Gondal Jat
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The Gondal are one of the Jat clans (tribes)
found mainly in Punjab
, Pakistan
. They are also a few in Punjab
, India
.
was governing Delhi
. The word Gondal is derived from Gomal which is very famous clan of Meo tribe near Dehli(Meo Gotras). Meos commonly called Mewaties known for their bravery and gallantry throughout Indo Pak, fought against Ghias-ud-Din Balban from 1244 to 1286.Balban killed about one lac Meos and most of them were Gondals because they were residing near Dehli( Tarikhe Firishta).Gondal clan of Meos was inhabited in Rohailkhand and Farrukhabad near Dehli. Meos were the actual ruler of India and Kashtria Rajput. All the racial and original Jats are also the kins of Meos (Jat land website, Jat Itehas by Ch Ram Saroop). Gondals fought very bravely against Balban. Most of them killed and others migrated toward Alwar and Ajmer.It is now confirmed that Gondals are actually from royal family of Dehli known as Tanwar or Tomaras. The ancestor of Gondals Ghanon succeeded to escape from Dehli and stayed for sometime in Jalandhar.But Ghanon and his family came to know that Balban's army may kill them and not safer in this area. He again moved to north along with a trading Kafla going to Peshawar.Ghanon and his family decided to stay in Mandi Bahaud-Din area. Later on, gondals started to intermarry among the Jats community of the area.
It is believed that the Moenjodaro and Harrappa cities were ruled by the Meo Tanwars the forefathers of Gondals.Both the cities are in rectangular in shape. The Meos (Gondals) villages in India are still rectangular in shape. Today most of the villages in northern India and Punjab follow this pattern. Moreover, the positioning and orientation of villages shows that the higher castes always live on the North West or western sides but the lower castes always reside in the south. Similarly Dehlon, Chaddar and Toors are also Tanwars Kashtriya Rajput. The village Loona of Chaddar located near the bank of river Chenab is also rectangular shape. The word Dehlon is derived from Dehloo the founder of Dehli (4000 years ago).Chaddar is derived from Chander(moon).The Tanwars were Chander Bansi Rajput.Moreover, Toor is derived from Tanwar.All these tribes have common ancestral lineage.
DNA and genealogy of Meos(Gondals, Dehlon, Toors,Chaddars) shows that they belong to Haplogroup(R1a1 ).This Haplogroup is prevalent(35-40%)population in central Europe to Eastern Europe, Central Asia, Siberia, Republic Czechoslavokia,Northern India,Pakistan, Balochistan and Seestan province of Iran.It is believed the forefather of Gondals(M17) used to live in present day Ukraine.
, Pakistan
. . There are also a few in Indian Punjab, and other parts of India. They are believed to have accepted Islam on the inducement of famous Sufi poet Baba Fariduddin Ganjshakar of Pakpattan
and were instructed by him to stay in the area between the Chenab River
and Jhelum Rivers. They are approximately half a million in population. Nowadays Gondals have their own traditions regarding hospitality and hostility, Respect and honor is never compromised among this tribe and bravery is their particular trait. They are also famous for taking revenge.
During 1926 Ch Hayat Khan Meo was elected MNA from United Punjab Assembly. He belonged to Gomal(Gondal) Clan. Some gondals are also called Goel or Gehlot. Mr Gehlot was the chief Minister of Rajasthan province.
Most of the Gondals converted to Islam in India and Pakistan. Those who adhered to Hinuism are called Gomal Hindu Rajput.They are common in Mewat, Rajputana, near Dehli and UP and other parts of India.
2A Sukha, son of Gondal,
Muhammad Ali
The Gondal moved to Gandpur district where they started farming. Their first village was called Hathiwind, which is near Bhalwal
. After successful expedition against Gujars, the first ever mosque constructed by Ghanon at Chot Dhiran with stone masonry. Baba Ghanon went to Pakpattan to see his murshid, Baba Fariduddin Ganjshakar. Ghanon died there and was buried in grave of the Chisty family at Pakpattan. Ghanon had four sons 1. Raja 2. Dhir 3 Badher 4. Budha.
The principal political families are from Raja. Busal and Chimmu are sons of Badher, these people were established RASA GIR in north central Punjab. Gondal bus service is operated primarily by Dhir family. Only two villages belong to the family of Budha. The major chunk of Gondal population in Pakistani Punjab belongs to the family of RAJA. The large townships of Gondal like DHORI (known as 2 chak dhori),cheemon, Bhikhi, Hathiwind, Abdal, Khan Mohammad Wala, Gojra, Rukan, Bukan, Khai Wassu,- Sohawa, Jhulana, BOHAT, Pindi bahauddin, Maghi, Jewanwal, Pind Makko, GUNIAN, SALAM,, Chaowal, SANDA, Jaiti purand Jalalpur Sharif on the banks of river Jhelum belongs to the sons of Raja.
