List of Zaildars by Zail
Zail (ज़ैल) was a revenue and administrative unit, extending between two and forty villages, under an officer in charge Zaildar (जैलदार) in the colonial rural administration of Punjab in British India.[1][2]
Below is the incomplete list of Zaildar and Zails, by the states and districts in India and Pakistan:
Bidhwan Jaglan Zail
Bidhwan Jaglan Zail (बिधवान जागलान ज़ैल) was head-quartered in Bidhwan (बिधवान) village and ruled by the Jaglan clan. It covered four villages in erstwhile Loharu State in then Hisar district during the British raj. Currently, these four villages of Bidhwan, Kalali (कलाली), Mandholi Khurd (मंढोली खुर्द) and [[Siwach] lie in Bhiwani district. Zail and Zaildar system was abolished in 1952,[3] and Jaglan family now continues as Lambardar
List of Zaildars
- Ch. Deba Ram Jaglan (चौधरी बेदा राम जागलान) (late)
- Ch. Mamraj Jaglan (चौधरी माम राज जागलान) (late) son of Ch. Deba Ram Jaglan
- Ch. Rama Nand Jaglan (late) son of Ch. Mamraj Jaglan
- Ch. Surender Singh Jaglan son of Ch. Rama Nand Jaglan (late). He is currently the Lambardar as of August 14, 2017.
Saini Zails in Hisar
- Mohan Lal Saini of Hisar district was a Zaildar.[4]
- Nand Ram Saini son of Mohan Lal. He inherited Zaildari from his father upon his death in 1906. He gave up this rank in 1921 to support freedom movement after which he became member of Congress. He was also head of Hindu Mahasabha for Hissar briefly before rejoining congress again in 1959. He died in 1973 at the age of 90.[4]
Punjab, India
- Khan Sahib Ghulam Ahmed Khan Zaildar of (Village Soita) Jalandhar.
Phulkiyan-Saini Zail
Phulkiyan-Saini Zail, was head-quartered at Patiala in Patiala State of Phulkian sardars, it was the second largest landlord Zail in terms of land that nobleman owned, in Phulkiyan Riyasat.[4]
- Sujan Singh Saini of Patiala State. He was the son of Sardar Jai Singh Saini who was a part of nobility of Patiala state. Sardar Jai Singh was a descendant of Sardar Nanu Singh Saini
Dasuya Zail
Dasuya Zail, was head-quartered at Dasuya in Hoshiarpur district. It had 22 villages.[4]
- Ch. Jaimal Singh Saini was Zaildar of Dasuya.[4]
Hoshiarpur-Saini Zail
Hoshiarpur-Saini Zail, was part of Hoshiarpur district. It had 19 villages.[4]
- Jawahir Singh Saini was Zaildar of 19 villages.[4]
Punjab, Pakistan
Chaudhary FazalDad Warraich Zaildar Chaudhary Bostan Khan Zaildar Chaudhary Faqeer Muhammad Bhangow Zaildar
Chak Bhola Zail
Chak Bhola Zail was head-quartered in Bhola Chak 178 in Baria area.
- Ch. Bhola Ram Saini[4]
Vanike Tarar Zail
Vanike Tarar Zail was head-quartered in Vanike Tarar in Hafizabad District. Zaildars of this Zail were
- Ch. Fazal Ilahi Tarar
- Ch. Abdul Aziz Tarar son of Fazal Ilahi Tarar
Bhawalpur Zail
Bahwalpur Zail was in the erstwhile Bahawalpur state which is now currently in Bahawalpur district.
- Pir Muhammad Yar Chishti
See also
References
- ↑ Revised Settlement of Hisar District, p37-40
- ↑ Final Report of Revised Settlement, Hoshiarpur District, 1879-84 By J. A. L. Montgomery
- ↑ Haryana Gazetteers Organization (1987). "Gazetteer of India: Haryana, Hisar, pp.168" (PDF). Chandigarh: Controller of Printing and Stationery.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 List of Saini Zaildars, accessed 26 March 2016