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'''The [[Tanolis]] (or Tanawalis) (Urdu: تنولی ) are a prominent and famous Muslim Pashtun tribe residing mainly in Amb, Hazara Division of the North-West Frontier Province Pakistan''' |
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'''Tanolis''' are the richest tribe of Hazara in terms of land ownership. They are the largest in population. Upper Tanawal and Lower Tanawal which cover the greater part of Hazara have been ruled by Tanolis for centuries. They have ruled the state of Amb of Hazara since the beginning of 18th century. During the late 17th century, Turks were overthrown by Swatis in areas of Upper Hazara. Tanolis, however, remained loyal to the Turks until the end of latters rule in Hazara. Tanolis were later involved in the rebellions against the Sikhs in the 19th century. They also allied with Ahmed Shah Abdali in his conquest of India. Many Khans and princes of their dynasty have gained mass popularity as heroes. Amb may refer to Amb (princely state), is a South Asian region. ... Religions Sikhism Scriptures Guru Granth Sahib Languages English, Punjabi] A Sikh (English: or ; Punjabi: , , IPA: ) is an adherent to Sikhism. ... Ahmad Shah Durrani Ahmad Shah Abdali (c. ... Khan (sometimes spelled as Xan, Han, Ke-Han) is a title. .redirects here. ... Charles Allen referred to them in his book Men who made the North-West Frontier as "the extremely hostile and powerful pashton Tanolis of the Tanawal Mountains, brave and hardy and accounted for the best swordsmen in Hazara. |
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Many other[[Tanoli]] clans have argued the theories of their origins. For example the Hassanals have always maintained that they are actually Hassanzais from the Kala Dhaka or Black Mountains - Tur ghar and adopted the nomenclature of the Tanoli area when they left their own areas, due to tribal feuds with other clans located there. The fact that there was also a non-Hassanzai group with that name did not matter as there are many sub-tribal names which are identical but with different tribal affiliations. This also seems quite plausible given the fact that Tanolis in ;; Agror Valley, Mansehraand the surroundings speak Pashto as their first language if not exclusively. This is documented in the first Hazara Gazetteer written soon after the settlement of Hazara by Captain [[James Abbott This book also mentions the fact that the original language of the Tanolis was Pashto but some have forgotten it and now speak Hindko in areas where the majority speaks this language. spoke Pashto. Pashto also known as Pakhto, Pushto, Pukhto Pashtoe, Pashtu, Pushtu or Pushtoo) is an Iranian language spoken by Pashtuns living in Afghanistan and western Pakistan. ... It has been suggested that Hindku be merged into this article or section. ... |
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They were also the last ruling [[dynasty]] of the Princely State of [[Amb (princely state)|Amb]]. |
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'''Wars and Famous Personalities'''The Yousafzai tribe came to Swat in approximately 1450AD and began fighting with settled Pakhtun tribes inhabiting Swat namely the Tanolis, Swatis and Dilazak. At that time Tanolis were among the leading tribes in Swat. Sawat history also tells us that Tanolis were the only threat for Yousafzais. Every time Tanolis fought bravely against Yousafzais but at last they were left alone by the other tribes of Swat. After several battles between the Tanolis and the Yousafzais, the Tanoli Chief Sultan Ameer Khan Tanoli was finally martyred while fighting with Yousafzais at Topi (near Swabi). // March - French troops under Guy de Richemont besiege the English commander in France, Edmund Beaufort, Duke of Somerset, in Caen. ... Sultan (Arabic: is an Islamic title, with several historical meanings. ... Historically, a martyr is a person who dies for his or her religious faith. ... |
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== Origins and History == |
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The most prominent theory is of the [[Barlas]] Mugal origin, which has been recorded officially by the Tanolis themselves (Hazara Gazzetter, 1990, p38, "the Herald interview of Nawabzada Salahuddin Saeed Khan Tanoli"). It is said that they were settled in the region of Tanawal and established their tribes and evicted tribes that were already settled there. Over time they intermarried with other Pashtun and Turkic tribes hence and settled in the region. Many other historians suggest a Pakhtun origin for example in ''The Golden Book of India'' Roper Lethbridge on page 328 states about Nawab Muhammad Akram Khan, Sir, K.C.S.I ''The Nawab Bahadur is Chief of Amb, on the right bank of the Indus, where he and his ancestors have long been independent. Belongs to a Pathan (Muhammadan) family...''. The Pathan Origin theory has been mentioned in other works of literature such as ''Across the Border: Pathan and Bilochi'' by Edward Emmerson Oliver, p313.''Afghan and Pathan: A Sketch'' by George Batley Scott (1928), p71.''A Handbook of Fighting Races of India'' by P D Bonarjee, p37 to name a few. |
