Kalyals
Encyclopedia
The Kalyal, or sometimes spelt Kalial, are a Jat gotra
(clan), found principally in Punjab
and Azad Kashmir
Pakistan
.
,who settled in Rawalpindi
in the 15th Century. The tribe then spread all over the Potohar region, as well as neighbouring Gujrat District
.
Some Kalyals in Rawalpindi District
considered themselves to be Muslim Rajputs
, and claim to be a clan of the Bhatti Rajputs.
The Kalyals who were setteled in the State Jammu And Kashmir, Played key role in the independence of the Kashmir.
First ever Kalyal, late Abdul Karim, belonged to the Chawksavari Kalyal Village, District Mirpur, was elected as a Member of Legislative Assembly of Mahrajah Hari Singh's loohk Subah in 1936 till 1944 and later another Kalyal late Mohammand Yousaf, belonged to the Kalyal Sherou Mirpur City, was also elected as a MLA till 1947.Some Kalyals (famous Chaudhry Roda Khan and brothers families) were settled in the Village Sagra Tehsil Mehndar of District Poonch in Indian occupied Kashmir and migrated during partition and now settled in Sehnsa (Chaudhry Bagh Hussain S/O Chaudhry Din Muhammad, Ghulam Din ex Police Official and Chaudhry Lal Hussain S/O Sher Muhammad) District Kotli AJK.
When the Muslim Student Federation (MSF) was formed in the State of Jammu and Kashmir, before the independence of Kashmir ,Kalyal Mohammand Raffique, Nephew of Kalyal Mohammand Yousaf, became the first President of the Muslim Student Federation of Kashmir.
The Kalyal also played a key role before independence, to establish a National Political Party Named, All Jammu And Kashmir Muslim Conference.
Kalyals still dominate the District Mirpur Azad Kashmir, in the shape of the Politics,Industry and Construction Business.
In the business and construction, two main dominated Kalyals are, Zafer Anwar and Sayeed Saleem, Sayeed Saleem has also served as the President of the Pakistan Chamber of Commerce.
In the Politics, dominated Kalyals, in the District Mirpur, were and are, Chaudhry Anwar of Chawkasavari Kalyal,late Mohammand Azam of Kalyal Sherou ,
Late Abdul ur Rasheed of Kalyal Sherou, Shoukat Yousaf of Kalyal Sherou,late Mohammand Hanif of Kalyal Sherou,Advocate Touseef Iqbal of Kalyal Sherou, Advocate Khalid Rasheed of Kalyal Sherou.
In poonch district main village of kalyals is Sehra and some other parts of hajira tehseel. Muhammad Hussain is the main dominated kalyal in this reagon.
The Kalyal form a large part of the emigrant British Pakistani community, as Gujar Khan
and Mirpur
have been a major source of immigration to the United Kingdom
The Kalyal's main residence in the United Kingdom, is in Sheffield and Rotherham.
The Kalyals are also playing key role in the British Politics. A very popular international British Politician and also a member of House of Lord, belongs to the Labour Party, Lord Nazir Ahmed Of Rotherham, is also belongs to the Kalyal Sherou Mirpur Azad Kashmir and is a also Nephew of the late Kalyal Mohammand Yousaf. Another Kalyal, Wasim Yousaf, Grandson Of late Mohammand Yousaf, is a very popular and dominated figure of the Labour Party in the City of Sunderland, United Kingdom,serving on various key positions such as, General Secretary of The Black Asian Ethnic Minority Group (BAME)within the Sunderland Central Labour Party.
The Kalyals are not to be confused with many Rajput
villages of the same name.
in Azad Kashmir
and Gujrat
districts.
In Jhelum
, they own several villages near the city of Jhelum, such as Tajpur Alia. The greatest concentrations of the Kalyals, however is in Gujar Khan Tehsil
of Rawalpindi District, where they own several villages.
The Kalyals are also found in Jumla region of Nepal
which was the Kalyals Kingdom for about 390 years plus. Kalyals in Jumla are strongly Hindu.
