Haral
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The Haral or Harral {अहीर हरल}
are a Ahir clan found predominantly in Pakistan
.
Harals are in very large numbers in Jhang
, Sargodha
, Faisalabad
, Shahkot
, Jaranwala
and in small numbers in some villages of Tehsil Pind Dadan Khan
of Jhelum District
and other central Punjab districts. Some of the prominent villages of Harals in Jhang District are Sarwala, Muradwala and Bhaderiwala. Also a large number of Harals are living in Chak No.50/RB Umerpur Tawana Tehsil Shahkot and Chak No.534/GB Chakku Tehsil Jaranwala.
along with his sons. Harals of Matila which is a famous village of Sargodha
. They are settled along the banks of Chenab, they have lands near river Jehlum and bisecting Motorway 2 at UC.21 Chabba Purana Phullarwan & Deowal, Tehsil Bhalwal
. From Chenab to Matila and Kotmomin, which is area of 100 km. They produce best citrus all over the world from their lands . Moreover, ALLAM KHAN HARRAL, settled on chak no 383 W/B in lodhran district and his son KHUDA BAKHSH HARRAL, who is a renowned businessman took initiative to gather all harrals on one plateform "Harral Welfare Society". The famous politician of this area is Haji Mahar Ahmed Khan Haral, who became MPA of this area consecutively 3 times from 1990 to 1999. He is also well settled Zamindar of the area. The Haral baradri is also pronounced with prefix of 'Mahar' in Sargodha
. In India
harals have their own province
and are called Rai sahib. Harrals of Sargodha
and Faisalabad
districts took part in the Indian Rebellion of 1857
against the British rule. In the District gazetteer of Jhang they have been included as a sub-tribe of the "Aheer
s".
Few of the Harals live in Chiniot
, District Jhang
. In 1931 census, conducted during British rule, the male population was recorded as 5,000 - the tribe was found in the Sahiwal District
, Jhang
and the now defunct Shahpur
districts. Harrals are also in Mangoana
, moza saee kay, and in moza sahmal, and also chak no. 148 j/b and in Koat Haider shah sikhan harlan. Harrals also live in Mauza yakey ke and yaare ke it both village near by each other and have major population and settle on the bank of river chenab. In district Faisalabad Harals are dominant in Muloani Harallan, Lakarwala, Mudoana Harallan and Khanuana Harallan. Mahar Muhammad Ali Haral (Late) of Muloani Harallan was the first ever MPA (Elected in 1970 from Chak Jhumra) and nominated provincial minister (But died due to cancer before taking oath in 1973) from haral tribe. His younger brother Mahar Munir Ali Haral (late) also remained MPA from 1973 to 1977.In Jhang district haral's are residing in chund and Masu wala (Rasul Pur) sargodha road. Some of the Haral family members came in Chak No.50/RB Umerpur Tawana near Shahkot
in Distt Nankana Sahib. This Chak was the Jageer of Umer Hayat & Khizar Hayat Tawana. Harals are also living in Chakku Chak No.534/GB Jaranwala
Distt Faisalabad. Few families of Harral tribe possibly migrated from District Okara and Sahiwal about 200 years back are residing in villages Wagh
, Kotal Kund, Bhallu Wala, Bajwala, Khalaspur, Nakka Kalan
and Nakka Khurd
, etc. of District Jhelum. Basically Harals are farmers but nowadays due to poverty and shortage of farming land, Harals are almost in every field like business, military, civil services and rural handi-crafts, etc. Harals are very loyal to their country as well as Nation.
