Shergarh, Pakistan
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Shergarh is an historic town, union council and major administrative subdivision of Depalpur Tehsil
, Okara District
.
Sher Garh (literally "Lion's Den") is one of the most historic towns of the district, along with Haveli Lakha
, Hujra Shah Muqeem
, Basir Pur, Depalpur
& Satghara
among others. The 16th century governor of Multan
, Fateh Jang Khan
, named the town after the Afghan
ruler of India
, Sher Shah Suri
, who built a mud fort and had an encampment around the town. This is recorded in Abbas Khan Sarauni's book , "Tarikh-e Sher Shah Suri
" (History of Sher Shah Suri
). Ancient coins & artefacts have been found, proving that the town must have been inhabited in the time of the Kushan Dynasty.
The town is well known all around the Punjab
, for a famous late-sixteenth century Qadiriyyah Sufi saint, Daud Bandagi Kirmani
, who lived and died in the town. He was born in Sitpur, village of modern day Muzaffargarh District
.His family had migrated from Kerman Province in Persia, and claimed descent from Prophet Mohammad.After receiving his formal religious and spiritual education from the pirs of Uch
, he established himself in Shergarh, where he lived from then on until his death. He converted many tribes in the present-day districts of Faisalabad
, Sialkot
Sheikhupura
. Hafizabad
, Sahiwal
& Gujranwala
, and although he lived in Shergarh, he did not carry out much of his work in that area because most of the native tribes, such as the Wattu
and Joiya
had already previously been converted by Baba Farid of Pakpattan
. The tribes converted by Daud Bandagi Kirmani
include mainly Rajput
& Jat clans of the above mentioned areas. Some of these are Virk
s, Bajwa
s, Cheema
s, Chatthas & Sahi
s.He is claimed to have converted 35,000 people to Islam, and 365 people to sainthood in all.Some of his prominent murids include Bala Pir,`Abd al-Qadir Bada'uni, Wahab Chishti & Kamal Chishti. The saint died in 1575, after which his nephew and son-in law, Shah Abul Mu'aali, had a beautiful, large mausoleum erected for his grave. This mausoleum is visited by many "murids" in the month of March, when his urs is held. Apart from his murids, the mausoleum attracts the attention of many curious travellers, artists & calligraphers all year round, as this mausoleum is one of the rare monuments in the country which has calligraphy and tile work in the "Naqashi style". The shrine used to be in the care of the local "Gaddi Nashin" (eldest direct descendant), but after the land reforms of Ayub Khan, it was turned to the Auqaf Deptt., Okara
.
, which extends south from Kasur
, all the way to Chunian
, and then Shergarh
, in Okara District
, before moving towards Gaimbar near Okara City
. The mounds of the riverbed also act as a natural border between Renala Khurd Tehsil
& Depalpur Tehsil
. The subsoil water of the town itself is brackish, as well as the area in the west of the river bed. Towards the east green fields of potato
, rice
, maize
& wheat
, bordered on all sides by kikar and simbal are visible up to the horizon, as the area, below the riverbed, has subsoil water which is sweet, and rich in nutrients, unlike the brackish subsoil water on and west of the riverbed.
".It also has many branches in the surrounding villages, whose mediums are usually mosques, but the main school is in Shergarh. The town consists of a NBP bank, a Jamia Mosque and a Government school. It has a small , non-functional dispensary, and the town is in dire need of a hospital. The district Nazim, Syed Sajjad Haider Kirmani, who is a native of the town, also got a sports stadium built just outside it, however since he has passed away, the project remains incomplete and is being used for anything but sports. The Jamia Mosque was a historical building built by Sher Shah Suri, but it was in bad condition and beautifully rebuilt by the Auqaf Department., Okara
Shergarh is connected by road to six towns, namely Chunian
, Wan Radha Ram
, Depalpur
, Renala Khurd
, Akhtarabad & Hujra Shah Muqeem
. The road leading to Renala Khurd
is the best maintained road leading into Shergarh, it was built when Syed Sajjad Haider Kirmani was nazim of the district.The road leading to the town of Hujra Shah Muqeem
, is 7.5 miles long and is also in good condition, but quite narrow. In historic times, the pirs of Shergarh
& Hujra
, did not get along very well, so when they'd refer to each others' towns, they'd use the derogatory name of the time, panjkoa (7 miles away), instead of using the proper names. The other roads are very dangerous as most of them have deep depressions making it very difficult to drive. The road leading to the town of Akhtarabad is famous for robberies and killings that occur mostly after sun-set.
