Gondal (clan)

Gondal
GotraJat
Religions Islam, Hinduism, Sikhism
LanguagesPunjabi
CountryPakistan, India
RegionPunjab
EthnicityPunjabi

Gondal is a Jat clan and a surname of Punjabis in Pakistan, mainly found in Gujrat, Sargodha and Mandi Bahauddin districts of Punjab.[1][2][3]

History

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In the early 18th century, Gondals resided in the tract of land between Jhelum and Chenab, roughly from present-day Shahpur to Gujrat. In his Nadir Shah di Vaar, Gondals are mentioned by the poet Najabat, who witnessed the invasion of Nadir Shah in 1739, to be one of the several Punjabi tribes who confronted the Persian army under their leaders Dilloo and Saidoo and did not allow it to pass through Gondal Bar, hence saving it from the devastation which fell upon Gakhars, Khattars and Ghebas.

Original Punjabi Roman transliteration English translation
دو باریں راہ نیں گوندلاں، لاجپوتاں آہے
تے دلو تے سیدو وڈھیاں آسمانیں سائے
اوہناں ہمت کیتی سورمیاں چک سیوں لنگھائے

dobarein rah nee Gondlan Lajputan aahay

tay Dillu tay Saidu waddhian asmaneen sa-ay

ohna himmat keetee soormian chik seeon langha-ay

Alongside the road were the Gondal Rajputs,

Dilloo and Saidoo had risen to the sky,

[Their] sharp lances pierced the hearts and made the troops shriek

Notable people with this surname

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References

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  1. ^ "The People of District Jhelum (scroll down to Castes & Clans)". Punjab Portal, Government of the Punjab website. Archived from the original on 5 April 2018. Retrieved 15 October 2024.
  2. ^ William Henry Rattigan (1909). "A Digest of Civil Law for the Punjab: Chiefly Based on the Customary Law (Gondal Jats) (page 98) - Harvard University Library (digitized 17 December 2019) via Google Books website".
  3. ^ a b "Mandi Bahauddin: a PML-PPP battleground (Gondal and Warraich)". Dawn newspaper. 23 August 2005. Archived from the original on 9 October 2024. Retrieved 15 October 2024.
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