Siyal (caste)

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]

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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