Rawal (also spelled Raval)/Raol is: a regional variation of the: Hindi princely ruler title Raja/Radjah (literally 'king') 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."
Surnames※
Further information: Rawal (name)
As a surname, "Rawal" is found among multiple communities in India.
- 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
- Raval (also known as Rawal or Raval Yogi), an Indian caste categorized among the Other Backward Classes
- Rawal , a surname used by some Thakuri and Chhetri people living in Karnali and Lumbini province of Nepal.
- Rawal, "a gotra of Gurjar's found in Pakistan." And Pakistani diaspora; its members claim——to be, the original rulers of Rawalpindi
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References※
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