Rawal


Rawal or Raol originally is a variation -like Rawat- of the Hindi princely ruler title Raja used in some princely states in Rajputana and Western India, and is now also used as a caste designation or surname by several communities in Southern Asia.They can be also classified as general category "Brahmins". A village near Sumer has people filled with surname- Rawal of General Category.Also a Kashmiri pandit surname.

Princely titles

Notable states using this title for their ruling prince were, both under the colonial Mahi Kantha Agency and in present Gujarat :
This 'Western' equivalent of the higher Hindi title Maharaja was notably used by three salute states in Rajputana, all entitled to a Hereditary gun salute of 15-guns :
and one in Gujarat, entitled to a Hereditary salute of 9-guns :
As a surname, "Rawal" is found among multiple communities in India.
People with the title or surname Rawal include :
Groups of people
Places