Dhanial

Dhanyal (Urdu: دھنیال‎, Dhanial or Dhanyal) is one of the biggest Rajput tribe living in Potohar level and Lower Himalayas throughout the previous several centuries.

History

In book Rajput Gotain (in urdu literature) written by Muhammad Afzal Amratsari quoted that Dhanial or Dhanyal are descendent of Dhanpal who was Bhatti Rajput. This tribe is carrying its title name from its original root of Rajput Clan of Chandravanshi. Renowned history writers like Raja Arif Minhas, Chaudhry Muhammad Ali Khan Revenue Officer, book History of Rajput by Raja Anwar Janjua, Khadim Hussain, Khadim Hussain Khadim, and Maolana Noor Muhammad Khan all have recognized Dhanyal or Dhanial as Rajput. In Census 1881, 1901 and 1931 this tribe was counted as Rajput clan of Chandravanshi.

Dhanyals are renowned for their valiance. Individuals from this tribe were enlisted into the armies of the Mughal Empire, British Empire and after Independence, into the Pakistan Army. After independence, the Dhanyals in metropolitan regions have gone to different fields like training, medication, designing, business and sociologies.

Dhanyal Villages

• Pind Baigwal is located on the Samli Dam Road. Situated near the mountains, this beautiful village has been settled by the Dhanyal tribe. The localities of Tumair, Karor Rajgan, Kallan Basand, Aryari, Morri, Angoori, Pahont, Sambli, Kirpa, Charah, Mira Begwal, Chakka Begwal, Charahan, Kashir, Kahuta, Wah, Haripur, Mallot and various other villages in Rawalpindi, Islamabad, Kashmir, Kotlisattian, Murree, Hazara are famous areas where the tribe is settled. This tribe is well equipped with education, wealth and land*

Further reading

• Khalid Walayat Dhanyal 2009, May 14, M.S. Asimov, Vadim Mikhaĭlovich Masson, Ahmad Hasan Dani, Unesco, Clifford Edmund Bosworth, Muḣammad Osimī, János Harmatta, Boris.
• Abramovich Litvinovskiĭ (1992). Clifford Edmund Bosworth, Muḣammad Osimī. ed. History of Civilizations of Central Asia. 4. Paris.
• Motilal Banarsidass Publ., 1999. pp. 485. ISBN 8120815955.