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| meaning = Named after a place "Shal"<br />
| origin = Unified [[Punjab (British India)]], [[Himachal Pradesh]], [[Jammu and Kashmir (state)|Jammu and Kashmir]], [[India]] <br />
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'''Shahalia''' (sometimes also Shalia, Shahlia) is a last name that is now primarily found in the erstwhile unified [[Punjab (British India)]] region of northern [[India]] presently known as [[Himachal Pradesh]] and in some parts of [[Jammu and Kashmir (state)|Jammu and Kashmir]]. People with this last name have generally taken to farming after [[Partition of India|Indian Independence]] and related economic activity. Some have moved to metropolitan cities after attaining higher education.<br />
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==History and Founding==<br />
They are said to have originated from ancient [[Aryan]] warrior tribes. They were primarily archers and swordsmen on foot, with certain clans mastering mounted warfare. They are snake, fire and sun worshipers. However, this does not prevent them from honoring local Gods and Deities including [[Sufi]] dargahs. They are historically a people owing no allegiance to any social order, community or kingdom. Their rogue nature has earned them a repute for being honorable, upright, fearless, stubborn, difficult and truthful. The surname Shahalia relates back to these people's place of origin, namely ''Shal'', somewhere towards the west of the [[Indian subcontinent]] that is currently untraceable owing to antiquity and also due to poor recording of history among the Shahalias due to their flux from place to place, frequent warring and conflict and thus their knowledge system being primarily dependent on ''smriti'' (memory) rather than written text.<br />
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==Social Order==<br />
Members under this last name are categorized by some under the [[Kshatriya]] caste in the [[Indian caste system]]. However, there is no proof of their ever having been rulers of a kingdom or region. <br />
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==Distribution==<br />
The majority of people with the surname Shahalia reside in [[Himachal Pradesh]] and some in [[Jammu and Kashmir (state)|Jammu and Kashmir]] and [[Punjab (India)|Punjab]], India, apart from cities such as [[Delhi]], [[Mumbai]], etc.<br />
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==See also==<br />
* [[Kshatriya]]<br />
* [[Himachal Pradesh]]<br />
* [[Jammu and Kashmir (state)|Jammu and Kashmir]]<br />
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== References ==<br />
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[[Category:Surnames]]<br />
[[Category:Indian surnames]]<br />
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