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== History and Origin ==
== History and Origin ==


The Langrial are found throughout Punjab and have different traditions to its origin, depending on the region it inhabits.{{fact}}
The Langrial are found throughout Punjab and have different traditions to its origin, depending on the region it inhabits.{{fact|date=January 2020}}


The [[Multan]] Langrial, claim descent from a [[Brahmin]] of [[Bikaner]]. According to another tradition, they are [[Quraishi]] [[Arab]], who held sawy over [[Thatta]] in [[Sindh]] under one Ghiasudin, who from the lavishness of his public kitchen (langar in [[Sindhi language|Sindhi]] and [[Saraiki language|Seraiki]]) obtained the title Langrial.<sup>[1]</sup> Ghiasudin was said to be a contemporary of [[Mohammed of Ghor]], the 12th century [[Muslim]] conqueror of [[North India]]. He is said to have gone to [[Delhi]] with him. The Langrial are then said to have travelled to [[Kashmir]], then to Shahpur in Punjab, and eventually Goryala, near [[Jhang]] in the same province. From there they went to [[Kamalia]], but from there migrated to Kamannd, and ousted the *[[Hans (clan)|Hans]] who held this country.{{fact}}
The [[Multan]] Langrial, claim descent from a [[Brahmin]] of [[Bikaner]]. According to another tradition, they are [[Quraishi]] [[Arab]], who held sawy over [[Thatta]] in [[Sindh]] under one Ghiasudin, who from the lavishness of his public kitchen (langar in [[Sindhi language|Sindhi]] and [[Saraiki language|Seraiki]]) obtained the title Langrial.<sup>[1]</sup> Ghiasudin was said to be a contemporary of [[Mohammed of Ghor]], the 12th century [[Muslim]] conqueror of [[North India]]. He is said to have gone to [[Delhi]] with him. The Langrial are then said to have travelled to [[Kashmir]], then to Shahpur in Punjab, and eventually Goryala, near [[Jhang]] in the same province. From there they went to [[Kamalia]], but from there migrated to Kamannd, and ousted the *[[Hans (clan)|Hans]] who held this country.{{fact|date=January 2020}}


They also say that their ancestor was Brahman Charan <ref>{{cite book |year=1997 |first1=Horace Arthur |last1=Rose |title=A Glossary of the Tribes and Castes of the Punjab and North-West Frontier |location=New Delhi |publisher=Nirmal Publishers and Distributors |isbn=81-85297-69-X |page=365 |url=https://books.google.ca/books?id=LPsvytmN3mUC&pg=PA365&lpg=PA365&dq=langrial+HA+Rose&source=bl&ots=fSybi6OkbE&sig=ACfU3U1Bx_mYmf_dRt1P_27Iz1WY2mF9LA&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiCn9eT4_TgAhWjj4MKHW4zDXEQ6AEwDHoECAEQAQ#v=onepage&q=langrial%20HA%20Rose&f=false |accessdate=9 March 2019}}</ref> from Bikaner who was converted by Sultan Smran. They originally settled in [[Rawalpindi]]; then they moved to [[Jhang]] and took some country from the Sial.{{fact}}
They also say that their ancestor was Brahman Charan <ref>{{cite book |year=1997 |first1=Horace Arthur |last1=Rose |title=A Glossary of the Tribes and Castes of the Punjab and North-West Frontier |location=New Delhi |publisher=Nirmal Publishers and Distributors |isbn=81-85297-69-X |page=365 |url=https://books.google.ca/books?id=LPsvytmN3mUC&pg=PA365&lpg=PA365&dq=langrial+HA+Rose&source=bl&ots=fSybi6OkbE&sig=ACfU3U1Bx_mYmf_dRt1P_27Iz1WY2mF9LA&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiCn9eT4_TgAhWjj4MKHW4zDXEQ6AEwDHoECAEQAQ#v=onepage&q=langrial%20HA%20Rose&f=false |accessdate=9 March 2019}}</ref> from Bikaner who was converted by Sultan Smran. They originally settled in [[Rawalpindi]]; then they moved to [[Jhang]] and took some country from the Sial.{{fact|date=January 2020}}


