Siyal is a community found in India and subcontinent.In odisha traditionally they are toddy tappers, cultivators, molasses seller and wine seller [1] by profession and they also used to climb coconut trees, palm trees & date-palm trees and pluck the fruits for business.[2]

Sial

Religion- Hindu

Language-Hindi,Sambalpuri

Country-India

Region-Odisha

Populated state-Odisha,Rajasthan, Delhi,Haryana,Himachal Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh,Panjab,Uttar Pradesh,etc

Ethnicity-Panjabi

Type-Solar,Lunar,Agniyas,Nagas.

History

Sial are descendent of Scythian.[3][4][5] They are part of sial dynasty. Downfall of sial dynasty by raja ranjit singh 1807.[6]

According to panjab alienation record 1900 mention that they are agricultural race[7] with martial races.[8][9][10]

Ancient kings

Raja salwan belong to sial race ( page- 182)[11] Raja Shal maternal uncle to the Pandavas and founder of sialkot.[12][13]

popular love story

Heer ranjha love story's heer and mirza-Saheban love story's saheban belongs to sial clan.[14][15]

Books

Sial mention in SHRIMAD BHAGAVATAM and other books.[16][17][18][19]

Wrong theory

Some people said they are sub-caste of Chamár, but the more general view is that they are an entirely distinct group.[20]

Alternative name:

Chandravanshi; Khajuria; Nagvanshi; Sayalkulam; Sial ,Shiyal, Siyol ,Raisial ,Sialjatt; Sijolo; Siolo; सियाल[21]

Dance

Jhummar: Jungle dance of the Sial, which has a tribal sounding beat - 16 beats on the drum per cycle - believed to date back to the Aryan period.[22]

See also

Sial tribe

Social status

According to the 1981 census, their population in Odisha is 18,677. They are non-vegetarian but rice is their staple cereal. They are belong to Scheduled castes of the odisha state.

References

  1. ↑ Hunter, W. (2023-03-25). Orissa: Vol. II. BoD – Books on Demand. ISBN 978-3-382-14963-5.
  2. ↑ "Siyal". www.scstrti.in. Retrieved 2023-09-07.
  3. ↑ Nijjar, Bakhshish Singh (2008). Origins and History of Jats and Other Allied Nomadic Tribes of India: 900 B.C.-1947 A.D. Atlantic Publishers & Dist. ISBN 978-81-269-0908-7.
  4. ↑ "THE SAKAS (SCYTHIANS) / KUSHANS/ HEPHTHALITES (WHITE HUNS)". Pakistan Defence. 2019-03-30. Retrieved 2023-09-10.
  5. ↑ "Can Indians even claim they're from India?". www.dailyo.in. Retrieved 2023-09-22.
  6. ↑ Singh, Khushwant (2017-04-18). Ranjit Singh: Maharaja of the Punjab. Random House Publishers India Pvt. Limited. ISBN 978-93-5118-102-6.
  7. ↑ Bayly, Susan (2001-02-22). Caste, Society and Politics in India from the Eighteenth Century to the Modern Age. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-79842-6.
  8. ↑ Mazumder, Rajit K. (2003). The Indian Army and the Making of Punjab. Orient Blackswan. ISBN 978-81-7824-059-6.
  9. ↑ Islamoglu, Huri; Perdue, Peter C. (2020-11-29). Shared Histories of Modernity: China, India and the Ottoman Empire. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 978-1-000-08392-7.
  10. ↑ Mazumder, Rajit K. (2003). The Indian Army and the Making of Punjab. Orient Blackswan. ISBN 978-81-7824-059-6.
  11. ↑ Indian Antiquary: A Journal of Oriental Research in Archaeology, History, Literature, Languages, Folklore Etc. Education Society's Press. 1884.
  12. ↑ Indian Antiquary: A Journal of Oriental Research in Archaeology, History, Literature, Languages, Folklore Etc. Education Society's Press. 1884.
  13. ↑ Bibliotheca Indica. Baptist Mission Press. 1881.
  14. ↑ InpaperMagazine, From (2012-09-16). "Front seat: Heer Ranjha retold". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2023-09-10.
  15. ↑ Bali, Karan (2016-09-13). "Before 'Mirzya', Mirza and Sahiban have died over and over again for their love". Scroll.in. Retrieved 2023-09-11.
  16. ↑ Subramaniam, Kamala (1979). Srimad Bhagavatam. Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan.
  17. ↑ Pattanaik, Devdutt (2018-07-01). Shyam: An Illustrated Retelling of the Bhagavata. Penguin Random House India Private Limited. ISBN 978-93-5305-100-6.
  18. ↑ Pattanaik, Devdutt (2014-01-09). The Man Who Was a Woman and Other Queer Tales from Hindu Lore. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-317-76630-8.
  19. ↑ Dowson, John (1888). A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion, Geography, History, and Literature. Trübner.
  20. ↑ Commissioner, India Census (1902). Census of India, 1911. Superintendent Government Prtg.
  21. ↑ Project, Joshua. "Siyal in India". joshuaproject.net. Retrieved 2023-09-07.
  22. ↑ Roy, AnjaliGera (2017-07-05). Bhangra Moves: From Ludhiana to London and Beyond. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-351-57400-6.

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