List of Zaildars by Zail
Zail (ज़ैल) was a revenue and administrative unit, extending between two and forty villages, under an officer in charge Zaildar (जैलदार) in the colonial rural administration of Punjab in British India.[1][2]
Below is the incomplete list of Zaildar and Zails, by the states and districts in India and Pakistan.
Bidhwan Jaglan Zail
Bidhwan Jaglan Zail (बिधवान जागलान ज़ैल) was head-quartered in Bidhwan (बिधवान) village and ruled by the Jaglan clan. It covered four villages in erstwhile Loharu State in then Hisar district during the British raj. Currently, these four villages of Bidhwan, Kalali (कलाली), Mandholi Khurd (मंढोली खुर्द) and Mandholi Kalan (मंढोलीकलां)) lie in Bhiwani district.
List of Zaildars
- Ch. Deba Ram Singh Jaglan (चौधरी बेदा राम सिँह जागलान) (late)
- Ch. Mamraj Singh Jaglan (चौधरी माम राज सिँह जागलान) (late) son of Ch. Deba Ram Singh Jaglan
- Ch. Hans Ram Singh Jaglan (चौधरी हॅंस राम सिँह जागलान) (late) son of Ch. Mamraj Singh Jaglan
- Ch. Surat Singh Jaglan (चौधरी सूरत सिँह जागलान) (late) son of Ch. Hans Ram Singh Jaglan (late). He inherited Zaildari from his father upon his death. He was a Subedar in Indian army, Chairman of Panchayat Samiti (Block) and multiple national medal winners in Masters Athletics championships.
- Ch. Rajkumar Singh Jaglan (चौधरी राजकुमार सिँह जागलान) son of (late) Ch. Surat Singh Jaglan is currently a Lambardar as of April 2016.
| Unknown | Ch. Deba Ram Singh Jaglan चौधरी बेदा राम सिँह जागलान | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Unknown | Ch. Mamraj Singh Jaglan चौधरी माम राज सिँह जागलान | Unknown | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| (youngest) | Ch. Hans Ram Singh Jaglan चौधरी हॅंस राम सिँह जागलान (eldest) | Ramswaroop Singh Jaglan (Mahashaya ji) रामस्वरूप सिँह जागलान (second born) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saini Zails in Hisar
- Mohan Lal Saini of Hisar district was a Zaildar.[3]
- Nand Ram Saini son of Mohan Lal. He inherited Zaildari from his father upon his death in 1906. He gave up this rank in 1921 to support freedom movement after which he became member of Congress. He was also head of Hindu Mahasabha for Hissar briefly before rejoining congress again in 1959. He died in 1973 at the age of 90.[3]
Phulkiyan-Saini Zail
Phulkiyan-Saini Zail, was head-quartered at Patiala in Patiala State of Phulkian sardars, it was the second largest landlord Zail in terms of land that nobleman owned, in Phulkiyan Riyasat.[3]
- Sujan Singh Saini of Patiala State. He was the son of Sardar Jai Singh Saini who was a part of nobility of Patiala state. Sardar Jai Singh was a descendant of Sardar Nanu Singh Saini. Sardar Jai Singh was the royal poet and a close advisor of Maharaja Karam Singh Sidhu.[3]
Dasuya Zail
Dasuya Zail, was head-quartered at Dasuya in Hoshiarpur district. It had 22 villages.[3]
- Ch. Jaimal Singh Saini was Zaildar of Dasuya.[3]
Hoshiarpur-Saini Zail
Hoshiarpur-Saini Zail, was part of Hoshiarpur district. It had 19 villages.[3]
- Jawahir Singh Saini was Zaildar of 19 villages.[3]
Punjab, Pakistan
Chaudhary FazalDad Warraich Zaildar
Chak Bhola Zail
Chak Bhola Zail was head-quartered in Bhola Chak 178 in Baria area.
- Ch. Bhola Ram Saini[3]
Vanike Tarar Zail
Vanike Tarar Zail was head-quartered in Vanike Tarar in Hafizabad District. Zaildars of this Zail were
- Ch. Fazal Ilahi Tarar
- Ch. Abdul Aziz Tarar son of Fazal Ilahi Tarar
Bhawalpur Zail
Bahwalpur Zail was in the erstwhile Bahawalpur state which is now currently in Bahawalpur district.
- Pir Muhammad Yar Chishti