Depalpur Tehsil
Depalpur Tehsil is an administrative subdivision of Okara District in the Punjab province of Pakistan, headquartered at the town of Depalpur...
, 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...
.
History
Haveli Lakha
Haveli Lakha is a town of the Okara District in the Punjab province of Pakistan. It is located around 180;km south west of Lahore....
, Hujra Shah Muqeem
Hujra Shah Muqeem
Hujra Shah Muqeem is a town of Okara District in the Punjab province of Pakistan. It is part of Depalpur Tehsil and is administratively subdivided into 3 Union Councils. The town is the site of an historic Gurudwara.-References:...
, Basir Pur, Depalpur
Depalpur
Depalpur can refer to:* Dipalpur, a town in Punjab, Pakistan* Depalpur Tehsil, a tehsil in Punjab, Pakistan* Depalpur, India, a town in Madhya Pradesh, India...
& Satghara
Satghara
Satghara is a town and union council of Okara District in the Punjab province of Pakistan.It is located at 30°55'0N 73°31'0E with an altitude of 164 metres and is also the location of the tomb of Baloch folk hero, Mir Chakar Rind. Many of his descendants as well as sub tribes of Balochi descent...
among others. The 16th century governor of 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...
, Fateh Jang Khan
Fateh Jang
Fateh Jang is a town and the tehsil headquarters of Attock District in the Punjab province of Pakistan...
, named the town after the Afghan
Afghanistan
Afghanistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, is a landlocked country located in the centre of Asia, forming South Asia, Central Asia and the Middle East. With a population of about 29 million, it has an area of , making it the 42nd most populous and 41st largest nation in the world...
ruler of India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
, Sher Shah Suri
Sher Shah Suri
Sher Shah Suri , birth name Farid Khan, also known as Sher Khan , was the founder of the short-lived Sur Empire in northern India, with its capital at Delhi, before its demise in the hands of the resurgent Mughal Empire...
, who built a mud fort and had an encampment around the town. This is recorded in Abbas Khan Sarauni's book , "Tarikh-e Sher Shah Suri
Sher Shah Suri
Sher Shah Suri , birth name Farid Khan, also known as Sher Khan , was the founder of the short-lived Sur Empire in northern India, with its capital at Delhi, before its demise in the hands of the resurgent Mughal Empire...
" (History of Sher Shah Suri
Sher Shah Suri
Sher Shah Suri , birth name Farid Khan, also known as Sher Khan , was the founder of the short-lived Sur Empire in northern India, with its capital at Delhi, before its demise in the hands of the resurgent Mughal Empire...
). Ancient coins & artefacts have been found, proving that the town must have been inhabited in the time of the Kushan Dynasty.
The town is well known all around the 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...
, for a famous late-sixteenth century Qadiriyyah Sufi saint, Daud Bandagi Kirmani
Daud Bandagi Kirmani
Syed Muhammad Ibrahim bin Syed Fatehullah Kirmani 1513-1575C.E. more popularly known as Shaikh Daud Bandagi Kirmani was a famous 16th century saint of the Qadiri order.- Overview :...
, who lived and died in the town. He was born in Sitpur, village of modern day Muzaffargarh District
Muzaffargarh District
Muzaffargarh is a district in the south of the Punjab province of Pakistan. It is part of Saraiki Waseb. It is spread over an area of 8,249 km². Muzaffargarh District lies in the strip between the rivers Chenab and Indus, which pass along the Eastern and Western boundaries respectively of...
