मोहयालों को मिले यह नाम

As an ethnic group, Mohyals have a long military tradition. During Mughal and Sikh rule, Mohyals were bestowed hereditary courtesy titles as for bravery and loyal service. These figure in most Mohyal names even today, and include Bakhshi, Bhai, Chaudhri, Dewan, Malik, Mehta and Raizada and are often indicative of the history of specific families.

Title	Meaning	Background Information
Bakshi or Bakhshi	Benevolent	Frequent Mohyal title
Bhai	Brother	Conferred on the Chhibbers of Karyala by the Sikh Gurus for great sacrifices and devotion to dharma, and only found among their descendants
Chaudhri	Head of village or clan	Among Mohyals, usually descended from the Datt families of Kanjrur, Veeram and Zaffarwal
Dewan	Landlord or person of authority	The Dewans (prime ministers) of all the ten Gurus were Chhibbers belonging to Karyala; Also carried by Datts belonging to Guliana and certain other places
Mehta	Responsible for finance/property	Frequent Mohyal title
Raizada	Of noble lineage	Mostly Balis and some Vaids
Sultan	Sultan	Conferred by the Mughals, and carried by Datts (hence the term "Datt Sultan," the only Hindus given this title during Mughal rule)
Khan	Khan	Conferred by the Mughals (also the only Hindus given this title during Mughal rule)