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| ⚫ | '''Sardar Zabardast Khan''' Suba Khan Tanoli In AD 1752 the Tanoli Chief Sardaar Zabardast Khan allied with fellow Afghan, and King of Afghanistan Ahmed Shah Abdali, in his conquest of India. His renown was such, that he gained the title of Suba Khan from Ahmed Shah Abdali for his bravery in the historical battle against the Marathas at Panipat, where two hundred and fifty thousand strong army of Marathas were famously defeated by just sixty thousand of Abdali's soldiers and allied Muslim tribes. His later grandson, Mir Nawab Khan saw the Durrani empire crumbling and defeated the Durranis, thus freeing his kingdom of their control, however, in this battle he was killed by Sardaar Azim Khan. The examples and perspective in this article may not represent a worldwide view. ... Ahmad Shah Durrani Ahmad Shah Abdali (c. ... Khan (sometimes spelled as Xan, Han, Ke-Han) is a title. ... Ahmad Shah Durrani Ahmad Shah Abdali (c. ... Extent of the Maratha Confederacy ca. ... Extent of the Maratha Confederacy ca. ... |
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Syed Murad Ali Shah, the writer of "Tarikh-i-tanaolian", supports their claim saying that the forefathers of the Tanaolis lived in the Tanal Pass, the then famous pass in Afghanistan. He further says that Sultan Sabuktageen, after defeating a Hindu Mahraja Jaipala conquering the area up to Attock, brought five thousand people from the Tanal Pass who were a mixture of the Mughals, Syeds and Afghans and settled them in Swat where Anawar Din Khan Mughal was appointed the ruler. For a long time they ruled Swat and gradually settled in Mahaban. The ancestor of Tanaolis was Amir Khan Beerdewa who had six sons namely Pall Khan, Hind Khan, Thakar Khan, Arjin Khan and Kul Khan. After the names of Beerdewa's sons there are six main clans of the Tanaolis. They are also split up into numerous smaller sections, whose names all end in at. |
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'''Mir Sar-Buland Khan''' During the Governorship of the Sikh general Hari Singh Nalwa, Mir Sar-Buland Khan Tanoli, was very rebellious towards him. He allied with Mir Painda Khan and Muhammad Khan Tareen as well as chiefs of the Pakhtun Jadun tribes against them. Whilst engaged in one battle, Hari Singh Nalwa shot dead his son Sher Muhammad KhanHe continued his rebellion regardless and unrelented in his repeat incursions against them, though without success against the militarily superior opposition. At one point, he and Mir Painda Khan besieged and conquered Darband fort from the Sikh chief Sardar Gordat Singh |
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According to the same source The Tanaolis finally under the command of Maulvi Mohammad Ibrahim, Crossed the river Indus into Hazara and after defeating the Turks's lashkar settled there. Their settlement took place in '''1472''' when Chara and Mamara were their prominent leaders. The whole of the territory ruled by the chief of Amb was known as Mulk-e-Tanawal (Settlement Report of Hazara District, 1872 pages 682 & 684). The voluminous Urdu copy of the settlement report of Hazara compiled by Major Wace in 1872 contains many passages in its historical resume of the area. In a number of maps drawn at the time and enclosed in the report, showing Hazara under the Mughals and under the Durranis, the Amb state has been shown as Mulk-i-Tanawal. (Country of Tanawal). The original existence of that Mulk is as old as the middle period of the great Afghan invasions of India. The principality ruled by the Nawabs of Amb was spread over 30 miles in tne Indus valley and 200 miles in the upper Tanawal area comprising more than 500 villages. Originally (Syed Murad Ali Shah argues), the area had been divided amongst the two brothers Chara and Mamara - the Upper and the Lower Tanawal. The former occupied by Hindwal and latter by Palal. Haibat Khan and Suba Khan, after eleven generations, became prominent Khans of whom former founded Amb state. His grandson, Painda Khan, became independent master of the area and he not only fought with Sikhs but also with Mujahidin who were under Syed Ahmad Shaheed's command. |
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'''Sardar Zabardast Khan/ Suba Khan Tanoli''' |
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| ⚫ | '''Mir Painda Khan''' is famed for his staunch rebellion against Maharaja Ranjit Singh's Governors of Hazara. He was the son of Mir Nawab Khan, who defeated the Durranis and freed his kingdom from their influence. Maharaja Ranjit Singh was a Sikh ruler of the Punjab. ... The Hazara region is located in NWFP, Pakistan. ... |
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| ⚫ | In AD 1752 the Tanoli |