.His family had migrated from Kerman Province in Persia, and claimed descent from Prophet Mohammad.After receiving his formal religious and spiritual education from the pirs of 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...
, he established himself in Shergarh, where he lived from then on until his death. He converted many tribes in the present-day districts 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....
, Sialkot
Sialkot District
Sialkot District or the District of Sialkot , is one of the districts of the Punjab province of Pakistan. It is located in the north-east of the province...
Sheikhupura
Sheikhupura District
Sheikhupura District is a district of Punjab province, Pakistan. Sheikhupura is the headquarters of Sheikhupura District. According to the 1998 census of Pakistan, the district had a population of 3,321,029 of which 25.45% were urban....
. Hafizabad
Hafizabad District
Hafizabad District is located in Punjab, Pakistan. Hafizabad was made a district in 1991; formerly, it was a tehsil of Gujranwala District. It is situated in the central Punjab and is known for its rice industry on the agricultural side and cotton textile industry on the industrial side...
, 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...
& Gujranwala
Gujranwala District
Gujranwala District is a district in Punjab, Pakistan.- History :The village of Asarur which has been identified as the location of Taki, an ancient town, visited by the Chinese pilgrim Hiuen Tsiang contains immense ruins of Buddhist origin...
, and although he lived in Shergarh, he did not carry out much of his work in that area because most of the native tribes, such as the Wattu
Wattu
The 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...
and Joiya
Johiya
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,...
had already previously been converted by Baba Farid 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...
. The tribes converted by Daud Bandagi Kirmani
Daud Bandagi Kirmani
Syed Muhammad Ibrahim bin Syed Fatehullah Kirmani 1513-1575C.E. more popularly known as Shaikh Daud Bandagi Kirmani was a famous 16th century saint of the Qadiri order.- Overview :...
include mainly 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...
& Jat clans of the above mentioned areas. Some of these are Virk
Virk
Virk Wirk Birk Vrik Varika is a gotra of the Jat clan found in the Punjab region of India and Pakistan. Typically, Virks are tall, thin and fair-skinned. In western Punjab, Virks are supposed to belong to the Mahe dynasty and Manhas or Minhas are considered to be brethren of the Virks. Birk...
s, Bajwa
Bajwa
Bajwa is a Jat gotra or clan. They originally belonged to the region known as 'Bajwath' situated on the border of Jammu and Kashmir, and Punjab. They are now spread across the Punjab region divided between Northern India and Pakistan.- Etymology :...
s, Cheema
Cheema
Cheema is a Jatt of Jat ethnicity found inPunjab, Haryana, Rajasthan and also in Pakistan.Cheemas are one of the two major sub clans of Jats along with other Jat clans like Sandhu, Grewal, Pannu, Uppal etc.. .Historically, this tribe has held considerable tracts in the upper Rechna Doab since...
s, Chatthas & 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...
s.He is claimed to have converted 35,000 people to Islam, and 365 people to sainthood in all.Some of his prominent murids include Bala Pir,`Abd al-Qadir Bada'uni, Wahab Chishti & Kamal Chishti. The saint died in 1575, after which his nephew and son-in law, Shah Abul Mu'aali, had a beautiful, large mausoleum erected for his grave. This mausoleum is visited by many "murids" in the month of March, when his urs is held. Apart from his murids, the mausoleum attracts the attention of many curious travellers, artists & calligraphers all year round, as this mausoleum is one of the rare monuments in the country which has calligraphy and tile work in the "Naqashi style". The shrine used to be in the care of the local "Gaddi Nashin" (eldest direct descendant), but after the land reforms of Ayub Khan, it was turned to the Auqaf Deptt., 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...
.
Agriculture & Surroundings
The town itself is located on the old river bed of the BeasBeas
Beas may refer to:* Beas, Punjab, a town in Punjab, India* Beas River, a river in the northwestern region of India...