Harals are considered to be a very brave clan who also took part in the resistance against the British
. Many Harrals are serving as commissioned officers in Pakistan Army
as well as civil, judicial, financial and technical services in Pakistan. Getting children educated is now the priority of most of the tribal Harrals, who still desist marriages of their daughters outside their clan, Lassi
is their favorite drink. The Harrals of Haralanwali are predecessors of a great saint Hazrat Barkhuddaar Noshahi Qadri Harral.The Great haral of the area of Faisal Abad dist is late Baho Ali KHAN Haral the land lord of chak no 624/GB baho da chak And as well as The most prominent person of the area Mahar Qaim ALI khan Haral (Late) (QAIM kai) of the Bhaderi Wala Dist Chiniot and his family playing active role in the area. His family is a highly educated and well known business family. His grand son GHULAM SHABBIR HARAL (late) was the well known business man and Factory owner of the city Faisal Abad. He was the founder of the yarn market of the Faisal Abad City.
are a Ahir clan found predominantly in Pakistan
Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
.
Harals are in very large numbers in Jhang
Jhang District
Jhang District is a district of the Punjab province of Pakistan. The city of Jhang is the district's capital. According to the 1998 census of Pakistan, the district's population was 2.8 million, of which 23 percent lived in urban areas. By 2008, according to estimates, the population had...
, Sargodha
Sargodha District
Sargodha District is a district of Punjab province, Pakistan, the capital of the district is Sargodha. It is an agricultural district, wheat, rice, and sugarcane being its main crops. The Sargodha district and region are also famous for citrus fruit; kino is a newly developed variety...
, Faisalabad
Faisalabad District
Faisalabad District is one of the districts of Punjab province, Pakistan. According to the 1998 census of Pakistan it had a population of 5,429,547 of which almost 42% were in Faisalabad City....
, Shahkot
Nankana Sahib District
Nankana Sahib is a district in the Punjab province of Pakistan. Nankana Sahib is the principal town of the district. The district of Nankana Sahib is located about 75 kilometres west of Lahore and about 55 kilometres east of Faisalabad.-Administration:The area around Nankana Sahib was formerly a...
, Jaranwala
Faisalabad District
Faisalabad District is one of the districts of Punjab province, Pakistan. According to the 1998 census of Pakistan it had a population of 5,429,547 of which almost 42% were in Faisalabad City....
and in small numbers in some villages of Tehsil Pind Dadan Khan
Pind Dadan Khan
Pind Dadan Khan is a town in Jhelum District, Punjab, Pakistan, it is the capital of Pind Dadan Khan Tehsil, which is an administrative subdivision of the district...
of 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...
and other central Punjab districts. Some of the prominent villages of Harals in Jhang District are Sarwala, Muradwala and Bhaderiwala. Also a large number of Harals are living in Chak No.50/RB Umerpur Tawana Tehsil Shahkot and Chak No.534/GB Chakku Tehsil Jaranwala.
History
Haral, Kharal and Marral were the sons of Rai Bhopa who came to Uch sharif and converted to IslamIslam
Islam . The most common are and . : Arabic pronunciation varies regionally. The first vowel ranges from ~~. The second vowel ranges from ~~~...
along with his sons. Harals of Matila which is a famous village of Sargodha
Sargodha
Sargodha is a city in the Sargodha District of Punjab province, Pakistan.Sargodha is located in the northwest of Pakistan. It is the eleventh largest city of Pakistan and also known as Pakistan's best citrus-producing area. It is an agricultural trade centre with various industries...
. They are settled along the banks of Chenab, they have lands near river Jehlum and bisecting Motorway 2 at UC.21 Chabba Purana Phullarwan & Deowal, Tehsil Bhalwal
Bhalwal
Bhalwal is a town of Sargodha District in the centre of the Punjab province of Pakistan. The town of Bhalwal is the headquarters of Bhalwal Tehsil and lies in an agricultural area, close to the M-2 motorway, to which it is being connected by two interchanges...