Haye Abid Gondal wrote, Nosherwaan, 2. Chauhaan, 3. Chooh, 4. Labathoor, 5. Ghungh, 6. Gondal
7. Sukhdev, 8. Badhraar, 9. Hanas, 10. Tullah, 11. Jerath, 12. Kaoli, 13. Kalas
14. Ghanu, 15. Dheer, 16. Chote, 17. Choohr, 18. Bhairo
In other family tree available Ghanon and Jaspal were brothers and s/o Kalas s/o Kouli s/o Jairat s/o Tullah. Now here is the difference that Tullah was not son of Hanas rather Tullah, Hanas, Badhard and Sukha were four brothers and son of Gondal. ( Please see Wasu in Google Earth or in www.mbdin.net/wasu)
of Jats in Kashmir
in India
and also in Pakistan
. They are the people who were known in the history of Kashmir
by the name Gonand. Their history is well known. They ruled over Kashmir for centuries. The name, Gonad, became Gonadal and was Sanskritised into Gonanda. It is worth noting that the Nand Jats (pre-Mauryan) are now called Nandal/Nander. Some of these people call themselves descendants of the Chauhans, but others associate themselves with Lord Krishna.
According to historical evidence Jarija and Yada Bhan were two brothers in the dynasty of Krishna. Jarija established his rule in Kathiawar, Gujarat. The present chieftains of Jamnagar, Dharol, Rajkot, Gonal and Morvi belonged to this very dynasty but all of, them now claim to be Rajputs. The Gondal of Rawalpindi, Cambalpur, Shapur, Mainwali are called Jats. Bosal, Tole, Jaspal, Sanatana and Gogh are branches of the Gondals. Some of these people call themselves descendants of the Chauhans, but others associate themselves with Lord Krishna
.
Gondal clan (agricultural) found in Shahpur, Multan and classed as Rajput
in Montgomery(now Sahiwal). They hold the upland known as Gondal bar, running up to the center of the tract between the Jhelum and Chenab. There are also numerous in the riverain on the right bank of the former river in the Jhelum distt and a few have spread eastward as far as the Ravi,in Tehsil Kamalia District Toba Tek Singh. They are said to be Chauhan Rajput, but they are now of Jat status and intermarry with other Jat tribes, Physically they are a fine race, owing doubtless to the free and active life they lead, and the quantities of the animal food they consume. They say their ancestors came from Naushahra in the south to PakPattan, and were converted as Muslims by Baba Farid and if this is be so they probably occupied their present abodes within the last six centuries. He further wrote
That a tribe of Muhammadan Jats in Gujrat which claim chauhan rajput Origin. Its eponym came from the Deccan to visit the shrine of Baba Farid in Pakpattan and embraced Islam.
Mr. W. G. Waterfield in 1865 in a report of Second Regular settlement of Gujrat District says
That Gondal had 56 villages and the tribe call themselves of Sombansi. They came from South. It is said that Kammu, TENTH in descent from gondal who came Naushehra to Pakpattan. He located himself upon an old village Hativind in the Shahpur District and his four sons spread over into Shahpur district and Gujrat district, but have never separated from each others. Three clans are in the gujrat after three sons called Badr-Raja-dhir and Fourth son Budha in Shahpur, they intermarry with all Jatts. They are well known cattle thieves but are now taking agricultural and honest livilehood. They created lot of problems to Sardar Mahan Singh. They have two representatives Zaildar Shashu of Majhi and Taja of Sohawah. Third of Budha of Chimmun was dismissed by district authorities as irreclaimble.
Lt Col J.M Wikeley in his book Punjabi Muslmans write
Locality, The Gondals are found chiefly in the Bhera tahsil of the Shahpur District in the tract known as the Gondal Bar. They are also found in the Gujarat and Jhelum and Rawalpindi districts. Those in jhelum and rawalpindi have no connection with the true Gondals of Bhera, and are unlike them in general appearance and in their characteristics.
Chief Families.- There are some families of special importance. The Zaildars of DHORI, Miana Gondal and Kot Momin are men of influence.
