List of Bari Tribes
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The tribes of the Bar Region of the Punjab in Pakistan
reside on agricultural land that, before being cleared in the nineteenth century for the canal irrigation system, were thick barren forest areas which covered parts of central Punjab. The soil of the Bar Region is fertile as the plains have been made by the alluvium driven by rivers flowing from the Himalayas
. The Bar is further divided into four regions: the Sandal Bar
(the area between the Ravi
and Chenab rivers), Kirana Bar
(the area between the Chenab and Ravi
rivers), Neeli Bar
(the area between the Ravi
and Sutlej
rivers) and Ganji Bar
(the area between the Sutlej
and dry river bed of the Hakra).
Most of the Bar now forms part of the modern Faisalabad
, Tob Tek Singh, Okara
, Vehari
, Khanewal
, Pakpattan
and Sahiwal
districts.
Starting with the Lower Chenab colony, the British administration in the 19th century began a process of large scale canal building, the net result of which the loss by the tribes of their pastoral lands.
Tribes of the Neeli Bar
This Bar is situated between the rivers Ravi
and Satluj, and now forms parts of Khanewal
, Sahiwal
, Okara
, Vehari
and Pakpattan
districts. People living near both banks of River Ravi in Bar region of the Punjab are known as People of Ravi (Ravi de lok), particularly Sahiwal, Chichawatni, Mian Channu, Okara, Jaranwala, Toba Take Singh and Kamalia. Similarly People living near both banks of River Chenab are known as people of Chanab (Chanaa de lok)
in Okara District
, and also in Minchinabad
in Bahawalnagar District
. They claim to have originally been Mughal
s, who settled in the northern end of the Bar in the 15th century.
were found in what is now Okara
and Pakpattan
. They appear to have the country at the time of the Langah
monarchy, or a little earlier, about the first quarter of the 15th century.One Kamal Khan Baluch, held a large tract of country between the Ravi
river and the central ridge from Shergarh
to Waliwala. The Sahiwal District
Baloch belong chiefly to the Hooth
and Rind
tribes. Those of Gugera are mainly Lashari
; and those of Pakpattan
are Rind and Lashari. In addition to these tribes, the Murdana are a large Baluch tribe, occupying the country between Gugera and Harrapa. Their villages are now found mainly along the Lower Bari Canal.
Bodla
The Bodla
claim to be Shaikh Siddiquis, who were found in the country between Dipalpur
and Pakpattan
. Like other Bar tribes, they were purely pastoral.
Chishti
The Chisty tribe had particular sanctity, as they claim descent from the famous Sufi saint Baba Farid. They were and still found in and around Pakpattan
town, although like other Bar nomads, their lands are now home to colonists belonging to various tribes, settled by the British in the 19th and 20th centuries.
Dhudhi
The Dhudhi
claim Panwar Rajput ancestry, and their traditional habitat was close to the city of Pakpattan
.
Hans
The Hans are a tribe of who claim Quraishi
ancestry. Found in a few villages in Okara District
, the main one being Pakka Sidhar.
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Johiya
The Johiya
are an extensive tribe on the lower Sutlej
, occupying both banks of the river from Mandi Ahmedabad all the way to Pakpattan
, and Bahawalnagar
on the other side of the Satluj
Kathia
The Kathia are one of the larger of the Bar nomads, who were found on both banks of the Ravi River
. They claimed to have been Panwar Rajputs, who arrived from Kathiawar
, in what is now Gujerat. The Kathia are now found mainly in Sahiwal
, Khanewal
, and also in the Sandal Bar
.
Khagga
The Khagga
are found along the valley of the Ravi in what is now Okara
and Sahiwal
districts. They claim descent from the Qureshi Arabs
Kharal
The Kharal claim descent from the famous Rajah Karan
of the Mahabharat. His descendents left Hastinapur and came to Uch
, near Multan
, where they were converted to Islam
by the famous Sufi saint Makhdum Jahania Shah.Now they are living in District, Faisalabad, Sahiwal, Hafizabad, Okara, Nankana, Sheikhupura, Gujranwala,Bahawal Nagar, Chistian. They have the following sub-divisions:
Rubera, Gugera, Bhandara
, Sahi
, Peroka, Saboka, Jaloka, Bashera
, Purbera, Kalera, ]], Ransinh and Jalabkay
Khichi
The Khichi
claim descent from Khichi Khan, a Chauhan Rajput, who said to have come from Ajmer
in Rajasthan, over 700 years ago. They were a purely pastoral tribe, occupying land in what is now Vehari District
.
Langrial
The Langrial claim descent from jatts families, who immigrated to the lower part of the Neeli Bar
in the 18th Century, after converting to Islam
. The Langrial are late comers to the Bar, and the tribe is found in numbers in the Pothohar region, and other parts of northern Punjab.
Manes
The Manes or Manais is a jatt tribe who are racially connected to Bhatti and Wattu clans.They are mainly found around daik or deg river in vincity of sheikhupura,nankana sahib,dipalpur,sahiwal districts.
are divided into two clans, the Fattiana and Tahrana. They claim to be Panwar Rajput
s, Rai Siyal, from who the clan gets its name was the son of the Rai Shankar, the famous Parmar ruler of Malwa.
Waince
The Wains are also immigrants from the north, and claim to have been originally Jatt wainces. They occupy the southern most portion of the Bar, and their villages are not far from city of Multan
.
and sutluj river .They are found in
Multan,Vehari,Pakpatan sherif,Toba Take Sing,Jhang, Saiwal,Faislabad and province of sindh.
main categories Trihly Tarwaly
TANOLI
Most people are found ISLAMABAD belong to KHAN
Wattu
The Wattu occupy both banks of the Sutlej
river for about sixty miles south of Gugera. They claim kinship with the Bhatti Rajputs, and still form a considerable part of the population of Okara District
.
, the Bhati
, Dogar
, Naul
, Sahu
, Baluch, Daher
, Jamu, Hindal, Baori, Nonari, Wasli, Langah, Sangla, Mohal and Phullarwan.
Tribes of the Sandal Bar
This Bar is situated between the rivers Ravi
and Chenab, and now forms parts of Faisalabad
, Toba Tek Singh, Nankana Sahib
, and parts of Jhang
districts.The main tribes of the Kirana Bar
were as follows:
belonged principally to five tribes, the Rind
, Hooth
, Korai
, Lashari
and Jatoi
. The Jatoi are the most numerous. Biloches appear to have come into the Bar early in the 15th century. The Rind tribe occupied the country between Jhang
and Shorkot
, until they were overthrown by the growing power of the Siyal. The settlement at Jhok Gadhi, in Toba Tek Singh District, is all that remains of the Baluch presence in that region.
The Baluch also had a presence on the Ravi
side of the Bar, and many are now found in villages along the Rakh Branch
, and Jhang Branch
canals.
Chadhar
The Chadhar are found in numbers in what is now the Shorkot Tehsil
of Jhang District
. They claim to be to be jatt , and a large number of sub-divisions. Their main sub-division in the Bar are the Jappa
, Rajoke, Sajanke and Kangars.
canal, and claim to be a clan of the great Ahir tribe of North India
. They were pastorolists, and famous for their large herds.
Johiya
The Johiya
claim kinshipwith the Bhatti Rajput
s, and were also found along the valley of the Ravi
, and still form a considerable element in the present Jaranwala Tehsil
of Faisalabad District
. Their main clans are the Maneka, Matiana and Mamoonka.
