What is "pakhral"

Pakhral Rajput is a sub clan of Minhas Rajput. The founders of the city and state of Jammu and its rulers from ancient times to 1948. Ancestors of Pakhral Rajputs are mostly Hindus. In the early 18th and 19th centuries mostly Pakhral Rajputs embraced Islam and moved from Jaipur and Rajasthan(India) to Kashmir and Pakistan. Punjab specially the area of Potohar and Azad jamu Kashmir is the origin of Pakhral Rajputs. Mirpur Azad jamu Kashmir and the Rawalpindi District mostly named as the area of Potohar is famous as the area of Pakhral Rajputs. Raja is mostly used as a title in Pakhral Rajputs which is derived from the word Rajput. Still a number of Pakhral Rajputs are living in many regions of Pakistan and India. Pakhral Rajputs have also contributed in the British and Pakistani armies. Raja Muhammad Akbar (of Krakan Sohawa) receive two Medals of Courage (Tamgha-e-Jurrat) in both 1965 and 1971 Indo-Pakistan War. These people are also known as Zamindar.

Pakhral (Mirpur) is a village in Khari Sharif, AJK, Pakistan. It is located on the left side of Jhelum River.

The aerial view of village is Map.