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Ramin, Punjab

Coordinates: 26°31′N 65°16′E / 26.517°N 65.267°E / 26.517; 65.267
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Ramin
Town and union council
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CountryPakistan
RegionPunjab
DistrictDera Ghazi Khan District
TehsilDera Ghazi Khan Tehsil
Time zoneUTC+5 (PST)

Ramin or Rāman is a town and union council of Dera Ghazi Khan District in the Punjab province of Pakistan.[1]

History

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Long ago the Thingani Balouchs, a sub-tribe of the Marri Balouchs from Balochistan, migrated to the western valley of the Indus River. The Thingani tribe has ruled Rāman for many years. The well-known Sardars of Rāman were Sardar Jamak Khan Thingani (Jamak-I) and his grandsons Sardar Jamak Khan Thingani (Jamak-II) and Sardar Gulzar Khan Thingani.


Sardar Jamak Khan Thingani (Jamak-II) had four sons:

  • Sardar Qurban Hussain Khan Thingani
  • Sardar Qadir Bakhsh Khan Thingani
  • Sardar Usman Khan Thingani
  • Sardar Siddique Khan Thingani

The second Sardar, Sardar Gulzar Khan Thingani, also had four sons:

  • Sardar Ghulam Hassan Khan Thingani (Surname: Namazi)
  • Sardar Ghulam Hussain Khan Thingani (Numbardar)
  • Sardar Atta Muhammad Khan Thingani
  • Sardar Durr Muhammad Khan Thingani


These days the most stable Thingani family in Rāman is the Jamakani family which descended from Sardar Jamak Khan Thingani (Jamak-I), Sardar Jamak Khan Thingani (Jamak-I) was grandfather of Sardar Jamak Khan Thingani (Jamak-II) and Sardar Gulzar Khan Thingani. The Thingani family descended from Sardar Jamak Khan Thingani (Jamak-I) has ruled the town of Rāman for many years.

The main ruling tribe in Rāman is the Thingani tribe.

References

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26°31′N 65°16′E / 26.517°N 65.267°E / 26.517; 65.267