Isakhel ( ur, ) is a town of
Mianwali District
The Mianwali District ( ur, ), is a Districts of Pakistan, district located in Sargodha Division of Punjab (Pakistan), Punjab province, Pakistan. It was separated from NWFP in 1901, and has a border with the Chakwal, Attock,Kohat, Karak Dist ...
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 (Tarna to Isa Khan), a
Niazi chief. Until November 1901 Isa Khel was the tehsil headquarters of
Bannu District
Bannu District ( ps, بنو ولسوالۍ, ur, ) is a district in Bannu Division of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province in Pakistan. It was recorded as a district in 1861 during the British Raj. It is one of 26 districts that make up the Khyber Pak ...
- however after the
North-West Frontier Province
The North-West Frontier Province (NWFP; ps, شمال لویدیځ سرحدي ولایت, ) was a Chief Commissioner's Province of British India, established on 9 November 1901 from the north-western districts of the Punjab Province. Followin ...
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. Isa Khel 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 chieftainship of various powerful rulers mostly from Malik
Awan or
Niazi Tribes, however the town was reformed about 1830 by Ahmad Khan, ancestor of the present
Khans of Isakhel and it takes its name from
Isa Khan Niazi, 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 (; fro, octroyer, 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, bein ...
; 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
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References
{{Mianwali-Union-Councils
External links
Early history of Niazi tribe
Niazi Chiefs in the Mughal empire
Union councils of Mianwali District
Populated places in Mianwali District