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Mirani (clan)
The Mirani ( Balochi: میرانی) is a Baloch tribe that was influential in Derajat between the 15th and 18th centuries. The dynasty was founded by Haji Khan Mirrani I, the founder of Dera Ghazi Khan, who named it after his son, Ghazi Khan. From 1550, the dynasty became stronger and more authoritative in Derajat and held it till 1787. History In 1476 Nawab Ghazi Khan Mirani, son of Haji Khan Mirani, a Baloch chieftain, who had declared independence from the Langah dynasty Sultans of Multan. Haji, gave his name to the city which he founded before the end of the fifteenth century. The Derajat owes its existence as an historical area to the Baloch immigration in the fifteenth century. Sultan Husain, the Langah sovereign of Multan, being unable to hold his trans-Indus possessions, called in Baloch mercenaries, and assigned these territories to Haji Khan in his jagir. His sons, Ghazi Khan, Ismail Khan and Fateh Khan, founded the three Deras or 'settlements' named after them. Captai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Balochi Language
Balochi (, romanized: ) is a Northwestern Iranian language, spoken primarily in the Balochistan region of Pakistan, Iran and Afghanistan. In addition, there are speakers in Oman, the Arab states of the Persian Gulf, Turkmenistan, East Africa and in diaspora communities in other parts of the world. The total number of speakers, according to '' Ethnologue'', is million. Of these, 6.28 million are in Pakistan. Balochi varieties constitute a dialect continuum and collectively at least have 10 million native speakers. The main varieties of Balochi are Eastern (Soleimani), Southern (Makrani) and Western (Rakhshani). The Koroshi dialect is a dialect of the Balochi language, spoken mainly in the provinces of Fars and Hormozgan. According to Brian Spooner, Balochi belongs to the Western Iranian subgroup, and its original homeland is suggested to be around the central Caspian region. Classification Balochi is an Indo-European language, spoken by the Baloch and belongi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baloch People
The Baloch ( ) or Baluch ( ; , plural ) are a nomadic, Pastoralism, pastoral, ethnic group which speaks the Western Iranian, Western Iranic Balochi language and is native to the Balochistan region of South Asia, South and Western Asia, encompassing the countries of Pakistan, Iran, and Afghanistan. There are also Baloch diaspora communities in neighbouring regions, including in Central Asia, and the Arabian Peninsula. The majority of the Baloch reside within Pakistan. About 50% of the total Baloch population live in the Pakistani province of Balochistan, Pakistan, Balochistan, while 40% are Baloch people in Sindh, settled in Sindh and a significant albeit smaller number reside in the Baloch people in Punjab, Pakistani Punjab. They make up 3.6% of Pakistan's total population, and around 2% of the populations of both Iran and Afghanistan and the largest non-Arab community in Omani Baloch, Oman. Etymology The exact origin of the word "Baloch" is unclear. According to the Baloch his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Derajat
Derajat (Urdu: , the plural of the word 'dera' ) is a historical and cultural region in central Pakistan, bounded by the Indus River to the east and the Sulaiman Mountains to the west. It is located in the area where the provinces of Punjab, Pakistan, Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, and Balochistan, Pakistan, Balochistan meet. Derajat includes the present-day administrative districts of Dera Ismail Khan District, Dera Ismail Khan, Dera Ghazi Khan District, Dera Ghazi Khan, Rajanpur District, Rajanpur, Taunsa District, Taunsa and Tank District, Tank in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Punjab provinces. The "Baloch Derajat" (consisting of Dera Bugti, Dera Allah Yar and Dera Murad Jamali) is adjacent to Derajat towards the southwest in Balochistan. The people of Derajat are called Derawal, and the varieties of Saraiki language, Saraiki they speak are collectively called Derawali dialect, also known locally as ''Hindki''. Pashto and Balochi language, Balochi languages are spoken in the northern ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dera Ghazi Khan