History and Particulars.- The Gondals claim to be Chauhan Rajput and they say their ancestors came from Naushahra in the south to Pakistan where they were converted to Islam by Bawa Farid, if this is so, they probably occupied their present abodes within the last six centuries. The Tribe now ranks with Jats, it intermarries freely with other jat tribes of the district, such as Ranjhas, The harrals and Laks. Formerly before the Khelum Canal was introduced into their country, they were pastoral people subsisting almost entirely on the produce of their large herds of cattle. Now they are more and more to agricultural and are in very easy circumstances. Physically they are a fine race, strong and well made. The Gondals are well fitted for military service.
My Conclusion
This is a long debate whether Gondal were Jats or Rajputs but they were not Sikh rather Hindu. The Sikh religion started in 16th century whereas Jats and Gondal are older Clans than that. So Sikhs can be Jats but not Gondal from Sikhism. I have come across many Sikhs here in Canada and USA, found Gondal amongst Sikhs mainly from Hoshiarpur and Gurdaspur, I have met few Sood Jats who claim to be Gondal. The History is overlapped as some where Jats and Gujars are from Rajputs and some where Rajput are from Jats. Some Rajput clans are Takshak who were Jats. They can be found on internet in simple search by typing Gondal. Gondal being surname or family name is used by them. There are Jat Gondal and Rajput Gondal depending upon the area where they lived in India. There are all the Jat Clans in Rajputs and Jats, may be it was because they lived in each others area or through marriage. Cheema, Chattha, Bhatti, Tarar and others Jat clans are from Rajputs and Jats.
, Gujrat
, Gujranwala
, Mandi Bahauddin
, Sargodha
Langar Makhdoom District Sargodha, Rawalpindi
,Rawat, Sialkot, Bahawalnagar, Lahore, Toba Tek singh, Jhang, Muzzafargarh, Dera Ghazi Khan and Kohat Districts as well as in Kangra district. The upkland of Chaj doab i.e. Part of Sargodha and Mandi Bahauddin Districts is known as the Gondal Bar, or Gondal area. In the Gondal Bar, they are found in Malakwal
, Kot Momin
, [BUSAL] Busal
,BAR MUSA,Haria, Badshahpur http://www.mbdin.net/badshahpur/, Lakhnewala, and Bhalwal
,Uppi Rawana(kotmomin),Bhikhi Sharif, Dera Chah Bhulwan, Wasu, Sohawa http://www.mbdin.net/sohawa/, Mandi Bahauddin as well as many smaller villages,Lasoori Kalan and Lasoori Khurd,Makhdoom Muhammad Iqbal District M.B.Din. The East Punjab
Gondal Jats all hail from the Hoshiarpur Gurdaspur
district in the Majha
region of Punjab. Makhdoom Amjad Mehboob Lassouri Khourd District M.B.Din, BOHAT, http://www.mbdin.net/bohat/ Muhammad Azam Gondal Haslanwala Mandi Baha ul Din, Munawer Hussain Gondal of Lakhnewala http://www.mbdin.net/lakhnawala/
The majority is associated with the profession of agriculture but a some of them are also in politics and civil services, such as police, irrigation wapda communication and works health construction business education and judiciary, as well as a few working abroad mainly in the United States
, Canada
, Saudi Arabia
, Netherland
, Italy
, Spain
and the United Kingdom
. Although they are working in these countries.
Dera Ch.Shan Ahmad Bhalwana(Purana Bhalwal).
AFTAB AHMED GONDAL BHIKHI KHURD BHALWAL
Sikandar Hayat Gondal from the state of UPPI is now the MNA From UP state INDIA
Many of them also live in the United States.
also in AUSTRALIA
gondal is a name of village in the sialkot Pakistan,regards doctor ilyas gondal sialkot Pakistan
and two family of gonadal are living in Rawalpindi, gujarkhan near mandara.they have two brothers roshan deen gondal nad bahawal deen gondal . roshan deen gondal have three son latif gondal,raheem gondal,fiyaz gondal and bahawal deen gondal have three son fazal kareem gondal, muneer gondal, rasheed gondal.and all gondals have continue our family and all living in rawalpindi near mandra.
Gondal(sargodha).a small village situated in tehsil shahpur where gondal families are living and a village nearby Gondal town named by SHARIFA is also of gondals.
