Narma (tribe)

The Narma are a Rajput tribe found chiefly in the Bagh District and the Kotli District of Azad Kashmir. According to the 1931 census the male population was 3,300. They are also to be found in small numbers in Rawalpindi and Gujrat districts. Their tradition connects them with Puran, said to be a son of Raja Salvahan from whom also come the Bhattis and Manj Rajputs. They connect themselves with the Solhan Rajput with whom they inter-marry.

History

The Narma trace their descent to a Raja Karan, who is considered the founder of Ujjain. The tribe arePanhwar Rajputs. Naru Khan, 8th in descent from Raja Karan is said to have accepted Islam, and the tribe is named after him. Pahar Khan, 7th in descent from Naru Khan arrived in Gujrat, and founded two villages, Puran and Fatehpur. The tribe then extended to Kashmir and Potohar. In Gujrat the tribe has the following nine divisions:

1) Sadryal 2) Ardyal 3) Sambharyal 4) Haudal 5) Jalalie 6) Alimyana 7) Joyal 8) Umral 9) Hassanabadalia

Family Tree of Narma Rajputs in Poonch:

By Raja Sarfraz A Mangral USA

                                 Doolmi Khan
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                                 Narma Khan
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                                   Bhag
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                                 Sher Khan
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                                 Hussain Sher Khan
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                                 Jam Khan
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                                 Kaleem Khan
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                                 Aleem Khan
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                                 Abu Khan
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                                 Bhooj Khan
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                          _________________________
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                      Mehdi khan                  Bakar Khan

With Ref. of Tareekh-e-Poonch By Sayad Mehmood Azad. The detaile of chronology of narma rajpoot can also be seen in a book tebsratul awania by amirey shariat maulan muhammad abdullah kafelghari.

Location & Distribution

In Punjab, they are found principally along the Jhelum River in Gujrat District, and extend across the river into Jhelum District as well. A number are also found in Gujar Khan tehsil of Rawalpindi District.

In Azad Kashmir, they are found in Bagh District and Kotli District, with a few in Mirpur and Bhimber districts.

In Bagh, the tribe is found mainly in these villages: Kaffulgarh, Ghaniabad, Bees Bagla, Sarmundle, Mandri, Bhutti, Nikkikair, Awera, Dhundar, Cheran, Makhdomkot, Chattar, Adyala Paddar, Lober, and Patrata.

In Kotli district their villages include Punjan Bala, Sabazkot, Chorohi, Senyah, Kaladab, Palal Rajgaan and Khoi Ratta.

Some Narmas also live in the Bhimber and Mirpur districts. This includes villages such as Tander, Haripur, Danna Broh. A small numbers of Narmas are also settled in the districts of Suddanoti and Poonch.

See also

• Muslim Rajputs
• Sohlan
• Azad Kashmir

Famous Persons

• General Tikka Khan
• Abdur Rashid Turabi. (Amir Jamaat Islami Azad Kashmir)
• Major Raja Maroof khan
• Amirey Shariat Maulana Muhammad Abdullah kefelghari
• Raja Muhammad Rafiq(Ex MLA)
• Raja Muhammad Sabeel Khan(Ex MLA)
• Raja Mujahid (Ex MLA)
• Raja Khaleeq Khan Sectory (R)
• Col(R) Raja Naseem Khan(Minster in AJK)
• Col Muhammad Zameer Khan
• Prof Usman Arif Khan
• Capt Waqas Zameer Raja (Shaheed)

((General Tikka Khan))

General Tikka Khan, HJ, HQA, SPk, (Urdu: ٹکا خان)(Punjabi: ٹکا خان) (July 7, 1915 - March 28, 2002) was Pakistan's Chief of Army Staff from 3 March, 1972 to 1 March, 1976.

Raja Tikka Khan was born in a Narma Rajput family in the village of Jochha Mamdot in Kahuta Tehsil near Rawalpindi, in 1915 (in what was then British India). He was a graduate of the Indian Military Academy at Dehradun, and was commissioned on 22 December, 1940.

He fought in World War II as part of the Indian Army. After his return from World War II, Khan was an instructor at the Indian Military Academy at Dehradun for some time. During the independence, Major Tikka Khan remained in what is now Pakistan, and became an officer in the Pakistan Army.

