Alpial

The Alpial is a Muslim Rajput tribe found in the Rawalpindi and Attock Districts of Pakistani Punjab. They claim their origins from Manj Rajputs, with their culture being similar to the Hindu Rajputs in traditions of marriage and other aspects of life.

They were first recorded in the 20th century, with nearly all members following Islam. Prior to that were recorded with the neighbouring tribes of the region and are closely connected to the Jodhra tribe.

As of 1931 census, their total population in Punjab was 9,399.

Notable members

References

  1. ↑ 1998 District Census Report of Attock. Islamabad. Population Census Organization, Statistics Division, Government of Pakistan. 1999. pp. 6–7.
  2. ↑ K̲h̲ān̲, Rānā Muḥammad Sarvar (2005). The Rajputs: History, Clans, Culture, and Nobility. Rana Muhammad Sarwar Khan. pp. 96.
  3. ↑ Griffin, Lepel Henry (1890). The Panjab Chiefs: Historical and Biographical Notices of the Principal Families in the Lahore and Rawalpindi Divisions of the Panjab. Civil and Military Gazette Press.
  4. ↑ Commissioner, India Census (1902). Census of India, 1901: Punjab and North West Frontier Province (2 v.). Office of the Superintendent of Government Printing, India. pp. 249.
  5. ↑ Wasim, Amir (1 May 2013). "Besieged bastion". Dawn. Retrieved 13 September 2026.