Seal of Maharaja Hari Singh on the cover of the Civil List

Jamwal is a toponymic surname for a

Dogra Rajput The term Dogra Rajput refers to Dogra people who are of Rajput clans found in the Jammu region and parts of Himachal Pradesh and Punjab. Dogra Rajput dynasty ruled Jammu and Kashmir till 1947. Hari Singh was the last ruler of this dynasty. The ...

clan of the same name from

Jammu Jammu is the winter capital of the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir (union territory), Jammu and Kashmir. It is the headquarters and the largest city in Jammu district of the union territory. Lying on the banks of the river Tawi Ri ...

, in Jammu and Kashmir, India. They claim descent from the traditional founder of Jammu,

Jambu Lochan Maharaja Jambu Lochan was a Kshatriya Rajput King who belonged to Sialkot Sangala after whom the Indian city of Jammu is believed to have been named. According to historical texts, he is the earliest known Rajput King of Jammu. He had another br ...

, and there at one time some of their members were rulers of the princely state of Jammu and Kashmir, often referred to as the

Dogra dynasty The Dogra dynasty of Dogra Rajputs from the Shiwalik Himalayas created Jammu and Kashmir when all dynastic kingdoms in India were being absorbed by the East India Company. Events led the Sikh Empire to recognise Jammu as a vassal state in 1820 ...

Notable people

Maharaja Gulab Singh Jamwal Gulab Singh Jamwal (1792–1857) was the founder of Dogra dynasty and the first Maharaja of the princely state of Jammu and Kashmir, the largest princely state under the British Raj, which was created after the defeat of the Sikh Empire in ...

* Maharaja

Hari Singh Maharaja Sir Hari Singh (September 1895 – 26 April 1961) was the last ruling Maharaja of the princely state of Jammu and Kashmir (princely state), Jammu and Kashmir. Hari Singh was the son of Amar Singh and Bhotiali Chib. In 1923, followi ...

* Maharaja

Pratap Singh of Jammu and Kashmir Maharaja Sir Pratap Singh (18 July 1848 – 23 September 1925) was the Maharaja of Jammu and Kashmir, and head of the Jamwal Rajput clan. He was succeeded as Maharaja by his nephew, Hari Singh, in 1925. Succession Jammu and Kashmir was a ...

* Maharaja Ranbir Singh * Yuvraj

Karan Singh Karan Singh (born 9 March 1931) is an Indian politician and philosopher. He is the son of the last ruling Maharaja of the princely state of Jammu and Kashmir, Sir Hari Singh. He was the prince regent of Jammu and Kashmir until 1952. From 19 ...

* Yuvraj Vikramaditya Singh * Brigadier Rajinder Singh *

Ayush Jamwal Ayush Jamwal (born 11 August 1999) is an Indian cricketer. He made his List A debut for Himachal Pradesh in the 2017–18 Vijay Hazare Trophy on 5 February 2018. He made his Twenty20 debut for Himachal Pradesh in the 2018–19 Syed Mushtaq Ali ...

, Indian cricketer *

Narsingh Dev Jamwal Narsingh Dev Jamwal (born 1931) is an Indian writer and playwright from Jammu, who has authored 48 books, including ''Sanjhi Dharti Bakhle Mahnu'' (novel), which won the Sahitya Akademi Award in 1978. He received India's fourth highest civilian a ...

, Indian writer *

Pratibha Jamwal Navika Sagar Parikrama () was a circumnavigation of the globe by female officers of the Indian Navy. The six-member all-woman team circumnavigated and managed the whole operation in their first-ever global journey, on INSV ''Tarini''. The voyag ...

, Indian Navy officer *

Ranveer Jamwal Colonel Ranveer Singh Jamwal, VSM** (born 26 December 1975) is an officer of the Indian Army and the first Indian to climb the Seven Summits and Mount Everest three times. He is a veteran of more than 30 mountaineering expeditions across seven ...

, Indian Army officer and mountain climber *

Satyendra Singh Jamwal Satyendra Singh Jamwal (1959 — 2010) was a former flag officer in the Indian Navy. He was serving as the Chief of Staff at the Southern Naval Command when he died in a tragic accidental shooting death in 2010. Naval Positioned held A highly ...

, Indian Navy officer *

Vidyut Singh Jamwal Vidyut Dev Singh Jammwal (born 10 December 1980) is an Indian actor, martial artist and film producer who predominantly works in Hindi films. He is also a practitioner of Kalaripayattu. He is best known for his roles in Commando film series, ...

, Indian actor

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Rajput clans Dogra Dogra people Social groups of Jammu and Kashmir Toponymic surnames Indian surnames Surnames of Indian origin People from Jammu People from Jammu (city) Surnames of Hindustani origin {{india-ethno-stub

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