Rajput Clan: Baghial
Vansh	Agnivanshi
Descended from:	Parmara
Branches:	None
Ruled in	Pothohar
Princely states:	None
Surnames:	Rajah or Khan

The Baghial are a 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...

 tribe of Punjab

Punjab (Pakistan)

Punjab is the most populous province of Pakistan, with approximately 45% of the country's total population. Forming most of the Punjab region, the province is bordered by Kashmir to the north-east, the Indian states of Punjab and Rajasthan to the east, the Pakistani province of Sindh to the...

, Pakistan

Pakistan

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. The tribe is found chiefly in the Rawalpindi District

Rawalpindi District

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, where they occupy five villages in the Gujar Khan Tehsil

Gujar Khan Tehsil

Gujar Khan Tehsil, head-quartered at Gujar Khan, is one of the seven Tehsils of Rawalpindi District in the Punjab province of Pakistan...

. They also to be a found in the Jhelum

Jhelum

Jhelum or Jehlum may refer to:* Jhelum, a city in Pakistan on the banks of the Jhelum River* Jhelum District, an administrative division in Punjab, Pakistan surrounding the city of Jhelum...

, Gujrat

Gujrat

Gujrat is a city in Pakistan. It is the capital of Gujrat District and the Gujrat Tehsil subdivision in the Punjab Province. People living in Gujrat refer to themselves as Gujratis, which sometimes leads to confusion with people from the Indian state of Gujarat which adjoins Pakistan...

 and Gujranwala

Gujranwala

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 districts of the Punjab and Mirpur

Mirpur District

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 and Kotli

Kotli District

Kotli is one of the eight districts of Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Pakistan. Kotli the chief town of the district, was originally a minor town between Mirpur and Muzaffarabad, but has recently seen major growth.- Administration :...

 Districts of Azad Kashmir

Azad Kashmir

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. According to the 1911 census of India the male population was about 6,715.

History and origin

The Baghial are closely related to the Bangial

Bangial

The Bangial, or sometime spelt Bangyal are a tribe of Rajputs found principally in the Potohar region of Punjab, Pakistan. They also to be a found in the Jhelum, Gujrat and Gujranwala districts of the Punjab.-History and origins:...

 tribe. The tribe claims descent from a Bangash Khan, a Parmar 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...

, who also seen as an ancestor by the Bangial

Bangial

The Bangial, or sometime spelt Bangyal are a tribe of Rajputs found principally in the Potohar region of Punjab, Pakistan. They also to be a found in the Jhelum, Gujrat and Gujranwala districts of the Punjab.-History and origins:...

 tribe. They describe themselves as being Parmar Rajput origin, as do the Bhakral

Bhakral

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 and Hon Rajputs, all four being found mainly in the Potohar region and Azad Kashmir

Azad Kashmir

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.