Isakhel ( ) is a town of
Mianwali District
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in the
Punjab
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province of
Pakistan
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. The town is the headquarters of
Isakhel Tehsil, an administrative subdivision of the district.
Isakhel is an important town located in the west of Mianwali District. It is named after Isa Khan, a chief of the Pashtun
Niazi tribe. Until November 1901, Isakhel was the tehsil headquarters of
Bannu District
Bannu District (, ) is a district in the Bannu Division of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. Its status as a district was formally recorded in 1861 during the British Raj.
This district constitutes one of the 26 districts that coll ...
. However, after the
North-West Frontier Province was created from Punjab Province, Bannu District was included in the North-West Frontier Province without the Isakhel Tehsil. Isakhel became part of the newly formed Mianwali District of the Punjab. Isakhel was also the residence of the Khan's from the same family called the sons of Khanzaman Khan Niazi, who used to own substantial agriculture land.
After land reforms were implemented by Ayub Khan, substantial land was taken by the government from Khan's.
History
The town of Isakhel is an old settlement with historic importance dated back to 1100
AD. During its tribal years, the town was under the chieftainship of various powerful rulers, mostly from the Malik,
Awan, or
Niazi tribes. However, the town was reformed in about 1830 by Ahmad Khan, ancestor of the present
Khans of Isakhel and it takes its name from
Isa Khan Niazi
Isa Khan Niazi () was an Pashtuns, Afghan noble from the courts of Sher Shah Suri and his son Islam Shah Suri, of the Sur Empire, who fought the Mughal Empire.
Biography
Isa Khan Niazi was born in 1453 in present day Isakhel of Mianwali D ...
, a religious teacher and noble governor in Sher Shah Suri's court. The municipality was created in 1875. The present Khans of Isakhel still reside there. In 1901, during
British rule
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, when the tehsil became part of Mianwali, the population of the town was 7,630.
Isa Khel Tahsīl - Imperial Gazetteer of India, v. 13, p. 370
/ref> The income and expenditure during the ten years ending 1902-3, averaged Rs. 4,400. In 1903-4, the income was Rs. 5,100, chiefly derived from octroi
Octroi (; , to grant, authorize; Lat. ''auctor'') is a local tax collected on various articles brought into a district for consumption.
Antiquity
The word itself is of French origin. Octroi taxes have a respectable antiquity, being known in R ...
; and the expenditure was Rs. 4,600. During that time, a small cattle market was held weekly. The town contained a dispensary and a municipal vernacular middle school.[Isa Khel Town - Imperial Gazetteer of India, v. 13, p. 371.](_blank)
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Independence
The predominantly Muslim population has supported the Muslim League and the Pakistan Movement
The Pakistan Movement was a religiopolitical and social movement that emerged in the early 20th century as part of a campaign that advocated the creation of an Islamic state in parts of what was then British Raj. It was rooted in the two-nation the ...
.
References
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Niazi Chiefs in the Mughal empire
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Union councils of Mianwali District
Populated places in Mianwali District