Dhund (tribe)

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Dhund Abbasi
Religions Star and Crescent.svg Islam
Languages Hindko, Pahari, Pothwari and Punjabi
Country Pakistan
Region Punjab, Hazara, Azad Kashmir

Dhund Abbasi is a tribe mainly populating the Abbottabad and Rawalpindi districts, alongside smaller populations distributed throughout Mansehra, Haripur, Bagh, Peshawar, Buner and Muzaffarabad. [1] They mainly speak Punjabi or Pahari dialects, as well as Hindko. [2]

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They have adopted several titles such as "Khan", "Sardar" and "Raja". The Dhund tribe is divided into four sections: the Chandal, Gaiyal, Ratnial, and Andwal clans. [3]

History and Origins

This tribe claims an Arab ancestry. The title Dhund is said to be an honorary name given to one of their forefathers. [2] [4]

Alleged Origins

Hashemite Branch

Dhund Abbasis of Poonch, Hazara and Murree trace their lineage to a common ancestor "Syed Ghayyas-Ud-Deen Zorab Shah Al-Abbasi" (also known as Sardar Zarab Khan Abbasi), whom is said to have served under Mahmud Ghaznavi, and allegedly a descendant of Abbas ibn Abd al-Muttalib, serving as a commander of Arab tribes. He is said to have participated in Mahmud's campaign to conquer Kashmir, after which he and his lineage settled around the region. He is said to have settled in Darab-kot, Kahuta, where he was buried. [5]

Takht Khan

Some Dhund Abbassis instead trace their ancestry to Takht Khan, whom is said to have participated in the invasion by Timur, after which he and his lineage settled in the region. [6]

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References

  1. ↑ Abbasi, Obaid Ur Rehman (22 March 2015). "'Mera gaon', Nagri Totial". Dawn . Retrieved 30 July 2017. It is also in this valley that much of the famous Dhoond tribe of the Abassi family resides; the majority of the Abassis are descendants of the late Great Sardar Totta Khan and late Sardar Dehmat Khan, chieftains of the Dhoond tribe...
  2. 1 2 "Tribes and Language". Murree Hill. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 31 July 2017. Dhunds are the largest and most prominent tribe of Murree... Historically besides Murree, tribal abode of Dhund Abbasis include parts present day Islamabad Capital Territory, Tehsil Kahuta and Kotli Sattian of Rawalpindi, District Abbottabad, Haripur and Mansehra of NWFP and Deerkot tehsil in the Bagh district of Azad Kashmir.
  3. ↑ Wikeley, J.M. (1915). Punjabi Musalmans. Manohar. p. 85. ISBN   978-81-85425-35-1 . Retrieved 6 April 2024.
  4. ↑ See PH Mayne Hill Tribes on the North-West Frontier and Punjab Lahore, 1945. pp 187-190; and Dani, AH , paper on 'Some Notes on the Major Ethnic Groups and Tribes of Northern Punjab' Islamabad: Quaid e Azam UP, 1972, np. Dani also informs that the Dhund were originally an offshoot of the older Karlal tribe and they eventually adopted the name 'Dhund-Abbasi' to reflect their conversion to Islam at the hands of one Syed Abbas Shah Gilani, during the 12th-13th centuries
  5. ↑ Abbasi, Osama Ali. Dhund abbasi tribe.
  6. ↑ Wikeley, J. M. (1968). Punjabi Musalmans. Pakistan National Publishers. Another tradition makes Takht Khan who came with Taimur to Delhi, their ancestor.

See also

Murree rebellion 1857

Murree rebellion 1857 by dhund abbasi tribemen

Sardar Sherbaz Khan Abbasi

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