The Mangral Rajputs of Kotli Mangralan
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MANGRAL RAJPUT OF KOTLI MANGRALLAN
The Mangral are a Rajput warrior clan based mainly in the Kotli District of Pakistan administered Azad Kashmir. They are also known as Mangarpal. Both Mangral and Mangarpal are also used as family names although it is more common to use the family name Khan following their ancestor Raja Sensphal Khan who founded the City of Sehnsa and was the first Mangral to adopt Islam.
Aerial View of Kotli Mangrallan
The Mughal Emperor Jahangir when asked about Kashmir, is said to have replied:
Persian: "Gar firdous bar rue zamin ast, hamin ast, hamin ast, hamin ast”
Translation: “If there is a paradise on earth, it is here, it is here, it is here”
The Mangral are a Rajput warrior clan based mainly in the Kotli District of Pakistan administered Azad Kashmir. They are also known as Mangarpal. Both Mangral and Mangarpal are also used as family names although it is more common to use the family name Khan following their ancestor Raja Sensphal Khan who founded the City of Sehnsa and was the first Mangral to adopt Islam.
Aerial View of Kotli Mangrallan
The Mughal Emperor Jahangir when asked about Kashmir, is said to have replied:
Persian: "Gar firdous bar rue zamin ast, hamin ast, hamin ast, hamin ast”
Translation: “If there is a paradise on earth, it is here, it is here, it is here”