Kharal
The Kharal are the most northerly and largest of the great Ravi
tribes. In the Bar, the Upera clan predominates, being found in and around Chak Jhumra
, Danabad,chak 355 G.B.(Bagay Da Chak)jaranwala and Lundianwala. The Kharal occupy most the villages on the northern portion of the Burala branch canal.
Khichi
The Khichi
are another Ravi
tribe. They claim Chauhan
Rajput
ancestry, and are found in the northern end of the Sandal Bar
.
Lak
The Lak are a small tribe of Panwar Rajput
ancestry. They were found mainly along the Chenab, until they were expelled by the Siyals. Now more of an Kirana Bar
tribe, they still have few settlements near Kot Lakhnana.
Naul
The Naul
are a small clan of jutt ancestry. Found mainly in the Shorkot Tehsil
of Jhang District
.
Sipra
The Sipra, who are a branch of the Gill
, were always closely associated with the Siyal. They are now found mainly in the Shorkot Tehsil
of Jhang District
.
. The chief clan of the Sials in the Bar were the Bhowana. Other Sial clans, which found in the Bar were the Gagrana, Chuchkana, Maghiana, Bhojuana, Patuana, Vijlana, Khanuana, Ali-Khanan, Rajbana, Fatyana, Marjana, Hasnana, Kauriana, Dhiduana, Ladhiana, Lakhnana, Kamlana, Tarhana, Ogoana, Sabana, Heraj, Bahar and Bharwana.
. Like many other Bar nomads, they claim Panwar Rajput
ancestry. The Wagha comes from a strong Jutt Tribute Such as Panwar, just because they were belongs to Pakistan and now they are very few in Punjab, Pakistan. Strong and powerful Wagha was Mohabbat Ali Khaan Wagha, He ruled the district of shiekhopura Since 1760 to 1810. after him they were separated. His son named Ghulam Ali Wagha was a well known person and in Mid Nineties he became A Federal minister,They were a strong Britain Supporters Since Mohabat khan came they gone against British government they fought and few of early time Waghas became patriots.
and they are very few now.
Waseer
The Waseer also claim Panwar Rajput
ancestry. They wwre settled around the what is now the city of Faisalabad
. Their villages are still found near this moden city.
Tribes of the Kirana Bar
Kirana Bar is a portion of the Chej Doab, and takes its name from the Kirana Hill
s. This region is divided between the Sargodha
and Jhang
districts of Punjab
, Pakistan
. This area starts from the northwest of Hissár country near the bank of river Chenab with an abrupt high ridge and this high bank of bar dies away a little distance east of the boundary of between the Chiniot
and Jhang
tehsil
s, opposite the village of Kot Mohla.
(Note: Some of the Jat tribes listed above are also present in other social and ethnic groups).
Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
reside on agricultural land that, before being cleared in the nineteenth century for the canal irrigation system, were thick barren forest areas which covered parts of central Punjab. The soil of the Bar Region is fertile as the plains have been made by the alluvium driven by rivers flowing from the Himalayas
Himalayas
The Himalaya Range or Himalaya Mountains Sanskrit: Devanagari: हिमालय, literally "abode of snow"), usually called the Himalayas or Himalaya for short, is a mountain range in Asia, separating the Indian subcontinent from the Tibetan Plateau...
. The Bar is further divided into four regions: the Sandal Bar
Sandal Bar
The Sandal Bar is a region between the rivers Chenab and Ravi in Punjab, Pakistan. It is located in the Rechna Doab. It spreads over almost 80 km in width and 40 km in length . "Bar", in the local language, means a forested area where there are no resources for cultivation, like water...
(the area between the Ravi
Ravi River
The Ravi is a trans-boundary river flowing through Northwestern India and eastern Pakistan. It is one of the six rivers of the Indus System in Punjab region ....
and Chenab rivers), Kirana Bar
Kirana Bar
Kirana Bar is a portion of the Chej Doáb, it takes its name from the Kirana Hills found here. The hills are not, as generally supposed, outliers of the Salt Range This region is divided between the Sargodha and Jhang districts of Punjab, Pakistan...
(the area between the Chenab and Ravi
Ravi River
The Ravi is a trans-boundary river flowing through Northwestern India and eastern Pakistan. It is one of the six rivers of the Indus System in Punjab region ....
rivers), Neeli Bar
Neeli Bar
Neeli Bar is a geographical region in Punjab, Pakistan. It is between the rivers Ravi and Satluj. "Bar" is the name given to areas in Punjab which were thick forests before the arrival of the modern canal irrigation system. Its soil is very fertile, as this plain is formed by the mud that has been...
(the area between the Ravi
Ravi River
The Ravi is a trans-boundary river flowing through Northwestern India and eastern Pakistan. It is one of the six rivers of the Indus System in Punjab region ....
and Sutlej
Sutlej
The Sutlej River is the longest of the five rivers that flow through the historic crossroad region of Punjab in northern India and Pakistan. It is located north of the Vindhya Range, south of the Hindu Kush segment of the Himalayas, and east of the Central Sulaiman Range in Pakistan.The Sutlej...
rivers) and Ganji Bar
Ganji Bar
Ganji Bar is the lower valley region from the old flow of the rivers Satluj and river Beas or river Hakra to Ravi. Districts lying in this area include Bahawalnagar and Chishtian...
(the area between the Sutlej
Sutlej
The Sutlej River is the longest of the five rivers that flow through the historic crossroad region of Punjab in northern India and Pakistan. It is located north of the Vindhya Range, south of the Hindu Kush segment of the Himalayas, and east of the Central Sulaiman Range in Pakistan.The Sutlej...
and dry river bed of the Hakra).
Most of the Bar now forms part of the modern Faisalabad
Faisalabad District
Faisalabad District is one of the districts of Punjab province, Pakistan. According to the 1998 census of Pakistan it had a population of 5,429,547 of which almost 42% were in Faisalabad City....
, Tob Tek Singh, Okara
Okara District
Okara District is a district of Punjab, Pakistan. The Multan Road connects the district capital, Okara with tLahore 110 km away. Okara began as a small town about 40 km from the city of Sahiwal. It later become a city in its own right. According to the 1998 census, the district had a...
, Vehari
Vehari District
Vehari District is a district in the Punjab province of Pakistan - the city of Vehari is the capital of the district. The district was created in 1976 out of the three tehsils of Multan District . The name Vehari means low lying settlement by a flood water channel...
, Khanewal
Khanewal District
Khanewal is District of Punjab province in Pakistan. It most widely known for being the host city to the second largest Train Station in Pakistan...
, Pakpattan
Pakpattan District
Pakpattan District is a district of Punjab Province in Pakistan, Pakpattan is the district capital. According to the 1998 census of Pakistan, it had a population of 1,286,680 of which 14% were urban...
and Sahiwal
Sahiwal District
Sahiwal District is a district in the Punjab province of Pakistan. As of 1998, it had a population of 1,843,194 people, 16.27% of which were located in urban areas. Since 2008, Sahiwal District along with Okara District and Pakpattan District has comprised the Sahiwal Division...
districts.
Tribes of the Bar
The Bar region was inhabited by a number of pastoral tribes, that went by the common name Jat. Captain Mounstuart Elphinstone, the first British district administrator of the Bar, wrote the following in his district settlement report:Starting with the Lower Chenab colony, the British administration in the 19th century began a process of large scale canal building, the net result of which the loss by the tribes of their pastoral lands.
Tribes of the Neeli BarNeeli BarNeeli Bar is a geographical region in Punjab, Pakistan. It is between the rivers Ravi and Satluj. "Bar" is the name given to areas in Punjab which were thick forests before the arrival of the modern canal irrigation system. Its soil is very fertile, as this plain is formed by the mud that has been...