(Jat Itehas By Ch Ram Saroop)
( Jat Land Website)
(Tarikh-e-Firishta by Abul Qasim Firishta)
(The Meos of Northern India and civilization of Harrappa and Moenjodaro A research paper by Mr singh et al. 2005 )
(Aqwam-e-Aalam aur Meo Quam,an ancient history By Imrat Kahn Islamabad)
Jat clan system
The Jat are an South Asian social and ethnic group and are divided into numerous clans, often referred to as a gotra or vansha. Generally, a clan name is unique to the Jat community. However, some of their clan names do overlap with the Ahirs, Khatris, Lohar, Ramgarhias, Kamboh, Rajputs and Gujjars...
found mainly in 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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. They are also a few in Punjab
Punjab (India)
Punjab ) is a state in the northwest of the Republic of India, forming part of the larger Punjab region. The state is bordered by the Indian states of Himachal Pradesh to the east, Haryana to the south and southeast and Rajasthan to the southwest as well as the Pakistani province of Punjab to the...
, India
India
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.
Latest Theory
Ghanon( meaning thereby person having plenty, Ghana or more or abundant) is the name of the first man (this debatable few people say Gondal himself embraced Islam) who accepted Islam.Ghanon came from India in in last quarter of 1300 century, at the time Ghiyas ud din BalbanGhiyas ud din Balban
Ghiyasuddin Balban was ninth sultan of the Mamluk dynasty who ruled from 1266 to 1287.-Biography:He was son of a Central Asian Turkic noble of the Ilbari tribe, but as a child he was captured by Mongols and sold as a slave at Ghazni...
was governing Delhi
Delhi Sultanate
The Delhi Sultanate is a term used to cover five short-lived, Delhi based kingdoms or sultanates, of Turkic origin in medieval India. The sultanates ruled from Delhi between 1206 and 1526, when the last was replaced by the Mughal dynasty...
. The word Gondal is derived from Gomal which is very famous clan of Meo tribe near Dehli(Meo Gotras). Meos commonly called Mewaties known for their bravery and gallantry throughout Indo Pak, fought against Ghias-ud-Din Balban from 1244 to 1286.Balban killed about one lac Meos and most of them were Gondals because they were residing near Dehli( Tarikhe Firishta).Gondal clan of Meos was inhabited in Rohailkhand and Farrukhabad near Dehli. Meos were the actual ruler of India and Kashtria Rajput. All the racial and original Jats are also the kins of Meos (Jat land website, Jat Itehas by Ch Ram Saroop). Gondals fought very bravely against Balban. Most of them killed and others migrated toward Alwar and Ajmer.It is now confirmed that Gondals are actually from royal family of Dehli known as Tanwar or Tomaras. The ancestor of Gondals Ghanon succeeded to escape from Dehli and stayed for sometime in Jalandhar.But Ghanon and his family came to know that Balban's army may kill them and not safer in this area. He again moved to north along with a trading Kafla going to Peshawar.Ghanon and his family decided to stay in Mandi Bahaud-Din area. Later on, gondals started to intermarry among the Jats community of the area.
It is believed that the Moenjodaro and Harrappa cities were ruled by the Meo Tanwars the forefathers of Gondals.Both the cities are in rectangular in shape. The Meos (Gondals) villages in India are still rectangular in shape. Today most of the villages in northern India and Punjab follow this pattern. Moreover, the positioning and orientation of villages shows that the higher castes always live on the North West or western sides but the lower castes always reside in the south. Similarly Dehlon, Chaddar and Toors are also Tanwars Kashtriya Rajput. The village Loona of Chaddar located near the bank of river Chenab is also rectangular shape. The word Dehlon is derived from Dehloo the founder of Dehli (4000 years ago).Chaddar is derived from Chander(moon).The Tanwars were Chander Bansi Rajput.Moreover, Toor is derived from Tanwar.All these tribes have common ancestral lineage.
DNA and genealogy of Meos(Gondals, Dehlon, Toors,Chaddars) shows that they belong to Haplogroup(R1a1 ).This Haplogroup is prevalent(35-40%)population in central Europe to Eastern Europe, Central Asia, Siberia, Republic Czechoslavokia,Northern India,Pakistan, Balochistan and Seestan province of Iran.It is believed the forefather of Gondals(M17) used to live in present day Ukraine.
Theory 1
The Gondal is one of the jat clans tribes found mainly in PunjabPunjab (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
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...
