Jatt Clan: Nagyal
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Descended from:	Kushans  Jats
Branches:	None
Religion	Islam Islam Islam . The most common are and .   : Arabic pronunciation varies regionally. The first vowel ranges from ~~. The second vowel ranges from ~~~... , Hindusim and Sikhism Sikhism Sikhism is a monotheistic religion founded during the 15th century in the Punjab region, by Guru Nanak Dev and continued to progress with ten successive Sikh Gurus . It is the fifth-largest organized religion in the world and one of the fastest-growing...
Languages	Punjabi Punjabi language Punjabi is an Indo-Aryan language spoken by inhabitants of the historical Punjab region . For Sikhs, the Punjabi language stands as the official language in which all ceremonies take place. In Pakistan, Punjabi is the most widely spoken language...  and Pothohari
Titles:	Chaudhary, Raja, Sardar

Nagyal, sometimes pronounced as Nangyal and also written as Nagial 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...

-Jat tribe found mainly in Rawalpindi 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...

, Gujar Khan

Gujar Khan

Gujar Khan is a city in Rawalpindi District, Punjab, Pakistan. It is the headquarters of Gujar Khan Tehsil, the largest tehsil of Punjab. It is approximately 55 kilometres southeast of Islamabad, the capital of Pakistan and 220 km to the north west of Lahore, capital of Punjab...

, Daultala

Daultala

Daultala is a town and union council located in Gujar Khan Tehsil, Rawalpindi District, Punjab, Pakistan. It is an historic Town of Rawalpindi District. Daultala is famous for natural reserves of Oil, natural gas, in Village Dhoong , Mastala and PPL Ahdi Only 7 km From Daultala. Daultala is...

, 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...

 and 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...

 Districts of Punjab, Mirpur District

Mirpur District

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 of Azad Jammu and Kashmir. They are also as Hindu Nagyal Jatt tribes in Jammu

Jammu

Jammu , also known as Duggar, is one of the three administrative divisions within Jammu and Kashmir, the northernmost state in India.Jammu city is the largest city in Jammu and the winter capital of Jammu and Kashmir...

 in Indian-administered Kashmir.

History and origin

HISTORY AS PRESUMED AMONGST PAKISTANI NAGYALS

The tribe originates from Manhas Rajputs.
Nagyals are originally Suryavanshi Rajput clan from the Punjab region

Punjab region

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 and Jammu and Kashmir

Jammu and Kashmir

Jammu and Kashmir is the northernmost state of India. It is situated mostly in the Himalayan mountains. Jammu and Kashmir shares a border with the states of Himachal Pradesh and Punjab to the south and internationally with the People's Republic of China to the north and east and the...

 in India and Pakistan. It is an off-shoot of Jamwal

Jamwal

Jamwal is a suryavanshi Rajput clan of Chattari lineage in Jammu and Kashmir that claims solar origin by direct descent from Sri Rama Chandra of Raghav Rajput clan. Jamwal traditions state that their ancestor, Raja Agnigarba, came from Ayodhya and founded a small state on the banks of River Tawi...

-Dogra

Dogra

The Dogras are an Indo-Aryan ethnic group in South Asia. Being a diversified group, the Dogras include both Savarnas such as Brahmins, Rajputs and Non-savarnas. The Dogras also incluide merchant castes such as Mahajans...

 Rajputs, the founders of the city and state of Jammu and its rulers from ancient times to 1948. Both Nagyal Rajputs and Manhas or Minhas Rajputs are from the same bloodline. The word "Nagyal" originated from 'Nag' (Urdu translation for cobra – also a well known word in Dravidian/Tamil

Tamil language

Tamil is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly by Tamil people of the Indian subcontinent. It has official status in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and in the Indian union territory of Pondicherry. Tamil is also an official language of Sri Lanka and Singapore...

. Naga pambu is a hooded snake, meaning cobra), backed by a shockingly interesting event quite a while back. One day, a mother left her son asleep in a jungle and went to collect wood, on her return she was amazed to see her infant playing with cobra. The little boy was kissing the big snake, and in return, it was rendering protection for the boy. The rest of the family members witnessed the event. Everyone of that clan vowed not to kill a snake ever in the future. Since then, there are rare reports (if any) of this clan's members to have been bitten by a snake. Hence they are referred to as "Nagyals" (those Rajputs and Jatts who do not kill snakes). Today, the majority of this tribe is serving in the Pakistan army

Pakistan Army

The Pakistan Army is the branch of the Pakistani Armed Forces responsible for land-based military operations. The Pakistan Army came into existence after the Partition of India and the resulting independence of Pakistan in 1947. It is currently headed by General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani. The Pakistan...

 especially in the Pakistan air force.