This Bar is situated between the rivers RaviRavi River
The Ravi is a trans-boundary river flowing through Northwestern India and eastern Pakistan. It is one of the six rivers of the Indus System in Punjab region ....
and Satluj, and now forms parts of Khanewal
Khanewal District
Khanewal is District of Punjab province in Pakistan. It most widely known for being the host city to the second largest Train Station in Pakistan...
, Sahiwal
Sahiwal District
Sahiwal District is a district in the Punjab province of Pakistan. As of 1998, it had a population of 1,843,194 people, 16.27% of which were located in urban areas. Since 2008, Sahiwal District along with Okara District and Pakpattan District has comprised the Sahiwal Division...
, Okara
Okara District
Okara District is a district of Punjab, Pakistan. The Multan Road connects the district capital, Okara with tLahore 110 km away. Okara began as a small town about 40 km from the city of Sahiwal. It later become a city in its own right. According to the 1998 census, the district had a...
, Vehari
Vehari District
Vehari District is a district in the Punjab province of Pakistan - the city of Vehari is the capital of the district. The district was created in 1976 out of the three tehsils of Multan District . The name Vehari means low lying settlement by a flood water channel...
and Pakpattan
Pakpattan District
Pakpattan District is a district of Punjab Province in Pakistan, Pakpattan is the district capital. According to the 1998 census of Pakistan, it had a population of 1,286,680 of which 14% were urban...
districts. People living near both banks of River Ravi in Bar region of the Punjab are known as People of Ravi (Ravi de lok), particularly Sahiwal, Chichawatni, Mian Channu, Okara, Jaranwala, Toba Take Singh and Kamalia. Similarly People living near both banks of River Chenab are known as people of Chanab (Chanaa de lok)
Arar
The Arar are a Jat tribe, found mainly in DipalpurDipalpur
Dipalpur is a town in Okara District of the Punjab and headquarters of Depalpur Tehsil, assumed to be largest tehsil of Pakistan. It is situated 25 kilometres from the district capital Okara on a bank of the Beas River in Bari Doab...
in Okara District
Okara District
Okara District is a district of Punjab, Pakistan. The Multan Road connects the district capital, Okara with tLahore 110 km away. Okara began as a small town about 40 km from the city of Sahiwal. It later become a city in its own right. According to the 1998 census, the district had a...
, and also in Minchinabad
Minchinabad
Minchinabad is a city of Bahawalnagar District in the Punjab province of Pakistan. The city is the capital of Minchinabad Tehsil. It underwent rapid development in the late 1860s and 1870s.-References:...
in Bahawalnagar District
Bahawalnagar District
Bahawalnagar District is a district of Punjab province in Pakistan. The district is situated on the border, before the independence of Pakistan, Bahawal Nagar was a part of Bahawalpur state governed by the Nawab of Bahawalpur...
. They claim to have originally been Mughal
Mughal (tribe)
The term Mughal is simply a Turkic word and many groups in India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Bangladesh use the term Mughal to describe themselves...
s, who settled in the northern end of the Bar in the 15th century.
Baluch
The Baluch in the Neeli BarNeeli Bar
Neeli Bar is a geographical region in Punjab, Pakistan. It is between the rivers Ravi and Satluj. "Bar" is the name given to areas in Punjab which were thick forests before the arrival of the modern canal irrigation system. Its soil is very fertile, as this plain is formed by the mud that has been...
were found in what is now Okara
Okara District
Okara District is a district of Punjab, Pakistan. The Multan Road connects the district capital, Okara with tLahore 110 km away. Okara began as a small town about 40 km from the city of Sahiwal. It later become a city in its own right. According to the 1998 census, the district had a...
and Pakpattan
Pakpattan District
Pakpattan District is a district of Punjab Province in Pakistan, Pakpattan is the district capital. According to the 1998 census of Pakistan, it had a population of 1,286,680 of which 14% were urban...
. They appear to have the country at the time of the Langah
Langah (tribe)
For the Article on the folk musicians, see LanghaLangah is a clan of the Afghan tribe settled in Sindh and Punjab provinces of Pakistan. They are not a baloch tribe. They have no connection with the Rajasthani Langha community.-History and origin:...
monarchy, or a little earlier, about the first quarter of the 15th century.One Kamal Khan Baluch, held a large tract of country between the Ravi
Ravi River
The Ravi is a trans-boundary river flowing through Northwestern India and eastern Pakistan. It is one of the six rivers of the Indus System in Punjab region ....
river and the central ridge from Shergarh
Shergarh
Shergarh is a town and a nagar panchayat in Bareilly district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.It is a small town known for rice and sugarcane.-Demographics:...
to Waliwala. The Sahiwal District
Sahiwal District
Sahiwal District is a district in the Punjab province of Pakistan. As of 1998, it had a population of 1,843,194 people, 16.27% of which were located in urban areas. Since 2008, Sahiwal District along with Okara District and Pakpattan District has comprised the Sahiwal Division...
Baloch belong chiefly to the Hooth
Hooth
The Hooth are a Baloch tribe of Iran and Pakistan. They are mainly settled in areas of Pakistan including Turbat, Gwadar, Tump, Zhob and Dasht.There are Khosa, Kalmati, Khushk, Chandio from Hooth....
and Rind
Rind (tribe)
Rind are a Baloch tribe settled in the Balochistan province of Iran, and the Balochistan Province of Pakistan, Sindh and Punjab provinces of Pakistan....
tribes. Those of Gugera are mainly Lashari
Lashari
Lashari is the name of a Baloch tribe in Pakistan and Iran. The Lasharis have migrated and settled in the United Arab Emirates, Afghanistan, Iran, Iraq, India, Indonesia, USA, Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Sweden, Saudi Arabia, England, and many other countries of the world...
; and those of Pakpattan
Pakpattan
Pakpattan is the capital city of the Pakpattan District in the Sahiwal Division in the Punjab province of Pakistan. Pakpattan is one of the ancient cities of Pakistan. It is the city that has the shrine of the well-known Sufi of all times, Baba Fareed...
are Rind and Lashari. In addition to these tribes, the Murdana are a large Baluch tribe, occupying the country between Gugera and Harrapa. Their villages are now found mainly along the Lower Bari Canal.
BodlaBodlaBodla is a Punjabi tribe found along the banks of the Sutlej River in Pakistan.- History and origin :The Bodla are found in the lower and middle Sutlej valley in Pakistan. They were at one time an entirely pastoral tribe, and are said to have come from Multan through Bahawalpur to Sahiwal...
The BodlaBodla
Bodla is a Punjabi tribe found along the banks of the Sutlej River in Pakistan.- History and origin :The Bodla are found in the lower and middle Sutlej valley in Pakistan. They were at one time an entirely pastoral tribe, and are said to have come from Multan through Bahawalpur to Sahiwal...
claim to be Shaikh Siddiquis, who were found in the country between Dipalpur
Dipalpur
Dipalpur is a town in Okara District of the Punjab and headquarters of Depalpur Tehsil, assumed to be largest tehsil of Pakistan. It is situated 25 kilometres from the district capital Okara on a bank of the Beas River in Bari Doab...
and Pakpattan
Pakpattan
Pakpattan is the capital city of the Pakpattan District in the Sahiwal Division in the Punjab province of Pakistan. Pakpattan is one of the ancient cities of Pakistan. It is the city that has the shrine of the well-known Sufi of all times, Baba Fareed...
. Like other Bar tribes, they were purely pastoral.
ChishtiChishti (surname)Chishti is a common family name in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and India. The family name indicates ancestry from Sufi Khawaja Moinuddin Chishti of the Chishti order.Chishti can also be spelt as "Chishty"...