After Independence, he served in only one Artillery Regiment of Royal Pakistan Artillery, where he raised and commanded the first post partition Medium Regiment of Royal Pakistan Artillery, i.e., 12 Medium Regiment Artillery.

He was promoted to the rank of Major General in 1962.

Contents 1 Between the wars 2 1971 Crisis 3 Post retirement 4 Later life and death 5 See also 6 Further reading 7 References 8 External links

Between the wars Tikka Khan was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-General in 1969. He was also the commander IV Corps at Lahore during the same time. Lahore's Fortess Stadium was constructed under General Tikka Khan's tenure as corps commander.

1971 Crisis The 1970 elections in East Pakistan and West Pakistan resulted in a situation where Sheikh Mujibur Rahman's Awami League won most of the seats (160 out of 300) <<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladesh_Liberation_War says 167 of 313>> whereas Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto's Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) won 81 seats. In the crisis that followed he was sent out by General Yahya Khan of Pakistan to put down unrest swelling in East Pakistan. Tikka took over Eastern Command (equivalent to a Corps) on 7 March 1971 after the previous commander Lt Gen Sahabzada Yaqub Khan resigned. Because of his role in the ensuing Operation Searchlight and Bangladesh Liberation War that began on 25 March 1971, Tikka is referred to as the "Butcher of Bengal" by Bangladeshis. He was the leading commander of the II Corps responsible for the defence on the Western front of the War in 1971. After a brief but notable stay at East Pakistan, he was then posted as the first commander II Corps at Multan and commanded through the actual Indo-Pakistan conflict in December.

Tikka was later superseded by Lt Gen Gul Hassan Khan, when he was selected as the Commander-in-Chief in December 1971.

Post retirement

Tikka Khan’s tenure ended in March 1976, and he was later appointed Defence Minister by Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto. Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq's July 1977 coup led to the arrest of both Bhutto and General Tikka Khan. Bhutto was executed in 1979, after which General Tikka Khan emerged as one of the leaders of the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP), becoming its Secretary General, during a time when many party stalwarts abandoned it. General Tikka was imprisoned numerous times for his political activities during the late 1970s and 1980s, until Zia-ul-Haq died in August 1988 in an airplane explosion over Bahawalpur. General Tikka Khan was appointed the Governor of Pakistan’s largest province, the Punjab, in December 1988. His tenure as the Governor was cut short by the dismissal of the Benazir Bhutto government in August 1990, after which he retired from active politics.

Later life and death

General Tikka Khan died on March 28, 2002 after several years of illness. He received a state burial with full military honors and his funeral was attended by thousands of people, including the entire top brass of the Pakistan Army. In a message to the General's son, Col. Khalid M. Khan, Benazir Bhutto, who had spent many years campaigning with the General, remembered him as a person who, "rose to the highest offices of this country due to his hard work and respect for the rule of law."

Further reading Zaheer, Hasan: The separation of East Pakistan : The rise and realization of Bengali Muslim nationalism, Oxford University Press, 1994.

Sisson, Richard & Rose, Leo: War and secession : Pakistan, India, and the creation of Bangladesh, University of California Press (Berkeley), 1990.

Matinuddin, General Kamal: Tragedy of Errors : East Pakistan Crisis, 1968-1971, Wajidalis, Lahore, Pakistan, 1994.

Salik, Siddiq: Witness to surrender, Oxford University Press, Karachi, Pakistan, 1977. Tikka Khan July 7, 1915 (1915-07-07) – March 28, 2002 (2002-03-29) (aged 86)

Place of birth Rawalpindi, British India Place of death Rawalpindi, Pakistan Allegiance Pakistan Service/branch Pakistan Army (PA – 124) Years of service 1940–1976 Rank General Unit Corps of Artillery (12th Medium Regiment) Commands held 8th Infantry Division, Rann of Kutch 15th Infantry Division, Sialkot IV Corps, Lahore Eastern Command, Dhaka II Corps, Multan Chief of Army Staff Battles/wars Battle of Rann of Kutch Battle of Chawinda Operation Searchlight Awards Hilal-i-Jurat (HJ) Hilal-i-Quaid-i-Azam (HQA) Sitara-e-Pakistan (SPk)