Baghial

The Baghial are a Rajput tribe of Punjab, Pakistan. The tribe is found chiefly in the Rawalpindi District, where they occupy five villages in the Gujar Khan Tehsil. They also to be a found in the Jhelum, Gujrat and Gujranwala districts of the Punjab and Mirpur andKotli Districts of Azad Kashmir. According to the 1911 census of India the male population was AbOUT 6,715.

History & Origin

The Baghial are closely related to the Bangial tribe. The tribe claims descent from a Bangash Khan, a Parmar Rajput, who also seen as an ancestor by the Bangial tribe. They describe themselves as being Parmar Rajput origin, as do the Bhakral and Hon Rajputs, all four being found mainly in the Potohar region and Azad Kashmir.

The tribe is not to be confused with the Bagial section of the Gakhars with whom they have no connection.

Villages

Pind Dara and Supiyali Baghial are important Baghial villages in Rawalpindi District.

See Also

• Muslim Rajputs
• Bangial