Domaal Rajputs
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The Domaal Rajputs are a Muslim Rajput tribe found principally in the divided district of Poonch in Jammu & Kashmir, as well as Rajouri District
in Indian-administered Kashmir and Bagh District
in Azad Kashmir
.
There are 8,000 Domaals in India
and 28,000 in Pakistan
.
s. Another connects them with the Chib
tribe of Bhimber
, and according to this claims, the Domaal descend from two brothers Dharam Chand and Puran Chand. Dharam Chand on a visit to Delhi converted to Islam. For this action, he was excommunicated by members of his tribe. They chose his younger brother Puran Chand as the new chief of the tribe. He too latter converted to Islam, and took the name Dom Khan. The Domaal are the descendants of Dom Khan, the suffix aal among Pahari Rajput
clans signifies descent. According to some sources, they account for 35% of the population in Rajauri Tehsil.
The community occupies the southwestern slopes of the Pir Panjal range. Their villages are found along the slopes of hills overlooking a number of tributaries falling into the Poonch River
and Chenab River
.
Notable Domaal Rajputs include Sardar Feroz Khan (father of Sardar Fateh Muhammad Khan Karelvi
), Sardar Sikandar Hayat Khan
(former Prime Minister and President of Azad Jammu and Kashmir), Sardar Mahmood Khan, and Sardar Karamdad Khan (former Chairman Phagwari Azad Kashmir).
According to one tradition, there was once a Mala Rajput who went to Kargil. There, he contracted a marriage with a Buddhist woman. The community claims descent from the progeny of this marriage. There are also other traditions as to the origin of the Domaal tribe. One makes them out to be a branch of the Janjua Rajputs. Another connects them with the Chib tribe of Bhimber, and according to this tradition, the Domaal descend from Purabh Chand. Dharm Chand and Purabh chand were two brothers hailing from the 7th generation of Raja Chib Chand of Bhimber Pakistan. Dharm chand the
elder brother of Purabh chand first embraced Islam at Delhi and could not return to Bhimber because of familial conflicts. It is also believed that he was killed on the way while returning to Bhimber. When the members of the community came to know that Dharm chand embraced Islam at Delhi, they
made Purabh Chand the king of the Bhimber. Later on Purabh chand also converted to Islam after becoming the King of Bhimber and changed the name from Purabh chand to Dom Khan, (second son of his father) thus Domal Rajputs claimed their descendency from Raja Dom Khan, after some time
he migrated from Bhimber and settled in Rajouri Village Rajdhani. Raja Dom Khan was buried at Narrouni a small village Near Rajdhani. Domal Rajputs still celebrate his death anniversary every year by offering Fateha at his grave. Domal Rajputs reside in various villages of Manjakote block of Tehsil Rajouri and constituting about 35% of total Muslim Population of Tehsil
Rajouri.[2]
The community occupies the southwestern slopes of the Pir Panjal range. Their villages are found along the slopes of hills overlooking a number of tributaries falling into the Poonch River and Chenab River.[1]
Notable Domaal Rajputs include Sardar Feroz Khan (father of Sardar Fateh Muhammad Khan Karelvi), Sardar Sikandar Hayat Khan (former Prime Minister and President of Azad Jammu and Kashmir), Sardar Mahmood Khan, and Sardar Karamdad Khan (former Chairman Phagwari Azad Kashmir).
Rajouri District
Rajouri is a district of Jammu province in the Indian-administered Kashmir. It is close to the control line and borders with Ponch to the north and Mirpur to the southwest, both of which are in Pakistan-administered Kashmir....
in Indian-administered Kashmir and Bagh District
Bagh District
Bagh District is one of the eight districts of Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Pakistan. The district, which had been part of Poonch District, was created in 1988...
in Azad Kashmir
Azad Kashmir
Azad Jammu and Kashmir or Azad Kashmir for short, is the southernmost political entity within the Pakistani-administered part of the former princely state of Jammu and Kashmir...
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There are 8,000 Domaals in India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
and 28,000 in Pakistan
Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
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History
According to their traditions, there was once a Mala Rajput who went to Kargil. There, he contracted a marriage with a Buddhist woman. The community claims descent from the progeny of this marriage. There are also a number traditions as to the origin of the Domaal tribe. One makes them out to be a branch of the Janjua RajputRajput
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...
s. Another connects them with the Chib
Chib
The Chib Rajput , is a Chandravanshi Rajput clan found in the northern parts of India and Pakistan. They are mostly a Kashmiri or Punjabi tribe found in both India and Pakistan...
tribe of Bhimber
Bhimber
Bhimber is the chief town of Bhimber District, Azad Kashmir. The town is situated on the border between Azad Kashmir and Pakistan at a distance of about 50 km from Mirpur, about 48 km from Gujrat and about 166 km from Islamabad.-History:...