HISTORY OF NAGYALS AS PRESERVED BY THE CLAN THAT MIGRATED INTO INDIA

The term Nagyal is derived from Nag-wale meaning “From/of Nag”. Nag itself is pronounced as Nug (rhyming with jug or mug). Consequently, the attempts by some to take out a link with the Nag (cobra) snake and build a legend around it is incorrect.
Nagyals as a community are spread over a vast region – from Pakistan (Jhelum Valley - Chhamb ) to India (Naushera – Akhnoor, Vijaypur – Kathua, all in J&K state). Nagyals who stayed on in Pakistan on partition have converted to Islam due to various reasons while those who migrated to India remain Hindus / Sikhs.
Nagyals are Choudhary Jats (high caste Jats) and not Rajputs as is being propagated. In fact, the attempt to link them with Manhas / Chib Rajputs (low class Rajputs) is not looked upon favourably by the community. Like all Jats, Nagyals take offence to being grouped with Rajputs with whom they have a waged a territorial war for centuries.
Historical records of 2 Century AD indicate the area around Jelalabad (Afghanistan) being known as Nagarhar under the famed Ashoka Empire. Originally settled here, once the clans started migrating outwards, they began to be called as Nag-wale, which later changed into Nagyal. While most of the current concentration is seen in the Jhelum-Jammu belt, migrations also seem to have progressed along the Himalayas – note Namgyals of Leh, Tibet & Bhutan.
Located at the center of historical confluences, Nagyals have Yavana, Hun & Kushan roots – all clans that migrated from Central Asia except for Yavanas (who have indo-Macedonian ancestry linked to Alexander of Greece). Consequently, there is a prominently Caucasian ethnicity with light traces of Mongloid features. But the mixed fair and dark complexion indicates an interaction with tribes / clans from Rajasthan / Chandravanshi tribes (As per James Todd, around the same period, a total of 36 royal tribes moved in from central Asia to settle in NW India – of these, 35 were Rajputs & one Jats; the latter were the biggest group and most diverse). Typically families have shades of all builds indicating that the clan has migrated over some distance and extensively intermingled with others.
Nagyals have two sub-castes based on their origin – Saamkariyé Nagyals, and Rubaiyé Nagyals. The former have a darker complexion as compared to the latter. It is generally presumed that Saamkariyé Nagyals may have originated from Samarkand, just North of Jelalabad while the latter from somewhere further West (Afghanistan).
All Nagyals are considered as blood relatives and treated as brothers / sisters. Even the children of a Nagyal mother (married to any other caste) are considered as brothers/sisters.
The caste is now spread across the three major religions in Pakistan & Northern India i.e. Hindus, Muslims & Sikhs. The traditions of Kul-Devta and Kul-Guru indicate an original Hindu link. In fact, until early 20th century, Nagyals were Hindus; conversion to Sikhism was linked to the British Army’s policy of enrolling Jat Sikhs in Punjab and Jats in Haryana. Since the Jhelum Valley – Chhamb belt was located on the Northern edge of Punjab but fell under the jurisdiction of J&K, the British had no formal record of Jats in the region. As a result, a significant section of the community converted to Sikhism and enrolled in the British Army. It became a common practice for one son to convert to Sikhism later. Military service is a tradition which continues today– both for Indian and Pakistani Armies. Later, on partition, the segment of the clan which stayed back in Pakistan converted to Islam while the Indian segment remains a mix of Hindus and Sikhs – the identity of the Jat caste uniting them.
At present, there are three kul-devta temples in India where Nagyals collect on a half yearly basis – Naushera (North of Akhnoor), Sai (South of Bishnah in Jammu) and Rajpura (near Kathua).

Nagyal Dogra Rajput villages

Nagyal Dogra Rajputs are mostly found in the Jammu & Mirpur area and in the Potohar Plateau region right through Daultala, Gujar Khan and Jhelum uptil Gujarat.

Here are the names of some villages Mohra Nagyal in Islamabad Capital Territory

Islamabad Capital Territory

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 Rawalpindi 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...

, except the mountainous tehsil

Tehsil

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 of Murree

Murree

Murree city is a popular hill station and a summer resort, especially for the residents of Rawalpindi/Islamabad, and for the cities of the province of Punjab, Pakistan...

.

