Alpial
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The Alpials are a Muslim Rajput tribe, found mainly in Rawalpindi District
of Punjab, Pakistan. According to 1931 census of India, their approximate population was 4,500.
Rajputs, and their claim to Rajput
origin is generally admitted. They appear to have settled in their present locality about the same time as the Jodhra
s and Gheba
s, that is about the 15th century, having first wandered through the country now contained in the Khushab
and Chakwal
districts before settling down in the southern corner of Fateh Jang
.
The Alpials are hardworking and excellent cultivators, generally tilling their own land, and working laboriously on their own wells. Socially they rank high, and they intermarry freely with the Gheba
s.
and in the Sil Sohan circle of the Fateh Jang Tehsil
, Attock District
.
.
Rawalpindi District
Rawalpindi is a district of Pakistan in the north of the Punjab province which contains the city of Rawalpindi. The district has an area of . It was part of Rawalpindi Division, until the year 2000 when the division was abolished...
of Punjab, Pakistan. According to 1931 census of India, their approximate population was 4,500.
History and origins
The Alpials have descent from the ManjManj
Manj are a [Rajput/jat] sub-clan from the Punjab region of India and Pakistan. Basically they are agriculturalists.- The Indo-Aryan languages :...
Rajputs, and their claim to Rajput
Rajput
A Rajput is a member of one of the patrilineal clans of western, central, northern India and in some parts of Pakistan. Rajputs are descendants of one of the major ruling warrior classes in the Indian subcontinent, particularly North India...
origin is generally admitted. They appear to have settled in their present locality about the same time as the Jodhra
Jodhra
The Jodhra are a Muslim Rajput tribe found in the Punjab province of Pakistan. According to the 1931 census the male population was 1,400.- Locations :...
s and Gheba
Gheba
The Gheba are a tribe found in the Attock District of Punjab, Pakistan. According to the 1931 Census of India, they numbered about 4,800.-Location:...
s, that is about the 15th century, having first wandered through the country now contained in the Khushab
Khushab
Khushab is a city of Khushab District in the Punjab province of Pakistan. The city serves as the headquarters of Khushab Tehsil an administrative subdivision of the district....
and Chakwal
Chakwal
Chakwal is the capital of Chakwal District, Punjab, Pakistan. It is located 90 km south-east of the federal capital, Islamabad and is named after Chaudhry Chaku Khan, chief of the Mair Minhas tribe from Jammu, who founded it in 1525 CE during the era of the Mughal Emperor, Zaheerudun Babur...
districts before settling down in the southern corner of Fateh Jang
Fateh Jang
Fateh Jang is a town and the tehsil headquarters of Attock District in the Punjab province of Pakistan...
.
The Alpials are hardworking and excellent cultivators, generally tilling their own land, and working laboriously on their own wells. Socially they rank high, and they intermarry freely with the Gheba
Gheba
The Gheba are a tribe found in the Attock District of Punjab, Pakistan. According to the 1931 Census of India, they numbered about 4,800.-Location:...
s.
Locality
The Alpials occupy a compact block of villages on both banks of the Swaan River, in Rawalpindi DistrictRawalpindi District
Rawalpindi is a district of Pakistan in the north of the Punjab province which contains the city of Rawalpindi. The district has an area of . It was part of Rawalpindi Division, until the year 2000 when the division was abolished...
and in the Sil Sohan circle of the Fateh Jang Tehsil
Fateh Jang Tehsil
Fateh Jang Tehsil is an administrative subdivision , of Attock District in the Punjab province of Pakistan. The tehsil is administratively subdivided into 14 Union Councils...
, Attock District
Attock District
Attock District is a district in the north-west Punjab Province of Pakistan.The district was created in April 1904 by the merger of Talagang Tehsil in the Jhelum District with the Pindigheb, Fatehjang and Attock tehsils from Rawalpindi District of the Punjab province of British India.Attock...
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Villages
The main Alpial villages are Sihal, Ghila Kalan, Pind Malhu, Jhandhu Syedan, Dhalwali Mohra, Adhwal, Chak Beli Khan, Chakri, Chountra, chakDinal, Dhullial, Sangral,dhoke chach,dhoke char, Khilri, Mal Kaal, Parial, Raika Maira,Hakeemal,Koliam Goro, Dhoke Gujri, LamyRan, RamDew, Tatraal, Jaswal amd Dheri Mohra. Most are located in Rawalpindi districtRawalpindi District
Rawalpindi is a district of Pakistan in the north of the Punjab province which contains the city of Rawalpindi. The district has an area of . It was part of Rawalpindi Division, until the year 2000 when the division was abolished...
.