In the District Mirpur Azad Kashmir the Kalyals are found in Mirpur City, and Kalyal Sherou, is the main village belongs to the Kalyals.
Gotra
In the Hindu society, the term Gotra broadly refers to people who are descendants in an unbroken male line from a common male ancestor. Panini defines gotra for grammatical purposes as apatyam pautraprabhrti gotram , which means "the word gotra denotes the progeny beginning with the son's son"...
(clan), found principally in Punjab
Punjab (Pakistan)
Punjab is the most populous province of Pakistan, with approximately 45% of the country's total population. Forming most of the Punjab region, the province is bordered by Kashmir to the north-east, the Indian states of Punjab and Rajasthan to the east, the Pakistani province of Sindh to the...
and Azad Kashmir
Azad Kashmir
Azad Jammu and Kashmir or Azad Kashmir for short, is the southernmost political entity within the Pakistani-administered part of the former princely state of Jammu and Kashmir...
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...
.
History
The tribe claims decent from a common ancestor named Kal, a Sombansi RajputRajput
A Rajput is a member of one of the patrilineal clans of western, central, northern India and in some parts of Pakistan. Rajputs are descendants of one of the major ruling warrior classes in the Indian subcontinent, particularly North India...
,who settled in Rawalpindi
Rawalpindi
Rawalpindi , locally known as Pindi, is a city in the Pothohar region of Pakistan near Pakistan's capital city of Islamabad, in the province of Punjab. Rawalpindi is the fourth largest city in Pakistan after Karachi, Lahore and Faisalabad...
in the 15th Century. The tribe then spread all over the Potohar region, as well as neighbouring Gujrat District
Gujrat District
Gujrat is a district of Punjab Province in Pakistan. It is an ancient district located in between two famous rivers, the Jhelum and Chenab. Because of its proximity with the rivers the land is good for cultivation with rice and sugar cane as main crops...
.
Some Kalyals in Rawalpindi District
Rawalpindi District
Rawalpindi is a district of Pakistan in the north of the Punjab province which contains the city of Rawalpindi. The district has an area of . It was part of Rawalpindi Division, until the year 2000 when the division was abolished...
considered themselves to be Muslim Rajputs
Muslim Rajputs
Muslim Rajputs or Musulman Rajputs are Muslims belonging to the Hindu Rajput Kshatriya groups of Indian subcontinent, who converted to Islam.-History:...
, and claim to be a clan of the Bhatti Rajputs.
The Kalyals who were setteled in the State Jammu And Kashmir, Played key role in the independence of the Kashmir.
First ever Kalyal, late Abdul Karim, belonged to the Chawksavari Kalyal Village, District Mirpur, was elected as a Member of Legislative Assembly of Mahrajah Hari Singh's loohk Subah in 1936 till 1944 and later another Kalyal late Mohammand Yousaf, belonged to the Kalyal Sherou Mirpur City, was also elected as a MLA till 1947.Some Kalyals (famous Chaudhry Roda Khan and brothers families) were settled in the Village Sagra Tehsil Mehndar of District Poonch in Indian occupied Kashmir and migrated during partition and now settled in Sehnsa (Chaudhry Bagh Hussain S/O Chaudhry Din Muhammad, Ghulam Din ex Police Official and Chaudhry Lal Hussain S/O Sher Muhammad) District Kotli AJK.
When the Muslim Student Federation (MSF) was formed in the State of Jammu and Kashmir, before the independence of Kashmir ,Kalyal Mohammand Raffique, Nephew of Kalyal Mohammand Yousaf, became the first President of the Muslim Student Federation of Kashmir.
The Kalyal also played a key role before independence, to establish a National Political Party Named, All Jammu And Kashmir Muslim Conference.
Kalyals still dominate the District Mirpur Azad Kashmir, in the shape of the Politics,Industry and Construction Business.