• In Kahuta Tehsil
  Kahuta Tehsil
  Kahuta Tehsil is one of the seven Tehsils of Rawalpindi District in the Punjab province of Pakistan. The neighbouring Tehsil of Kotli Sattian used to be part of Kahuta, but was later created as a separate tehsil.-History:...
  
  : the village of Nagyal.
• In Rawalpindi Tehsil, their villages are Banda Nagyal, Mohra Nagyal and Maira Nagyal.
• In 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...
  
  , the villages of Bhatta, Nagial Umer, Dhok Nagyal
  Dhok Nagyal
  Dhok Nagyal is situated between the villages of Ghick Badhal, Cheena, Sasral, Gharmala and Kauntreela. It lies in the Kaniat Khalil Union Council in Rawalpindi District...
  
   (near Gharmala), Mohra Nagyal Ghick Badhal, Bagwal, Qutbal, Gharmala, Sasral, Bhai Khan, Nagial Sohal, Gagian, Dhok Nagyal in Bewal and Nagial Pahlwan.
• In Jhelum District
  Jhelum District
  Jhelum District is in the Punjab province of Pakistan. According the 1998 census the district had a population of 936,957, of which 31.48% were urban. Jhelum is known for providing a large number of soldiers to the British and later to the Pakistan armed forces due to which it is also known as...
  
  , Dhok Kanyal Nagyal, Dhok Nagyal and Gora Nagyal are important villages.

Nagial Jatt villages

Nagyal (named purely after the clan), District Mirpur AJK.
Mandi Majuwa, District Gujarat.

List of royal titles used by the Nagyal Dogra Rajputs

• Chaudhary
  Chaudhary
  Choudhury is a term in Indo-Aryan languages, literally meaning "holder of four". Traditionally, the term is used as a title indicating the ownership of ancestral land, but in contemporary usage it is often taken as a surname or title....
  
  : Today almost all the Muslim and Hindu Nagyal Rajputs use title of "Chaudhary" in Jammu & Kashmir, Rawalpindi District, Gujar Khan, Daultala and Jhelum District and Bhatta Village near Chokpandori, Defense Road, Tehsil Gujar Khan, District Rawalpindi.
• Sardar
  Sardar
  Sardar is a title of Indo-Aryan origin that was originally used to denote feudal princes, noblemen, and other aristocrats. It was later applied to indicate a Head of State, a Commander-in-chief, and an Army military rank...
  
  : This title is mainly used by the Sikh Nagial Jatt in Jammu and Indian Kashmir. Today very few of Nagial Jatt are Sikh; most of them are Muslim. Few Sikhs Nagial are in Punjab.
• Raja
  Raja
  Raja is an Indian term for a monarch, or princely ruler of the Kshatriya varna...
  
  : This title is also mainly used by the Nagyal Dogra Rajputs in Rawalpindi, Gujar Khan & Jehlum regions.

  Nagra: This title is used by Sikh Nagyals in India.

Notable members of the tribe

• Chaudhary Gul Nawaz Khan Late, MLA 1951, Pakistan's First Parliament Sara-i-Alamgir
• Chaudhary Imtiaz Ahmed, politician & leader Sara-i-Alamgir, Member Punjab Council, Senior Vice President P.M.L. District Gujrat, Candidate of M.P.A, Member District Zakat & Ushar Committee (4 times), Member District Bait-ul-Mall
• Chaudhary Muhammed Riaz Late, a politician and a landowner/farmer Sara-i-Alamgir
• Chaudhary Muhammed Fayyaz, businessman (Managing Director HLS) & ex.politician (candidate of MPA in 1990 general elections)
• Chaudhary Muhammed Ilyas, prominent local political figure (candidate of Punjab Provincial Assembly in 2008 elections) Sara-i-Alamgir
• Chaudhary Eyaz Ahmad, ex-vice chairman Sara-i-Alamgir, Ex President P.M.L Tehsil Sara-i-Alamgir
• Chaudhary Sajjad Ahmad, Member District Council
• Chaudhary Tahir Imtiaz, contested Election of District Council
• Chaudhary Azfar Riaz, Youth Leader Sara-i-Alamgir
• Chaudhry Shah Wali, Village Siakh, Tehsil Dadyal, Advocate Supreme Court AJK former Member District Council Mirpur.
• Sardar Ranjit Singh Nagyal, Kot Mit Singh Amritsar Punjab India
• Chauhdary Muhammad Sabir, Advocate Supreme Court Dadyal AJK.
• Chauhary Fazal Hussain, AVP National Bank of Pakistan
• Chaudary Junaid sabir advocate dadyal azad kashmir