Dhanial
Dhanial (धनियाल) Dhaniyal (धनियाल), a tribe of Jats found in Jhelum, Pakistan.
Origin
It is from the Dhani country in the Chakwal tahsil of Jhelum from where it takes its name.
History
It is a tribe of Jats and Rajputs both. It belongs to the group of hill tribes of the Salt-range Tract. It is from them that the Dhani country in the Chakwal tahsil of Jhelum takes its name ; and there appears still to be a colony of them in those parts, though they are now chiefly found in the lower western hills of the Murree range, being separated from the Satti by the Ketwal. They claim to be descended from Ali, son-in-law of the Prophet. They are a fine martial sot of men and furnish many recruits for the army, but were always a turbulent set, and most of the serious crime of the surrounding country used to be ascribed to them. Many of them are of Jat status.[1]
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