R E H A L

N O B I L I T Y

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The royal patronymic family name

name to identify themselves among

Rehal,

th

several different communities and

century C.E in the North-Western

also to maintain their noble status

Indian region, is possessed by the

among the non-elite communities.

nobility descended from the Hindu

The

chieftain Raj Mahali of

diminutive version Rehal of their

originated

in

the

12

the

Suryavansh lineage. Presently, the

surname
under

Rehal

the

is

categorised

Kshatriya

clans

of

Punjab belonging to the Pratham

Ghar.

families

adopted

the

progenitors name Raj Mahali.

The Rehal families absorbed into
the regions of Punjab, Delhi and
Haryana post their migration to
these regions. Rehal families were

During the 12

century, Bardunar

th

very proud of their status. They

Rehal, a member of the Rehal clan,

were

married Zohra, daughter of the

education, hospitality and noble

Shahi

caste

Hindu

Family

and

known
status.

for

their

During

the

centuries

already existing families. These 21

became the follower of Sikhism. In

Rehal peers held ancestral family

the present time Rehal families are

lands in the regions of Jammu till

the adherents of Hinduism and

the end of the twelfth century.

Sikhism.

During the 13

century several

Muslim communities had begun to

raid

regions

near

Jammu

&

Kashmir. As a defensive measure,

many Hindu members decided to
leave their ancestral homes. This
migration during the 13th century
made them bear their patriarchs

Rehal

later

established Rehal Biradari with 21

th

several

wealth,

peers

The Rehal families worship the

Indomitable

Goddess Durga as
their family deity. She is the most
dominant

Hindu

Goddess.

The

families trace their ancestral roots

through Lord Ramas lineage and
hence their Gotra being Kashyapa.

The Punjabi surname Rehal is

means Dweller. The modern day

derived from the Sanskrit word

Punjabi pronunciation of the name

Raj+Mahal, meaning Kingdom.

Rehal is RAY-hal.

Similar name of Arabic origin

F a m i l y D o c u m e n t s ( Sec K/16.2 )

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TO BE SOLD