The Chisty tribe had particular sanctity, as they claim descent from the famous Sufi saint Baba Farid. They were and still found in and around PakpattanPakpattan
Pakpattan is the capital city of the Pakpattan District in the Sahiwal Division in the Punjab province of Pakistan. Pakpattan is one of the ancient cities of Pakistan. It is the city that has the shrine of the well-known Sufi of all times, Baba Fareed...
town, although like other Bar nomads, their lands are now home to colonists belonging to various tribes, settled by the British in the 19th and 20th centuries.
DhudhiDhudhiThe Dhudi are a tribe of Panhwar, Panwar, Parmar Rajput origin, found in the Punjab province of Pakistan. According to the 1931 census of India they had a population of 5,800....
The DhudhiDhudhi
The Dhudi are a tribe of Panhwar, Panwar, Parmar Rajput origin, found in the Punjab province of Pakistan. According to the 1931 census of India they had a population of 5,800....
claim Panwar Rajput ancestry, and their traditional habitat was close to the city of Pakpattan
Pakpattan
Pakpattan is the capital city of the Pakpattan District in the Sahiwal Division in the Punjab province of Pakistan. Pakpattan is one of the ancient cities of Pakistan. It is the city that has the shrine of the well-known Sufi of all times, Baba Fareed...
.
HansHans (clan)- History and origin :They claim to be of Quraishi origin. The Hans were one of the many tribes that occupied the upland of the Neeli Bar before the start of colonization of the Punjab by the British Imperial authorities in the 19th century....
The Hans are a tribe of who claim QuraishiQuraishi
Quraishi , is a family name that originates from Arabs in Saudi Arabia, particularly from the city of Mecca.- Lineage :...
ancestry. Found in a few villages in Okara District
Okara District
Okara District is a district of Punjab, Pakistan. The Multan Road connects the district capital, Okara with tLahore 110 km away. Okara began as a small town about 40 km from the city of Sahiwal. It later become a city in its own right. According to the 1998 census, the district had a...
, the main one being Pakka Sidhar.
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JohiyaJohiyaJohiya , also known as Joia, Joiya, Joyia, Joya, Joyea, and Joeya, is a Chandravanshi Rajput clan in Northern India and Pakistan. The Johiyas are one of the twenty-four undivided Rajput clans or eka. In ancient chronicles, they are described as "Lords of Jangladesh", a region that included Haryana,...
The JohiyaJohiya
Johiya , also known as Joia, Joiya, Joyia, Joya, Joyea, and Joeya, is a Chandravanshi Rajput clan in Northern India and Pakistan. The Johiyas are one of the twenty-four undivided Rajput clans or eka. In ancient chronicles, they are described as "Lords of Jangladesh", a region that included Haryana,...
are an extensive tribe on the lower Sutlej
Sutlej
The Sutlej River is the longest of the five rivers that flow through the historic crossroad region of Punjab in northern India and Pakistan. It is located north of the Vindhya Range, south of the Hindu Kush segment of the Himalayas, and east of the Central Sulaiman Range in Pakistan.The Sutlej...
, occupying both banks of the river from Mandi Ahmedabad all the way to Pakpattan
Pakpattan
Pakpattan is the capital city of the Pakpattan District in the Sahiwal Division in the Punjab province of Pakistan. Pakpattan is one of the ancient cities of Pakistan. It is the city that has the shrine of the well-known Sufi of all times, Baba Fareed...
, and Bahawalnagar
Bahawalnagar
Bahawalnagar is the capital city of Bahawalnagar District in the Punjab province of Pakistan. As well as being district capital it also the administrative headquarters of the tehsil.-Administration:...
on the other side of the Satluj
KathiaKathiaThe Kathia are a rajput Muslim tribe, found in Punjab, Pakistan. According to the Census of India 1931, their male population numbered 1,600.-Locality:...
The Kathia are one of the larger of the Bar nomads, who were found on both banks of the Ravi RiverRavi River
The Ravi is a trans-boundary river flowing through Northwestern India and eastern Pakistan. It is one of the six rivers of the Indus System in Punjab region ....
. They claimed to have been Panwar Rajputs, who arrived from Kathiawar
Kathiawar
Kathiawar or Kathiawad is a peninsula in western India, which is part of the Saurashtra region on the Arabian Sea coast of Gujarat state. It is bounded on the north by the great wetland of the Rann of Kutch, on the northwest by the Gulf of Kutch, on the west and south by the Arabian Sea, and on...
, in what is now Gujerat. The Kathia are now found mainly in Sahiwal
Sahiwal District
Sahiwal District is a district in the Punjab province of Pakistan. As of 1998, it had a population of 1,843,194 people, 16.27% of which were located in urban areas. Since 2008, Sahiwal District along with Okara District and Pakpattan District has comprised the Sahiwal Division...
, Khanewal
Khanewal District
Khanewal is District of Punjab province in Pakistan. It most widely known for being the host city to the second largest Train Station in Pakistan...
, and also in the Sandal Bar
Sandal Bar
The Sandal Bar is a region between the rivers Chenab and Ravi in Punjab, Pakistan. It is located in the Rechna Doab. It spreads over almost 80 km in width and 40 km in length . "Bar", in the local language, means a forested area where there are no resources for cultivation, like water...
.
KhaggaKhaggaThe Khagga are tribe of Arab origin and are said to belong to the Shaikh community. They are mostly found in south-west Punjab, Pakistan and speak Seraiki.- History & origin :...
The KhaggaKhagga
The Khagga are tribe of Arab origin and are said to belong to the Shaikh community. They are mostly found in south-west Punjab, Pakistan and speak Seraiki.- History & origin :...
are found along the valley of the Ravi in what is now Okara
Okara District
Okara District is a district of Punjab, Pakistan. The Multan Road connects the district capital, Okara with tLahore 110 km away. Okara began as a small town about 40 km from the city of Sahiwal. It later become a city in its own right. According to the 1998 census, the district had a...
and Sahiwal
Sahiwal District
Sahiwal District is a district in the Punjab province of Pakistan. As of 1998, it had a population of 1,843,194 people, 16.27% of which were located in urban areas. Since 2008, Sahiwal District along with Okara District and Pakpattan District has comprised the Sahiwal Division...
districts. They claim descent from the Qureshi Arabs
KharalKharal-History:Kharal are Panwar Rajputs. Panwar is Sub division of Paramara Rajputs.The Paramara belongs to the Agnivansha of Rajputs....
The Kharal claim descent from the famous Rajah KaranKaran
Karan is a small town in Mali. As of 1998 the commune had a population of 9876. Sharn More, a Canadian singer, was born in Mali.Karan is as well the name of 18th son of Kaveh Ahangar, a famous story in Iranian poet book, Shahnameh. This book is an enormous poetic opus written by the Persian poet...
of the Mahabharat. His descendents left Hastinapur and came to Uch
Uch
Uch or Uch Sharif ) is located in 75 km from Bahawalpur in Bahawalpur District, South Punjab, Pakistan Uch is an important historical city, being founded by Alexander the Great. Formerly located at the confluence of the Indus and Chenab rivers, it is now removed to Mithankot, some 100 km...
, near Multan
Multan
Multan , is a city in the Punjab Province of Pakistan and capital of Multan District. It is located in the southern part of the province on the east bank of the Chenab River, more or less in the geographic centre of the country and about from Islamabad, from Lahore and from Karachi...
