Uppal
Uppal (उप्पल)[1] [2] Uparla (उपरला)/ Opal (ओपल[3] ) is a gotra of Jats in Punjab, India and Pakistan.
Origin
Jat Gotras Namesake
- Uparla (Jat clan) =Uparikas (उपरिक) (L.3). Uparikas (उपरिक) (L.3) is mentioned in Nagardhan Plates Of Svamiraja : (Kalachuri) Year 322 (=573 AD) as an officer.....Swamiraja's brother Nannarâja (नन्नराज) (L.2), who meditates on him, honours all his (officers) such as Rajasthaniyas (राजस्थानीय) (L.2), Uparikas (उपरिक) (L.3), Dandapashikas (दाण्डपाशिक) (L.3), Chatas (चाट) (L.3), Bhatas (भट) (L.3), Dutasampreshanikas (दूतसम्प्रेषणिक) (L.3) and Drangikas (द्राङ्गिक) (L.3) (p.616).[4]
History
Jats of Uparnam (ऊपरनाम) village were known as Uppal. The land of Tushars was also known as 'Uparla Hind' (ऊपरला हिन्द). Uppal gotra is also supposed to be derived from it.[5]ates
Greatest Warrior
Hari Singh Nalwa(1791–1837) was born in Uppal/Utpal clan. He was Commander-in-chief of the Sikh Khalsa Fauj, the army of the Sikh Empire. He is known for his role in the conquests of Kasur, Sialkot, Attock, Multan, Kashmir, Peshawar and Jamrud. Hari Singh Nalwa was responsible for expanding the frontier of Sikh Empire to beyond the Indus River right up to the mouth of the Khyber Pass. At the time of his death, the western boundary of the empire was Jamrud.
He served as governor of Kashmir, Peshawar and Hazara. He established a mint on behalf of the Sikh Empire to facilitate revenue collection in Kashmir and Peshawar.
Distribution in Punjab
Villages in Gurdaspur district
Uppal named village is in Gurdaspur tahsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab, India.
Villages in Patiala district
Uppal population is 2,400 in Patiala district. [6]
Uppal are found in Montgomery, Ludhiana, Amritsar districts in Punjab. [7],[8]
Villages in Jalandhar district
- Uppal Bhupa, Uppal Jagir, Uppal Khalsa are villages in Phillaur tahsil in Jalandhar district in Punjab, India.
Villages in Ludhiana district
- Uppal is village in Ludhiana East Tahsil in Ludhiana district, Punjab.
Villages in Sangrur district
- Upal Kheri is Village in Malerkotla tahsil of Sangrur district in Punjab.
Distribution in Pakistan
Uppal - The Uppal claim Rajput ancestry. They are found mainly in Lahore, Gujranwala and Faisalabad districts.
According to 1911 census, the population of the Uppal Muslim Jat clan was 87 in Lahore Distric in Pakistan. [9]
Notable persons from this clan
- Dr. Mohammed Imram Uppal - Eminent Advocate of Supreme Court of Pakistan
- Harnam Singh Aimawala, Uppal - Jat, From Amritsar district was in the List of Punjab Chiefs.
- Ujal Singh of Dhanaura, Uppal - Jat, From Karnal district was in the List of Punjab Chiefs.
See also
References
- ↑ Jat History Dalip Singh Ahlawat/Parishisht-I, s.n. उ-5
- ↑ Dr Ompal Singh Tugania: Jat Samuday ke Pramukh Adhar Bindu, p.28,sn-114.
- ↑ Dr Ompal Singh Tugania: Jat Samuday ke Pramukh Adhar Bindu, p.28,sn-114.
- ↑ Corpus Inscriptionium Indicarium Vol IV Part 2 Inscriptions of the Kalachuri-Chedi Era, Vasudev Vishnu Mirashi, 1905, p.611-617
- ↑ Mahendra Singh Arya et al.: Ādhunik Jat Itihas, p.223
- ↑ History and study of the Jats, B.S Dhillon, p.126
- ↑ Jats the Ancient Rulers (A clan study), Bhim Singh Dahiya, p. 334
- ↑ Rose:'Tribes and Castes', Vol. III, p. 483
- ↑ Census Of India 1911 Volume Xiv Punjab Part 2 by Pandit Narikishan Kaul
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