Jat Clan: Samtia
Distribution	Punjab (Pakistan) 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...  and Sindh Sindh Sindh historically referred to as Ba'ab-ul-Islam , is one of the four provinces of Pakistan and historically is home to the Sindhi people. It is also locally known as the "Mehran". Though Muslims form the largest religious group in Sindh, a good number of Christians, Zoroastrians and Hindus can...
Descended from:	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...
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Religion:	Islam Islam Islam . The most common are and .   : Arabic pronunciation varies regionally. The first vowel ranges from ~~. The second vowel ranges from ~~~...
Languages	Punjabi Punjabi language Punjabi is an Indo-Aryan language spoken by inhabitants of the historical Punjab region . For Sikhs, the Punjabi language stands as the official language in which all ceremonies take place. In Pakistan, Punjabi is the most widely spoken language... , Sindhi Sindhi language Sindhi is the language of the Sindh region of Pakistan that is spoken by the Sindhi people. In India, it is among 22 constitutionally recognized languages, where Sindhis are a sizeable minority. It is spoken by 53,410,910 people in Pakistan, according to the national government's Statistics Division...  and Seraiki Saraiki language Saraiki , transliterated as Sirāikī and sometimes spelled Seraiki and Saraiki, is a standardized written language of Pakistan belonging to the Indo-Aryan languages. It is a language spoken in the heart of Pakistan...
Surnames:	Samtia or Samtio

Samtia are a Muslim

Muslim

A Muslim, also spelled Moslem, is an adherent of Islam, a monotheistic, Abrahamic religion based on the Quran, which Muslims consider the verbatim word of God as revealed to prophet Muhammad. "Muslim" is the Arabic term for "submitter" .Muslims believe that God is one and incomparable...

 Jat clan found in Bhakkar

Bhakkar

Bhakkar is the principal city of Bhakkar District, Punjab, Pakistan. It lies on the left bank of the Indus river. It has a population of almost 300,000 and was given status of district in 1981.-Administration:...

 and Layyah

Layyah

Layyah, also spelt Leiah , is the capital city of the Layyah District in the Punjab province of Pakistan. It is located at 30°58'0N 70°56'0E with an altitude of 143 metres .-Old History:...

 districts, of Punjab, Pakistan.

History and origin

They claim 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...

 extraction and tell the following story of their origin; Ram Chandar and Gonda adopted Islam

Islam

Islam . The most common are and .   : Arabic pronunciation varies regionally. The first vowel ranges from ~~. The second vowel ranges from ~~~...

 under Sultan Alauddin Khilji

Alauddin Khilji

Ali Gurshap Khan better known by his titular name as Sultan Ala-ud-din Khilji was the second ruler of the Turko-Afghan Khilji dynasty in India.He was a well and capable ruler. He belonged to the Afghanized Turkic tribe of the Khiljis...

 of Delhi

Delhi

Delhi , officially National Capital Territory of Delhi , is the largest metropolis by area and the second-largest by population in India, next to Mumbai. It is the eighth largest metropolis in the world by population with 16,753,265 inhabitants in the Territory at the 2011 Census...

. They then assumed the names of Muharam and Variam respectively.The former was appointed Kardar or governor of Sindh

Sindh

Sindh historically referred to as Ba'ab-ul-Islam , is one of the four provinces of Pakistan and historically is home to the Sindhi people. It is also locally known as the "Mehran". Though Muslims form the largest religious group in Sindh, a good number of Christians, Zoroastrians and Hindus can...

 and with his brother came to that country, where he married the daughter of the old governor. But the population rose against the new governor, and the two brothers fled with their kinsmen. The settled in the Sindh Sagar Doab

Sindh Sagar Doab

Doab is a Persian word, used for the area located between two rivers. The Sindh Sagar Doab is one of the five major doabs of the Punjab. Punjab also got its name from the waters of five rivers flowing in its plains. The Sindh Sagar Doab includes the area between the Indus River and the Jhelum...

, near the city of Layyah

Layyah

Layyah, also spelt Leiah , is the capital city of the Layyah District in the Punjab province of Pakistan. It is located at 30°58'0N 70°56'0E with an altitude of 143 metres .-Old History:...

. They overcame the Gashkori

Gashkori

The Gashkori are a domki Baloch tribe mostly settled in the areas of district Sibi City gorgij, Dera Ismail Khan, Muzaffargarh, Dera Ghazi Khan, Ali Pur and Kot Addu of Western Punjab as well as in Balochistan, particularly Makran and Quetta. Gashkori tribe is the branch of Bevrigh domki ,...

 Baloch

Baloch people

The Baloch or Baluch are an ethnic group that belong to the larger Iranian peoples. Baluch people mainly inhabit the Balochistan region and Sistan and Baluchestan Province in the southeast corner of the Iranian plateau in Western Asia....

 and Bahalim Shaikhs, who occupied the country. They were in turn dispossed by Seharr Jats, who drove them from the western parts of Layyah and Bhakkar districts. The Samtia and Seharr are still biter rivals.

They are also believed to be closely linked with the Bhukar

Bhukar

Bhukar or Bhuker or Bhooker is a gotra of Jats found in Rajasthan and Haryana in India.The Bhukar are also found in Jhelum and Multan districts of Punjab, Pakistan.-History and origin:...

 clan of Jats. There are also some other tribes in other areas of 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...

 which are believed to be the ancestors of the main Samtia tribe. In Sindh

Sindh

Sindh historically referred to as Ba'ab-ul-Islam , is one of the four provinces of Pakistan and historically is home to the Sindhi people. It is also locally known as the "Mehran". Though Muslims form the largest religious group in Sindh, a good number of Christians, Zoroastrians and Hindus can...