, where they were converted to Islam
Islam
Islam . The most common are and . : Arabic pronunciation varies regionally. The first vowel ranges from ~~. The second vowel ranges from ~~~...
by the famous Sufi saint Makhdum Jahania Shah.Now they are living in District, Faisalabad, Sahiwal, Hafizabad, Okara, Nankana, Sheikhupura, Gujranwala,Bahawal Nagar, Chistian. They have the following sub-divisions:
Rubera, Gugera, Bhandara
Bhandara
Bhandara is a city and a municipal council in Bhandara district in the state of Maharashtra, India.- Overview :It is the second major city in Vidharba a region that is Maharashtra. Bhandara is an agricultural centre for the farmers around its region majorly growing rice. The district speaks...
, Sahi
Sahi
Sahi or Shahi is a clan of jat , Rajput,Bhumihar and Arain mulims.- History :Sahis are primarily agrarians and found on either sides of Punjab...
, Peroka, Saboka, Jaloka, Bashera
Bashera
Bashera, also spelt Bashira, is a village in the Punjab province of Pakistan....
, Purbera, Kalera, ]], Ransinh and Jalabkay
KhichiKhichiKhichi is a Chauhan Rajput clan.-History and origin:Khichi is the name of a branch of the Chauhan clan of Agnivanshi rajputs. The Rajput Chauhan kingdom became the leading Rajput state and a powerful kingdom in Northern India under King Prithviraj III , also known as Prithviraj Chauhan or Rai...
The KhichiKhichi
Khichi is a Chauhan Rajput clan.-History and origin:Khichi is the name of a branch of the Chauhan clan of Agnivanshi rajputs. The Rajput Chauhan kingdom became the leading Rajput state and a powerful kingdom in Northern India under King Prithviraj III , also known as Prithviraj Chauhan or Rai...
claim descent from Khichi Khan, a Chauhan Rajput, who said to have come from Ajmer
Ajmer
Ajmer , formerly written as Ajmere, is a city in Ajmer District in Rajasthan state in India. Ajmer has a population of around 800,000 , and is located west of the Rajasthan state capital Jaipur, 200 km from Jodhpur, 274 km from Udaipur, 439 km from Jaisalmer, and 391 km from...
in Rajasthan, over 700 years ago. They were a purely pastoral tribe, occupying land in what is now Vehari District
Vehari District
Vehari District is a district in the Punjab province of Pakistan - the city of Vehari is the capital of the district. The district was created in 1976 out of the three tehsils of Multan District . The name Vehari means low lying settlement by a flood water channel...
.
LangrialLangrial (tribe)-History and origin:The Langrial are found throughout Punjab, the tribe has different traditions to its origin, depending on the region it inhabits.The Multan Langrial, claim descent from a Brahmin of Bikaner...
The Langrial claim descent from jatts families, who immigrated to the lower part of the Neeli BarNeeli Bar
Neeli Bar is a geographical region in Punjab, Pakistan. It is between the rivers Ravi and Satluj. "Bar" is the name given to areas in Punjab which were thick forests before the arrival of the modern canal irrigation system. Its soil is very fertile, as this plain is formed by the mud that has been...
in the 18th Century, after converting to Islam
Islam
Islam . The most common are and . : Arabic pronunciation varies regionally. The first vowel ranges from ~~. The second vowel ranges from ~~~...
. The Langrial are late comers to the Bar, and the tribe is found in numbers in the Pothohar region, and other parts of northern Punjab.
ManesManesIn ancient Roman religion, the Manes or Di Manes are chthonic deities sometimes thought to represent the souls of deceased loved ones. They were associated with the Lares, Genii, and Di Penates as deities that pertained to domestic, local, and personal cult...
The Manes or Manais is a jatt tribe who are racially connected to Bhatti and Wattu clans.They are mainly found around daik or deg river in vincity of sheikhupura,nankana sahib,dipalpur,sahiwal districts. Syal
The Sial of the Neeli BarNeeli Bar
Neeli Bar is a geographical region in Punjab, Pakistan. It is between the rivers Ravi and Satluj. "Bar" is the name given to areas in Punjab which were thick forests before the arrival of the modern canal irrigation system. Its soil is very fertile, as this plain is formed by the mud that has been...
are divided into two clans, the Fattiana and Tahrana. They claim to be Panwar Rajput
Rajput
A Rajput is a member of one of the patrilineal clans of western, central, northern India and in some parts of Pakistan. Rajputs are descendants of one of the major ruling warrior classes in the Indian subcontinent, particularly North India...
s, Rai Siyal, from who the clan gets its name was the son of the Rai Shankar, the famous Parmar ruler of Malwa.
WainceBains (Jat)Bains is a gotra of Jat found in Punjab, India and Punjab, it is also suggest that Wains is an alternate spelling of Bains in Pakistan.-History and origin:There are a number of theories as to the origin of the Bains....
The Wains are also immigrants from the north, and claim to have been originally Jatt wainces. They occupy the southern most portion of the Bar, and their villages are not far from city of MultanMultan
Multan , is a city in the Punjab Province of Pakistan and capital of Multan District. It is located in the southern part of the province on the east bank of the Chenab River, more or less in the geographic centre of the country and about from Islamabad, from Lahore and from Karachi...
.
Trohle(Jats)
Trohle cast have old tribes of Multan .The Trohle occupy both banks of RaviRavi River
The Ravi is a trans-boundary river flowing through Northwestern India and eastern Pakistan. It is one of the six rivers of the Indus System in Punjab region ....
and sutluj river .They are found in
Multan,Vehari,Pakpatan sherif,Toba Take Sing,Jhang, Saiwal,Faislabad and province of sindh.
main categories Trihly Tarwaly
TANOLI
Tanoli
The Tanoli are a Hazarewal tribe of the Tanawal valley, Hazara region of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. Although not usually acknowledged as Pashtuns, the Tanoli have to an extent assimilated many Pashtun cultural features and become Pashtunified. Tribally allied with the Pathans,. The...
Most people are found ISLAMABAD belong to KHAN
WattuWattuThe Wattoo or Wattu are Muslim Rajput tribe found in Punjab, Pakistan.-History and origin:Accoding to some traditions, the Wattoo are descended from a Rajah Junhar, a descendant of the famous Raja Salvahan of Sialkot. This Raja Junhar settled in Bhatner, where he had two sons, Jaipal and Rajpal...
The Wattu occupy both banks of the SutlejSutlej
The Sutlej River is the longest of the five rivers that flow through the historic crossroad region of Punjab in northern India and Pakistan. It is located north of the Vindhya Range, south of the Hindu Kush segment of the Himalayas, and east of the Central Sulaiman Range in Pakistan.The Sutlej...
river for about sixty miles south of Gugera. They claim kinship with the Bhatti Rajputs, and still form a considerable part of the population of Okara District
Okara District
Okara District is a district of Punjab, Pakistan. The Multan Road connects the district capital, Okara with tLahore 110 km away. Okara began as a small town about 40 km from the city of Sahiwal. It later become a city in its own right. According to the 1998 census, the district had a...
.
Other clans
Other than these clans, the following clans were also found in the Neeli BarNeeli Bar
Neeli Bar is a geographical region in Punjab, Pakistan. It is between the rivers Ravi and Satluj. "Bar" is the name given to areas in Punjab which were thick forests before the arrival of the modern canal irrigation system. Its soil is very fertile, as this plain is formed by the mud that has been...
, the Bhati
Bhati
Bhati is one of the largest tribes of the Gujjars& Rajput. They claim descent from Krishna as an avatar of Vishnu, and thus identify themselves as a Chandravanshi Kshatriya clan. The Bhati trace their history to the desert principality of Jaisalmer in Rajasthan, in the border villages of Bikaner...
