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Syals are of kshatriye origin. They are among Rajputs, Kshatriye and Jats. |
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== History == |
== History == |
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Revision as of 06:51, 25 November 2013
Syals are of kshatriye origin. They are among Rajputs, Kshatriye and Jats.
History
During the fifteenth- and sixteenth centuries, during the period of the Mughal empire, the Sial and Kharal tribes were dominant in parts of the lower Bari and Rachna doabs of Punjab. The 1809 Treaty of Amritsar, agreed between Ranjit Singh, the Sikh leader, and the British, gave him a carte blanche to consolidate territorial gains north of the Sutlej river at the expense both of other Sikh chiefs and their peers among the other dominant communities. In 1816, the Sial chief of Jhang, in Rachna doab, was ousted, having previously been forced to pay tribute to Singh for several years.[1]They did not necessary cultivate all of the land that they controlled and it was the actions of the Sikh empire and, later, the land reforms of the Raj administration that caused them to turn to cultivation.[2]
Popular culture
Two of the great classic works of Saraiki literature, the Heer Ranjha, refer to the Sials. the beautiful and wilful heroines of this cultural epics, Heer, is depicted as young and independent-minded lady of a noble Sial family, a confident woman in revolt against traditional tribal conservatism.[3]
References
- ^ Grewal, J. S. (1998). The Sikhs of the Punjab. Cambridge University Press. pp. 4, 102–104, 248. ISBN 9780521637640.
- ^ van den Dungen, P. H. M. (1968). "Changes in Status and Occupation in Nineteenth Century Panjab". In Low, Donald Anthony (ed.). Soundings in Modern South Asian History. University of California Press. pp. 72–74.
- ^ Mirza, Shafqat Tanvir (1991). Resistance Themes in Saraiki Literature. Lahore: Vanguard Books. pp. 9–17.
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