Sarwani

Sarwani,Sarvani or Sherwani (Urdu: شیروانی) is a Batani Pashtun tribe settled in Afghanistan, Pakistan and India.

Demographics

The Sarwani or Sherwani tribes migrated to Southern NWFP Dera Ismail Khan and Northern Punjab and settled in Chaudwan and towns of Sialkot, Gujranwala, Narowal, Karnal and Maler Kotla. A town by the name of Dhraban was built by Sarwanis in DIK, where a dispute with Suris resulted in heavy casualties on both sides. The Miankhels of Dera Ismail Khan subsequently forced Sarwanis to leave that place. Some went to India, a few to a place near Wah known as Chikara. From Wah they migrated to Hazro, Multan(named as Afghan Colony), Deraghazi Khan and Attock. A few families are now residing in Spinkane Ziarat Ka Ka Sahib and Amiro Khairabad, NWFP, Pakistan. Those who migrated to India produced many generals especially in army of Sher Shah Suri. Some Sherwanis have made significant contributions in Indian history. Abbas Khan Sherwani wrote the history of Sher Shah Suri and Hasel??? Sherwani was an ataleeq (tutor) to Shahjehan . The Sherwanis established a state in Malir Kotla, Indian Punjab, while they were made the military governors of Sialkot by Sher Shah, a position they held till annexation of the town by Sikhs in 1799. During partition, many of the Sherwanis settled in Indian part of Punjab, UP and Bihar migrated to Sargodha, Layyah, Vihari, Sahiwal and Sialkot/Gujranwala and Rawalpindi areas.From lots of Sherwani's who came to Pakistan after Partition Mr Noor Un nbai khan ( cleric ) settled with his sons in Rawalpindi city .In the Layyah they settled in Basti 'Doratta'. Sherwanis are now scattered in different parts of the world, very few can speak the Pashto language. Afghanabad is a village in Jhelum, where still the Afghan Sherwani is a major tribe.

See also

• Suri (Pashtun)
• Ghor Province
• Nimat Allah al-Harawi Author of Tarikh-i-Khan Jahani Makhzan-i-Afghani