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Rawal (title)

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Source revisionNov 16, 2025
Entity authorityQ113012025 ↗
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Rawal (also spelled Raval) or Raol is a regional variation of the title Raja/Radjah (literally 'king') that was used by the Hindu Rajput rulers of some princely states of Rajputana and Western-India (notably Gujarat) and is at present too used as a caste designation or surname by the Guhila Rajputs and also adopted by few other communities.

The term "Rawal" derives from the Sanskrit title "Rājakula". The related term Maharawal, which derives from the Sanskrit title "Mahārājakula", means "Great Rawal".

Notable people with Rawal (title)

Rawal Jaisal, founder of the Kingdom of Jaisalmer.

Bappa Rawal, founder of the kingdom of Mewar.

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This entry incorporates text from “Rawal (title)” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.