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| ⚫ | From about 1813, he spent a life long rebellion against the Sikhs, who, realising the potential of his rebellion, set up forts at strategic locations to keep him in check. Hari Singh Nalwa took this initiative during his governorship. A Sikh man wearing a turban The adherents of Sikhism are called Sikhs. ... Fortifications (Latin fortis, strong, and facere, to make) are military constructions designed for defensive warfare. ... Hari Singh Nalwa (1791-1837?), an Uppal Khatri born at Gujranwala, was the Commander-in-chief of Maharaja Ranjit Singh. ... |
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'''Mir Painda Khan''' |
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| ⚫ | Painda Khan relentless rebellion against the Sikh empire, cost him a major portion of his Kingdom leaving only his twin capitals Amb and Darband. However, this deterred him less and appeared to increase his resistance against the Sikh government. Amb was a princely state in what is today the North-West Frontier Province of Pakistan. ... |
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| ⚫ | Mir Painda Khan is famed for his staunch rebellion against Maharaja Ranjit Singh's Governors of Hazara. He was the son of Mir Nawab Khan, who defeated the Durranis and freed his kingdom from their influence. |
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| ⚫ | From about 1813, he spent a life long rebellion against the Sikhs, who, realising the potential of his rebellion, set up forts at strategic locations to keep him in check. Hari Singh Nalwa took this initiative during his governorship. |
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| ⚫ | Painda Khan |
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The District Gazetteer of the North-West Frontier Province (p138) confirms, "Painda Khan, played a considerable part in the history of his time and vigorously opposed the Sikhs." |
The District Gazetteer of the North-West Frontier Province (p138) confirms, "Painda Khan, played a considerable part in the history of his time and vigorously opposed the Sikhs." |
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Mir Painda Khan set the tone for the regional resistance against Sikh rule. In 1828 Mir Painda Khan gifted the State of Phulra to his brother Mir Madad Khan. |
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'''Mir Jehandad Khan''' |
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Mir Painda Khan set the tone foertainly puts the Tanolis in Mahaban before they were evicted from there by Yusufzais and also cites their original language as Pashtu. They then came across the Indus and made their home there in time becoming dominant over local population of Gujjars, Awans etc. Although it cannot be discounted that Turkic origin Tanolis do exist as those Turks who were expelled from Agror and Pakhli made their way to the mountain ranges of Tanaval and mixed in with others already settled there. |
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His son, Nawab Bahadur Sir Muhammed Akram Khan was conferred the title Nawab Bahadur by the British Raj. |
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| ⚫ | "There was a long history of conflict between Jehandad Khan's family and the Sikhs, and the name of his father Painda Khan, was said to be 'magic to the ears of the people of Hazara' because of the struggles he fought on behalf of his 'poor circumscribed and rugged principality' against the Sikhs. Abbot was aware that before his death Painda Khan had made his son (Jehandad Khan) swear never to trust his safety to any ruler." |
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'''Nawab Sir Muhammad Akram Khan''' |
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| ⚫ | Eventually, realising that the Heroic Tanoli Khan would not be subdued by force, General Dhaurikal Singh, commanding officer of the Sikh troops in Hazara, had Painda Khan poisoned to death in September 1844. He is still revered in Hazara today as a "Heroic Warrior King of the People". The Hazara region is located in NWFP, Pakistan. ... The Hazara region is located in NWFP, Pakistan. ... |
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'''Nawab Khanizaman Khan''' |
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In 1828 Mir Painda Khan gifted the State of Phulra to his brother Mir Madad Khan To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Mir Jehandad Khan Tanoli This Tanoli chief deserves special mention as the son of a famous Tanoli hero of Amb Darband Hazara, Mir Painda Khan. Amb was a princely state in what is today the North-West Frontier Province of Pakistan. ... The Hazara region is located in NWFP, Pakistan. ... |
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'''Nawab Muhammad Farid Khan''' |
