Matyal

Jat Clan: Mathyal or Mattial, Mathial
Distribution	Punjab (Pakistan) and Azad Kashmir
Descended from:
Branches:	None
Religion	Islam
Languages	Punjabi and Pothohari
Surnames:	Mathyal or Matyal

The Matyal or sometimes pronounced as Mathyal are a Jat tribe, found mainly in Jhelum District of the Punjab Province of Pakistan, as well as the adjoining Mirpur and Bhimber Districts of Azad Kashmir. They are also found in the capital of Pakistan, Islamabad. According to the census of India 1911, they numbered 1,147 in Jhelum District.^[1]

The Matyals are Muslims in west Punjab and in east Punjab they are followers of Sikh faith.

The Mathyal are descended from Baba Matha Khan, a Rajput who lived around the sixteenth century.They were first settled in the village Malot. There is still a hamlet or dhoke which is called Dhoke Matyal. From village Malot, these Matyal spread to other parts of District Jhelum. Most of the Jat Matyal add suffix Chaudhry to their names, but some Matyal in the Pothohar region ( Sohawa and Gujar Khan) prefer to add Raja to their names.

Villages

Matial, Ranja Mattial and Maira Matial (Ranjha Maira) in the Jhelum District are important centres of the tribe in that district.

In the Islamabad Capital Territory, the center of Matyals is the village of Gagri situated on the Soan River.

The village of Mattial in Gujar Khan Tehsil of Rawalpindi District is an important centre of the tribe in that district.

There are a number of matyal families living in villages of Bhondna, Pandori and Chak Balian in the postal area of Ranjha Maira. The most notable elders in these areas are Ch. Fazal Hussain Marhoom, Baba Haq Nawaz Marhoom, Chaudhry Ahmed Hussain, Chaudhry Aziz Ahmed and Haji Muhammad Yaqoob.

See also

• List of Jat Clans
• List of Jat Clans of West Punjab
• Ethnic Groups of Azad Kashmir

References

1. ^ Punjabi Musalman by J M Wikely