Dhamial Rajputs
The Dhamial Rajputs of the Pothohar Plateau are a branch of the Janjua Rajput clan.
History
The Punjab in the pre-Mughal era was one of much civil wars between many kingdoms and new dynasties began to spread their dominions over other crumbling dynastic houses.
In the early thirteenth century, the Janjua chieftain, Raja Mal Khan rose to prominence. He increased his dominion over Hazara (later renamed Amb through his son Raja Tanoli, Jhelum through his son Raja Jodh, parts of Kashmir through Raja Khakha, Rajghar (later renamed Malot) Chakwal through his eldest Raja Bhir and what is today known as the Kahuta district through Raja Kala Khan. Tarikh-e-Alfi of the Ghorids makes a mention of the rise to power of Raja Mal.
According to Lepel H. Griffin
On the death of their father, they determined to divide the country called, from Raja Mal, the Maloki Dhan between them. Jodh took the Salt Range near about the Makrach, and captured the town of Makshala from a colony of Brahmins (Mohyals)...He changed its name to Makhiala and built a fort there and two tanks for rain water. ... Wir Khan, took the possession of Khura near modern Pind Dadan Khan.[1]
The descendants of Raja Jodh continued to rule this region through various interruptions until the time of Maharaja Ranjit Singh. Raja Bhir meanwhile took over the Malot (Rajghar) state from his father.
It was in this tradition that Raja Bhir's later descendant, Raja Malu Khan, allying his cousin Raja Mubarak Khan who was the descendant of Raja Jodh Khan, gained control of the region of Dhamial and Ranial.
Ancestry or Shajrah of Dhamial Rajputs is as under, Raja Mal Raja Weer or Bahir Khan and Raja Jodh Khan were his two sons Raja Bahir Khan Raja Acharyaal known as Ahmed Khan Raja Islam ud Din Raja Noor Khan Raja Amie ud Din he had four sons Raja Pakhar Khan, Raja Daulat Khan, Raja Pir Badshah and Raja Bangash Khan Raja Daulat khan Raja Achar Khan Raja Hans Khan he had five sons Raja Sadu Khan, Raja Jangu Khan, Raja Diwan Babal Khan, Raja Nadyaam Khan and Raja Malhu Khan Raja Malu Khan's descendants now live in these areas Raja Sadu's descendants are in Sembal Pindi Ghaib Raja Jangu's descendants are in Dhamial Rawalpindi Raja Babal Khan's descendants are in Maraal Garh Raja Nadyaam's descendants are in Hiran Pur, tehsil Pind Dadan Khan Raja Malhu's descendants are in Ranyal, jangle, Dhoke kamal, Dawi Data, jhatla and Malot
Raja Jodh Khan s/o Raja Mal khan Raja Mubarak Khan Raja Raipaal khan Raja Naru Khan Malik Balawal Khan Jagdave Khan Raja Hasrat Khan Raja Bahimdave he had two sons Raja Sahib Khan and Raja Achar Khan
Raja sahib Khan Raja Hast Khan he had three sons Rai Pirana, Saghar Khan and Tatar Khan
Saghar Khan Malik Darwish Khan he had two sons Haji Khan and Malik Tatar Khan
Haji khan's descendants are in Darapur, Chakri and Pindi Saidpur
Malik Tatar Khan Hasan Khan Raja Amara Khan (He's Moaris e Aalah of tribe Janjua Dhamial through Raja Jodh Khan S/O Raja Mal Khan, He migrated with his tribe first to Garh Makhyaal and Forte Garjak than to Dhamial. He was also known as Bawa because of his old age, that's why his descendants are also called Bawa with their names.)
References
- ↑ Griffin, Lepel H. (1910). Chiefs and Families of note in the Punjab 2. Lahore Press. p. 254.
- Baburnama Eng. trans., Annette S Beveridge (London, 1922), ii, p379,80.
- The Gazetteer of the Rawalpindi District (Sang-e-Meel, 2001, Lahore, p105).
- Panjab Castes (Denzil Ibbetson, Delhi, 2002, p132, p149, p154).