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Nawab Muhammad Farid Khan succeeded his father Nawab Khanizaman Khan. He had had a very good relation with The Quaid e Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah and Nawabzada Liaqat Ali Khan. His contributions to the Pakistan movement have been acknowledged by letters from The Quaid e Azam. In 1947 the Nawab of Amb, Mohammad Farid Khan, acceded to Pakistan. In 1969, the state was incorporated into the North-West Frontier Provinc. He and in 1971 the royal status of the Nawab was abolished by the Government of Pakistan. |
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'''Malik Nawab Khan Tanoli''' |
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This was a strong testament to the physical, political power and heroic background of the House of pashton Tanoli which continued throughout the history of the tribes ancestry. |
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Mir Jehandad Khan is further mentioned in the same source as, |
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==Tanolis Today== |
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| ⚫ | '''Jehandad Khan''' - a good looking young man of 26 years, tall and slender, with remarkably large and fine eyes - rode into Abbott's encampment surrounded by an escort of horsemen clad in shirts of mail and steel skull caps, handsomely mounted and equipped, who made a most picturesque display....the bystanders, who regarded the Chief with great awe, were thunderstruck.." |
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| ⚫ | The majority of Tanolis reside in the former state of |
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In 1852, Jehandad Khan was summonsed by the President of the Board of Administration (who travelled to Hazara to see the Khan in relation to a murder enquiry of two British civilians in his lands. It is mentioned in the above source (p203,p204) that The Hazara region is located in NWFP, Pakistan. ... Khan (sometimes spelled as Xan, Han, Ke-Han) is a title. ... |
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Their main language is [[Hindko]]. Tanolis living in Pashtun dominated areas speak [[Pushtu]] and those living in Punjab speak Punjabi and others living in others countries speak dominant language of those states e.g. English as this is a natural phenomenon. |
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Jehan Dad Khan the head of the Clan, and his minister Boostan Khan...knowing himself charged for his life, with the air of a prince sat down....answered all questions in an easy off hand way that looked very much like innocence. I was glad when the examination was over and the men let go, for they had a following of five or six hundred men, all stalwart fellows who had accompanied their Chief..." The term prince, from the Latin root princeps, is used for a member of the highest ranks of the aristocracy or the nobility. ... |
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| ⚫ | The President ended the talk by threatening him that, "If you refuse to give up the murderers...I will come with an army to burn your villages and give your country to another." It is said that the Khan replied, folding hands and with some fun replied with his elders, "We should consider your presence (in our kingdom) an honor, but our country is a 'rather difficult one' for your army." This famed statement was the talk of the day and remembered by many locals of Hazara even to this day as a heroic answer to a staunch threat from a powerful official. In politics, a country (or in some cases, a group of countries) over which a king or queen reigns, is a kingdom, see: monarchy. ... |
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Some Famous Tanoli Personalities Today: |
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His son, Nawab Bahadur Sir Muhammed Akram Khan was conferred the title Nawab Bahadur by the British Raj. Nawab Urdu was originally the subadar (provincial governor) or viceroy of a subah (province) or region of the Mughal empire. ... Baghatur. ... The flag of British India British India, circa 1860 The British Raj (Raj in Hindi meaning Rule; from Sanskrit Rajya) was the British rule between 1858 and 1947 of the Indian Subcontinent, which included the present-day India, Bangladesh, Pakistan, and Burma (Myanmar), whereby these lands were under the colonial... |
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'''Nawabzada Salahuddin Saeed Khan Tanoli'''(Present Nawab Amb)(Ex Federal Minister Pakistan) |
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| ⚫ | '''Nawab Sir Muhammad Akram Khan''' The next chief of the Tanolis and son of Mir Jahandad Khan was Nawab Sir Akram Khan (1868 - 1907). He was a popular chief and it was during his tenure that the fort at Shergarh was constructed, along with Dogah and Thakot. His rule was a peaceful time for Tanawal with no major conflicts. |
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'''Habib-ur-Rehman Tanoli''' (Minister for Local Government NWFP) |
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'''Ayub Khan Tanoli''' (Minister of Law and Education NWFP) |