. . There are also a few in Indian Punjab, and other parts of India. They are believed to have accepted Islam on the inducement of famous Sufi poet Baba Fariduddin Ganjshakar of Pakpattan
Pakpattan
Pakpattan is the capital city of the Pakpattan District in the Sahiwal Division in the Punjab province of Pakistan. Pakpattan is one of the ancient cities of Pakistan. It is the city that has the shrine of the well-known Sufi of all times, Baba Fareed...
and were instructed by him to stay in the area between the Chenab River
River
A river is a natural watercourse, usually freshwater, flowing towards an ocean, a lake, a sea, or another river. In a few cases, a river simply flows into the ground or dries up completely before reaching another body of water. Small rivers may also be called by several other names, including...
and Jhelum Rivers. They are approximately half a million in population. Nowadays Gondals have their own traditions regarding hospitality and hostility, Respect and honor is never compromised among this tribe and bravery is their particular trait. They are also famous for taking revenge.
During 1926 Ch Hayat Khan Meo was elected MNA from United Punjab Assembly. He belonged to Gomal(Gondal) Clan. Some gondals are also called Goel or Gehlot. Mr Gehlot was the chief Minister of Rajasthan province.
Most of the Gondals converted to Islam in India and Pakistan. Those who adhered to Hinuism are called Gomal Hindu Rajput.They are common in Mewat, Rajputana, near Dehli and UP and other parts of India.
- 1. Gondal Sheharyar King Of Sparsha (792 CE)
- 2. Bilal Gondal King of Bilalistan
2A Sukha, son of Gondal,
- 3. Badhrad son of Sukha,
- 4. Hans son of Badhrad,
- 5. Tullah son of Hans,
- 6. Jaisrat son of Tullah,
- 7. Kouli son of Jaisrat,
- 8. Kalas son of Kouli,
- 9. Ghanon son of Kalas,
- 10. Dher, Raja, Badher and Budha were sons of Ghanon,
- 11. Taijo son of Badher,
- 12. Makhdoom Malo son of Taijo,
- 13. Hazrat Langar Makhdoom (Al Maroof Hazrat Makhdoom Burhanuddin (RA)1245(666 Hijri) son of Makhdoom Malo Village Langar Makhdoom Tehsile Chaniout District Jhang,
- 14. Makhdoom Aqube son of Hazrat Langar Makhdoom(RA),
- 15. Makhdoom Bahara son of Makhdoom Aqube,
- 16. Makhdoom Shah Baig son of Makhdoom Bahara,
- 17. Makhdoom Danaa son of Makhdoom Shah Baig,
- 18. Makhdoom Imam Bakhsh,Makhdoom Muhammad Bakhsh,Makhdoom Allah Bakhsh,Makhdoom Omar Bakhsh and Makhdoom Faiz Bakhsh are sons of Makhdoom Danna,
- 19. Makhdoom Qadir Bakhsh son of Makhdoom Omar Bakhsh,
- 20. Makhdoom Bukhtiar son of Makhdoom Qadir Bakhsh,
- 21. Makhdoom Qutab Din son of Makhdoom Bukhtiar,
- 22. Makhdoom Ghulam Muhammad son of Makhdoom Qutab Din,
- 23. Makhdoom Ali Muhammad, Makhdoom Muhammad Sidique (2010 CE), Makhdoom Muhammad Sharif, Makhdoom Muhammad Latif were sons of Makhdoom Ghulam Muhammad,
- 24. Makhdoom Mohkam son of Makhdoom Faiz Bakhsh,
- 25. Makhdoom Allah Din son of Mohkam,
- 26. Makhdoom Qadir Bakhsh son of Makhdoom Allah Din,
- 27. Makhdoom Karam Bakhsh son of Makhdoom Qadir Bakhsh,
- 28. Makhdoom Muhammad Ali son of Makhdoom Karam Bakhsh,
- 29. Makhdoom Ghulam Ali (1875 CE)and Makhdoom Muhammad Hussain (1877 CE)were sons of Makhdoom
Muhammad Ali
- 30. Ismail son of Bukhtiar
- 31. Rehmat son of Ismail
- 32. Saed son of Rehmat
- 33. Molladad son of Saed
- 34. Manak Khan son of Molladad
- 35. Malik Khan son of Manak Khan,
- 36. Saee Muhhammad son of Malik Khan
- 37. Sikandar Hayat son of Saee Muhhammad
- 38. Shaigan Gondal & Taimoor Gondal son of Sikandar Hayat
- 39. Shaigan Gondal is The Last Prince Of O.P State
The Gondal moved to Gandpur district where they started farming. Their first village was called Hathiwind, which is near Bhalwal
Bhalwal
Bhalwal is a town of Sargodha District in the centre of the Punjab province of Pakistan. The town of Bhalwal is the headquarters of Bhalwal Tehsil and lies in an agricultural area, close to the M-2 motorway, to which it is being connected by two interchanges...
