Thakial

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The Thakial Rajputs are a prominent Muslim Rajput tribe of Azad Kashmir and Punjab provinces of Pakistan and also the Poonch and Rajouri provinces of Kashmir, India.

They are of the suryavanshi lineage and established the Bhimber state in northern punjab at the foothills of Kashmir.

They are mentioned in the Rajatarangini of Kalhana, which is a rare chronicle that gives us a fairly direct insight into how things happened in pre-Islamic era. It gives a long account of kings of Kashmir.

As with other muslim rajputs, they hold the title of Raja, which is their ancestral title since the times of the Mahabharata and some have additional titles like Sardar, which was conferred upon them by the rulers of latter days.