, and according to this claims, the Domaal descend from two brothers Dharam Chand and Puran Chand. Dharam Chand on a visit to Delhi converted to Islam. For this action, he was excommunicated by members of his tribe. They chose his younger brother Puran Chand as the new chief of the tribe. He too latter converted to Islam, and took the name Dom Khan. The Domaal are the descendants of Dom Khan, the suffix aal among Pahari Rajput
Pahari Rajput
The term Pahari Rajput refers to a number of Pahari-speaking Rajput clans found along the southern slopes of the Pir Panjal in Indian administered Jammu and Kashmir, Pakistani administered Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand....
clans signifies descent. According to some sources, they account for 35% of the population in Rajauri Tehsil.
The community occupies the southwestern slopes of the Pir Panjal range. Their villages are found along the slopes of hills overlooking a number of tributaries falling into the Poonch River
Poonch River
The Poonch River is a river in Jammu and Kashmir, India and Azad Kashmir in Pakistan. It originates in the western foothills of Pir Panjal range, in the areas of Neel-Kanth Gali and Jamian Gali. It is called 'Siran' in this area. It flows to the north west. At first flowing southwards it enters...
and Chenab River
Chenab River
The Chenab River چنRiver' آب) is a major river of Jammu and Kashmir and the Punjab in Pakistan. It forms in the upper Himalayas in the Lahaul and Spiti district of Himachal Pradesh, India, and flows through the Jammu region of Jammu and Kashmir into the plains of the Punjab, Pakistan...
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Notable Domaal Rajputs include Sardar Feroz Khan (father of Sardar Fateh Muhammad Khan Karelvi
Sardar Fateh Muhammad Khan Karelvi
Sardar Fateh Muhammad Khan Karelvi was born into a Domaal Tribe in Karela Majhan Mendhar Poonch, son of Sardar Feroze Khan Domaal. He joined the Poonch police service as a sergeant but resigned, and began to play an active political role under the Muslim Conference of Jammu and Kashmir...
), Sardar Sikandar Hayat Khan
Sardar Sikandar Hayat Khan
Sardar Sikandar Hayat Khan was twice a former Prime Minister and President of Azad Jammu and Kashmir. He has been the longest serving Prime Minister of Azad Jammu and Kashmir....
(former Prime Minister and President of Azad Jammu and Kashmir), Sardar Mahmood Khan, and Sardar Karamdad Khan (former Chairman Phagwari Azad Kashmir).
According to one tradition, there was once a Mala Rajput who went to Kargil. There, he contracted a marriage with a Buddhist woman. The community claims descent from the progeny of this marriage. There are also other traditions as to the origin of the Domaal tribe. One makes them out to be a branch of the Janjua Rajputs. Another connects them with the Chib tribe of Bhimber, and according to this tradition, the Domaal descend from Purabh Chand. Dharm Chand and Purabh chand were two brothers hailing from the 7th generation of Raja Chib Chand of Bhimber Pakistan. Dharm chand the
elder brother of Purabh chand first embraced Islam at Delhi and could not return to Bhimber because of familial conflicts. It is also believed that he was killed on the way while returning to Bhimber. When the members of the community came to know that Dharm chand embraced Islam at Delhi, they
made Purabh Chand the king of the Bhimber. Later on Purabh chand also converted to Islam after becoming the King of Bhimber and changed the name from Purabh chand to Dom Khan, (second son of his father) thus Domal Rajputs claimed their descendency from Raja Dom Khan, after some time
he migrated from Bhimber and settled in Rajouri Village Rajdhani. Raja Dom Khan was buried at Narrouni a small village Near Rajdhani. Domal Rajputs still celebrate his death anniversary every year by offering Fateha at his grave. Domal Rajputs reside in various villages of Manjakote block of Tehsil Rajouri and constituting about 35% of total Muslim Population of Tehsil
Rajouri.[2]
The community occupies the southwestern slopes of the Pir Panjal range. Their villages are found along the slopes of hills overlooking a number of tributaries falling into the Poonch River and Chenab River.[1]
Notable Domaal Rajputs include Sardar Feroz Khan (father of Sardar Fateh Muhammad Khan Karelvi), Sardar Sikandar Hayat Khan (former Prime Minister and President of Azad Jammu and Kashmir), Sardar Mahmood Khan, and Sardar Karamdad Khan (former Chairman Phagwari Azad Kashmir).