Dera Ghazi Khan, abbreviated as D.G. Khan, is a city in the southwestern part of the Punjab, Pakistan, Punjab province of Pakistan. It is the List of cities in Punjab, Pakistan by population, 16th most-populous city in Punjab and List of most populous cities in Pakistan, 23rd in Pakistan, as of 2023. Lying west of the Indus River in the region of Derajat, it serves as the headquarters of its Dera Ghazi Khan District, eponymous district and Dera Ghazi Khan Division, division. History Foundation Dera Ghazi Khan is named after a Dodai tribe, Dodai chieftain Ghazi Khan, son of Haji Khan Mirani. It was founded at the end of 15th century when Baloch people, Baloch tribes were invited to settle the region by Husseyn Langah I, Shah Husein, the second Langah Sultanate, Langah Sultan of Multan. Rao Kelana, a powerful Bhati Rajput ruler of Pugal in the 15th century invaded Dera Ghazi Khan and defeated the Balochs. Dera Ghazi Khan was part of Subah of Multan, Multan province of the Mughal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ghazi Khan
Ghazi Khan (Urdu: ) was son of Haji Khan Mirani, a Baloch chieftain who moved to Multan in the late 15th century at the behest of the Langah Sultanate. He was accompanied by his son, Ghazi Khan Mirani. The Derajat had its existence as an historical area to the Baloch immigration in the fifteenth century. Sultan Husain, the Langah dynasty's Sultan of Multan, being unable to hold his trans-Indus possessions, called in Baloch mercenaries, and assigned these territories to Haji Khan. Tomb of Ghazi Khan The tomb of Ghazi Khan, locally called as ''handeera'' in Balochi was built in the beginning of 15th century. This seems like the tomb of Shah Rukn-e-Alam in Multan. It is located in the Mulla Quaid Shah Graveyard. Its main gate is from eastern side and two small doors are in side of north and south. Every side of the tomb is from inside and there are conical minarets from the outside. Its circular distance from the earth is . The half diameter of the conical minarets remains on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Langah Dynasty
The Langah Sultanate was a late medieval sultanate based in the Punjab region in the western Indian subcontinent between the 15th and 16th centuries. It was the dominant power of the lower Doab tract with Multan at its centre. The Langah Sultanate was annexed in 1527 but had autonomous authority until its merger with the Mughal Empire in 1530. The sultanate gave the Derajat region to the Mirani mercenaries who ruled it as their direct vassals. Origins There is much uncertainty about the ethnic origins and even the chronology of Langah rulers as primary accounts differ among them widely. According to the 16th-century writer and author of the ''Tārīkh-i ḥaqqī'', Abd al-Haqq, the founder of the dynasty was one "Buddhan Khan", chief of the Langah tribe of the Baloch. The historian, Suhail Zaheer Lari, who specialises in the history of Sindh and southern Pakistan, also calls the tribe as Baloch. The 17th century Deccan-based historian Firishta on the other hand gives the n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Multan
Multan is the List of cities in Punjab, Pakistan by population, fifth-most populous city in the Punjab, Pakistan, Punjab province of Pakistan. Located along the eastern bank of the Chenab River, it is the List of cities in Pakistan by population, sixth-largest city in the country; and serves as the administrative headquarters of its Multan Division, eponymous division and Multan District, district. A major cultural, religious and economic centre of the Punjab, Punjab region, Multan is one of the List of oldest continuously inhabited cities#Asia, oldest inhabited cities of Asia, with a history stretching deep into antiquity. Multan was part of the Achaemenid Empire of Iran in the early 6th century BC. The ancient city was besieged by Alexander the Great during the Mallian campaign. Later it was conquered by the Umayyad military commander Muhammad bin Qasim in 712 CE after the conquest of Sindh. In the 9th century, it became capital of the Emirate of Multan. The region came under ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Haji Khan
