Ghallu
Ghallu (घल्लु)[1][2] Ghallu (घल्लू) [3] Ghal (घल)[4] [5] Gelu (गेलु)[6][7] Gelu (गेलू)[8] is Gotra of Jats found in Punjab, India and in Pakistan.
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Origin
This gotra originated from people who lived in a group.[9]
History
H.A. Rose[10] writes that Ghallu (घल्लू), a tribe found in the south-west corner of the Multan district since the Ain-i-Akbari was compiled. It is also numerous in the kārdāris of Bahawalpur and Ahmadpur of Bahawalpur State, as especially in the peshkāri of Uch. Its eponym was a Hindu Rath (Rajput), converted to Islam by Makhdum Jahaniān. From his seven sons sprang as many septs, viz., the Hanbirpotre, Ghanunpotre, Dipāl, Jhāubu, Kurpāl, Kanji and Gujj. The Ghallus in Bahawalpur are both land-owners and cultivators and their tenants and servants are the Gbulāms, once their slaves, a email tribe of unknown origin.
Distribution in Punjab
Villages in Fazilka district
Ghallu, Ghall Khurd, are villages (Fazilka) tahsil.
Villages in Moga district
Ghal Kalan is village in Moga District.
Distribution in Pakistan
Ghallu is A Saraiki-speaking Jat clan found mainly in Multan, Rahim Yar Khan, Bhakkar, Layyah and Muzaffargarh districts. They trace their descent from a Rajput prince.
According to 1911 census Ghallu (घल्लु) Jats are found in Pakistan as a principal Muslim Jat clans with their population in Mianwali District was 1,478 and Muzaffargarh District 1,327.[11]
Notable persons
References
- ↑ Dr Pema Ram:Rajasthan Ke Jaton Ka Itihas, 2010, p.300
- ↑ Jat History Dalip Singh Ahlawat/Parishisht-I,s.n. घ-8
- ↑ Dr Ompal Singh Tugania: Jat Samuday ke Pramukh Adhar Bindu, p.36, sn-669.
- ↑ Dr Pema Ram:Rajasthan Ke Jaton Ka Itihas, 2010, p.300
- ↑ Dr Ompal Singh Tugania: Jat Samuday ke Pramukh Adhar Bindu, p.36, sn-669.
- ↑ Dr Pema Ram:Rajasthan Ke Jaton Ka Itihas, 2010, p.299
- ↑ Jat History Dalip Singh Ahlawat/Parishisht-I,s.n. ग-44.
- ↑ Dr Ompal Singh Tugania: Jat Samuday ke Pramukh Adhar Bindu, p.36, sn-627.
- ↑ Mahendra Singh Arya et al.: Adhunik Jat Itihas, Agra 1998, p. 241
- ↑ A glossary of the Tribes and Castes of the Punjab and North-West Frontier Province By H.A. Rose Vol II/G,p.283
- ↑ Census Of India 1911 Volume Xiv Punjab Part 2 by Pandit Narikishan Kaul
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