Mohyal history is preserved through a combination of oral tradition, family records, community publications, Persian, Urdu, Punjabi, and English works, and later historical compilations. Some works are difficult to access today, and many claims require careful comparison across sources. This archive records the known works that have shaped Mohyal historical memory.
Archive
Mohyal Historical Sources
Older books, community histories, oral traditions, and written records that shaped Mohyal historical memory.
Source List
Swami Sahajanand Saraswati Rachnawali
Prakashan Sansthan, Delhi, 2003
Bali Nama
Persian, by Rattan Chand Bali
Mirat-ul-Mohyali
Urdu, 1870s
Islah-e-Mohyali
Urdu, 1908, by Raizada Rattan Chand Vaid
Mohyal History
Urdu, 1940, by Chuni Lal Dutt
Gulshan-e-Mohyali
Urdu, 1920s, by Raizada Hari Chand Vaid
Jang Nama
An account of the Mohans, by Har Bhagwan Lau
Tawarikh-e-Vaidaan
Punjabi, a history of the Vaids
The History of the Muhiyals: The Militant Brahman Race of India
English, 1911, by T. P. Russell Stracey
This is a colonial-era title and reflects the terminology of its time.
Mohyal History
English, 1985, by P. N. Bali
Listing a source here does not mean every claim within it is treated as settled fact. Mohyals.com uses these works alongside oral history, family records, inscriptions, photographs, official documents, and modern historical review.