. After successful expedition against Gujars, the first ever mosque constructed by Ghanon at Chot Dhiran with stone masonry. Baba Ghanon went to Pakpattan to see his murshid, Baba Fariduddin Ganjshakar. Ghanon died there and was buried in grave of the Chisty family at Pakpattan. Ghanon had four sons 1. Raja 2. Dhir 3 Badher 4. Budha.
The principal political families are from Raja. Busal and Chimmu are sons of Badher, these people were established RASA GIR in north central Punjab. Gondal bus service is operated primarily by Dhir family. Only two villages belong to the family of Budha. The major chunk of Gondal population in Pakistani Punjab belongs to the family of RAJA. The large townships of Gondal like DHORI (known as 2 chak dhori),cheemon, Bhikhi, Hathiwind, Abdal, Khan Mohammad Wala, Gojra, Rukan, Bukan, Khai Wassu,- Sohawa, Jhulana, BOHAT, Pindi bahauddin, Maghi, Jewanwal, Pind Makko, GUNIAN, SALAM,, Chaowal, SANDA, Jaiti purand Jalalpur Sharif on the banks of river Jhelum belongs to the sons of Raja.
Theory 2
Baba Fareed Ganj Shakar (1173–1266) or (1188–1280) whereas Pritihvi Raj Chauhan III (1149–1192) was king at the age of 20 in 1169. PRC father name was Someshwar Chauhan and mother name was Kamaladevi, her sister name was Pratha who was married to another King Samar Singh. PRC son name was Kola who was forgiven by Shahab uddin Ghouri helped him in later wars. Govinda was the grandson of PRC. Before PRC there were other rulers, they are Someshwar-PRC2- Apara Gangeys- Vigraha Raje 1V- Jagdeva-PRC 1- Ajay Pal. Ghanon was the 9th in line of family tree which means some where in 14th Century, how he can accept Islam at the hands of Baba Fareed. Prithvi Raj fought two wars Battle of Tarrain in 1191 and 1192. This is when most of the Rajputs migrated from Ajmer, and other area to present Pakistani Punjab, Gondal is king of bar.Haye Abid Gondal wrote, Nosherwaan, 2. Chauhaan, 3. Chooh, 4. Labathoor, 5. Ghungh, 6. Gondal
7. Sukhdev, 8. Badhraar, 9. Hanas, 10. Tullah, 11. Jerath, 12. Kaoli, 13. Kalas
14. Ghanu, 15. Dheer, 16. Chote, 17. Choohr, 18. Bhairo
In other family tree available Ghanon and Jaspal were brothers and s/o Kalas s/o Kouli s/o Jairat s/o Tullah. Now here is the difference that Tullah was not son of Hanas rather Tullah, Hanas, Badhard and Sukha were four brothers and son of Gondal. ( Please see Wasu in Google Earth or in www.mbdin.net/wasu)
Theory 3
Gondal (गोंडल) is GotraGotra
In the Hindu society, the term Gotra broadly refers to people who are descendants in an unbroken male line from a common male ancestor. Panini defines gotra for grammatical purposes as apatyam pautraprabhrti gotram , which means "the word gotra denotes the progeny beginning with the son's son"...
of Jats in Kashmir
Kashmir
Kashmir is the northwestern region of the Indian subcontinent. Until the mid-19th century, the term Kashmir geographically denoted only the valley between the Great Himalayas and the Pir Panjal mountain range...
in India
India
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and also 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...
. They are the people who were known in the history of Kashmir
Kashmir
Kashmir is the northwestern region of the Indian subcontinent. Until the mid-19th century, the term Kashmir geographically denoted only the valley between the Great Himalayas and the Pir Panjal mountain range...
by the name Gonand. Their history is well known. They ruled over Kashmir for centuries. The name, Gonad, became Gonadal and was Sanskritised into Gonanda. It is worth noting that the Nand Jats (pre-Mauryan) are now called Nandal/Nander. Some of these people call themselves descendants of the Chauhans, but others associate themselves with Lord Krishna.
According to historical evidence Jarija and Yada Bhan were two brothers in the dynasty of Krishna. Jarija established his rule in Kathiawar, Gujarat. The present chieftains of Jamnagar, Dharol, Rajkot, Gonal and Morvi belonged to this very dynasty but all of, them now claim to be Rajputs. The Gondal of Rawalpindi, Cambalpur, Shapur, Mainwali are called Jats. Bosal, Tole, Jaspal, Sanatana and Gogh are branches of the Gondals. Some of these people call themselves descendants of the Chauhans, but others associate themselves with Lord Krishna
Krishna
Krishna is a central figure of Hinduism and is traditionally attributed the authorship of the Bhagavad Gita. He is the supreme Being and considered in some monotheistic traditions as an Avatar of Vishnu...