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| ⚫ | '''Nawab Khan Tanoli''' was a great personality of Lower Tanawal. He had his own small state Jarna in Abbottabad. Major Abbot mentioned him as a "Brave man" in his book written on Abbottabad. Malik Nawab Khan was a learned man and an able soldier. He was a strong religious man. He was the last chief of Tanoli Jirga. Malik Nawab Khan was among the fellow tribesmen of famous Mir Jehandad Khan. Erik Asmussens Cultural Centre in Ytterjärna. ... Abbottabad (Urdu is the principal city of the Abbottabad District in the Northwest Frontier Province of Pakistan. ... |
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'''Malik Rabnawaz Khan Tanoli''' (President Kashmir Council UK) |
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| ⚫ | The majority of '''Tanolis''' reside in the former state of Amb in the Hazara Division of the North-West Frontier Province of Pakistan. A branch of the Tanoli tribe also resides in Kashmir mainly in Muzaffarabad. The famous ancestral forefather of this Kashmiri branch was Amir Mir-ullah. Tanolis have a big area of territory called Upper Tanawal and Lower Tanawal. Upper Tanawal is considered as backward area and has its quota in Govt of Pakistan. Tanolis have their majority throughout Hazara Division Abbottabad, Haripur, Mansehra, Battagram, Kohistan. Tanolis are also living in some areas of Swabi, Nowshera, Rawalpindi, Gujar Khan and Sultanpur. A large number of Tanolis are also living in Karachi. Amb may refer to Amb (princely state), is a South Asian region. ... now. ... Karachi (Urdu: , Sindhi: ) is the capital of the province of Sindh, and the largest city in Pakistan. ... |
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== References == |
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* ''Gazetteer of the Hazara District'', 1883-4 (p38). |
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* ''Glossary of the Tribes and Castes of the Punjab and North West Frontier Province'' H.A Rose, p255 & p256 |
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* ''Chiefs and Families of Note in Punjab'' by [[Lepel H. Griffin]] (1910, ii, p254) |
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* ''Gazetteer of the North-Western Frontier Province'' p138. |
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* ''Gazeteer of Hazara District (1883/4)''. (p.61) |
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* ''History of the Sikhs'' by J.D. Cunningham, (1849). |
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* ''Panjab Castes'' by [[Denzil Ibbetson]], Delhi, p93. |
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* ''The Jaduns'' by Sultan Khan Jadun (2001). |
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* ''Tarikh-ul-Afghan ka Tehqiqi Jahiza'' by Sultan Khan Jadun (1979). |
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* ''Tairikh-e-Hazara'' by Dr Sher Bahadur Khan Panni. |
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* ''Journal of Central Asia'' Vol XII, (July 1990), Prof. [[Ahmed Hasan Dani]], July, 1990 p79. |
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'''Tanolis''' living in Pashtun dominated areas speak Pushtu and those living in Punjab speak Punjabi and others living in others countries speak dominant language of those states e.g. English as this is a natural phenomenon. Hindko is an ancient language spoken in the Indian subcontinent. ... Pashto also known as Afghan, Pushto, Pashto, Pashtoe, Pashtu, and Pukhto) is the language spoken by the ethnic Afghan otherwise known as the Pashtun people who inhabit Afghanistan and the Western provinces of Pakistan. ... |
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== Further Reading == |
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'''Tanolis''' are rich in culture values and strongly follow the customs of their Pakhtun ancestorsGazetteer of Hazara District 1883-4. |
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* ''The Golden Book of India: A Genealogical and Biographical Dictionary of the of the ruling princes, chiefs, nobles, and other personages, titled or decorated, of the Indian empire, with an appendix for Ceylon'' by Sir Roper Lethbridge, Elibron Classics, p328. |
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* ''A Handbook of Fighting Races of India'' by P D Bonarjee, p37. |
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* ''Afghan and Pathan: A Sketch'' by George Batley Scott (1928), p71. |
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* ''The Illustrated Who's Who in Reigning Royalty: A History of Contemporary'' by William G. Valko, p253. |
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* ''Moslem Nationalism in India and Pakistan'' by Hafeez Malik (1963), p178. |
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* ''Across the Border: Or Pathan and Biloch'' by Edward Emmerson Oliver, London : Chapman and Hall, 1890. p313. |
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* ''The Native States of India'' by Jabad Chandra Chakarabarti, p10. |
