Sial community

Siyal is a community found in India and the subcontinent, also found in Egypt and Europe. They are people of the ruling class.

In Odisha they are cultivators, toddy tappers, molasses sellers and wine sellers by profession, and they also used to climb coconut trees, palm trees & date-palm trees and pluck the fruits for business.

           sial
      Religion-Hindu
      Language-Odia
      Country- India
      Regions- Odisha
      Ethnicity-Panjabi

Etymology

Sial comes from Scythian kings, then called Sal or Saliva-hana, who seem to have ruled at Sialkot from the epic times to the 8th century A.D.

To recapitulate, we have thus a Scythian tribe extending from the epic times to the present date called successively Silwa, Śâla or Shala, Sarya or Sarwya and Sial, occupying a site called in successive eras Sakala, Sayaλa Sayyada; Salkot, Shalkund or Sakal-pur or Risalkot; Sâlbâhanpur, Sâlpuri.

History

Sial are descendants of Scythians. They are part of the Sial dynasty. The downfall of the Sial dynasty occurred by Raja Ranjit Singh in 1807.

According to the Punjab Alienation Record of 1900, they are an agricultural race with martial races.

Ancient kings

Raja Salwan belonged to the Sial race (page 182). Raja Shal was the maternal uncle to the Pandavas and founder of Sialkot.

• King Shal (maternal uncle of Pandavas)
• King Salwan
• King Puran
• King Rasalu

Sial warriors in Sikh army

• Bhai Bhola Singh
• Bhai Waheguru Singh (Hari Singh)

Popular love story

Heer Ranjha love story's Heer and Mirza-Saheban love story's Saheban belong to the Sial clan.

Books

Sial is mentioned in SHRIMAD BHAGAVATAM, Hindu mythology and religion, Shyam Bhagvath, The Man Who Was a Woman.

Wrong theory

Some people say they are a sub-caste of Chamár, but the more general view is that they are an entirely distinct group.

Alternative name:

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

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.

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 belong to the Scheduled Castes of the Odisha state.

See also

• Sial tribe

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