, which extends south from Kasur
Kasur
Kasur , the capital of Kasur District in Pakistan. Kasur is located adjacent to the border of Ganda Singh Wala between Pakistan and India, and is a tourist attraction because of the daily occurring Flags lowering ceremony...
, all the way to Chunian
Chunian
Chunian is an historic city of Punjab, Pakistan. It is located at 30° 58' 0N 73° 58' 60E. The is located at an elevations of 177 metres , and lies about 70 km south of Lahore, the Punjab capital. It is the headquarters of a tehsil or revenue sub-division of the same name in Kasur District...
, and then 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:...
, 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...
, before moving towards Gaimbar near Okara City
Okara, Pakistan
Okara is the capital city of Okara District in the Punjab province of Pakistan. The name Okara is derived from Okaan, a name of a tree, the city is located south-west to the city of Lahore and is famous for its agriculture-based economy and cotton mills...
. The mounds of the riverbed also act as a natural border between Renala Khurd Tehsil
Renala Khurd Tehsil
Renala Khurd is an administrative subdivision of Okara District in the Punjab province of Pakistan. It is administratively subdivided into 18 Union Councils, two of which form the tehsil capital Renala Khurd.-References:...
& Depalpur Tehsil
Depalpur Tehsil
Depalpur Tehsil is an administrative subdivision of Okara District in the Punjab province of Pakistan, headquartered at the town of Depalpur...
. The subsoil water of the town itself is brackish, as well as the area in the west of the river bed. Towards the east green fields of potato
Potato
The potato is a starchy, tuberous crop from the perennial Solanum tuberosum of the Solanaceae family . The word potato may refer to the plant itself as well as the edible tuber. In the region of the Andes, there are some other closely related cultivated potato species...
, rice
Rice
Rice is the seed of the monocot plants Oryza sativa or Oryza glaberrima . As a cereal grain, it is the most important staple food for a large part of the world's human population, especially in East Asia, Southeast Asia, South Asia, the Middle East, and the West Indies...
, maize
Maize
Maize known in many English-speaking countries as corn or mielie/mealie, is a grain domesticated by indigenous peoples in Mesoamerica in prehistoric times. The leafy stalk produces ears which contain seeds called kernels. Though technically a grain, maize kernels are used in cooking as a vegetable...
& wheat
Wheat
Wheat is a cereal grain, originally from the Levant region of the Near East, but now cultivated worldwide. In 2007 world production of wheat was 607 million tons, making it the third most-produced cereal after maize and rice...
, bordered on all sides by kikar and simbal are visible up to the horizon, as the area, below the riverbed, has subsoil water which is sweet, and rich in nutrients, unlike the brackish subsoil water on and west of the riverbed.
Education & Infrastructure
Shergarh has a majority of people who cannot afford education, so in 1992, S.M Mohsin set up an NGO called "AKRA" (Anjuman-e Khuddam-e Rasulallah), At that time the NGO responsibility was given to the Late Mirza Aziz Ahmed Baig(RIP) , With his total commitment to work and with the support of S.M Moshin , he remained in charge of Foundation for 28 years and spread the education throughout the village.. which provides high quality primary education for the native children of the town, for only Rs.350/= per month, a price which is affordable for the guardians of the children.The organisation lays more stress on educating females. The main school is in Shergarh, called "Daud Bandagi High SchoolDaud Bandagi Kirmani
Syed Muhammad Ibrahim bin Syed Fatehullah Kirmani 1513-1575C.E. more popularly known as Shaikh Daud Bandagi Kirmani was a famous 16th century saint of the Qadiri order.- Overview :...
