Brief History of Jarral Rajputs
Jarrals - descendants of the Rajas
belonging to the Lunar race.
Brief History (BC)
Early BC - established the city of
Hashtana Pur which is located 80
miles from Delhi on the banks of
river Ganga. Now in ruins due to
flooding.
Raja Naka Shena - Kalanaur (The
Jarral Capital) - (AD)
Kalanaur in the district of
Gurdaspur was later (AD)
established as a capital by the
early Jarral - Raja Naka brother
of Raja Jamneyji. During this time
Jarrals used the surfix 'Shena'
meaning lion. Kalanaur later
captured by the Ghauri Empire
after a fearsome battle with the
hindu Jarrals.
Acceptance to Islam - 1187
Acceptance to Islam in 1187 during
Shahab-Ud-Din-Ghauri. The ruler of
Kalanaur - Raja Saheb Shena was
re-named Sher Afgan Khan & his son
Raja Neil Singh - Noor-Ud-Din
Khan. Persian being the official
language of the muslim Jarrals.
Later, the Hindu Rajputs of the
state of India outcasted the
Jarrals.
Muslim Jarral Rule - Rajouri
(650 Years)
Noor-Ud-Din Khan and Jarral muslim
army attacked Rajouri city in
Kashmir and captured it in 1194.
Jarral's established Rajouri's 1st
muslim rule which lasted 650
years.
During this period the Jarral
Dynasty, they enjoyed a revenue of
Rs3Lakh per annum. They also were
very kind and fair to other casts
and religious sects. Many Hindu's
were employed in senior position
to serve the Jarral rulers and
recieved rewards.
The fall of Jarral Dynesty to
Dogra Rajputs (Rajouri)
1846, under the terms of 'The
Treaty of Amritsar' the Dogra
Rajput Maharaja Gulab Singh bought
the whole Kashmir from the
British.
Jarrals refused to work with the
Dogras and fought many battles
against the Dogra Army creating a
hevok. Dogras then seeked British
help and the Dynasty came to an
end. The ruling Jarral family
exiled and moved to Wazirabad in
Punjab by the British. These
Jarrals also developed some big
personalities in Pakistan
throughout the years that
followed.
The Zaildari Nazaam - Rajouri
(100 years)
Some Jarrals remained behind in
Rajouri and served the Dogras as
Zaildars which lasted a further
100 years of Zaildari nazaam till
1947. These families later
migrated to Azad Kashmir and some
parts of Punjab. They have ranked
well with the Kashmiri people and
include some prominent
personalties in Amry, Local
Government, Judicial system & Pak
& Kashmir Politics.
Fall of Dogras in Gilgit by a
Jarral (1947)
Nov - 1947, Col. Hassan Khan
Jarral who was then Company
Commander - revolted against the
ruling Gogras and captured Gilgit
with a small team of Muslim
Rajputs and locals. he also
arrested the Governer 'Brigadier
Ghansara Singh' and appointed Raja
Raees Khan as President of the
Republic.
