Ahluwalia (surname)

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Jassa Singh Ahluwalia's Samādhi near Burj Baba Atal Sahib, Amritsar.

Ahluwalia Fort

The Royal Coat of arms of Kapurthala State

1. == ਅਹਲੂਵਾਲਿਆ ==

Ahluwalia (Punjabi: ਅਹਲੂਵਾਲਿਆ (Gurmukhi), اہلوالیہ (Shahmukhi), अहलुवालिया (Devanagari)) is one of twelve Sikh Misls, or fighting clans, founded by the misldar (leader of the misl) Jassa Singh Ahluwalia of Kalal jatt(or Rajput) family, in mid-eighteenth century Punjab, who also found the Kapurthala State. Some Hindu Punjabis also use Ahluwalia as their last name.

History and traditions

The term Ahluwalia came into use after the rise of a resident of the Ahlu village (located 11 miles S.E. of Lahore), Jassa Singh Ahluwalia as a misldar of the Sikh Empire of Punjab was the first Ahluwalia or Walia. Hence his descendants and followers came to be known by Ahluwalia or Walia in urban areas. Nowadays Ahluwalia's are categorized in to the rajput/Jatt castes. Later, descendants of other non-Sikh residents of the village also started using Ahluwalia, now a sizable community among Punjabis.

Ahluwalia Chiefs

Kapurthala 1777 Kapurthala state founded Rulers (title Sardar) Ahluwalia dynasty

• 1777 – 20 Oct 1783 Jassa Singh (1718–1783)
• 20 Oct 1783 – 1801 Bagh Singh (1747–1801)

Rajas Ahluwalia dynasty

• 1801 – 20 Oct 1837 Fateh Singh (1784–1837)
• 20 Oct 1837 – 13 Sep 1852 Nihal Singh (1817–1852)
• 13 Sep 1852 – 12 Mar 1861 Randhir Singh (1831–1870)

Rulers (title Raja-i Rajgan) Ahluwalia dynasty

• 12 Mar 1861 – 2 Apr 1870 Randhir Singh (s.a.)
• 2 Apr 1870 – 3 Sep 1877 Kharrak Singh (1850–1877)
• 3 Sep 1877 – 12 Dec 1911 Jagatjit Singh Bahadur (1872–1949)

Maharaja Ahluwalia dynasty

• 12 Dec 1911 – 15 Aug 1947 Jagatjit Singh Bahadur (s.a.)

Gotras under Ahluwalias

• Ashkal
• Aakre
• Bajagade
• Banar
• Banspal
• Beond
• Bhambral
• Bhagar
• Bhar
• Bhawrishi
• Bhagat
• Bhule
• Bhuriyan
• Bimat
• Bontra
• Caprahaan
• Chandvaan
• Channi
• Dhaul
• Harshyaan
• Hatar or Hattar
• Hoon
• Jaardi
• Jaswal
• Janvathiya
• Jaspal
• Josh
• Joshan
• Judge or Jaaj
• Kandel
• khehar or kher
• Kapoor
• Kent
• lamba
• Luhan
• Kpathyaan
• Liberhan
• Ludhatia
• Madhvathi
• Malhi
• Mali
• Malihan
• Malik
• Mumick or Mamik
• Neel
• Pravathia
• Pabra
• Paintal
• Paul or Pal
• Rana
• Rekhi or Raikhy
• Roshayan
• Ratra
• Sadd
• Sand
• Sambhi
• Sikand
• Sinhpalan
• Shrikant
• Sulhyan
• Tulsi
• Tisi-tapp
• Yashpal

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Major-General H.H. Farzand-i-Dilband Rasikh- al-Iqtidad-i-Daulat-i-Inglishia, Raja-i-Rajagan, Maharaja Sir Jagatjit Singh, Bahadur, Maharaja of Kapurthala, GCSI, GCIE, GBE

Related communities

Sub Castes of Kalchuri Samaj

• Rai
• Shivhare
• Suwalka
• Chouksey
• Shoundik (Sudhi)
• Pashine
• Nashine
• Haihaya Kalchuri Kshatriya Kalar
• Bhabore
• Bhagat
• Gopalia (Rajasthan)
• Haanda
• Jhariwal (Rajasthan)
• Kalwar (Rajasthan)
• Kalal (Rajasthan)
• Meliwal
• Saiwal
• Tak

Note: some of them are cross listed with other communities.

Tikka Raja Shatrujit Singh of Kapurthala Maharaj Kumar Suryajit Singh of Kapurthala

Regal Ahluwalias

• HH Tikka Raja Shri Shatrujit Singh of Kapurthala – a graduate of the elite Doon School, Chief Representative in Asia for Moet-Hennessy and Group Advisor to the French firm, Louis Vuitton, he has pioneered the entry of Moet Hennessy, LVMH perfumes and cosmetics and the LVMH fashion group into India, he is also actively involved in various restoration projects in Punjab and has had other initiatives undertaken for the protection of India's Heritage monuments, he was awarded "The Order of Mohammed" by King Hasan II of Morocco for developing outstanding relationships, both cultural and economic, with the Kingdom of Morocco. President Guru Ka Lal Sultan Ul Quam Nawab Jassa Singh Ahluwalia Memorial Trust (Regd).
• Kunwar Shri Arun Singh of Kapurthala – Former Union Minister of State for Defence.
• Kunwar Billy Arjan Singh of Kapurthala – Oldest Wildlife Conservationist of India.
• Kunwar Shri Vishvjit Singh Vishvjit Prithvijit Singh of Kapurthala – Former MP Rajya Sabha

Prominent Ahluwalias

Ahluwalia Ikons

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Sultan ul Quam Nawab Jassa Singh Ahluwalia

• S. S. Ahluwalia – Member of Parliament, (1986 – Present)
• Montek Singh Ahluwalia – Former World Bank economist and Deputy-Chairman of Planning Commission of India.
• Major H. P. S. Ahluwalia – Mountaineer. He climbed Mt. Everest on 29 May 1965. In Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 he was injured and confined to the wheel chair. He set up Indian Spinal Injury Society in 1993. He was awarded Padma Bhushan award in 2002. Major Ahluwalia is also the chairman of Rehabilitation Council of India and is a recipient of several awards like Padamshree, Arjuna award, National Award for the best work done in the field of Disability, order of the Khalsa (Nissan A Khalsa). He has written several books like ‘Higher than Everest’, ‘Beyond the Himalayas’, ‘Everest is within you’.
• Kiranjit Ahluwalia – Famous female figure portrayed by Ashwariya Rai in the film Provoked.
• Vijay Kumar Ahluwalia – General Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Central Command, Indian Army
• Pran Sikand – prominent film actor

See also

• Kalachuri
• Haihayas
• Heheya Kingdom
• Kartavirya Arjuna – Our Kalchuri Samaj's Isht Devta
• Kapurthala
• Rajkumari Amrit Kaur, the first female Indian Cabinet Minister.
• Misl
• Sikh Confederacy
• Harnam Singh
• The Kapurthala Royal Collateral Families
• Billy Arjan Singh
• Bikrama Singh
• Vishvjit Singh
• Pratap Singh of Kapurthala