Sial (tribe)
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Sial (Shahmukhi: سیال, Gurmukhi: ਸਯਾਲ) is a Punjabi tribe from the Jhang District of Punjab, Pakistan. They are found among Rajputs, Jats and Khatris.
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[edit] Origins
[edit] Seu, Teu and Gheu
One theory says that Seu, Teu and Gheu were three brothers from a tribe of the Agnikula clan. It is believed that the Tiwanas are the descendants of Teu, the Ghebas of Rawalpindi are the descendants of Gheu while the Sials of Jhang are the descendants of Seu (also known as Rai Sial).
[edit] Theory of migration from Rajputana
According to another theory, the Sials migrated from Rajputana to the Pakpattan area, where they embraced Islam after coming under the influence of Baba Fariduddin Masud Ganj Shakar at Ajodhan. From there, they came to Jhang which was then administered by the Nauls, who represented the rulers of Delhi.
[edit] History
Rai Sial married the daughter of Bhai Khan Mekan, the chief of the Mekan tribe, who lived at that time in the Sahiwal area of present-day Shahpur tehsil of the Sargodha District. A village named Kot Bhai Khan (the fort of Bhai Khan), exists to this day in the Jhawarian area in Shahpur.
The Sials clashed with the Nauls and finally captured a wide portion of the Sandal Bar and Vichanh areas in the Chaj Doab (The Doab (fluvial tract) between the rivers Jhelum and Chenab).
[edit] Sials today
Sials are divided into more than a hundred clans. All sub-clan names have the suffix Ana such as Chucchkana, Mighiana, Tarhana, Hasnana, Janjiana and Bharwana.
Maghiana is the twin city of Jhang, and was ruled by the Maghiana Sials.
[edit] Famous Sials
- Nawab Amanullah Khan Sial
- Ghulam Bibi Bharwana, a member of the National Assembly from Jhang.
- Dr. Mohsin Mighiana, a prominent phisycian in Jhang.
[edit] Trivia
The legendary character of Heer Saleti in the Punjabi romance legend of Heer Ranjha was the daughter of Chuchak Sial from whom the Chuchkane Sials claim descent.
