▁Bak sh i , ▁D ew an , ▁Me ht a ▁etc . ▁in ▁reward ▁for ▁their ▁bra very . ▁Mah ar aja ▁Ran j it ▁Singh ▁had ▁appointed ▁many ▁Moh y als ▁to ▁his ▁famous ▁V add a ▁Ris ala - the ▁Life ▁Gu ards ▁of ▁the ▁Lion ▁of ▁P un j ab . ▁During ▁the ▁British ▁period , ▁fifty ▁percent ▁of ▁the ▁Moh yal ▁commission ed ▁officers , ▁were ▁decor ated ▁with ▁awards ▁for ▁their ▁distinguished ▁services . ▁In ▁the ▁self - ser ving ▁" The ory ▁of ▁Mart ial ▁R aces " ▁prop ounded ▁by ▁the ▁British ▁after ▁the ▁ 1 8 5 7 ▁mut iny , ▁Moh y als ▁were ▁the ▁only ▁pre domin antly ▁S ikh ▁community ▁from ▁P un j ab ▁included ▁in ▁the ▁classification . ▁ ▁Moh yal ▁cl ans ▁This ▁eth nic ▁group ▁is ▁divided ▁into ▁seven ▁cl ans [ 5 ] ▁listed ▁below ▁with ▁their ▁got ras ▁( line ages ): ▁ 1 . <0x09> B ali : ▁Par ash ar ▁▁ 2 . <0x09> B him wal : ▁K aus hal ▁▁ 3 . <0x09> Ch hib ber / Ch ib ber : ▁B hr igu ▁ 4 . <0x09> D att : ▁B har ad w aja ▁▁ 5 . <0x09> L au : ▁Vas ish tha ▁▁ 6 . <0x09> M oh an : ▁K ash y ap ▁▁ 7 . <0x09> V a id : ▁B har ad w aja ▁ ▁References ▁Currently , ▁a ▁documented ▁history ▁of ▁Moh y