Seal of Maharaja Hari Singh on the cover of the Civil List

Jamwal is a toponymic surname for a

Dogra Rajput The term Dogra Rajput refers to Dogra people who are of Rajput clans found in the Jammu region and parts of Himachal Pradesh and Punjab. Dogra Rajput dynasty ruled Jammu and Kashmir till 1947. Hari Singh was the last ruler of this dynasty. The ...

clan of the same name from

Jammu Jammu is the winter capital of the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. It is the headquarters and the largest city in Jammu district of the union territory. Lying on the banks of the river Tawi, the city of Jammu, with an area of ...

, in

Jammu and Kashmir Jammu and Kashmir may refer to: * Kashmir, the northernmost geographical region of the Indian subcontinent * Jammu and Kashmir (union territory), a region administered by India as a union territory * Jammu and Kashmir (state), a region administered ...

, India. They claim descent from the traditional founder of Jammu, Jambu Lochan, and there at one time some of their members were rulers of the princely state of

, often referred to as the

Dogra dynasty The Dogra dynasty of Dogra Rajputs from the Shiwalik Himalayas created Jammu and Kashmir when all dynastic kingdoms in India were being absorbed by the East India Company. Events led the Sikh Empire to recognise Jammu as a vassal state in 1820 ...

Notable people

Maharaja Gulab Singh Jamwal Gulab Singh Jamwal (1792–1857) was the founder of Dogra dynasty and the first Maharaja of the princely state of Jammu and Kashmir (princely state), Jammu and Kashmir, the largest princely state under the British Raj, which was created after ...

* Maharaja

Hari Singh Maharaja Sir Hari Singh (September 1895 – 26 April 1961) was the last ruling Maharaja of the princely state of Jammu and Kashmir. Hari Singh was the son of Amar Singh and Bhotiali Chib. In 1923, following his uncle's death, Singh became ...

* Maharaja Pratap Singh of Jammu and Kashmir * Maharaja Ranbir Singh * Yuvraj

Karan Singh Karan Singh (born 9 March 1931) is an Indian politician and philosopher. He is the son of the last ruling Maharaja of the princely state of Jammu and Kashmir, Sir Hari Singh. He was the prince regent of Jammu and Kashmir until 1952. From 1 ...

* Yuvraj Vikramaditya Singh * Brigadier Rajinder Singh * Ayush Jamwal, Indian cricketer * Narsingh Dev Jamwal, Indian writer * Pratibha Jamwal, Indian Navy officer *

Ranveer Jamwal Colonel Ranveer Singh Jamwal, VSM** (born 26 December 1975) is an officer of the Indian Army and the first Indian to climb the Seven Summits and Mount Everest three times. He is a veteran of more than 30 mountaineering expeditions across sev ...

, Indian Army officer and mountain climber * Satyendra Singh Jamwal, Indian Navy officer * Vidyut Singh Jamwal, Indian actor

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Rajput clans Dogra Dogra people Social groups of Jammu and Kashmir Toponymic surnames Indian surnames Surnames of Indian origin People from Jammu People from Jammu (city) Surnames of Hindustani origin {{india-ethno-stub

Notable people

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