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Langrial (surname) (tribe)
Lanrgrial is a surname, aswell as a tribe of Rajputs found wide-spread across Pakistan in the province of Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Origin
The tribe has different oral traditions to its origin, depending on the region it inhabits, and as such cannot be corroborated. A Glossary of the Tribes and Castes of the Punjab and North-West Frontier Province by H.A. Rose reveal some noteworthy narrations.

According to tradition, they claim to be Quraishi Arab, descended from a Ghiasudin who held sway over Thatta in Sindh, who from the lavishness of his public kitchen (Langar in Sindhi and Seraiki) obtained the title Langrial. Ghiasuddin was said to be a contemporary of Mohammad of Ghor, the 12th Century Muslim conqueror of North India. Ghiasuddin is said to have gone to Delhi with him. From there, the account holds that the Langrial are then said to have traveled to Kashmir and widely though-out Punjab.

Another tradition holds descent from a Brahman of Bikaner, but an inspection of a kursi nama (genealogy tree) shows that only their mirasi claimed so.

Notable Persons
Malik Nauman Ahmad Langrial, Pakistani Politician