Haji Khan or Haji Abdulaziz Khan () was the fourth khan of Shaki. He was described as a brave and courageous, but extremely ruthless man by Azerbaijani historian Abbasgulu Bakikhanov. Background He was third son of Haji Chalabi Khan. He started a rebellion when his younger brother Jafar was killed by his nephew Muhammad Husayn Khan. He fled to a remote island where Alazani flew into Kura and set a rebel movement. He was allied to Ibrahim Khalil khan of Karabakh, Arash Mahal beys, Haji Chalabi's cousin Haji Rasul and other nobility members who were feeling grudge of because of the recent execution. When Muhammad Husayn sent his son Muhammad Hasan in seeking negotiation, Abdulaziz imprisoned him and sent to Karabakh ruler Ibrahim Khalil for execution. Reign Haji Abdulaziz usurped the throne when he ambushed his niece in 1780 along with 70 men and invaded the khan's house, capturing him while killing his son Ahmad. Muhammad Husayn was forced to resign between 22 and 29 Augus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fateh Khan
Fateh Khan or Dera Fateh Khan is a town and union council of Taunsa District in the Punjab province of Pakistan Pakistan, officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by population, fifth-most populous country, with a population of over 241.5 million, having the Islam by country# .... The town is part of Taunsa Tehsil. It is located at 31°4'0N 70°43'0E and has an altitude of 140 metres (462 feet). It is named after Dodai mercenary Fateh Khan, son of Malik Sohrab Dodai, who founded the town. References Populated places in Dera Ghazi Khan District Union councils of Dera Ghazi Khan District Cities and towns in Punjab, Pakistan {{Authority control ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dera Ismail Khan
Dera Ismail Khan (; Urdu and , ), abbreviated as D.I. Khan, is a city and capital of Dera Ismail Khan District, located in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. It is the 10th largest city of Pakistan and third or fourth largest in the province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa by population. Dera Ismail Khan is situated on the west bank of the Indus River, at its junction with the Gomal River. It is south of the provincial capital Peshawar, and northwest of Multan, Punjab. Etymology In the local language, the word ''ḍerā'' means "tent, encampment", and is commonly found in the name of towns in the Indus Valley such as Dera Ghazi Khan and Dera Bugti. It is named after Dodai mercenary Ismail Khan, son of Malik Sohrab Dodai, who founded the town. As such the name of the city means "Camp of Ismail Khan." History Foundation Early history The region around Dera Ismail Khan has been inhabited for millennia, as evidenced by the nearby site of Rehman Dheri — a pre-Harappan archaeolog ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sindh Sagar Doab
Sindh Sagar Doab (, ''Sind Sāgar Dōāb''), sometimes shortened as Sagar Doab, is a '' Doab'' or tract of land in the Punjab region, lying between the Indus and Jhelum rivers, in present-day Pakistan. It, administratively, covers a huge portion of the western areas of the Punjab province and eastern Hazara Division. It is one of the five major doabs of the Punjab and forms the north western portion of the region, covering the Hazara Hills, Galyat, Pothohar Plateau and Thal Desert. Districts It covers Attock District, Rawalpindi District, Jhelum District, Chakwal District, Mianwali District, Khushab District, Bhakkar District, Layyah District, Muzaffargarh District and Athara Hazari Tehsil and Ahmadpur Sial Tehsil of Jhang District.. Major areas in this doab include the Kala Chitta Range, Margalla and Murti Hills, Pothohar Plateau, Salt Range and Thal Desert. Some major cities of this doab are Rawalpindi, Taxila, Attock, Chakwal, Jhelum, Pind Dadan Khan, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jharkal
Jharkil is a village and one of the 45 Union Councils (administrative subdivisions) of Khushab District in the Punjab Province of Pakistan. It is located at 31°48'0N 71°49'60E and located 13 kilometers toward south from Noorpur Thal city. Jharkil consists of several small villages, including Jharkil, Meikin, Jara, Nawan Saggu, Katimar, Sidha and Nikro Shaheed. Saggu, Jara, Khara, Chuhan, Aura, Bhutto, Harral, Balooch, Lohaar, Ghahi and Dhoda are major castes in the Union. Education The education rate has increased since 2010, however there is no single college for either boys or girls in the Union Council. Agriculture and animal farming provide the majority of income. Volleyball and Kabaddi are the prominent sports in the area. Union Jharkil boasts a number of well-known local political, social, and academic figures. Dr. Javed Iqbal Saggu is one of the most educated individuals in the neighborhood. He graduated with honors from world-renowned universities such as Quaid-i-Az ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
