Bangial
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The Bangial are a tribe of Punjab, Pakistan. The tribe is found chiefly in the Rawalpindi District, Jhelum, Gujrat and Gujranwala districts, as well as the Mirpur District of Azad Kashmir.[1]
The Bangial are closely related to the Baghial tribe. Members of the tribe in the Rawalpindi district are classed as Rajputs, while those in Gujrat, Gujranwala, Jhelum, and Mirpur refer to themselves as Jats. Their first ancestor to convert to the Islamic faith was a Bangash Khan, who also seen as an ancestor by the Baghial tribe. They describe themselves as being Panwar Rajputs, as do the Bhagial, Bhakral and Hon Rajputs, all four being found mainly in the Potohar region and Azad Kashmir.[1]
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