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* ''Gulabnama of Diwan Kirpa Ram: A History of Maharaja Gulab Singh of Jammu and Kashmir'' by Kirpa Ram(1977), p224. |
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* ''Encyclopaedic Asiatic, Comprising Indian Subcontinent, Eastern and Southern Asia'' by Edward Balfour (1976 Cosmo Publications)( First Published in 1858), p215. |
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The Tanolis (or Tanawalis) (Urdu: تنولی ) are a prominent and famous Muslim Pashtun tribe residing mainly in Amb, Hazara Division of the North-West Frontier Province Pakistan
Tanolis are the richest tribe of Hazara in terms of land ownership. They are the largest in population. Upper Tanawal and Lower Tanawal which cover the greater part of Hazara have been ruled by Tanolis for centuries. They have ruled the state of Amb of Hazara since the beginning of 18th century. During the late 17th century, Turks were overthrown by Swatis in areas of Upper Hazara. Tanolis, however, remained loyal to the Turks until the end of latters rule in Hazara. Tanolis were later involved in the rebellions against the Sikhs in the 19th century. They also allied with Ahmed Shah Abdali in his conquest of India. Many Khans and princes of their dynasty have gained mass popularity as heroes. Amb may refer to Amb (princely state), is a South Asian region. ... Religions Sikhism Scriptures Guru Granth Sahib Languages English, Punjabi] A Sikh (English: or ; Punjabi: , , IPA: ) is an adherent to Sikhism. ... Ahmad Shah Durrani Ahmad Shah Abdali (c. ... Khan (sometimes spelled as Xan, Han, Ke-Han) is a title. .redirects here. ... Charles Allen referred to them in his book Men who made the North-West Frontier as "the extremely hostile and powerful pashton Tanolis of the Tanawal Mountains, brave and hardy and accounted for the best swordsmen in Hazara.
Many otherTanoli clans have argued the theories of their origins. For example the Hassanals have always maintained that they are actually Hassanzais from the Kala Dhaka or Black Mountains - Tur ghar and adopted the nomenclature of the Tanoli area when they left their own areas, due to tribal feuds with other clans located there. The fact that there was also a non-Hassanzai group with that name did not matter as there are many sub-tribal names which are identical but with different tribal affiliations. This also seems quite plausible given the fact that Tanolis in ;; Agror Valley, Mansehraand the surroundings speak Pashto as their first language if not exclusively. This is documented in the first Hazara Gazetteer written soon after the settlement of Hazara by Captain [[James Abbott This book also mentions the fact that the original language of the Tanolis was Pashto but some have forgotten it and now speak Hindko in areas where the majority speaks this language. spoke Pashto. Pashto also known as Pakhto, Pushto, Pukhto Pashtoe, Pashtu, Pushtu or Pushtoo) is an Iranian language spoken by Pashtuns living in Afghanistan and western Pakistan. ... It has been suggested that Hindku be merged into this article or section. ...
Wars and Famous PersonalitiesThe Yousafzai tribe came to Swat in approximately 1450AD and began fighting with settled Pakhtun tribes inhabiting Swat namely the Tanolis, Swatis and Dilazak. At that time Tanolis were among the leading tribes in Swat. Sawat history also tells us that Tanolis were the only threat for Yousafzais. Every time Tanolis fought bravely against Yousafzais but at last they were left alone by the other tribes of Swat. After several battles between the Tanolis and the Yousafzais, the Tanoli Chief Sultan Ameer Khan Tanoli was finally martyred while fighting with Yousafzais at Topi (near Swabi). // March - French troops under Guy de Richemont besiege the English commander in France, Edmund Beaufort, Duke of Somerset, in Caen. ... Sultan (Arabic: is an Islamic title, with several historical meanings. ... Historically, a martyr is a person who dies for his or her religious faith. ...
Sardar Zabardast Khan Suba Khan Tanoli In AD 1752 the Tanoli Chief Sardaar Zabardast Khan allied with fellow Afghan, and King of Afghanistan Ahmed Shah Abdali, in his conquest of India. His renown was such, that he gained the title of Suba Khan from Ahmed Shah Abdali for his bravery in the historical battle against the Marathas at Panipat, where two hundred and fifty thousand strong army of Marathas were famously defeated by just sixty thousand of Abdali's soldiers and allied Muslim tribes. His later grandson, Mir Nawab Khan saw the Durrani empire crumbling and defeated the Durranis, thus freeing his kingdom of their control, however, in this battle he was killed by Sardaar Azim Khan. The examples and perspective in this article may not represent a worldwide view. ... Ahmad Shah Durrani Ahmad Shah Abdali (c. ... Khan (sometimes spelled as Xan, Han, Ke-Han) is a title. ... Ahmad Shah Durrani Ahmad Shah Abdali (c. ... Extent of the Maratha Confederacy ca. ... Extent of the Maratha Confederacy ca. ...
