Rawal (title)
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Rawal (also spelled Raval) or Raol is a regional variation of the Hindi princely ruler title Raja/Radjah (literally 'king'[1]) used in some princely states in Rajputana and Western India (notably Gujarat), and is now also used as a caste designation or surname by several communities in Southern Asia.
The term "Rawal" derives from the Sanskrit title "Rājakula". The related term Maharawal, which derives from the Sanskrit title "Mahārājakula",[2] means "Great Rawal".[3]
Surnames
As a surname, "Rawal" is found among multiple communities in India.
- [4][5][6] for example Bappa Rawal.
- The Nambudiri priests of the Badrinath and Kedarnath were given the title of "Rawal" by the king of Garhwal in 1776[7][8]
- Raval (also known as Rawal or Raval Yogi), an Indian caste categorized among the Other Backward Classes[9]
- Rawal , a surname used by some Thakur and Chhetri people living in Karnali and Lumbini province of Nepal.
- Rawal, a gotra of Rajputs found in India, Pakistan and Pakistani and Indian diaspora; its members claim to be the original rulers of Rawalpindi[10][11]
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