharal, widely known as Nawab of Jhamra, was a Punjabi Muslim chieftain of the Kharal Rajput tribe. He led a rebellion in the Bar region of Punjab against the British East India Company in the Revolt of 1857 and died fighting against it on 21 September 1857, at the age of 81. He is today considered a folk hero in rural Punjab, Pakistan.
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Khar is a Punjabi Jat tribe found in Pakistan and is considered among the prominent tribes of Muzaffargarh District. They are a branch of the larger Kharal tribe and multiple legends exist as to why their name was shortened from Kharal to Khar.
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 ...
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