The progenitor of this family was Choudhary Chanda Singh, who settled at the Sandhu wala village in present-day Pakistan, and consequently, came to be known as Sandhanwalia.
[5] Maharaja Ranjit Singh, the Sikh ruler of Punjab, has been described as "Jats" in records.
[8][9][need quotation to verify] After the assassination of Nau Nihal Singh, the Sandhawalia clan supported Chand Kaur to become the ruler.
[10] But, when Sher Singh forced Chand Kaur to abdicate the throne, Sandhawalias felt cheated and refused to accept his rule.
[11] Sandhawalias were banished from the Khalsa empire and fled to Calcutta in British India.