History of Chahal Surname

one of the largest Jatt tribes in the Punjab. They are found in greatest numbers in Patiala but are very numerous in Ambala, Ludhiana, Amritsar, Gurdaspur and as far west as Gujranwala and Sialkot. 

It is said that Raja Agarsen Surajbansi had four sons :- Chahil, Chhina, Chima and Sahi and that the four Jatt tribes bear these names are sprung from them. 

Their original home was Malwa. In Amritsar they say that Chahal was a son of Raja Khang, who once saw some fairies bathing in a tank. He seized their clothes and only restored them on condition that one of them became his bride. 

The Chahal migrated to Pakhi Chahilan near Patiala and there founded Rala Joga or Joga Rala in the Malwa. 

The Chahil affect Jogi Pir, originally Joga, son of Rajpal, who is said to have been killed after fighting with the mugals.