".It also has many branches in the surrounding villages, whose mediums are usually mosques, but the main school is in Shergarh. The town consists of a NBP bank, a Jamia Mosque and a Government school. It has a small , non-functional dispensary, and the town is in dire need of a hospital. The district Nazim, Syed Sajjad Haider Kirmani, who is a native of the town, also got a sports stadium built just outside it, however since he has passed away, the project remains incomplete and is being used for anything but sports. The Jamia Mosque was a historical building built by Sher Shah Suri, but it was in bad condition and beautifully rebuilt by the Auqaf Department., Okara
Shergarh is connected by road to six towns, namely Chunian
Chunian
Chunian is an historic city of Punjab, Pakistan. It is located at 30° 58' 0N 73° 58' 60E. The is located at an elevations of 177 metres , and lies about 70 km south of Lahore, the Punjab capital. It is the headquarters of a tehsil or revenue sub-division of the same name in Kasur District...
, Wan Radha Ram
Wan Radha Ram
Wan Radha Ram is a town and Union Council of Kasur District in the Punjab province of Pakistan. It is part of Pattoki Tehsil and is located at 30°56'60N 73°45'0E with an altitude of 181 metres ....
, Depalpur
Depalpur
Depalpur can refer to:* Dipalpur, a town in Punjab, Pakistan* Depalpur Tehsil, a tehsil in Punjab, Pakistan* Depalpur, India, a town in Madhya Pradesh, India...
, Renala Khurd
Renala Khurd
Renala Khurd is a growing city of Okara District in the north east of the Punjab province of Pakistan. The city is the headquarters of Renala Khurd Tehsil - an administrative subdivision of the district. Its approximate height above sea level is about...
, Akhtarabad & Hujra Shah Muqeem
Hujra Shah Muqeem
Hujra Shah Muqeem is a town of Okara District in the Punjab province of Pakistan. It is part of Depalpur Tehsil and is administratively subdivided into 3 Union Councils. The town is the site of an historic Gurudwara.-References:...
. The road leading to Renala Khurd
Renala Khurd
Renala Khurd is a growing city of Okara District in the north east of the Punjab province of Pakistan. The city is the headquarters of Renala Khurd Tehsil - an administrative subdivision of the district. Its approximate height above sea level is about...
is the best maintained road leading into Shergarh, it was built when Syed Sajjad Haider Kirmani was nazim of the district.The road leading to the town of Hujra Shah Muqeem
Hujra Shah Muqeem
Hujra Shah Muqeem is a town of Okara District in the Punjab province of Pakistan. It is part of Depalpur Tehsil and is administratively subdivided into 3 Union Councils. The town is the site of an historic Gurudwara.-References:...
, is 7.5 miles long and is also in good condition, but quite narrow. In historic times, the pirs of 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:...
& Hujra
Hujra Shah Muqeem
Hujra Shah Muqeem is a town of Okara District in the Punjab province of Pakistan. It is part of Depalpur Tehsil and is administratively subdivided into 3 Union Councils. The town is the site of an historic Gurudwara.-References:...
, did not get along very well, so when they'd refer to each others' towns, they'd use the derogatory name of the time, panjkoa (7 miles away), instead of using the proper names. The other roads are very dangerous as most of them have deep depressions making it very difficult to drive. The road leading to the town of Akhtarabad is famous for robberies and killings that occur mostly after sun-set.
Main Tribes
- SyedSyedSyed is a masculine given name derived from the title Sayyid, it is not to be confused with the similar looking name Sayid...
(KirmaniKerman- Geological characteristics :For the Iranian paleontologists, Kerman has always been considered a fossil paradise. Finding new dinosaur footprints in 2005 has now revealed new hopes for paleontologists to better understand the history of this area.- Economy :...
) - Akhund
- ArainArainThe Arain , are a Muslim agricultural caste settled mainly in the Punjab, with significant numbers also in Sindh. They are chiefly associated with farming, traditionally being landlords or zamindars.- Origin :...
- BalochBaloch peopleThe 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....
- Bhatti
- 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...
- DaulaDaula-Daula as nominal title:In the major Indian Muslim princely state of Hyderabad, Daula was one of the aristocratic titles bestowed by the ruling Nizam upon Muslim court retainers, ranking above Khan, Khan Bahadur, Nawab , Jang , but under Mulk, Umara and Jah.The equivalent for the court's Hindu...