Mir Sar-Buland Khan During the Governorship of the Sikh general Hari Singh Nalwa, Mir Sar-Buland Khan Tanoli, was very rebellious towards him. He allied with Mir Painda Khan and Muhammad Khan Tareen as well as chiefs of the Pakhtun Jadun tribes against them. Whilst engaged in one battle, Hari Singh Nalwa shot dead his son Sher Muhammad KhanHe continued his rebellion regardless and unrelented in his repeat incursions against them, though without success against the militarily superior opposition. At one point, he and Mir Painda Khan besieged and conquered Darband fort from the Sikh chief Sardar Gordat Singh
Mir Painda Khan is famed for his staunch rebellion against Maharaja Ranjit Singh's Governors of Hazara. He was the son of Mir Nawab Khan, who defeated the Durranis and freed his kingdom from their influence. Maharaja Ranjit Singh was a Sikh ruler of the Punjab. ... The Hazara region is located in NWFP, Pakistan. ...
From about 1813, he spent a life long rebellion against the Sikhs, who, realising the potential of his rebellion, set up forts at strategic locations to keep him in check. Hari Singh Nalwa took this initiative during his governorship. A Sikh man wearing a turban The adherents of Sikhism are called Sikhs. ... Fortifications (Latin fortis, strong, and facere, to make) are military constructions designed for defensive warfare. ... Hari Singh Nalwa (1791-1837?), an Uppal Khatri born at Gujranwala, was the Commander-in-chief of Maharaja Ranjit Singh. ...
Painda Khan relentless rebellion against the Sikh empire, cost him a major portion of his Kingdom leaving only his twin capitals Amb and Darband. However, this deterred him less and appeared to increase his resistance against the Sikh government. Amb was a princely state in what is today the North-West Frontier Province of Pakistan. ...
The District Gazetteer of the North-West Frontier Province (p138) confirms, "Painda Khan, played a considerable part in the history of his time and vigorously opposed the Sikhs."
Mir Painda Khan set the tone foertainly puts the Tanolis in Mahaban before they were evicted from there by Yusufzais and also cites their original language as Pashtu. They then came across the Indus and made their home there in time becoming dominant over local population of Gujjars, Awans etc. Although it cannot be discounted that Turkic origin Tanolis do exist as those Turks who were expelled from Agror and Pakhli made their way to the mountain ranges of Tanaval and mixed in with others already settled there.
"There was a long history of conflict between Jehandad Khan's family and the Sikhs, and the name of his father Painda Khan, was said to be 'magic to the ears of the people of Hazara' because of the struggles he fought on behalf of his 'poor circumscribed and rugged principality' against the Sikhs. Abbot was aware that before his death Painda Khan had made his son (Jehandad Khan) swear never to trust his safety to any ruler."
Eventually, realising that the Heroic Tanoli Khan would not be subdued by force, General Dhaurikal Singh, commanding officer of the Sikh troops in Hazara, had Painda Khan poisoned to death in September 1844. He is still revered in Hazara today as a "Heroic Warrior King of the People". The Hazara region is located in NWFP, Pakistan. ... The Hazara region is located in NWFP, Pakistan. ...
In 1828 Mir Painda Khan gifted the State of Phulra to his brother Mir Madad Khan To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Mir Jehandad Khan Tanoli This Tanoli chief deserves special mention as the son of a famous Tanoli hero of Amb Darband Hazara, Mir Painda Khan. Amb was a princely state in what is today the North-West Frontier Province of Pakistan. ... The Hazara region is located in NWFP, Pakistan. ...
It is mentioned in Men who made the North-West Frontier Charles Allen Abacus 2001, p139) that
This was a strong testament to the physical, political power and heroic background of the House of pashton Tanoli which continued throughout the history of the tribes ancestry.
Mir Jehandad Khan is further mentioned in the same source as,
Jehandad Khan - a good looking young man of 26 years, tall and slender, with remarkably large and fine eyes - rode into Abbott's encampment surrounded by an escort of horsemen clad in shirts of mail and steel skull caps, handsomely mounted and equipped, who made a most picturesque display....the bystanders, who regarded the Chief with great awe, were thunderstruck.."
In 1852, Jehandad Khan was summonsed by the President of the Board of Administration (who travelled to Hazara to see the Khan in relation to a murder enquiry of two British civilians in his lands. It is mentioned in the above source (p203,p204) that The Hazara region is located in NWFP, Pakistan. ... Khan (sometimes spelled as Xan, Han, Ke-Han) is a title. ...
