Khandowa (tribe)

Almaroof Khandowya Family (Urdu:المعروف کھنڈوعہ فیملی , also spelled Khandowya, Khandowa) The Nation of Chauhan Rajput known as Khandowa is a tribe living predominantly in northern, central, and western parts of Pakistani Punjab, with significant numbers also residing in Jhelum Chakwal and to a lesser extent in Khandowa. Khandowya is a tribe (agricultural) found in Jhelum. They appear to be a branch of the Chauhjln Lajput.[1]

Almaroof Khandowya
الماروف کھنڈوعہ
کھنڈوعہ الماروف
Languages
Mother language Punjabi and National language Urdu
Religion
Islam

History

The original genealogy is called Chauhan Lajput Almaroof Khsndowya And tell me one thing about them, Khandowa calls himself Awan's brother. And let him also abrogate the seven Arab genealogies on his own.

On a rural level, Khandowa historically were of the zamindar or landowning class[2] and many Khandowa families to this day live on and cultivate land, which their ancestors have held for centuries. They often carry titles typical to Punjabis[3] who own tracts of ancestral land.

Notable people

See also

References
  1. A GLOSSARY OF THE TRIBES AND CASTES OF THE Punjab and North^West Frontier Province VOL. II. Based on the Census Report for the Punjab, 1883, compiled by H. A. ROSE.
  2. Ahmed, S., 1977, Class and Power in a Punjabi Village, Monthly Review Press, p.p. 131-132.
  3. Ahsan, A., 1996, The Indus Saga and the Making of Pakistan, Oxford University Press, p.88.


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