In the business and construction, two main dominated Kalyals are, Zafer Anwar and Sayeed Saleem, Sayeed Saleem has also served as the President of the Pakistan Chamber of Commerce.
In the Politics, dominated Kalyals, in the District Mirpur, were and are, Chaudhry Anwar of Chawkasavari Kalyal,late Mohammand Azam of Kalyal Sherou ,
Late Abdul ur Rasheed of Kalyal Sherou, Shoukat Yousaf of Kalyal Sherou,late Mohammand Hanif of Kalyal Sherou,Advocate Touseef Iqbal of Kalyal Sherou, Advocate Khalid Rasheed of Kalyal Sherou.
In poonch district main village of kalyals is Sehra and some other parts of hajira tehseel. Muhammad Hussain is the main dominated kalyal in this reagon.
The Kalyal form a large part of the emigrant British Pakistani community, as Gujar Khan
Gujar Khan
Gujar Khan is a city in Rawalpindi District, Punjab, Pakistan. It is the headquarters of Gujar Khan Tehsil, the largest tehsil of Punjab. It is approximately 55 kilometres southeast of Islamabad, the capital of Pakistan and 220 km to the north west of Lahore, capital of Punjab...
and Mirpur
Mirpur District
Mirpur District is a district in the disputed and divided state of [Jammu and Kashmir]. The district is named after the main city, Mirpur. The District of Mirpur has a population of 371,000 and covers an area of . The district is mainly mountainous with some plains...
have been a major source of immigration to the United Kingdom
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...
The Kalyal's main residence in the United Kingdom, is in Sheffield and Rotherham.
The Kalyals are also playing key role in the British Politics. A very popular international British Politician and also a member of House of Lord, belongs to the Labour Party, Lord Nazir Ahmed Of Rotherham, is also belongs to the Kalyal Sherou Mirpur Azad Kashmir and is a also Nephew of the late Kalyal Mohammand Yousaf. Another Kalyal, Wasim Yousaf, Grandson Of late Mohammand Yousaf, is a very popular and dominated figure of the Labour Party in the City of Sunderland, United Kingdom,serving on various key positions such as, General Secretary of The Black Asian Ethnic Minority Group (BAME)within the Sunderland Central Labour Party.
The Kalyals are not to be confused with many Rajput
Rajput
A Rajput is a member of one of the patrilineal clans of western, central, northern India and in some parts of Pakistan. Rajputs are descendants of one of the major ruling warrior classes in the Indian subcontinent, particularly North India...
villages of the same name.
Distribution
The Kalyal are found throughout the Potohar region, and neighbouring Mirpur DistrictMirpur District
Mirpur District is a district in the disputed and divided state of [Jammu and Kashmir]. The district is named after the main city, Mirpur. The District of Mirpur has a population of 371,000 and covers an area of . The district is mainly mountainous with some plains...
in Azad Kashmir
Azad Kashmir
Azad Jammu and Kashmir or Azad Kashmir for short, is the southernmost political entity within the Pakistani-administered part of the former princely state of Jammu and Kashmir...
and Gujrat
Gujrat District
Gujrat is a district of Punjab Province in Pakistan. It is an ancient district located in between two famous rivers, the Jhelum and Chenab. Because of its proximity with the rivers the land is good for cultivation with rice and sugar cane as main crops...
districts.
In Jhelum
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...
, they own several villages near the city of Jhelum, such as Tajpur Alia. The greatest concentrations of the Kalyals, however is in Gujar Khan Tehsil
Gujar Khan Tehsil
Gujar Khan Tehsil, head-quartered at Gujar Khan, is one of the seven Tehsils of Rawalpindi District in the Punjab province of Pakistan...
of Rawalpindi District, where they own several villages.
The Kalyals are also found in Jumla region of Nepal
Nepal
Nepal , officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, is a landlocked sovereign state located in South Asia. It is located in the Himalayas and bordered to the north by the People's Republic of China, and to the south, east, and west by the Republic of India...
which was the Kalyals Kingdom for about 390 years plus. Kalyals in Jumla are strongly Hindu.