. From Chenab to Matila and Kotmomin, which is area of 100 km. They produce best citrus all over the world from their lands . Moreover, ALLAM KHAN HARRAL, settled on chak no 383 W/B in lodhran district and his son KHUDA BAKHSH HARRAL, who is a renowned businessman took initiative to gather all harrals on one plateform "Harral Welfare Society". The famous politician of this area is Haji Mahar Ahmed Khan Haral, who became MPA of this area consecutively 3 times from 1990 to 1999. He is also well settled Zamindar of the area. The Haral baradri is also pronounced with prefix of 'Mahar' in Sargodha
Sargodha
Sargodha is a city in the Sargodha District of Punjab province, Pakistan.Sargodha is located in the northwest of Pakistan. It is the eleventh largest city of Pakistan and also known as Pakistan's best citrus-producing area. It is an agricultural trade centre with various industries...
. In India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
harals have their own province
Province
A province is a territorial unit, almost always an administrative division, within a country or state.-Etymology:The English word "province" is attested since about 1330 and derives from the 13th-century Old French "province," which itself comes from the Latin word "provincia," which referred to...
and are called Rai sahib. Harrals of Sargodha
Sargodha
Sargodha is a city in the Sargodha District of Punjab province, Pakistan.Sargodha is located in the northwest of Pakistan. It is the eleventh largest city of Pakistan and also known as Pakistan's best citrus-producing area. It is an agricultural trade centre with various industries...
and Faisalabad
Faisalabad
Faisalabad , formerly known as Lyallpur, is the third largest metropolis in Pakistan, the second largest in the province of Punjab after Lahore, and a major industrial center in the heart of Pakistan. Before the foundation of the city in 1880, the area was very thinly populated. The population has...
districts took part in the Indian Rebellion of 1857
Indian Rebellion of 1857
The Indian Rebellion of 1857 began as a mutiny of sepoys of the British East India Company's army on 10 May 1857, in the town of Meerut, and soon escalated into other mutinies and civilian rebellions largely in the upper Gangetic plain and central India, with the major hostilities confined to...
against the British rule. In the District gazetteer of Jhang they have been included as a sub-tribe of the "Aheer
Aheer
Aheer is a Jat tribe found mainly in the western districts of Punjab and Sindh in Pakistan. -History and origin:The tribe is also known as Heer or Purewal depending on the dialect of the speaker. Those that tend to speak dialects of Lahanda, such as Seraiki or Pothari tend to refer to themselves...
s".
Few of the Harals live in Chiniot
Chiniot
Chiniot is a city and administration headquarter of Chiniot District, in the state of Punjab, Pakistan. Located between the heart of river Chenab with the heads of small rocky hills, it is known for its wooden furniture architecture which has a great attraction in all over the world.- Name and...
, District Jhang
Jhang District
Jhang District is a district of the Punjab province of Pakistan. The city of Jhang is the district's capital. According to the 1998 census of Pakistan, the district's population was 2.8 million, of which 23 percent lived in urban areas. By 2008, according to estimates, the population had...
. In 1931 census, conducted during British rule, the male population was recorded as 5,000 - the tribe was found in the Sahiwal District
Sahiwal District
Sahiwal District is a district in the Punjab province of Pakistan. As of 1998, it had a population of 1,843,194 people, 16.27% of which were located in urban areas. Since 2008, Sahiwal District along with Okara District and Pakpattan District has comprised the Sahiwal Division...
, Jhang
Jhang
- Demographics :According to 1981 census of Pakistan population of Jhang was 1,970,944 with the 434,495 housing units in Jhang. In 1998 census, population of Jhang was 2,834,545, whose annually growth rate was 2.16%. Male population was 1,474,099 and female population was 1,360,446...
and the now defunct Shahpur
Shahpur (Punjab)
Shahpur is a city located in the west of Punjab province, Pakistan. It lies on the Jhelum River. Its old name was Rampur and it had a majority Hindu population until the 17th century...
districts. Harrals are also in Mangoana
Mangoana
Mangoana village of Bhawana City.Hanjra and BATA are considered religious people there Lot of other tribes are living here like Harral, Chadhar, Baar, Rajokas and few others....