In [[Sialkot District|Sialkot]] Langrial claim descent through Rai Daram from Langrial. Jasu, 15th in descent from the Rai Daram turned Muslim. They settled in Sialkot in the time of [[Shah Jahan]].{{fact}}
In [[Sialkot District|Sialkot]] Langrial claim descent through Rai Daram from Langrial. Jasu, 15th in descent from the Rai Daram turned Muslim. They settled in Sialkot in the time of [[Shah Jahan]].{{fact|date=January 2020}}


A legal case heard in the [[Lahore High Court]] and documented as PLD 1957 Lahore 372 (D.B.) held that Langrials are Jodhra Rajputs while discussing the Gazetteer of Attock District 1907.<ref>{{cite journal |title=Punjab District Gazetteers Vol Xxia Attock District Part A With Maps 1907 |journal=Gazetteer of India |date=1907 |volume=Xxia |page=97 |url=https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.35240/page/n97 |accessdate=9 March 2019}}</ref>
A legal case heard in the [[Lahore High Court]] and documented as PLD 1957 Lahore 372 (D.B.) held that Langrials are Jodhra Rajputs while discussing the Gazetteer of Attock District 1907.<ref>{{cite journal |title=Punjab District Gazetteers Vol Xxia Attock District Part A With Maps 1907 |journal=Gazetteer of India |date=1907 |volume=Xxia |page=97 |url=https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.35240/page/n97 |accessdate=9 March 2019}}</ref>

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The Langrial (لنگر يا ل) is a Clan of Rajputs and Jatts in Bahawalpur, Pakistan.[1]

History and Origin

The Langrial are found throughout Punjab and have different traditions to its origin, depending on the region it inhabits.[citation needed]

The Multan Langrial, claim descent from a Brahmin of Bikaner. According to another tradition, they are Quraishi Arab, who held sawy over Thatta in Sindh under one Ghiasudin, who from the lavishness of his public kitchen (langar in Sindhi and Seraiki) obtained the title Langrial.[1] Ghiasudin was said to be a contemporary of Mohammed of Ghor, the 12th century Muslim conqueror of North India. He is said to have gone to Delhi with him. The Langrial are then said to have travelled to Kashmir, then to Shahpur in Punjab, and eventually Goryala, near Jhang in the same province. From there they went to Kamalia, but from there migrated to Kamannd, and ousted the *Hans who held this country.[citation needed]

They also say that their ancestor was Brahman Charan [2] from Bikaner who was converted by Sultan Smran. They originally settled in Rawalpindi; then they moved to Jhang and took some country from the Sial.[citation needed]

In Sialkot Langrial claim descent through Rai Daram from Langrial. Jasu, 15th in descent from the Rai Daram turned Muslim. They settled in Sialkot in the time of Shah Jahan.[citation needed]

A legal case heard in the Lahore High Court and documented as PLD 1957 Lahore 372 (D.B.) held that Langrials are Jodhra Rajputs while discussing the Gazetteer of Attock District 1907.[3]

References

  1. ^ Khan, Hussain Ahmad (2004). Re-Thinking Punjab: The Construction of Siraiki Identity. Lahore: Research and Publication Centre, National College of Arts. p. 131. ISBN 9789698623098. Retrieved 22 January 2019.
  2. ^ Rose, Horace Arthur (1997). A Glossary of the Tribes and Castes of the Punjab and North-West Frontier. New Delhi: Nirmal Publishers and Distributors. p. 365. ISBN 81-85297-69-X. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
  3. ^ "Punjab District Gazetteers Vol Xxia Attock District Part A With Maps 1907". Gazetteer of India. Xxia: 97. 1907. Retrieved 9 March 2019.