, Dogar
Dogar
Dogar is a Muslim, Punjabi tribe in the Punjab region of Pakistan. It is also used as a family name in Turkey and Northern Iraq among some Kurds and Turks.-Ethnography:...
, Naul
Nauls
The Naul is a tribe mostly native to Rajistan INDIA and Punjab Pakistan.In India and SINDH, NAUL is pronunced as NAWAL which is Hindi synonym....
, Sahu
Sahu Jat
Sahu Jat is a Seraiki speaking Jat clan found throughout southern Punjab, with considerable concentrations in Kabirwala, Khanewal, Bahawalpur, Lodhran,Layyah, Dera Ghazi khan and Multan...
, Baluch, Daher
Daher
El Daher, or El Zaher , is one of the districts of Cairo, Egypt. It neighbours the districts of Abbaseya and Sakakini.El Zaher is named after al-Malik al-Zahir Rukn al-Din Baibars al-Bunduqdari, who was a Mamluk Sultan of Egypt and Syria, whose memoirs were recorded in the a long Arabic folkloric...
, Jamu, Hindal, Baori, Nonari, Wasli, Langah, Sangla, Mohal and Phullarwan.
Tribes of the Sandal BarSandal BarThe Sandal Bar is a region between the rivers Chenab and Ravi in Punjab, Pakistan. It is located in the Rechna Doab. It spreads over almost 80 km in width and 40 km in length . "Bar", in the local language, means a forested area where there are no resources for cultivation, like water...
This Bar is situated between the rivers RaviRavi River
The Ravi is a trans-boundary river flowing through Northwestern India and eastern Pakistan. It is one of the six rivers of the Indus System in Punjab region ....
and Chenab, and now forms parts of Faisalabad
Faisalabad District
Faisalabad District is one of the districts of Punjab province, Pakistan. According to the 1998 census of Pakistan it had a population of 5,429,547 of which almost 42% were in Faisalabad City....
, Toba Tek Singh, Nankana Sahib
Nankana Sahib District
Nankana Sahib is a district in the Punjab province of Pakistan. Nankana Sahib is the principal town of the district. The district of Nankana Sahib is located about 75 kilometres west of Lahore and about 55 kilometres east of Faisalabad.-Administration:The area around Nankana Sahib was formerly a...
, and parts of Jhang
Jhang District
Jhang District is a district of the Punjab province of Pakistan. The city of Jhang is the district's capital. According to the 1998 census of Pakistan, the district's population was 2.8 million, of which 23 percent lived in urban areas. By 2008, according to estimates, the population had...
districts.The main tribes of the Kirana Bar
Kirana Bar
Kirana Bar is a portion of the Chej Doáb, it takes its name from the Kirana Hills found here. The hills are not, as generally supposed, outliers of the Salt Range This region is divided between the Sargodha and Jhang districts of Punjab, Pakistan...
were as follows:
Baluch
The Baloch of the Sandal BarSandal Bar
The Sandal Bar is a region between the rivers Chenab and Ravi in Punjab, Pakistan. It is located in the Rechna Doab. It spreads over almost 80 km in width and 40 km in length . "Bar", in the local language, means a forested area where there are no resources for cultivation, like water...
belonged principally to five tribes, the Rind
Rind (tribe)
Rind are a Baloch tribe settled in the Balochistan province of Iran, and the Balochistan Province of Pakistan, Sindh and Punjab provinces of Pakistan....
, Hooth
Hooth
The Hooth are a Baloch tribe of Iran and Pakistan. They are mainly settled in areas of Pakistan including Turbat, Gwadar, Tump, Zhob and Dasht.There are Khosa, Kalmati, Khushk, Chandio from Hooth....
, Korai
Korai
The Korai are a Baloch tribe settled in the Balochistan province of Iran, Balochistan Province of Pakistan; Sindh; Punjab provinces of Pakistan; and the Indian states of Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Gujrat, Maharastra, Haryana, and Indian Punjab....
, Lashari
Lashari
Lashari is the name of a Baloch tribe in Pakistan and Iran. The Lasharis have migrated and settled in the United Arab Emirates, Afghanistan, Iran, Iraq, India, Indonesia, USA, Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Sweden, Saudi Arabia, England, and many other countries of the world...
and Jatoi
Jatoi
Jatoi is the name of a Baloch tribe in Sindh, Pakistan. The Jatoi originated from Balochistan.sub clans of jatoi baloch are bullo,misrani,nacharani,shar,kharoos...
. The Jatoi are the most numerous. Biloches appear to have come into the Bar early in the 15th century. The Rind tribe occupied the country between Jhang
Jhang
- Demographics :According to 1981 census of Pakistan population of Jhang was 1,970,944 with the 434,495 housing units in Jhang. In 1998 census, population of Jhang was 2,834,545, whose annually growth rate was 2.16%. Male population was 1,474,099 and female population was 1,360,446...
and Shorkot
Shorkot
Shorkot is a city in the Jhang District of Punjab, Pakistan. It is located at 30°50'0N 72°4'0E with an altitude of 131 metres and lies in the centre of the district, serving as the headquarters of Shorkot Tehsil. The Sarfraz Rafiqi Airbase, the third largest in Pakistan, is located here...
, until they were overthrown by the growing power of the Siyal. The settlement at Jhok Gadhi, in Toba Tek Singh District, is all that remains of the Baluch presence in that region.
The Baluch also had a presence on the Ravi
Ravi River
The Ravi is a trans-boundary river flowing through Northwestern India and eastern Pakistan. It is one of the six rivers of the Indus System in Punjab region ....
side of the Bar, and many are now found in villages along the Rakh Branch
Rakh Branch
The Rakh Branch is a canal in the Punjab province of Pakistan. The canal was dug in 1892 during colonial rule. The Rakh Branch originates from canal Lower Chenab...
, and Jhang Branch
Jhang Branch
The Jhang Branch is a canal that originates from the Lower Chenab canal. It is the longest canal of Sandal Bar. It supplies water to lands in three districts in the Punjab province of Pakistan: Faisalabad, Jhang and Toba Tek Singh...
canals.
ChadharChadharChadhar is a Punjabi tribe in India and Pakistan. They are both Rajputs and Jats, and are Aryan.This caste should not be confused with another Indian caste spelled similarly, which is found in Madhya Pardesh India and is amongst one of the Indian Scheduled Caste...
The Chadhar are found in numbers in what is now the Shorkot TehsilShorkot Tehsil
Shorkot is a subdivision of Jhang District in the Punjab province of Pakistan. It is subdivided into 16 Union Councils. The city of Shorkot is the headquarters of the tehsil.-Politics:The Tehsil Nazim of Shorkot is Mian Madhu Lal Hussain...
of Jhang District
Jhang District
Jhang District is a district of the Punjab province of Pakistan. The city of Jhang is the district's capital. According to the 1998 census of Pakistan, the district's population was 2.8 million, of which 23 percent lived in urban areas. By 2008, according to estimates, the population had...
. They claim to be to be jatt , and a large number of sub-divisions. Their main sub-division in the Bar are the Jappa
Jappa
Jappa is subcast of Rajputs tribe living in the area of Chiniot District, Jhang District and Okara District. It is a warrior family and coming from the past era of Mughal emperors.- History :...
, Rajoke, Sajanke and Kangars.
Haral
The Haral villages are found mainly along the Rakh BranchRakh Branch
The Rakh Branch is a canal in the Punjab province of Pakistan. The canal was dug in 1892 during colonial rule. The Rakh Branch originates from canal Lower Chenab...
canal, and claim to be a clan of the great Ahir tribe of North India
North India
North India, known natively as Uttar Bhārat or Shumālī Hindustān , is a loosely defined region in the northern part of India. The exact meaning of the term varies by usage...