, where a few Samtia are still found, the name of the tribe is pronounced as Samtio.

Jutt Samtiah

Haji Malik Allah bakhsh Samtiah (ex-Parliamentary Secretary Transport Punjab) is a very famous poltician. He remains the member of provincial assembly two times from district LAyyah. malik riaz hussain samtia son of Malik Atta Hussain Samtiah is a very famous landlord and a very generous person of District layyah.
Malik Niaz Ahmad Samtiah (Late) was a person who is still living in the hearts of the people and very popular personality of district layyah. People Still love him very much. He was killed in an act of terrorism by some terrorist.
Malik Mushtaq Ahmad Samtiah also very renowned person. He remains the nazim of union Counsil aulakh thal kalan. Malik Muhammad Iqbal Samtiah is also a very generous person and is famous for his social work.
Malik Abdul Hameed Samtiah is a very famous name in Tehsil Karor.
Malik Manzoor Hussain Samtiah (late) also a very famous political personality of Tehsil Karor.
Malik Amir Raza Samtiah (Assistant Public prosecutor) is a new young energetic personality with good and progressive thinking.
Malik Shahid Samtiah is a Very famous personality who remains the Naib nazim union Council Samtiah.
Malik Muhammad Asif ali samtiah , Gender specialist in Sialkot, he get married on 28 Feb 2011 in a Sindhu Family belong Sialkot.Malik Ali Raza Samtiah working as gender Specialist in Rawalpindi.
Villages
Mailk Muhammad Ramzan Admana Samtiah Tail Indus Union Council Tehsil and District Layyah

The main villages in the East side of Layyah District

Layyah District

Layyah District is a district in the Punjab, Pakistan. It is located in the southern part of the province. The capital is Layyah.-History:...

 are ; Grid Station, Mian Bahadur Morre, Chak number 138, Bhaggal, Heera, Tell-Indus Kanal, and small city called Chouk Azam, (Chouk Azam is business city on Multan - Mianwali main Road)and Rafiqabad. (These villages are on the way if you drive from Layyah to Jhang District, also Layyah 's Tehsil Chobara is in the way after Rafiqabad) Layyah to Chobara way is 79 km. (afterward Chouk Azam area is full of desert, forest and snakes.

The main villages in the East - North side of Layyah District

Layyah District

Layyah District is a district in the Punjab, Pakistan. It is located in the southern part of the province. The capital is Layyah.-History:...

 are ; Alishan Housing Society, Warraich Village, Head Samandari, 220 Chak and 270 Chak Thal ka Dil, (220 & 270 chak are full of poor Christian families, and it has a very old Catholic Church in 270 Chak) and last village is Ada Qaziabad (from there road end into Multan - Mianwali main Road) Layyah to Qaziabad way is 34 km.

The main villages in the North side of Layyah District

Layyah District

Layyah District is a district in the Punjab, Pakistan. It is located in the southern part of the province. The capital is Layyah.-History:...

 (starting from Layyah Sugar Mill onward) Basti Eliani, Kasaiwala, Hafiza Bad, Latifabad, Dorrata, Kazmi Chouk, Kaneywali Puli, Dhhal, Bhatti Nagar and Karor, (than road end in Karor the Tehsil of Layyah District

Layyah District

Layyah District is a district in the Punjab, Pakistan. It is located in the southern part of the province. The capital is Layyah.-History:...

and continue to Bhakkar via Bheil Ada, Layyah to Karor way is 28 km.

The main village on Norther west road side are ; Kotla Haji Shah, Noshera, Shah Pur, Bangla Nasir Khan, Basti Rajanpur, Rajanpur Darbar, Basti Shahdu Khan, than this road turn into Karor city. From this side Layyah to Karor way is 41 km.
Samtia is famous village in Tehsil Karor Lal eson. where samtia House(malik Abdul Hameed Samtia),Samtia Union Council,Samtia Railway Station,

The main village on South side are ; Jamanshah, Hafizabad, Kharral Azeem, Kot Sultan, and Pahar Pur, than its start border with Muzaffarghar, and first village on the other side is Daira Din Pinah, Tunsa Morr and Kott Addu the Tehsil of Muzaffarghar. Layyah to til Kot Addu way is 58 km.

The Main village on South East side ; Layyah Bypass road, Pir Jaggi Ludhana, and this road end in Turrco Ada (from there road end into Multan - Mianwali main Road, going to east is Chouk Azam, and west is Chouk Munda the part of Muzaffarghar municipality) Layyah to til Tarrco Ada way is 55 km full of forest and desert.

The mian region of Samtia is Chah Maso Wala Chak No.119/T.D.A. Where the family of Mailk Masso Samtia(Late) and Now There is Haji Malik Ahmed Bakhsh Samtia and their sons (Malik Muhammad Bashir Samtia. Mailk Nazar Hussain Admana Samtiah. Malik Ghulam Farid admana Samtiah. Malik Khawaja Bakhsh admana Samtiah. Malik Ijaz Hussain admana Samtiah and Mailk Muhammad Ramzan adamana Samtiah (Computer Enggr)) are here .

Some Samtia are also found in larkana sindh., samtia road aligoharabad. They normally speek sindhi. Mazhar abbas samtio son of Ghulam abbas samtio belongs to this family of samtia.