Gujjarwal , Punjab

jar decided to lay roots here, some people believe Chandel Rajputs were forced to migrate out of Rajasthan because of a conflict between two Maharajas (Raja Jai Singh and Prithvi Raj Chohan); Chandels had failed to play a neutral role during this conflict. Chandel Rajputs had owned a Riaset (Kingdom), which they lost to Muslim invader Mohammad Gouri. Gouri was invited to attack India by Raja Jai Singh. Chandel Rajputs abandoned their Kingdom and got scattered all over the country. Some of them went settled along the Yamuna River, and some went to the Bilaspur State (today in Himachal). And hence settled in this Malwa region. Some people believe that while traveling through this region, a wheel of Baba Gujjar's cart broke off, and staying overnight made up his mind to settle here. Well, this was the place where Chandel Rajputs got established, and later were called Grewals. Gujjar was an adventurous and brave Jatt. He acquired 10800 acres of land and established Gujjarwal. Later founded were other 64 villages including Kilaraipur, Narangwal, Lohgarh, Phallewal etc. (a belt being called villages of Grewals) 10800 acres of land was further subdivided between village Gujjarwal and Kilaraipur, 5400 acres each. Today Gujjarwal owns 2714 acres, and Narangwal, Lohgarh and Mehma Singh Walla combined share 2686 acres (Gujjarwal shares its 5400 acres of land with Narangwal, Lohgarh and Mehma Singh Walla), and the rest of 5400 acres belong to Kilaraipur. He had five sons from the first marriage:

Macchi, Longu, Sohan, Dolu, and Jalal. His second wife was from village Dango. Chowdhry of Raikot, Rai Firoz, attended this marriage. There is an interesting fact the way this marriage took place.. One day chowdhry of Raikot (a friend of Chowdhry Gujjar) was traveling from Gujjarwal to Raikot. On his way at village Dango he noticed a girl had stopped a runaway buffalo by holding the tying rope under her foot. Chowdhry was impressed with the strength of this girl and followed her to her home. He proposed her parents if they can marry their daughter to his friend, Chowdhary Gujjar (Chowdhry Gujjar's first wife had died at that time). Rai Fatta and Rai Lala were born from this marriage. Chowdhry Gujjar soon died after their birth. Rai Fatta and Rai Lala were expelled out of Gujjarwal by their step brothers. Along with their mother, they went to their mother's village Dango and grew up there. They were strong sons of a strong mother. They defeated the Rajputs of nearest village Joranhan, and thus were recognized by the Mogul Empire Akbar. By defeating their stepbrothers, they took back the control of Gujjarwal. The five stepbrothers moved out to some where across the Yamuna River. Rai Malla stayed at Gujjarwal while Rai Fatta founded village Kilaraipur.Chaudhary Gujjar sixteenth in lineage of prince Vedsi established the Grewal estate at Gujjarwal (Ludhiana) in 1469 A.D.The sixth Guru of Sikhs Guru Hargobind visited Gujjarwal in 1631 AD.This famous village situated at 22 KMs from Ludhiana City. This is one of the village in nearby area having cluster of Surename ''Grewal''. First Village in area having first I T I. Annual Rural sports are also famous after Kila Raipur. For any enquiry contact 9877754103