The Tanoli are a Hindkowan tribe living mainly in the Hazara area of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. They form the majority of the population of Lassan Nawab union council. The Tanoli describe themselves as Barlas Turks. They never submitted to the British colonial rule in the 1840s. They have two major divisions, namely Palaal and Hindaal. In present day, the majority of the Tanolis speak the Hindko language.
Amb or the State of Amb was a princely state in the present day Khyber Pakhtunkhwa region of Pakistan. Together with Phulra, it was known as Feudal Tanawal ruled by Tanoli tribe. A Royal Tenure start from Timurid Empire and end on Last Nawab Muhammad Farid Khan Tanoli. Amb was only powerful state incorporated in Pakistan with armed civilized military of 12,000 men, 300 Howitzer with their own manufacturing arms factory, today part of the Pakistan Army. Amb had a influence control roots in Swat, Dir and Chitral. A gaining of powerful roots of Amb military start from Second Anglo-Sikh War when East India Company provide military equipment to Jehandad Khan Tanoli to fight against Sikh, and then next British Empire in Second anglo-Afghan War. At the end of December 1947, the Nawab of Amb state acceded to Pakistan while retaining internal self-government. Amb continued as a princely state of Pakistan until 1969, when it was incorporated into the North West Frontier Province.
Mansehra is a city in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan and the headquarters of Mansehra District. It is the 71st largest city in Pakistan by population and the 7th largest city in the province.
Hazara is a region in northern Pakistan, falling administratively within Hazara Division of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. It is dominated mainly by the Hindko speaking Hazarewal people, who make up the many native ethnic groups of the region and often called the "Hazarewal".
The valley of Agror is located in the Hazara region of the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province of northern Pakistan. Its territory makes up Oghi Tehsil, an administrative unit of Mansehra District. Khans of Agror belonging to Begal subsection of Mitravi Swatis are ruling this area since 1703 conquest of Pakhli. Agror is the Pashto speaking area where Swatis speak pashto as their mother tongue.
Phulra or the State of Phulra was a Muslim princely state in the days of British Raj and ruled by the Tanoli tribe, located in the region of the North West Frontier to the east of the nearby parent princely state of Amb (Tanawal).
Hari Singh Nalwa was Commander-in-chief of the Sikh Khalsa Fauj, the army of the Sikh Empire. He is known for his role in the conquests of Kasur, Sialkot, Attock, Multan, Kashmir, Peshawar and Jamrud. Hari Singh Nalwa was responsible for expanding the frontier of Sikh Empire to beyond the Indus River right up to the mouth of the Khyber Pass. At the time of his death, the western boundary of the Empire was Jamrud.
Sherwan is a Tehsil from the Abbottabad District in the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan, located 35 km west of Abbottabad. Sherwan consists of two adjacent villages. The northern part is referred to as Sherwan Kalan, and the southern as Sherwan Khurd. Sherwan is on a ridge 5,000 feet high in the centre of Lower Tanawal.
Nawab Jehandad Khan Tanoli was a chief of Tanoli tribe in the Hazara region of the North-West Frontier of British India and Nawab of Amb. Jehandad Khan Tanoli was the son of Mir Painda Khan, a fighter against the Sikh Empire. He became the ruler of Amb on the death of his father in 1844.
Nawab Sir Muhammad Akram Khan was the ruler of the Indian princely state of Amb from 1877 until his death in 1907. Son of Jehandad Khan, he was only nine years old when his father died. People of that time thought that Maddad Khan Tanoli, the ruling Khan of Phulra, might assert a claim as ruler but no such event occurred at that time.
Forward Kahuta is a town and the district headquarters of the Haveli District in Azad Kashmir, Pakistan. The district was formed in 2009 by separating it from Bagh District. The name "Forward Kahuta" has been used from the 1990s, prior to which the town was known simply as "Kahuta".
Bostan Khan, was a warrior of the Tareen tribe settled in the Haripur, Hazara region of what was to later become the North-West Frontier Province, who was executed for rebellion by the Sikh Empire administrators of the region at that time.
Utmanzai is a Pashtun sub-tribe of the larger Yusufzai Mandanr clan in Pakistan and Afghanistan.
The Painda Khel is a clan of Tanoli origin which inhabits lands in Bajna and Mansehra and north of Mansehra District in Pakistan.
Zabardust Khan Tanoli also known by his nick-name Suba Khan Tanoli was a chieftain of the Tanoli tribe, and the Nawab of Kashmir and Mashrik-i-Kandahar present day Khyber Paktunkhwa in 18th century Mughal India. He fought at the Third Battle of Panipat and his intelligence, rifles and zamburak artillery skills contributed to the Afghan victory. He played a considerable part with Ahmed Shah Abdali to fighting against the Sikh and Hindu Jats.
Maddad Khan Tanoli (1809-1888) was the younger brother of Mir Painda Khan. He played a considerable part in fighting the Sikh Empire with his brother Painda Khan. His brother Painda Khan gifted him land as Jagirdar.
Muhammad Safiullah Khan Tanoli, was the grandson of Maddad Khan Tanoli who was the younger brother of Painda Khan, the ruling Nawab of Amb, Safiullah Khan was also the Tehsil Collector of Abbottabad under British Raj appointed by the Governor of Khyber Sir George Olaf Roos-Keppel, later Minister of Defence of Nawab of Amb.
Mir Nawab Khan Tanoli was the ruler of The Tanawal valley and the Chief of the Hazara region from circa 1810 until he died in 1818. During his rule, he faced many attacks from the Sikh Empire and Durrani Empire, resulting in a significant loss of territory. He was 26 years old when he was assassinated by Azim Khan on October 13, 1818 in the Stratagem of Peshawar.
The Stratagem of Peshawar was a campaign of the Durrani empire led by Azim Khan Barakzai against the Nawab of Amb, Mir Nawab Khan Tanoli. Azim Khan who was the half-brother of Dost Muhammad Khan, the King of Afghanistan.
The Military campaigns of Hari Singh Nalwa were a series of conquests and battles in which the Sikh Empire commander Hari Singh Nalwa fought from 1807 to 1837. His first battle was fought against the Durrani Empire. With his help, the Sikh Empire managed to expand over a large land area, spanning from Jamrud to Tibet. He was killed in the battle of Jamrud at Khyber Pass in 1837.
7th Dewan of Hazara of Kingdom of Amb 