Jehan Dad Khan the head of the Clan, and his minister Boostan Khan...knowing himself charged for his life, with the air of a prince sat down....answered all questions in an easy off hand way that looked very much like innocence. I was glad when the examination was over and the men let go, for they had a following of five or six hundred men, all stalwart fellows who had accompanied their Chief..." The term prince, from the Latin root princeps, is used for a member of the highest ranks of the aristocracy or the nobility. ...
The President ended the talk by threatening him that, "If you refuse to give up the murderers...I will come with an army to burn your villages and give your country to another." It is said that the Khan replied, folding hands and with some fun replied with his elders, "We should consider your presence (in our kingdom) an honor, but our country is a 'rather difficult one' for your army." This famed statement was the talk of the day and remembered by many locals of Hazara even to this day as a heroic answer to a staunch threat from a powerful official. In politics, a country (or in some cases, a group of countries) over which a king or queen reigns, is a kingdom, see: monarchy. ...
His son, Nawab Bahadur Sir Muhammed Akram Khan was conferred the title Nawab Bahadur by the British Raj. Nawab Urdu was originally the subadar (provincial governor) or viceroy of a subah (province) or region of the Mughal empire. ... Baghatur. ... The flag of British India British India, circa 1860 The British Raj (Raj in Hindi meaning Rule; from Sanskrit Rajya) was the British rule between 1858 and 1947 of the Indian Subcontinent, which included the present-day India, Bangladesh, Pakistan, and Burma (Myanmar), whereby these lands were under the colonial...
Nawab Sir Muhammad Akram Khan The next chief of the Tanolis and son of Mir Jahandad Khan was Nawab Sir Akram Khan (1868 - 1907). He was a popular chief and it was during his tenure that the fort at Shergarh was constructed, along with Dogah and Thakot. His rule was a peaceful time for Tanawal with no major conflicts.
Nawab Khanizaman khan succeeded his father in taking over the reins of power in Tanawal in Amb. He helped the British in carrying out the Black Mountain (Kala Dhaka/Tur Ghar)expeditions.
Nawab Khan Tanoli was a great personality of Lower Tanawal. He had his own small state Jarna in Abbottabad. Major Abbot mentioned him as a "Brave man" in his book written on Abbottabad. Malik Nawab Khan was a learned man and an able soldier. He was a strong religious man. He was the last chief of Tanoli Jirga. Malik Nawab Khan was among the fellow tribesmen of famous Mir Jehandad Khan. Erik Asmussens Cultural Centre in Ytterjärna. ... Abbottabad (Urdu is the principal city of the Abbottabad District in the Northwest Frontier Province of Pakistan. ...
The majority of Tanolis reside in the former state of Amb in the Hazara Division of the North-West Frontier Province of Pakistan. A branch of the Tanoli tribe also resides in Kashmir mainly in Muzaffarabad. The famous ancestral forefather of this Kashmiri branch was Amir Mir-ullah. Tanolis have a big area of territory called Upper Tanawal and Lower Tanawal. Upper Tanawal is considered as backward area and has its quota in Govt of Pakistan. Tanolis have their majority throughout Hazara Division Abbottabad, Haripur, Mansehra, Battagram, Kohistan. Tanolis are also living in some areas of Swabi, Nowshera, Rawalpindi, Gujar Khan and Sultanpur. A large number of Tanolis are also living in Karachi. Amb may refer to Amb (princely state), is a South Asian region. ... now. ... Karachi (Urdu: , Sindhi: ) is the capital of the province of Sindh, and the largest city in Pakistan. ...
Tanolis living in Pashtun dominated areas speak Pushtu and those living in Punjab speak Punjabi and others living in others countries speak dominant language of those states e.g. English as this is a natural phenomenon. Hindko is an ancient language spoken in the Indian subcontinent. ... Pashto also known as Afghan, Pushto, Pashto, Pashtoe, Pashtu, and Pukhto) is the language spoken by the ethnic Afghan otherwise known as the Pashtun people who inhabit Afghanistan and the Western provinces of Pakistan. ...
Some Tanolis migrated to UK after the 2nd World War to help rebuild the war ravaged country.
Tanolis are rich in culture values and strongly follow the customs of their Pakhtun ancestorsGazetteer of Hazara District 1883-4.