Rawal (also spelled Raval) or Raol is a regional variation of the Hindi princely ruler title
Raja/Radjah (literally 'king') used in some
princely state
A princely state (also called native state or Indian state) was a nominally sovereign entity of the British Raj, British Indian Empire that was not directly governed by the British, but rather by an Indian ruler under a form of indirect rule, ...
s in
Rajputana
Rājputana, meaning "Land of the Rajputs", was a region in the Indian subcontinent that included mainly the present-day Indian state of Rajasthan, as well as parts of Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat, and some adjoining areas of Sindh in modern-day ...
and Western India (notably
Gujarat), and is now also used as a caste designation or surname by several communities in Southern Asia.
Surnames
As a surname, "Rawal" is found among multiple communities in India.
*
for example
Bappa Rawal.
* The
Nambudiri priests of the
Badrinath and
Kedarnath were given the title of "Rawal" by the king of
Garhwal Garhwal may refer to the following topics associated with Uttarakhand, India:
Places
*Garhwal Himalaya, a sub-range of the Himalayas
*Garhwal Kingdom, a former kingdom
* Garhwal District (British Garhwal), a former district of British India
*Gar ...
in 1776
* Raval (also known as Rawal or Raval Yogi), an Indian caste categorized among the
Other Backward Classes
*Rawal , a surname used by some
Thakuri and
Chhetri people living in
Karnali and
Lumbini province of
Nepal.
* Rawal, a gotra of
Gurjars found in Pakistan and Pakistani diaspora; its members claim to be the original rulers of
Rawalpindi
Rawalpindi ( or ; Urdu, ) is a city in the Punjab province of Pakistan. It is the fourth largest city in Pakistan after Karachi, Lahore and Faisalabad, and third largest in Punjab after Lahore and Faisalabad. Rawalpindi is next to Pakistan's ...
The Ranking of Brotherhoods: The Dialectics of Muslim Caste among Oversees Pakistanis
by Pnina Werbner pages 103 to 145 in Muslim Communities of South Asia by T N Madam Manohar publications 1995 page 127
See also
* Rawal (caste)
Rawal (IAST: Rāvala) is an Indian community from Rajasthan and Gujarat. They are known as priests of devi temples and perform a form of dance known as Rammat during the worship. They were well respected and patronised by the Charans.
Origin
...
References
{{authority control
Heads of state
Noble titles
Royal titles
Titles in India
Indian court titles
Titles of national or ethnic leadership
Filipino royalty
Hindi words and phrases