Jaswal

Jaswal is a Rajput clan found in India and Pakistan.

Genealogy

The Jaswal Rajputs are a branch of the Katoch clan of Kangra. Their ancestor Raja Purab Chand was a brother of the then Raja of Kangra, who carved out an independent kingdom in the Swaan valley, which came to be known as Jaswan.[1]

The present head of the clan is Raja Naginder Singh, son of Raja Chain Singh Jaswal (since 1945) who lives in his ancestral palace at Amb (Una District).[2]

Notable persons

References

  1. "State Government of Himachal Pradesh, India".
  2. "State Government of Himachal Pradesh, India".
  3. "Army training chief to head northern command - Thaindian News". Thaindian.com. 2009-09-03. Retrieved 2011-12-03.
  4. "Kanwar Rameshwar Singh IPS". Sites.google.com. Retrieved 2011-12-03.
  5. Gazette of India, 26 January 1963 - No.10-Pres/63 dated 26 January 1963
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