Draft:Nagyal

Nagyal is subcaste of Jatt clan in Hindu Sikh and Muslim

Nagyal sometimes pronounced as Nangyal Nagial, NAGIL or Nagra and also written as Nagyal are a Jatt tribe found mainly in Rawalpindi District, Gujar Khan, Daultala, Jhelum and Gujrat Districts of Punjab, Mirpur District of Azad Jammu and Kashmir. They are also as Hindu Nagyal Jatt tribes in Jammu, SAMBa, Kathua, Akhnoor, Nowshera,kain Indian-administered Kashmir The Jats are clearly sub-divided into tribes, who refer to themselves as kaum or rarely zats, having a common name and generally supposed to be descended from a traditional common ancestor by agnatic descent, i.e., through males only. Another interesting thing about the various tribes in the region is that their name often ends in al, which is patronymic,

However, according to another tradition, common among the Hindu Nagyals of Jammu, the word Nagyal is said to be derived from Nag-wale meaning those who are connected to Nag. Different Nagyal groups have different tradition is to their history of different settlement.

Hindu Nagyals
The Hindu Nagyal were concentrated in the Deva-Batala, a region that is now part of Bhimber District. At the division of Jammu and Kashmir, they had leave this region, and are now found in Jammu, Punjab and Haryana. Like other Jammu Jats, they have traditions of Kul-Devta and Kul-Guru. At present, there are three kul-devta temples in India where Nagyals collect on a half yearly basis – Naushera (North of Akhnoor), Sai (South of Bishnah in Jammu) and Rajpura (near Kathua).In fact, until early 20th Centrury, Nagyals were either Hindu or Muslim; conversion to Sikhism was linked to the British Army’s policy of enrolling Jat Sikhs in Punjab. Since the Jhelum Valley – Chhamb belt was located on the Northern edge of Punjab but fell under the jurisdiction of Jammu and Kashmir State, the British had no formal record of Jats in the region. As a result, a significant section of the community converted to Sikhism and enrolled in the British Army. It became a common practice for one son to convert to Sikhism later. Military service is a tradition which continues today– both for Indian and Pakistani Armies..

Distribution in Jammu And Kashmir
JAMMU:- R.S.Pura,Malayali,Baja chak, Sai, Hansa, Trawa camp, Sarore Camp,Nanowal,Chak Majra,Seer Bala,Diwangarh, Sai kalan, Ration etc many more villages settled. 

Nagyal

Samba District
=== Nanga, Barota, Kungwala Vijaypur,Ramgarh,Chak salaria, karalia Rangoor camp,Palouta, Bangla,Kamour, Aabtal, Nandpur, etc many more villages settled. {Kail Badi:- Riviere nagyal kuldevta Dev Sathan}