Language Punjabi Surnames Sandhawalia | Branches Bhatti | |
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Sandhawalia (Punjabi: ਸੰਧਾਵਾਲੀਆ) is a very small tribe (or gotra) of Sansi origin which claims Jat status. The tribe is originally from Rajasthan and now living in Punjab. In the 1881 Census it was listed as one of the smallest of the tribes, consisting of rich landowners.
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Maharaja Ranjit Singh, the Sikh ruler of Punjab, shared lineage with the Sandhawalias, but did not share a direct line of descent with them. Preminder Singh Sandhawalia records the family's genealogical history in his book as being of Jat lineage.
History & Distribution
The Sansi-Sandhawalia claim to originate from Sansi tribe who claim descent Bhatti Rajputs (also cousin's of the Sidhu Jatts). The Sansi-Sandhawalia descended from their ancestor Raja Shah (Salvahan), son of Raja Gaj Singh of Jaisalmer.