Ganjial
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Ganjial are a Rajput
/Jatt tribe found in Gujrat
, Khushab
, and Jhelum
districts of Punjab, Pakistan and a few are also found in Azad Kashmir
. According to the tribes tradition, they are a sub clan of the Khokhar
Rajputs.
The Ganjial are a landowning and cultivating class and in Gujrat District
refer to themselves as Jats, while in Khushab and Jhelum, they refer to themselves as Rajput
s. In Khushab District
, there main villages are Ganjial Shumali and Gunjial Janubi. However history tells that the renowned religious speaker and a mujahid against fitna-e-qadianiat, Hazrat Ata Ullah Shah Bukhari(R.A) once visited this place and gave a sermon there. He said that it is not "Gunjial", it is "Ganjial" means rich in knowledge treasure.
Rajput
A Rajput is a member of one of the patrilineal clans of western, central, northern India and in some parts of Pakistan. Rajputs are descendants of one of the major ruling warrior classes in the Indian subcontinent, particularly North India...
/Jatt tribe found in Gujrat
Gujrat District
Gujrat is a district of Punjab Province in Pakistan. It is an ancient district located in between two famous rivers, the Jhelum and Chenab. Because of its proximity with the rivers the land is good for cultivation with rice and sugar cane as main crops...
, Khushab
Khushab District
Khushab District is a rural tribal district located in Punjab, Pakistan. According to the 1998 census, the population was 905,711 with 24.76% living in urban areas. The district consists of 3 tehsils: Khushab, Nurpur, and Quaidabad, as well as a sub-tehsil Naushera...
, and Jhelum
Jhelum District
Jhelum District is in the Punjab province of Pakistan. According the 1998 census the district had a population of 936,957, of which 31.48% were urban. Jhelum is known for providing a large number of soldiers to the British and later to the Pakistan armed forces due to which it is also known as...
districts of Punjab, Pakistan and a few are also found in Azad Kashmir
Azad Kashmir
Azad Jammu and Kashmir or Azad Kashmir for short, is the southernmost political entity within the Pakistani-administered part of the former princely state of Jammu and Kashmir...
. According to the tribes tradition, they are a sub clan of the Khokhar
Khokhar
The Khokhar or Khokar are a people of Punjab region of Pakistan and north-western India. According to H. A. Rose they are the gotra of Rajput, Jat, Arain, Nai, and Churah. According to Denzil Ibbetson, they are also a gotra of the Tarkhan and Khatri tribes. The Khokhars were designated as an...
Rajputs.
The Ganjial are a landowning and cultivating class and in Gujrat District
Gujrat District
Gujrat is a district of Punjab Province in Pakistan. It is an ancient district located in between two famous rivers, the Jhelum and Chenab. Because of its proximity with the rivers the land is good for cultivation with rice and sugar cane as main crops...
refer to themselves as Jats, while in Khushab and Jhelum, they refer to themselves as Rajput
Rajput
A Rajput is a member of one of the patrilineal clans of western, central, northern India and in some parts of Pakistan. Rajputs are descendants of one of the major ruling warrior classes in the Indian subcontinent, particularly North India...
s. In Khushab District
Khushab District
Khushab District is a rural tribal district located in Punjab, Pakistan. According to the 1998 census, the population was 905,711 with 24.76% living in urban areas. The district consists of 3 tehsils: Khushab, Nurpur, and Quaidabad, as well as a sub-tehsil Naushera...
, there main villages are Ganjial Shumali and Gunjial Janubi. However history tells that the renowned religious speaker and a mujahid against fitna-e-qadianiat, Hazrat Ata Ullah Shah Bukhari(R.A) once visited this place and gave a sermon there. He said that it is not "Gunjial", it is "Ganjial" means rich in knowledge treasure.