In the District Mirpur Azad Kashmir the Kalyals are found in Mirpur City, and Kalyal Sherou, is the main village belongs to the Kalyals.
Rawalpindi District
- Guda Kalyal Rawalpindi DistrictRawalpindi DistrictRawalpindi is a district of Pakistan in the north of the Punjab province which contains the city of Rawalpindi. The district has an area of . It was part of Rawalpindi Division, until the year 2000 when the division was abolished...
- Mohra Kalyal in Rawalpindi DistrictRawalpindi DistrictRawalpindi is a district of Pakistan in the north of the Punjab province which contains the city of Rawalpindi. The district has an area of . It was part of Rawalpindi Division, until the year 2000 when the division was abolished...
- Kalial in Rawalpindi Tehsil
- Top Kalyal in Rawalpindi Tehsil
- Bher Kalial in Gujar Khan TehsilGujar Khan TehsilGujar Khan Tehsil, head-quartered at Gujar Khan, is one of the seven Tehsils of Rawalpindi District in the Punjab province of Pakistan...
- Dhok Kalial in Gujar Khan TehsilGujar Khan TehsilGujar Khan Tehsil, head-quartered at Gujar Khan, is one of the seven Tehsils of Rawalpindi District in the Punjab province of Pakistan...
- Harchiari Kalyal in Gujar Khan TehsilGujar Khan TehsilGujar Khan Tehsil, head-quartered at Gujar Khan, is one of the seven Tehsils of Rawalpindi District in the Punjab province of Pakistan...
- Notheh Kalial in Gujar Khan TehsilGujar Khan TehsilGujar Khan Tehsil, head-quartered at Gujar Khan, is one of the seven Tehsils of Rawalpindi District in the Punjab province of Pakistan...
- Kalyal in Kahuta TehsilKahuta TehsilKahuta Tehsil is one of the seven Tehsils of Rawalpindi District in the Punjab province of Pakistan. The neighbouring Tehsil of Kotli Sattian used to be part of Kahuta, but was later created as a separate tehsil.-History:...
- Kalyal of Kotli Azad Kashmir
Jhelum District
- SohawaSohawaSohawa is an administrative sub-division of Jhelum District, situated in the Punjab province of Pakistan.. Sohawa has grown from a small village in 1947 to a large town in 2009, development in transportation , education and health has played a major role in the development of the town...
town - Tajpur Alia in Jhelum TehsilJhelum TehsilJhelum Tehsil is an administrative subdivision of Jhelum District in Punjab province, Pakistan. The tehsil is subdivided into 27 Union Councils and is heaquartered at the city of Jhelum.-History:...
- Janjil in Jhelum DistrictJhelum DistrictJhelum 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...
- Dhok Rajju in Jhelum DistrictJhelum DistrictJhelum 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...
- Kalyal in Jhelum TehsilJhelum TehsilJhelum Tehsil is an administrative subdivision of Jhelum District in Punjab province, Pakistan. The tehsil is subdivided into 27 Union Councils and is heaquartered at the city of Jhelum.-History:...
- Kahana in Pind Dadan Khan Tehsil
- Hon Kalyal in Jhelum TehsilJhelum TehsilJhelum Tehsil is an administrative subdivision of Jhelum District in Punjab province, Pakistan. The tehsil is subdivided into 27 Union Councils and is heaquartered at the city of Jhelum.-History:...
See also
- Jats
- Muslim RajputsMuslim RajputsMuslim Rajputs or Musulman Rajputs are Muslims belonging to the Hindu Rajput Kshatriya groups of Indian subcontinent, who converted to Islam.-History:...
- Jat Muslims
- Demography of Rawalpindi DistrictDemography of Rawalpindi DistrictThe Demography of Rawalpindi District, a district of Punjab in Pakistan, has undergone significant changes over the years. It has been affected by turmoil in the surrounding countries....