.
Theory 4
As per Glossary of tribes and castes of punjab and North West Frontier Provinces based on the census report in 1883 by Sir Danziel Libbetson,Gondal clan (agricultural) found in Shahpur, Multan and classed as 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...
in Montgomery(now Sahiwal). They hold the upland known as Gondal bar, running up to the center of the tract between the Jhelum and Chenab. There are also numerous in the riverain on the right bank of the former river in the Jhelum distt and a few have spread eastward as far as the Ravi,in Tehsil Kamalia District Toba Tek Singh. They are said to be Chauhan Rajput, but they are now of Jat status and intermarry with other Jat tribes, Physically they are a fine race, owing doubtless to the free and active life they lead, and the quantities of the animal food they consume. They say their ancestors came from Naushahra in the south to PakPattan, and were converted as Muslims by Baba Farid and if this is be so they probably occupied their present abodes within the last six centuries. He further wrote
That a tribe of Muhammadan Jats in Gujrat which claim chauhan rajput Origin. Its eponym came from the Deccan to visit the shrine of Baba Farid in Pakpattan and embraced Islam.
Mr. W. G. Waterfield in 1865 in a report of Second Regular settlement of Gujrat District says
That Gondal had 56 villages and the tribe call themselves of Sombansi. They came from South. It is said that Kammu, TENTH in descent from gondal who came Naushehra to Pakpattan. He located himself upon an old village Hativind in the Shahpur District and his four sons spread over into Shahpur district and Gujrat district, but have never separated from each others. Three clans are in the gujrat after three sons called Badr-Raja-dhir and Fourth son Budha in Shahpur, they intermarry with all Jatts. They are well known cattle thieves but are now taking agricultural and honest livilehood. They created lot of problems to Sardar Mahan Singh. They have two representatives Zaildar Shashu of Majhi and Taja of Sohawah. Third of Budha of Chimmun was dismissed by district authorities as irreclaimble.
Lt Col J.M Wikeley in his book Punjabi Muslmans write
Locality, The Gondals are found chiefly in the Bhera tahsil of the Shahpur District in the tract known as the Gondal Bar. They are also found in the Gujarat and Jhelum and Rawalpindi districts. Those in jhelum and rawalpindi have no connection with the true Gondals of Bhera, and are unlike them in general appearance and in their characteristics.
Chief Families.- There are some families of special importance. The Zaildars of DHORI, Miana Gondal and Kot Momin are men of influence.
History and Particulars.- The Gondals claim to be Chauhan Rajput and they say their ancestors came from Naushahra in the south to Pakistan where they were converted to Islam by Bawa Farid, if this is so, they probably occupied their present abodes within the last six centuries. The Tribe now ranks with Jats, it intermarries freely with other jat tribes of the district, such as Ranjhas, The harrals and Laks. Formerly before the Khelum Canal was introduced into their country, they were pastoral people subsisting almost entirely on the produce of their large herds of cattle. Now they are more and more to agricultural and are in very easy circumstances. Physically they are a fine race, strong and well made. The Gondals are well fitted for military service.
My Conclusion
This is a long debate whether Gondal were Jats or Rajputs but they were not Sikh rather Hindu. The Sikh religion started in 16th century whereas Jats and Gondal are older Clans than that. So Sikhs can be Jats but not Gondal from Sikhism. I have come across many Sikhs here in Canada and USA, found Gondal amongst Sikhs mainly from Hoshiarpur and Gurdaspur, I have met few Sood Jats who claim to be Gondal. The History is overlapped as some where Jats and Gujars are from Rajputs and some where Rajput are from Jats. Some Rajput clans are Takshak who were Jats. They can be found on internet in simple search by typing Gondal. Gondal being surname or family name is used by them. There are Jat Gondal and Rajput Gondal depending upon the area where they lived in India. There are all the Jat Clans in Rajputs and Jats, may be it was because they lived in each others area or through marriage. Cheema, Chattha, Bhatti, Tarar and others Jat clans are from Rajputs and Jats.
