Salial
Salial or Salyal (Hindi:सलयाल, Punjabi:ਸਲਯਾਲ, Urdu:سالگرہ) is a Jat Sikh Gotra found in the state of Jammu and Kashmir and Azad Kashmir.
Origin
Salyal gotra originated in Sialkot of Punjab but later they settled in Pothwar. Like most of the Pothwari clans who used their recent ancestor to start a new clan, Salyals also got their name from their ancestor Sal was originally a Bhatti Jat of Sialkot and was named by his parents after ancient King Shalya of Sialkot. He moved from Sialkot to Pothwar and his descendants started a new clan on his name. In Pothwar they established villages like Mohra Salyal, Looni Salyal etc.
Religion
Majority of the Salyals follow Sikh religion, minority of Salyals consist of Hindus and Muslims. Salyal surname is also found among Kashmiri Sikhs and Brahmins of Jammu region but they have no relation with those of Pothwari Salyals.
History
Salials are Chandravanshi Jats but like most of the Pothwari and Mirpuri clans who have both branches of Jats and Rajputs, there are some Salyal Rajputs also. Salyals were mainly distributed in Mirpur Kotli and Pothwar regions but after tribal raiders attacked these regions in October 1947 they moved to the side controlled by India.
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Distribution in India
Before the partition Salyal Jat population was mainly distributed in Mohra Salyal of Gujar Khan, Looni Salyal, Jhelum, Mirpur, Kotli and Sialkot.
Distribution in Pakistan
Villages in Rawalpindi District
Languages
- Pothwari
- Pahari
- Punjabi
Notable persons
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