, moza saee kay, and in moza sahmal, and also chak no. 148 j/b and in Koat Haider shah sikhan harlan. Harrals also live in Mauza yakey ke and yaare ke it both village near by each other and have major population and settle on the bank of river chenab. In district Faisalabad Harals are dominant in Muloani Harallan, Lakarwala, Mudoana Harallan and Khanuana Harallan. Mahar Muhammad Ali Haral (Late) of Muloani Harallan was the first ever MPA (Elected in 1970 from Chak Jhumra) and nominated provincial minister (But died due to cancer before taking oath in 1973) from haral tribe. His younger brother Mahar Munir Ali Haral (late) also remained MPA from 1973 to 1977.In Jhang district haral's are residing in chund and Masu wala (Rasul Pur) sargodha road. Some of the Haral family members came in Chak No.50/RB Umerpur Tawana near Shahkot
Shahkot
Shahkot is a small town near Dist. Jalandhar, Punjab, India. Shahkot is situated on the Jalandhar - Moga road. It is administrated the Municipal Committee...
in Distt Nankana Sahib. This Chak was the Jageer of Umer Hayat & Khizar Hayat Tawana. Harals are also living in Chakku Chak No.534/GB Jaranwala
Jaranwala
Jaranwala is a city in the Faisalabad District of Punjab, Pakistan. It is located at 31°20'0N 73°26'0E with an altitude of 184 meters .It is 35KM south east from Faisalabad and 110 km from Lahore...
Distt Faisalabad. Few families of Harral tribe possibly migrated from District Okara and Sahiwal about 200 years back are residing in villages Wagh
Wagh (Village)
Wagh or Waghh is an ancient village located about 10 kilometers towards north of the camp of Alexander the Great on the bank of Jhelum River near Jalalpur Sharif, in Tehsil Pind Dadan Khan of District Jhelum in Pakistan...
, Kotal Kund, Bhallu Wala, Bajwala, Khalaspur, Nakka Kalan
Nakka Kalan
Naka Kalan is a village of Attock District in the Punjab province of Pakistan....
and Nakka Khurd
Nakka Khurd
Nakka Khurd is a village and union council of Jhelum District in the Punjab Province of Pakistan. It is part of Jhelum Tehsil.-Major villages:*Nakka Khurd**Khalaspur*Nakka Kalan*Rajroor*Jammergal*Dhok Mala-Administration:*Nazim Maj...
, etc. of District Jhelum. Basically Harals are farmers but nowadays due to poverty and shortage of farming land, Harals are almost in every field like business, military, civil services and rural handi-crafts, etc. Harals are very loyal to their country as well as Nation.
Harals are considered to be a very brave clan who also took part in the resistance against the British
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
. Many Harrals are serving as commissioned officers in 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...
as well as civil, judicial, financial and technical services in Pakistan. Getting children educated is now the priority of most of the tribal Harrals, who still desist marriages of their daughters outside their clan, Lassi
Lassi
Lassi is a popular and traditional yogurt-based drink of the Indian Subcontinent. It is made by blending yogurt with water and Indian spices...
is their favorite drink. The Harrals of Haralanwali are predecessors of a great saint Hazrat Barkhuddaar Noshahi Qadri Harral.The Great haral of the area of Faisal Abad dist is late Baho Ali KHAN Haral the land lord of chak no 624/GB baho da chak And as well as The most prominent person of the area Mahar Qaim ALI khan Haral (Late) (QAIM kai) of the Bhaderi Wala Dist Chiniot and his family playing active role in the area. His family is a highly educated and well known business family. His grand son GHULAM SHABBIR HARAL (late) was the well known business man and Factory owner of the city Faisal Abad. He was the founder of the yarn market of the Faisal Abad City.
See also
- Yaduvanshi Ahirs
- AheerAheerAheer is a Jat tribe found mainly in the western districts of Punjab and Sindh in Pakistan. -History and origin:The tribe is also known as Heer or Purewal depending on the dialect of the speaker. Those that tend to speak dialects of Lahanda, such as Seraiki or Pothari tend to refer to themselves...