Location and distribution
In Pakistan, they are found principally in JhelumJhelum
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, Gujrat
Gujrat
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, Gujranwala
Gujranwala
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, Mandi Bahauddin
Mandi Bahauddin
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, Sargodha
Sargodha
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Langar Makhdoom District Sargodha, Rawalpindi
Rawalpindi
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,Rawat, Sialkot, Bahawalnagar, Lahore, Toba Tek singh, Jhang, Muzzafargarh, Dera Ghazi Khan and Kohat Districts as well as in Kangra district. The upkland of Chaj doab i.e. Part of Sargodha and Mandi Bahauddin Districts is known as the Gondal Bar, or Gondal area. In the Gondal Bar, they are found in Malakwal
Malakwal
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, Kot Momin
Kot Momin
Kot Momin is a town in Sargodha District, Punjab, Pakistan. On 21 June 2003 Punjab Chief Minister Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi announced it was to become a tehsil....
, [BUSAL] Busal
Busal
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,BAR MUSA,Haria, Badshahpur http://www.mbdin.net/badshahpur/, Lakhnewala, and Bhalwal
Bhalwal
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,Uppi Rawana(kotmomin),Bhikhi Sharif, Dera Chah Bhulwan, Wasu, Sohawa http://www.mbdin.net/sohawa/, Mandi Bahauddin as well as many smaller villages,Lasoori Kalan and Lasoori Khurd,Makhdoom Muhammad Iqbal District M.B.Din. The East Punjab
East Punjab
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Gondal Jats all hail from the Hoshiarpur Gurdaspur
Gurdaspur
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district in the Majha
Majha
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region of Punjab. Makhdoom Amjad Mehboob Lassouri Khourd District M.B.Din, BOHAT, http://www.mbdin.net/bohat/ Muhammad Azam Gondal Haslanwala Mandi Baha ul Din, Munawer Hussain Gondal of Lakhnewala http://www.mbdin.net/lakhnawala/
The majority is associated with the profession of agriculture but a some of them are also in politics and civil services, such as police, irrigation wapda communication and works health construction business education and judiciary, as well as a few working abroad mainly in the United States
United States
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, Canada
Canada
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, Saudi Arabia
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, Netherland
Netherland
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, Italy
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, Spain
Spain
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and the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
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. Although they are working in these countries.
Famous towns with the name of Gondal
Gondal, a princely state in Indian state of Gujarat, Gondal, a town near Attock, BOHAT (Near Mandi Bahauddin), chorund, Gondalanwala, Gondal Kot, Gondal Para,Gari Gondal, Dera Alam Pur Gondlan in Kharian and Miana Gondal in Mandi Bahauddin.Abdal, Hatha Wind And Chak NO. 8 ML Distt:Sargodha Purana Bhalwal,Chawa(home of Bhalwana family),And Noorkhaniwala are the village of Gondal family (Sub Cast Bhalwana)By HAMID GONDAL,Uppi Rawana By(Sikandar Gondal, Ilyas Gondal), Chak Saida (Azhar Gondal) Sanda By (Farhad Taimoor Gondal).BOSAL,....Gunian, by ALI RAZA GONDAL ..Thatti Noor, Dhori, Chak 6 ML (Engr. Junaid Mahmood Gondal),......Hariah, by Naeem Mushtaq Gondal..... etc.Dera Ch.Shan Ahmad Bhalwana(Purana Bhalwal).
AFTAB AHMED GONDAL BHIKHI KHURD BHALWAL
A big portion of Gondal clan settled in Europe
They are mostly settled in France, Germany, Italy, Spain and UK.Sikandar Hayat Gondal from the state of UPPI is now the MNA From UP state INDIA
Many of them also live in the United States.
See also
- Gondal, India
also in AUSTRALIA
gondal is a name of village in the sialkot Pakistan,regards doctor ilyas gondal sialkot Pakistan
and two family of gonadal are living in Rawalpindi, gujarkhan near mandara.they have two brothers roshan deen gondal nad bahawal deen gondal . roshan deen gondal have three son latif gondal,raheem gondal,fiyaz gondal and bahawal deen gondal have three son fazal kareem gondal, muneer gondal, rasheed gondal.and all gondals have continue our family and all living in rawalpindi near mandra.
Gondal(sargodha).a small village situated in tehsil shahpur where gondal families are living and a village nearby Gondal town named by SHARIFA is also of gondals.
External links
(Meo Gotras)(Jat Itehas By Ch Ram Saroop)
( Jat Land Website)
(Tarikh-e-Firishta by Abul Qasim Firishta)
(The Meos of Northern India and civilization of Harrappa and Moenjodaro A research paper by Mr singh et al. 2005 )
(Aqwam-e-Aalam aur Meo Quam,an ancient history By Imrat Kahn Islamabad)