Johal
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| Jat Clan: Johal | |
| Distribution | Punjab (Pakistan), Punjab (India) and Haryana and England and Bradford |
| Descended from: | |
| Branches: | None |
| Religion | Sikhism (majority) |
| Languages | Punjabi and Haryanvi |
| Surnames: | Johl/Johal |
Johal (ਜੋਹਲ) (also known as Johls, Jovals, Jauvla, Jauhal Jauhla) is a prominent Jatt family clan originally from modern Pakistan and North India. The Johals Jats are found both in Punjab, India and Punjab, Pakistan.
Most Johals are Sikhs while some are Muslims, Hindus and Christians.[citation needed]
Lineage
Since 19th century there is an opinion that Johals(Jouhals) are direct descendent's of Hepthalites, also known as White Huns. White Huns were a division of the Massagetae, who invaded North India during AD 460-470. Thomas Watters (British Acting Consul General in Korea from (1887–1888) [51] writes "----country (North-West of India) was conquered by the Yeta (White Huns), i.e., the Yets or Gats apparently near the end of our fifth century. The Yeta, who were a powerful people in Central Asia, in the fifth century, are also said to have been of the Yue-Chi (Kushan) stock---". The leader of the White Huns called "Toramana" was throned in AD 495 and established his capital at Sakala (modern Sialkot, Punjab). According to Inscriptions, the full name of the king was Maharaja ("Great King) Toramana Shaha JAUVLA (Jauhal).
Later, In A.D. 510, Mihirakula succeeded his father as the "Great" king. Alexander Cunningham says Jauvla was the name of their tribe or clan. According to him, the name of the Jabuli tribe of the White Huns is still preserved in Zabulistan (land of Jauvla, today's Zabul) and their language called "Zauli" also still existed in the tenth century AD [45]. Furthermore, White Huns or Jauvla are the direct ancestors of dark-age times Jat clan name called "Jauhla" and modern days "Johals". In AD 520 Mihirakula succeeded his father Toramana Jauvla. In turn Mihirakula was succeeded by his son called Ajitanjaya and after the disintegration of their Indian empire the Jauvala or Johals secured for themselves Zabulistan or Jabulistan. It is interesting to note the remarks of Sir Cunningham [45] concerning the reading of a coin of White Huns "But in the two Pahlavi legends of the reverse I read on the left ----and to the right Zaulistan (Jaulistan)". This says it very well that the actual name is "Jaulistan" (land of Jauls or Johals) instead of "Zabulistan".[1]
Recent genetci research
On the other hand, recent genetic research indicate that despite the social and linguistic impact of Central Asian nomads, their impact on the pre-existing genetic pool of South Asia seems to be minimal.[2]
References
- ^ "History and Study of the Jats - Dr B.S. Dhillon - Scythians in India". Jatt World. 2005-12-31. Retrieved 2008-01-19.
- ^ "Polarity and Temporality of High-Resolution Y-Chromosome Distributions in India Identify Both Indigenous and Exogenous Expansions and Reveal Minor Genetic Influence of Central Asian Pastoralists ", Am J Hum Genet. 2006 February; 78(2): 202–221. Published online 2005 December 16.