. They were pastorolists, and famous for their large herds.
JohiyaJohiyaJohiya , also known as Joia, Joiya, Joyia, Joya, Joyea, and Joeya, is a Chandravanshi Rajput clan in Northern India and Pakistan. The Johiyas are one of the twenty-four undivided Rajput clans or eka. In ancient chronicles, they are described as "Lords of Jangladesh", a region that included Haryana,...
The JohiyaJohiya
Johiya , also known as Joia, Joiya, Joyia, Joya, Joyea, and Joeya, is a Chandravanshi Rajput clan in Northern India and Pakistan. The Johiyas are one of the twenty-four undivided Rajput clans or eka. In ancient chronicles, they are described as "Lords of Jangladesh", a region that included Haryana,...
claim kinshipwith the Bhatti Rajput
Rajput
A Rajput is a member of one of the patrilineal clans of western, central, northern India and in some parts of Pakistan. Rajputs are descendants of one of the major ruling warrior classes in the Indian subcontinent, particularly North India...
s, and were also found along the valley of the Ravi
Ravi River
The Ravi is a trans-boundary river flowing through Northwestern India and eastern Pakistan. It is one of the six rivers of the Indus System in Punjab region ....
, and still form a considerable element in the present Jaranwala Tehsil
Jaranwala Tehsil
Jaranwala is a subdivision of Faisalabad District in the Punjab province of Pakistan. It is subdivided into 57 Union Councils. The largest towns in Jaranwala are:Khurrianwala, Satyana, Mandi Rurala Road, Lundianwala, Mandi Buchiana....
of Faisalabad District
Faisalabad District
Faisalabad District is one of the districts of Punjab province, Pakistan. According to the 1998 census of Pakistan it had a population of 5,429,547 of which almost 42% were in Faisalabad City....
. Their main clans are the Maneka, Matiana and Mamoonka.
KharalKharal-History:Kharal are Panwar Rajputs. Panwar is Sub division of Paramara Rajputs.The Paramara belongs to the Agnivansha of Rajputs....
The Kharal are the most northerly and largest of the great RaviRavi River
The Ravi is a trans-boundary river flowing through Northwestern India and eastern Pakistan. It is one of the six rivers of the Indus System in Punjab region ....
tribes. In the Bar, the Upera clan predominates, being found in and around Chak Jhumra
Chak Jhumra
Chak Jhumra is a town and tehsil near the city of Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan. It is a sub-division of Faisalabad District and has a Tehsil municipal administration . Chak Jhumra Town consists of 15 union councils.-About Chak Jhumra:...
, Danabad,chak 355 G.B.(Bagay Da Chak)jaranwala and Lundianwala. The Kharal occupy most the villages on the northern portion of the Burala branch canal.
KhichiKhichiKhichi is a Chauhan Rajput clan.-History and origin:Khichi is the name of a branch of the Chauhan clan of Agnivanshi rajputs. The Rajput Chauhan kingdom became the leading Rajput state and a powerful kingdom in Northern India under King Prithviraj III , also known as Prithviraj Chauhan or Rai...
The KhichiKhichi
Khichi is a Chauhan Rajput clan.-History and origin:Khichi is the name of a branch of the Chauhan clan of Agnivanshi rajputs. The Rajput Chauhan kingdom became the leading Rajput state and a powerful kingdom in Northern India under King Prithviraj III , also known as Prithviraj Chauhan or Rai...
are another Ravi
Ravi River
The Ravi is a trans-boundary river flowing through Northwestern India and eastern Pakistan. It is one of the six rivers of the Indus System in Punjab region ....
tribe. They claim Chauhan
Chauhan
Chauhan, Chouhan or Chohan , , - is a clan who ruled parts of northern India in the Middle Ages. The clan is most famous for Rajput King Maharaja Prithviraj Chauhan...
Rajput
Rajput
A Rajput is a member of one of the patrilineal clans of western, central, northern India and in some parts of Pakistan. Rajputs are descendants of one of the major ruling warrior classes in the Indian subcontinent, particularly North India...
ancestry, and are found in the northern end of the Sandal Bar
Sandal Bar
The Sandal Bar is a region between the rivers Chenab and Ravi in Punjab, Pakistan. It is located in the Rechna Doab. It spreads over almost 80 km in width and 40 km in length . "Bar", in the local language, means a forested area where there are no resources for cultivation, like water...
.
LakLak (tribe)The Lak are a Jat found in Punjab, Pakistan.The Lak claim descent from the Panwar Rajputs. They were originally found alongs the banks of the Chenab river, but were outsted by the Sikhs in the 18th Century from this region. They are now found mainly in Sargodha District, with few communities in...
The Lak are a small tribe of Panwar RajputRajput
A Rajput is a member of one of the patrilineal clans of western, central, northern India and in some parts of Pakistan. Rajputs are descendants of one of the major ruling warrior classes in the Indian subcontinent, particularly North India...
ancestry. They were found mainly along the Chenab, until they were expelled by the Siyals. Now more of an Kirana Bar
Kirana Bar
Kirana Bar is a portion of the Chej Doáb, it takes its name from the Kirana Hills found here. The hills are not, as generally supposed, outliers of the Salt Range This region is divided between the Sargodha and Jhang districts of Punjab, Pakistan...
tribe, they still have few settlements near Kot Lakhnana.
NaulNaulsThe Naul is a tribe mostly native to Rajistan INDIA and Punjab Pakistan.In India and SINDH, NAUL is pronunced as NAWAL which is Hindi synonym....
The NaulNauls
The Naul is a tribe mostly native to Rajistan INDIA and Punjab Pakistan.In India and SINDH, NAUL is pronunced as NAWAL which is Hindi synonym....
are a small clan of jutt ancestry. Found mainly in the Shorkot Tehsil
Shorkot Tehsil
Shorkot is a subdivision of Jhang District in the Punjab province of Pakistan. It is subdivided into 16 Union Councils. The city of Shorkot is the headquarters of the tehsil.-Politics:The Tehsil Nazim of Shorkot is Mian Madhu Lal Hussain...
of Jhang District
Jhang District
Jhang District is a district of the Punjab province of Pakistan. The city of Jhang is the district's capital. According to the 1998 census of Pakistan, the district's population was 2.8 million, of which 23 percent lived in urban areas. By 2008, according to estimates, the population had...
.
SipraSipraSipra is a Rajput tribe in the Punjab region of Pakistan and India. Sipra are one of the most educated and well established families among other Jat casts.- History :...
The Sipra, who are a branch of the GillGill (clan)
Gill is a gotra/surname of the Jat ethnicity found in Punjab. Though, to westerners, Gill seems like a familiar given name , the Gill surname does not have the same etymological origins. "Gill" stands out to be one of the most popular surnames of the Jat race, with population of Gills being resided...
, were always closely associated with the Siyal. They are now found mainly in the Shorkot Tehsil
Shorkot Tehsil
Shorkot is a subdivision of Jhang District in the Punjab province of Pakistan. It is subdivided into 16 Union Councils. The city of Shorkot is the headquarters of the tehsil.-Politics:The Tehsil Nazim of Shorkot is Mian Madhu Lal Hussain...
of Jhang District
Jhang District
Jhang District is a district of the Punjab province of Pakistan. The city of Jhang is the district's capital. According to the 1998 census of Pakistan, the district's population was 2.8 million, of which 23 percent lived in urban areas. By 2008, according to estimates, the population had...
