Patial

Patial is the name of a Rajput clan belonging to the Suryavanshi kshatriya lineage. They are among the most revered Kshatriya of ancient India. Their traditional areas of residence were Rajputana, Trigarta Kingdom, Jalandhar i.e. the areas of residence are mainly in The INDIAN states of Punjab, Rajasthan, Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh. They are considered to be high class rajputs who only perform marriages in few selected rajput clans like Katoch, Manhas,Pathania, Dadwal, Jarial and others.

Patial Rajputs are the followers and descendent's of Emperor Raghu of Ikshavaku dynasty hence they belong to Raghukul and are also called Raghuvanshi Rajputs.

Emperor Raghu was a valorous king of the Ikshvaku dynasty. The name in Sanskrit translates to the fast one, deriving from Raghu's chariot driving abilities. So celebrated were the exploits of Raghu, that his dynasty itself came to be known as the Raghuvamsha or the Raghukula after him. The history of his dynasty is elaborated upon by Kalidasa in his Raghuvamsha. The lineage described in the Raghuvamsha goes thus Dilipa was the father of Raghu, who was the father of Aja, who was the father of Dasaratha, who was the father of Rama.

Raghuvamsa aka the Raghu race, is believed to be a lineage of warrior kings tracing its ancestry to Surya. Kalidasa's famous work, Raghuvamsha describes the greatness of this race. This was a race which produced great kings like Harishchandra, Dilipa, Raghu, Aja, Dasaratha and Rama.

It is believed that Patials alike other rajputs originally belong to Rajasthan and The Patials chose to die rather than to submit to the supremacy of the Muslim kings. Many Patials were put to death for not giving their daughters to Muslim rulers had to leave Rajasthan as they decided not to marry there daughters to the Muslim or Mughal rulers and they settled in Punjab and Himachal.

Patial rajputs have settled in groups in the Kangra district of Himachal Pradesh and in parts of Punjab and Jammu