Varya Rajputs - Gills in Punjab

Gills in Punjab

Another theoryCN says that the Gill Jatt clan came to the Punjab from the south via Rajputana (modern Rajasthan). A Jat king, Vinaypal, who was a descendant of Waryah, came to the Punjab and built the fort of Bathinda along the banks of the Satluj river near the present-day city of Bathinda. Setting up his capital here, he captured the territories up to Peshawar. This dynasty was in power in the Punjab till 1010 AD. Waryah was from the twenty-sixth generation of Vikramaditya. Vinaypal, Vijaypal, Satpal and Ganpal were from the lineage of Waryah.

In the beginning of the twelfth century, the descendants of Jhalli, a son of Gillpal, made Payal their centre and founded the village of Chemo Naame. Dhamot, Gouriwala, Gill, Sihora are old Gill villages. Gills and Dhaliwals are also settled in the Jagdeo Kalan village in Majha. The Gills lived along the Satluj and Beas rivers, and further in the foothills up to Sialkot.

It is now believedCN that the modern Jatt tribe of Gills were descended from Raja Prithipat who was already a Gill and a Raja or King and another Gill woman. Some also believe that only his wife was of the Gill clan and he was a Waryah Rajput but that is increasingly unlikely.CN Gill (and Shergill) have become common surnames throughout South Asia and the Punjab. There are seven villages near Banga, in Nawanshahr District, where Shergills reside. these include Mukandpur, Jagatpur, Jhingran, Dyalpur and Bahua there are also some villages of Shergills in Nurpur Bedi Block in Ropar e.g. Abiana, Leharian and Rampur Belaore.

Gill Surname Gill is a gotra or surname found in the Jat community in India.

They are a branch of Raghuvanshi Waryah Rajputs. Most of the Gills are settled in Malwa and Majha. They lived along the rivers Sutlej and Beas and further in the foothills up to Sialkot. They claim lineage from Raja Prithipat of Garh Mathila.

They came to Punjab from South via Rajasthan. Waryah Rajput King Vinepal came to Rajsasthan and built the fort of Bathinda along the banks of Sutlej at Bathinda. Setting up his capital here, he captured the territories up to Peshawar. This dynasty was in power in Punjab till 1010 AD. Waryah was from the 26th generation of Vikrmaditya. Vineypal, Vijaypal, Satpal and Ganpal were from the lineage of Waryah.

Bhim Singh Dahiya traces Gills to the people of Greece. He opines that people of this tribe came in the company of Alexander. Then settled in Kabul, Kandhar and Punjab. One of the sons of Hercules was named Gilla. It is also possible that ancestors of Gills came to Greece from Middle Asia and then to India.

Most of Gills converted to Sikhism during the period of Guru Hargobind. Gills also sided with 6th Guru in the battle of Mehraj. The descendents of Shergill, one of the eight sons of Gillpal, settled in Zira area.

The chiefs of Nishanwali Misl, Sukha Singh and Mehar Singh were Shergills. Majithia Sardars of Majha were also Shergills.

There are 40 villages of Gills in Jagraon area of Ludhiana.

In the beginning of the 12th century, the descendents of Jhalli son of Gillpal, made Payal their center and founded the village of Chemo Naame. Dhamot, Gouriwala, Gill, Sihora are old Gill villages. Gills and Dhaliwal are also settled in Jagdeo Kalan village in Majha.

The people of Sipra Sub-Clan of Gill clan had mostly migrated towards Jhang. Most of them converted to Islam. Gills in Kabul are Moslems.

In Sandal Baar, Kakkar Gill was the only prominent village of Gills. The Gills settled in Jhang, Montegomery and Shahpur in the West Punjab had converted to Islam.

Shahi are also from the Clan of Gills. Some of Gills had settled in Assam in 1505 during the times of Guru Nanak. Many gypsies in France are Gills (also a very common French name, probably derived from the name Jill)