.
Syal
The Sial were found throughout the lower part of the Sandal BarSandal Bar
The Sandal Bar is a region between the rivers Chenab and Ravi in Punjab, Pakistan. It is located in the Rechna Doab. It spreads over almost 80 km in width and 40 km in length . "Bar", in the local language, means a forested area where there are no resources for cultivation, like water...
. The chief clan of the Sials in the Bar were the Bhowana. Other Sial clans, which found in the Bar were the Gagrana, Chuchkana, Maghiana, Bhojuana, Patuana, Vijlana, Khanuana, Ali-Khanan, Rajbana, Fatyana, Marjana, Hasnana, Kauriana, Dhiduana, Ladhiana, Lakhnana, Kamlana, Tarhana, Ogoana, Sabana, Heraj, Bahar and Bharwana.
Wagha
The Wagha are found in the northern end of the Bar, in what is now Nankana Sahib DistrictNankana Sahib District
Nankana Sahib is a district in the Punjab province of Pakistan. Nankana Sahib is the principal town of the district. The district of Nankana Sahib is located about 75 kilometres west of Lahore and about 55 kilometres east of Faisalabad.-Administration:The area around Nankana Sahib was formerly a...
. Like many other Bar nomads, they claim Panwar Rajput
Rajput
A Rajput is a member of one of the patrilineal clans of western, central, northern India and in some parts of Pakistan. Rajputs are descendants of one of the major ruling warrior classes in the Indian subcontinent, particularly North India...
ancestry. The Wagha comes from a strong Jutt Tribute Such as Panwar, just because they were belongs to Pakistan and now they are very few in Punjab, Pakistan. Strong and powerful Wagha was Mohabbat Ali Khaan Wagha, He ruled the district of shiekhopura Since 1760 to 1810. after him they were separated. His son named Ghulam Ali Wagha was a well known person and in Mid Nineties he became A Federal minister,They were a strong Britain Supporters Since Mohabat khan came they gone against British government they fought and few of early time Waghas became patriots.
and they are very few now.
WaseerWaseerThe Waseer are a Jat tribe found in the Punjab province of Pakistan.- Origin :The Waseer were a nomadic tribe found in the Sandal Bar region of Punjab, and according to their traditions, are of Panwar Rajput ancestry. They claim descent from Wasir, who was converted to Islam at the hands of the...
The Waseer also claim Panwar RajputRajput
A Rajput is a member of one of the patrilineal clans of western, central, northern India and in some parts of Pakistan. Rajputs are descendants of one of the major ruling warrior classes in the Indian subcontinent, particularly North India...
ancestry. They wwre settled around the what is now the city of Faisalabad
Faisalabad
Faisalabad , formerly known as Lyallpur, is the third largest metropolis in Pakistan, the second largest in the province of Punjab after Lahore, and a major industrial center in the heart of Pakistan. Before the foundation of the city in 1880, the area was very thinly populated. The population has...
. Their villages are still found near this moden city.
Other Clans
- SyedsSayyidSayyid is an honorific title, it denotes males accepted as descendants of the Islamic prophet Muhammad through his grandsons, Hasan ibn Ali and Husain ibn Ali, sons of the prophet's daughter Fatima Zahra and his son-in-law Ali ibn Abi Talib.Daughters of sayyids are given the titles Sayyida,...
- Gosaeen
- Mathrume
- KhokharKhokharThe Khokhar or Khokar are a people of Punjab region of Pakistan and north-western India. According to H. A. Rose they are the gotra of Rajput, Jat, Arain, Nai, and Churah. According to Denzil Ibbetson, they are also a gotra of the Tarkhan and Khatri tribes. The Khokhars were designated as an...
- Bhatti
- Mor Samor
- MaitleMaitlaMaitla or Metlo is a Jat gotra or clan found in the Punjab province of Pakistan and Punjab .- Geographical distribution :Maitlas mainly inhabit in the districts of Jhang, Sargodha, Multan, Muzaffargarh, Layyah, Bhakkar, Khanewal, Vehari, Lodhran, Bahawalpur, Bahawalnagar, Gujranwala, Sheikhpura,...
- BhuttaBhuttaBhutta is a Jatt tribe found in Punjab, Pakistan. The Bhutta are of Rajput origin are descended from a branch of the Suryavanshi Rajput family. Like "Soomra" jats of Punjab became Soomro in Sindh, likewise "Bhutta" became Bhutto when tribe moved towards south of Indus valley...
- TarohlyTarohlyTarohly are a Jat tribe found in Punjab province of Pakistan....
Tribes of the Kirana BarKirana BarKirana Bar is a portion of the Chej Doáb, it takes its name from the Kirana Hills found here. The hills are not, as generally supposed, outliers of the Salt Range This region is divided between the Sargodha and Jhang districts of Punjab, Pakistan...
Kirana Bar is a portion of the Chej Doab, and takes its name from the Kirana HillKirana Hill
The Kirana Hills is a small mountain range in Pakistan's Punjab province. It spans approximately 40 miles across the districts of Sargodha and Jhang.-Topography:...
s. This region is divided between the Sargodha
Sargodha District
Sargodha District is a district of Punjab province, Pakistan, the capital of the district is Sargodha. It is an agricultural district, wheat, rice, and sugarcane being its main crops. The Sargodha district and region are also famous for citrus fruit; kino is a newly developed variety...
and Jhang
Jhang District
Jhang District is a district of the Punjab province of Pakistan. The city of Jhang is the district's capital. According to the 1998 census of Pakistan, the district's population was 2.8 million, of which 23 percent lived in urban areas. By 2008, according to estimates, the population had...
districts of Punjab
Punjab (Pakistan)
Punjab is the most populous province of Pakistan, with approximately 45% of the country's total population. Forming most of the Punjab region, the province is bordered by Kashmir to the north-east, the Indian states of Punjab and Rajasthan to the east, the Pakistani province of Sindh to the...
, Pakistan
Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
. This area starts from the northwest of Hissár country near the bank of river Chenab with an abrupt high ridge and this high bank of bar dies away a little distance east of the boundary of between the Chiniot
Chiniot
Chiniot is a city and administration headquarter of Chiniot District, in the state of Punjab, Pakistan. Located between the heart of river Chenab with the heads of small rocky hills, it is known for its wooden furniture architecture which has a great attraction in all over the world.- Name and...
and Jhang
Jhang
- Demographics :According to 1981 census of Pakistan population of Jhang was 1,970,944 with the 434,495 housing units in Jhang. In 1998 census, population of Jhang was 2,834,545, whose annually growth rate was 2.16%. Male population was 1,474,099 and female population was 1,360,446...
tehsil
Tehsil
A Tehsil or Tahsil/Tahasil , also known as Taluk and Mandal, is an administrative division of some country/countries of South Asia....
s, opposite the village of Kot Mohla.
- Gondal
- KhichiKhichiKhichi is a Chauhan Rajput clan.-History and origin:Khichi is the name of a branch of the Chauhan clan of Agnivanshi rajputs. The Rajput Chauhan kingdom became the leading Rajput state and a powerful kingdom in Northern India under King Prithviraj III , also known as Prithviraj Chauhan or Rai...
- KalyarKalyarThe Kalyar is a prominent Punjabi tribe in Pakistan, found among both the Rajputs and Jats communities.- Origin :According to their traditions, the tribe claims descent from a Bhatti Rajput nobleman, a Rana Rajwadhan. The Rana lived in Ghazni, and then moved to Delhi in India. After sometime, he...
(Note: Some of the Jat tribes listed above are also present in other social and ethnic groups).