Mohyal-The Warrior Brahmins

  Mohyals - the Militant Brahmins of Punjab   There is a saying that if you are to trace the house of the Mohyal in a Punjab village look for the crows sitting on the edge of the roof. lf you find a flight, just go ahead of the house it is likely to be of Mohyals. Traditionally the Mohyals have been known as the meat eaters or Jatt Brahmans of Punjab. They have a very very noble heritage behind them. They were the sovereigns of the Punjab before the advent of Muslims emperors. There are some who believe that even Porus who faced Alexander the great was a Mohyal. They are known as Brahmins but they never took to ritualism of Brahminism neither did they accepted alms or Puja daan. Like his earlier famous articles on Khatris and Jatts of Punjab, it is B.S.Goraya again who turns the pages of history and links them to date in his avowed series on the castes and tribes of the Punjab.      Bhai Mati Das was sawed in two pieces in 1675 A.D. while his other companion Sati Das was boiled alive a

Mohyal Brāhmins were Savarṇā Senā and a paramilitary of Āryas that branched from Saraswats. Post the havoc Ashoka reeked undermining Brāhmaṇism, military-industrial complex of Bhāratavarṣa, Brāhmiṇs did their best to fill the vacuum in power structure by taking up kṣatriyaḥ udyoga and numerous Brāhmin Rājyas were established within & outside Bhāratvarṣ. From the time of Paurava the Great who vanquished Alexander's expedition thwarting his aspirations till today Mohyals offer unrelenting service to our Mātṛubhūmī. Hindu Shahi Dynasty established by Mohyals acted as a fortress of Gāndhāra resisting Arabs and Gaznavids for three centuries. Mohyals played a pivotal role in the solidification of Sikhism from Bhai Sati Das, Mati Das, Banda Bahadhur assisting Sikh Gurus, becoming hutatma in the process. Mohyals helped consolidate Sikh empire. Brāhmiṇs disproportionately represented Swarajya and Swadeshi movements. 70% of the revolutionaries who became amara veeras were Brāhmiṇs. Of wh

  Famous in Early Sikh History Baba Praga – Baba Praga was a Chhibber belonging to the village of Karyala. He was a notable figure in Sikh history, and participated in many battles. Chowk Paraga Das of Amritsar is named after him. His loyalty and spiritual devotion to different Gurus particularly  Guru Arjan Dev  finds a mention in the book Suraj Prakash. Dwarka Das – He was the son of Baba Praga, was Dewan to Guru Har Gobind and successive Gurus until Guru Har Rai. Bhai Lakhiya – Also known as Bhai Lakhi Das, he was the son of Dwarka Das. He was appointed Dewan after the death of his father, but did not live long after that himself. He was the first Chhibber of Karyala to be bestowed the title of "Bhai" by a Guru. Bhai Dargah Mal – Was the Dewan after Bhai Lakhiya, up to the reign of Guru Har Kishen. Bhai Mati Das –He was a descendant of the same family as Baba Praga and was a disciple of  Guru Tegh Bahadur . He preferred a barbaric death instead of a forced conversion to Is

  Recent History During the Mughal and Sikh rule, they were bestowed with titles like Sultan, Bakshi, Dewan, Mehta etc. in reward for their bravery. Maharaja Ranjit Singh had appointed many Mohyals to his famous Vadda Risala-the Life Guards of the Lion of Punjab. During the British period, fifty percent of the Mohyal commissioned officers, were decorated with awards for their distinguished services. In the self-serving "Theory of Martial Races" propounded by the British after the 1857 mutiny, Mohyals were the only predominantly Hindu community from Punjab included in the classification. Places named after Mohyals Prem Kot  - Village near Nankana Sahib, named after Bakhshi Prem Singh Vaid, IOM with 2 bars, OBI Mansehra  - Town in NWFP, named after Sardar Raja Mahaan Singh "Mirpuria" Hitesh Mehta Marg - Road in Malviya Nagar, New Delhi- Named after Capt. Hitesh Mehta Ganda Singh Wala - Now a suburb of Amritsar, named after Ganda Singh Datt, IOM, OBI Chowk Paraga Das -

Today When I was reading about my community from different sources I came across this part of information which is lesser known within mohyal community. So decided to share :  Mohyals are believed to be the parent community from which the Satbansi Brahmins arose as an offshoot. The term   Satbansi   literally means seven lineages, and this is a community of Brahmins that does engage in priestly rituals, unlike Mohyals. According to Mohyals' written and oral history, when the  Arora  community of Sind and Multan was ostracized by the Khatris, the latter had disallowed their priests from continuing to perform religious rites for Aroras, causing especial hardships for them at funerals and marriages. In this duress a community elder of the Aroras named Sidh Jaichik of Arorkot had appealed to a Mohyal of Thatta named Gosain Bodh Raj Vaid for help. The Mohyal community, after deliberating on the issue had decided to help out by assigning seven families, one from each Mohyal clan, to perf