- JoiyaJohiyaJohiya , 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,...
- Jurrera
- KasaiQassabThe Qassab are members of the Muslim community involved in meat business. They are butchers and work in abattoirs and meat shops where they process and sell meat of poultry, seafood, cattle, goats, sheeps, etc. The most common surname of Qassab community is Quraishi. But all Quraishis are not ...
- KumharKumharKumhar or Kumbhar ; also known as Prajapati, is a caste or community of India, mainly belonging to the Hindu religion. The word "Kumhar" literally means "potter" in Indian languages, pottery being the traditional occupation of the Kumhars....
- LoharLoharLohar is an ethnic sub-caste found among Hindus, Sikhs and Muslims in Northern India and Northern Pakistan. Originally this community was a warrior tribe living in provinces of Kermanshah in Iran right up to Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa in Pakistan. In India the Lohars are also known as Vishwakarma, Sharma,...
- MachhiMachiyarThe Machiyar are Muslim community found in the state of Gujarat in India. They also known as the Machhi.-History and origin:The Machiyar are fishing community distributed throughout the coastal areas of Gujarat from Kutch to south Gujarat. They are first said to have settled at Patan, the historic...
- MirasiMirasiThe Mirasi are a Muslim or Sikh caste, found in Northern India and Pakistan. They are also known as Pakhwaji, Kalawart and Qawwal.The Mirasi community are the genealogists of a number of communities in Northern India and Pakistan. Most Mirasis are Muslim, but Rababi and Dhadi sub-groups are...
- MochiMochiMochi is a Japanese rice cake made of glutinous rice pounded into paste and molded into shape. In Japan it is traditionally made in a ceremony called mochitsuki. While also eaten year-round, mochi is a traditional food for the Japanese New Year and is commonly sold and eaten during that time...
- Muslim ShaikhMuslim ShaikhThe Muslim Shaikh or Mussali are a community found in the Punjab province of Pakistan The Shah Khel community of the North West Frontier Province, has similar roots.-History and origin:...
- NaiNai (caste)The word Nai refers to a particular profession, that of cutting hair, running beauty salons, makeup or facelift clinics, beauty parlours, etc. among Hindus, Sikhs or Muslims in India. They are also referred to as Nai and Nai-Thakur, Sains. In Pakistan, the Nai or hairdresser were following it as a...
- RangharRangharRanghar are a Muslim ethnic group, which is found in Sindh and Punjab provinces of Pakistan and Haryana and Uttar Pradesh states of India. Ranghar were native to Indian state of Haryana and also found in the Doab region of Uttar Pradesh, as well as Delhi in India...
- TarkhanTarkhanTarkhan is an ancient Central Asian title used by various Indo-European Tarkhan (Old Turkic Tarqan; Mongolian: Darkhan; ; ; ; alternative spellings Tarkan, Tarkhaan, Tarqan, Tarchan, Tarxan, Tarcan or Targan) is an ancient Central Asian title used by various Indo-European Tarkhan (Old Turkic...
- 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...
See Also
- Daud Bandagi KirmaniDaud Bandagi KirmaniSyed Muhammad Ibrahim bin Syed Fatehullah Kirmani 1513-1575C.E. more popularly known as Shaikh Daud Bandagi Kirmani was a famous 16th century saint of the Qadiri order.- Overview :...
- DepalpurDepalpurDepalpur can refer to:* Dipalpur, a town in Punjab, Pakistan* Depalpur Tehsil, a tehsil in Punjab, Pakistan* Depalpur, India, a town in Madhya Pradesh, India...
- Hujra Shah MuqeemHujra Shah MuqeemHujra Shah Muqeem is a town of Okara District in the Punjab province of Pakistan. It is part of Depalpur Tehsil and is administratively subdivided into 3 Union Councils. The town is the site of an historic Gurudwara.-References:...
- Okara DistrictOkara DistrictOkara 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...
- QadiriyyaQadiriyyaThe Qadiriyya , are members of the Qadiri Sufi order...
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